Florian Camathias

FLORIAN CAMATHIAS d1965. Swiss professional Grand Prix motorcycle and sidecar racer. He won his first Grand Prix victory in the 1958 Dutch TT at Assen. He also finished as runner-up position in the British Sidecar Championship. Repeating the achievements in 1959, he was Swiss and British Champion in 1960 and once again finished fifth in the World Championship. He was killed aged 41 in an accident at Brands Hatch on October 10th 1965