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Joakim Bonnier

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Jo Bonnier
Nationality Swedish
Active Years 1956 – 1971
Team(s) Maserati, BRM, Porsche, Cooper, Brabham, McLaren, Honda and Lotus
Race starts 108
Championships 0
Wins 1
Podium finishes 1
Pole positions 1
Fastest laps 0
First Grand Prix 1956 Italian Grand Prix
First win 1959 Dutch Grand Prix
Last win 1959 Dutch Grand Prix
Last Grand Prix 1971 United States Grand Prix
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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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