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- Joakim (Jo) Bonnier was the first great racing driver from Sweden. He started out as an ice racer in Sweden, before driving on dry race tracks. He started his Grand Prix career in 1956 and sustained a pretty good job as a race driver for three decades, winning the 1959 Dutch Grand Prix and several sportscar races. Bonnier was killed at Le Mans, France, in 1972 when his Lola collided with a Ferrari. The collision launched him over the barriers into the trees.- IMDb mini biography by: Ken Severson
- SpouseMarianne Ankarcrona(April 2, 1960 - June 11, 1972) (his death, 2 children)
- Ex-Formula One racing driver, who raced for: Maserati (1956 (1 GP)), Scuderia Centro Sud (1957 (3 GPs)-1958 (1 GP)), Jo Bonnier (privé) (1957 (1 GP)-1958 (5 GPs), 1966 (9 GPs)-1967 (8 GPs)-1968 (8 GPs)-1969 (2 GPs)-1970 (1 GPs)-1971 (4 GPs)), Giorgio Scarlatti (1958 (1 GP)), BRM (1958 (2 GPs)-1959 (7 GPs)-1960 (8 GPs)), Porsche (1961 (8 GPs)-1962 (7 GPs)) and Rob Walker (1963 (10 GPs)-1964 (9 GPs)-1965 (10 GPs)). He started 105 Grands Prix, 1 Win, 1 Pole Position, 1 Podium and 39 Points. Best ranked in the World Championship: 8th in 1959.
- He became the first Swede to compete, became the first Swede to score points; 1959 Dutch Grand Prix, he became the first Swede to make pole position and became Swede to win a Formula 1 race.
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