Louis José Lucien Dolhem (26 April 1944 – 16 April 1988) was a

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from

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, and the half brother (and also 1st cousin) of Formula One driver

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(they had the same father and their mothers were sisters). Dolhem was born in

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. He participated in three

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Grands Prix, debuting on 7 July 1974, and scoring no championship points. His single grand prix start came to end when he was withdrawn by his team after his team-mate

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's fatal accident during the season-ending

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. Dolhem died in a plane crash at Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert near Saint-Etienne in 1988. Dolhem and Pironi, who died while

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eight months earlier, are buried in the same plot at Grimaud, near St Tropez in southern France.

Racing record

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

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

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete Formula One results

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References

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