Mauro Pane (March 31, 1963 – 9 February 2014) was an Italian driver, champion
kart driver (title of 1986) and owner of the company "F1 Storiche (Historic F1)" in
Sannazzaro de' Burgondi
Sannazzaro de' Burgondi is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km southwest of Milan and about 20 km southwest of Pavia, in Lomellina, on the Agogna River.
Sannazza ...
, 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
Ron Howard's ''
Rush'' as a stunt driver for actor
Daniel Brühl. Who played
Niki Lauda
In 2008 Pane was the
Historic Formula One Champion with
Tyrrell P34 and 2012 with a
Lola T370 in
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo (; ; french: Monte-Carlo , or colloquially ''Monte-Carl'' ; lij, Munte Carlu ; ) is officially an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco, specifically the ward of Monte Carlo/Spélugues, where the Monte Carlo Casino i ...
.
Pane died when his car plunged into a river between
Tromello and
Gambolò in
Lomellina
The Lomellina ( Western Lombard: Ümlína/Lümelína) is a geographical and historical area in the Po Valley of northern Italy, located in south-western Lombardy between the Sesia, Po and Ticino rivers. It is one of three areal divisions of the ...
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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References
1963 births
Italian racing drivers
2014 deaths
Italian stunt performers
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