Ants Vaino (15 February 1940 – 15 June 1971) was an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

n racing driver. He was born in Vändra, Pärnu County. He began his motorsport career in 1965, coached by Arkadi Nõmmeste. In 1969 and 1970 he won silver medal at Soviet Union championships for

Formula 4 FIA Formula 4 (F4) is an open-wheel racing car category intended for junior drivers. There is no global championship, but rather individual nations or regions can host their own championships in compliance with a universal set of rules and speci ...

class. He is multiple-times Estonian champion in different racing disciplines. He died on 15 June 1971 in Borovaya circuit in Belarus, due to injuries after formula accident.

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1940 births 1971 deaths Estonian racing drivers People from Vändra Sportspeople from Pärnu County Racing drivers who died while racing {{Estonia-sport-bio-stub