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

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. Sannazzaro de' ...

, 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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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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1963 births Italian racing drivers 2014 deaths Italian stunt performers {{Italy-autoracing-bio-stub