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2011

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Which has been your worst moment in your motorsport career so far?
 
Myles Collins:
– Breaking my hip in karting
 
Simon Sikes:
– Crashing in Fort Myers Prefinal with a championship on the line
 
Martin Kodric:
– missed final on rgmmc in wackersdorf
 
Ezra Idafar:
– 1 and half laps i was leading a race then the car stops working
 
James Peace:
– 2006 Stars of Tomorrow Genk Round
 
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Most buzz

1.Jaime Alguersuari
2.Casey Adams
3.Richie Stanaway
4.Rio Haryanto
5.Joel Miller
6.Samuele Buttarelli
7.Andre Heimgartner
8.Carlos Sainz Jr.
9.Stefan Rzadzinski
10.Kevin Mirocha
11.Jody Fannin
12.Simon Sikes
13.Nick Percat
14.Lewis Hamilton
15.Alice Powell
16.James Thorp
17.Felipe Merjech
18.Daniel Haglöf
19.Sami Luka
20.Jesse Krohn
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Bruce McLaren

Date of birth:August 30, 1937
Place of birth:Auckland
Died:June 2, 1970
Place of death:Goodwood (GB)
Races entered:190
Wins:25
Podiums:76
Pole positions:16
Fastest laps:11
Race win percentage:13.16%
(the above statistics are a summary of the data currently available on the Career details page.)

Died from injuries after a testing crash with his Can-Am car at Goodwood.

Racing career highlights


Third in Formula 1 1969.
Can-Am champion 1969.
Second in Can-Am 1968.
Winner of the Race of Champions 1968.
Second in Formula 1 BRDC International Trophy 1968.
Can-Am champion 1967.
Third in Can-Am 1966.
Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the P+5.0 class 1966.
Second in Tasman Series 1965.
Second in 12 Hours of Sebring 1965.
Tasman Series champion 1964.
Third in Formula 1 Daily Mirror Trophy 1964.
Second in Formula 1 Glover Trophy 1963.
Third in Formula 1 1962.
Third in New Zealand Grand Prix 1962.
Second in New Zealand Grand Prix 1961.
Second in Formula 1 1960.
Second in New Zealand Grand Prix 1960.
Third in New Zealand Grand Prix 1959.
New Zealand Gold Star champion 1959.

Racing career summary


The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the Career details. Seasons spanning over two years (for example 2009-10 championships) have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends (2010 in the previous example).

1970 5 races. 0 wins. 1 podium. 0 pole positions. 0 fastest race laps.
1969 22 races. 6 wins. 12 podiums. 5 pole positions. 2 fastest race laps.
1968 23 races. 4 wins. 9 podiums. 5 pole positions. 4 fastest race laps.
1967 23 races. 3 wins. 5 podiums. 3 pole positions. 2 fastest race laps.
1966 12 races. 2 wins. 6 podiums. 1 pole position. 0 fastest race laps.
1965 23 races. 2 wins. 7 podiums. 0 pole positions. 1 fastest race lap.
1964 25 races. 3 wins. 11 podiums. 1 pole position. 0 fastest race laps.
1963 16 races. 1 win. 6 podiums. 1 pole position. 0 fastest race laps.
1962 11 races. 2 wins. 7 podiums. 0 pole positions. 1 fastest race lap.
1961 9 races. 0 wins. 2 podiums. 0 pole positions. 0 fastest race laps.
1960 10 races. 1 win. 7 podiums. 0 pole positions. 1 fastest race lap.
1959 9 races. 1 win. 3 podiums. 0 pole positions. 0 fastest race laps.
1958 2 races. 0 wins. 0 podiums. 0 pole positions. 0 fastest race laps.




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Top 2012 race winners

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Matthew Griffin6
9.AJ Lauder5
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Small but important fix to the biographies
Written by Andreas, Friday, December 2 2011
As some of you have noticed there were parts of the site that startedbehaving a bit strange when we moved to the new server. I’ve hunted down and fixed a lot of issues as I’ve come across them and I have now fixed an issue with the Premier Profiles where some entries sent into the Biography section

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