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Motor racing’s major milestones from this week on the Archive and Database, featuring Ferrari’s winner on debut and ABBA’s racing driver drummer.
1943: Jacques Laffite is born. In profile
1953: Felice Bonetto dies on the Carrera Panamericana. In profile
1887: Pietro Bordino, 1922 Italian Grand Prix victor, is born. In profile
1903: Le Mans runner-up Juan Jover is born. In profile
1913: Reims winner Christian Kautz is born. In profile
2011: Indy 500 winner Jim Rathmann dies aged 83. Career
2013: Sebastian Vettel matches Alberto Ascari’s record of nine wins in a row, with victory in Brazil. Report
1907: Le Mans winner and Hurricane developer John Hindmarsh is born. In profile
1946: ABBA drummer, F1 racer and champion of F3 and tin-tops, Slim Borgudd is born. In profile
1953: (British) Formula 1’s only female winner, Desire Wilson, is born. In profile
1980: Peter de Paolo, nephew and riding mechanic Ralph, dies aged 82. In profile
1957: Kenny Acheson is born. In profile
1995: Winner of F1 debut with Ferrari, Giancarlo Baghetti dies aged 60. In profile
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