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Joakim Bonnier

Joakim "Jo" Bonnier (born 31 January 1930 in Djugården , Stockholm, Sweden; dead 11 June 1972) was a Formula One driver who raced for the Maserati, BRM, Porsche, Cooper, Brabham, McLaren, Honda and Lotus teams. He started in Formula 1 in 1957 with a Maserati and his greatest achievement was getting a victory on BRM's maiden Grand Prix at Zandvoort in 1959. He also won the 1960 German Grand Prix, a Formula 2 race. Also in 1960 he won the Targa Florio in a Porsche, along with Hans Herrmann and Graham Hill. He was one of the driving forces behind the Grand Prix Drivers' Association . He was killed at Le Mans in 1972 when his Lola-Cosworth T280 collided with a Ferrari Daytona driven by Florian Vetsch .

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