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Le Mans winner, Tony Rolt, dies aged 89
07 February 2008
Tony Rolt, who drove the Jaguar C-Type to Le Mans victory in 1953 and helped design Sterling Moss' 1961 Grand Prix-winning F1 car, has died aged 89.
Rolt was born on October 16th 1918, and was not only a well-respected racing driver and engineer, but was also a prisoner of war in Castle Colditz during WW2, and masterminded the famous glider escape plan.
His most successful achievements after the war included development of the four-wheel drive system which was then used in the Jensen FF, as well as being a celebrated racing driver in both Le Mans and Formula One.
He was the last surviving driver to have taken part in the world championship GP at Silverstone in 1950, and had been a member of the British Racing Driver's Club since 1936.
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