Peter Gethin dies

Peter Gethin, the man who earned a place in the history books with his win for BRM in the 1971 Italian GP, has died at the age of 71. In only his second race with the BRM P160 at Monza he scored the remarkable Italian GP victory that was to earn him a place in the history books. He outfoxed Ronnie Peterson and others at the Parabolica on the last lap to win by the tiniest of margins in the sprint across the line. He also scored an unwanted win the end-of-season victory race at Brands Hatch, which was stopped early after the fatal crash of his team mate Jo Siffert.