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Jean-Pierre Beltoise, 1937-2015
Jean-Pierre Beltoise, the winner of the 1972 Monaco Grand Prix and a veteran of 84 world championship starts, has died aged 77.The popular Frenchman began his racing career in motorcycling, capturing 11 titles in his homeland between 1961 and 1964 before switching to four wheels. However, his car racing career was nearly ended before it had properly begun when he was badly injured in a crash at Reims in 1964. Despite never regaining full movement in his left arm, Beltoise continued his ascent towards the top of motorsport, winning titles with Matra in F3 and F2 racing before graduating to F1 racing with the French marque. It wasn't long before he was showing his full potential, finishing a...
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