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7 hours ago · Dick Simon was fortunate to emerge unscathed from a spectacular aerial crash the year before, caused by tyre failure, which was filmed by a spectator (below). Sadly Rolf Stommelen was not so fortunate the following year, the ex-F1 driver losing his life when a wing failure on his Porsche 935 during an IMSA race caused a huge crash.
1 day ago · Mass won the 1975 Spanish Grand Prix after leader, Rolf Stommelen's car hit a protective barrier, exploded into flames and catapulted into the crowd at the Montjuich circuit. Four spectators were killed and twelve were injured. Stommelen suffered multiple fractures and was in a critical condition after the accident.
