Rob Bron (16 May 1945 – 5 October 2009) was a

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from the

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. He had his best year in

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

when he finished in third place in the 500cc world championship behind

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and Keith Turner. Bron died on October 5, 2009.RTLGP: "Oud-coureur Rob Bron (66) overleden (Dutch)

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Races by year

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bron, Rob 1945 births 2009 deaths Dutch motorcycle racers 50cc World Championship riders 250cc World Championship riders 500cc World Championship riders Sportspeople from Amsterdam 20th-century Dutch people