Jarno Saarinen
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Jarno Karl Keimo Saarinen (11 December 1945 – 20 May 1973) was a Finnish professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.[1] In the early 1970s, he was considered one of the most promising and talented motorcycle racers of his era until he was killed during the 1973 Nations Grand Prix in Italy.[2][3][4] Saarinen's death led to increased demands for better safety conditions for motorcycle racers competing in the world championships.[2] He remains the only Finn to have won a solo motorcycle road racing world championship. Saarinen was inducted into the F.I.M. MotoGP Hall of Fame in 2009.[5]
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Nationality | Finnish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1945-12-11)11 December 1945 Turku, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 20 May 1973(1973-05-20) (aged 27) Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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