Mauro Pane (March 31, 1963 – 9 February 2014) was an Italian driver, champion

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driver (title of 1986) and owner of the company "F1 Storiche (Historic F1)" in

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, a European company that repairs and maintains vintage models of single-seater racing cars. Pane was employed as a stunt double in the film by

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's '' Rush'' as a stunt driver for actor

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. Who played

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In 2008 Pane was the Historic Formula One Champion with

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and 2012 with a Lola T370 in

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. Pane died when his car plunged into a river between

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and

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in February 2014. He was 50. The body of a passenger, a Romanian girl named Catalina Ganea, was also found in the car.Rush Film Racing Driver Killed In Car Crash
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