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Peter Gethin Passes Age 71

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  1. RP

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    Just read a twit saying that Gethin never led an entire lap in his F1 career yet won the Italian GP by the closest
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    Seems you have to be leading at least the last lap to win a race. Unless someone in front got disqualified, which I do not believe happened in Italy 1971.
     
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    ..."an entire lap" as I read it.

    R.I.P.
     
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    Must have been a thrilling win. He led a fraction of a lap to win at Monza.

    www.autoweek.com/article/20111205/F1/111209946

     
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    :( I remember him well in F5000 - They came to Brands quite a lot back when I lived down the street.

    Huh? To win the race you must be first past the checkered flag, and of story. ;) [Many races have been won on the last turn...... With apologies if I'm missing what you're getting at.]

    Here's a finish line pic from that race [From the 60 years of Autosport link I posted previously] - AFAIK it remains the closest 5-car finish in history;

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    Great photo and RIP Peter.

    He was the last surviving driver in that pic.
     
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    I thought much the same, not many of the era passed of 'old age".....
     
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