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Canadian racing legend Ludwig Heimrath dies at 86

By RACER Staff - Mar 20, 2021, 10:13 AM ET

Ludwig Heimrath, Canada’s first national driving champion and the second Canadian to race in Formula 1, has died of pancreatic cancer at the age 86.Heimrath won the Canadian Sports Car Racing Championship in 1961 and ’64, and ranked second in ’62. ’63 and ’65. He entered the U.S. Grand Prix...

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