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Karl Jockum Jonas " Joakim " Bonnier (31 January 1930 – 11 June 1972) was a Swedish sportscar racing and Formula One driver who raced for various teams. He was the first Swede to both enter and win a Formula One Grand Prix.
Jo Bonnier may not have been the fastest F1 driver of his era, but he was certainly one of the richest and his bank balance helped the fledgling McLaren team with its crucial cash-flow during the late 1960s by providing a home for some of the team’s obsolete Grand Prix machines.
Jul 7, 2014 · Thirty years ago, committed safety campaigner Jo Bonnier lost his life at Le Mans, the race he consistently criticised for being too dangerous.
Joakim Bonnier (31 January 1930 – 11 June 1972) was a Swedish sportscar racing and Formula One driver who raced for various teams. Info from Wiki.
A one-time Grand Prix winner, Jo Bonnier was the influential President of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association who campaigned tirelessly to improve circuits. National service and early career. He had competed in a rally in 1948 but three years in the Swedish Navy delayed his racing ambitions.
Karl Jockum Jonas " Jo " Bonnier (BUNN-ear; born 31 January 1930 in Djurgården, Stockholm, Södermanland and Uppland, Sweden – died 11 June 1972 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France) was a Swedish racing driver who competed in Formula One and sportscars.
Jo Bonnier made his F1 debut at the 1956 Italian Grand Prix. From 1956 to 1971, he raced for BRM, Lotus, and Brabham. He died 11 June 1972.
Jan 31, 2019 · Unearthed footage shows the Swede taking his and BRM’s first Grand Prix victory Formula 1 and sports car driver Jo Bonnier was born on this day in 1930.
Sep 11, 2016 · Jo Bonnier was a gentleman-racer as measured by the true standards: worldly and refined off the track, fair and sportsmanlike on it. F1i looks back on the career of a true racer and a committed safety campaigner.
