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Jo Bonnier: A true gentleman racer
Phillip van Osten
31/01/2026 at 13:2431/01/2026 at 12:01 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Sweden's Jo Bonnier, who was born on this day in 1930, enjoyed a career in Formula 1 that started in 1958 and spanned over a decade. While Bonnier only won a single Grand Prix - with BRM at Zandvoort in 1959 - during his time among motorsport's elite, he was anything but a journeyman. He was however a gentleman-racer as measured by such a stature's true standards: worldly and refined off the track, fair and sportsmanlike on it. Perhaps his greatest contribution to the sport was heading the GPDA's endless campaign for safety in the 1960s. Tragically, Bonnier fell victim to the perils of the...
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