Marcel Mignot (born 11 June 1944) is a French former

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. Mignot along with

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and

Manfred Winkelhock Manfred Winkelhock (6 October 1951 – 12 August 1985) was a German racing driver. He participated in 56 Formula One Grands Prix (with 47 starts) between 1980 and 1985, driving for Arrows, ATS, Brabham and RAM Racing, with a best finish of fif ...

drove a

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racing version that was painted by pop artist

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for the

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. They completed came in 6th overall and 2nd in their class.

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