Former F1 racer and Le Mans winner Jochen Mass dies at 78

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Former Formula One driver, Jochen Mass, who won the 1975 Spanish Grand Prix has died at 78, as announced by his family on Instagram.

The German's death was due to complications from a stroke suffered in February.

Mass won for McLaren in a 1975 Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona's Montjuic circuit that was cut short with half points awarded after compatriot Rolf Stommelen's Lola left the track and killed four spectators.

Mass was also involved in Canadian Gilles Villeneuve's fatal 1982 accident that occurred due to a collision while qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder, when Villeneuve's Ferrari made contact with the rear of Mass’s slower-moving car as the German moved aside to let him pass.

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