Jo Bonnier

:"Bonnier" redirects here. For Jo Bonnier's team, see Ecurie Bonnier.
Karl Jockum Jonas "Jo" Bonnier (; born 31 January 1930 in Djurgården, Stockholm, Södermanland and Uppland, Sweden – died 11 June 1972 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France) was a Swedish racing driver who competed in Formula One and sportscars.
Making his début at in at the with the team, Bonnier spent most of and driving in privately entered Maseratis, usually under Scuderia Centro Sud and his own racing team. Moving to at the end of 1958, Bonnier scored his first points at the before taking what turned out to be his only win (from his only pole) at the 1959 Dutch Grand Prix. Bonnier scored three other points finishes before leaving at the end of .
Bonnier was part of 's F1 attempt in and , scoring six points over two years (while teammate Dan Gurney scored one win and five podiums), before the manufacturer left the sport. Needing a new team, Bonnier found a drive at the Rob Walker Racing Team, first driving a in , switching to a in and scoring four seventh-place finishes in .
Reforming his old team as the "Anglo-Suisse Racing Team" in , Bonnier drove a Cooper T81 without much success for two years before switching to a M5A. At the end of , Bonnier chose to focus more on his sportscar efforts, and made only sporadic entries to F1 races over the next three seasons, making his final start at the final race of , the .
A once-24 Hours of Le Mans runner up, Bonnier died at the race's 1972 edition. A horrendous accident with Swiss amateur driver Florian Vetsch saw Bonnier's car fly over the armco barriers and into the trees behind them, killing him instantly.
Bonnier was chairman of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association from 1963 to 1971, and was a strong campaigner for safety throughout his career.
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==Formula One Career==
==Formula One Statistical Overview==
===Formula One Record===
Year	Entrant 	Team 	WDC Points	WDC Pos.	Report
 	Officine Alfieri Maserati 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	Scuderia Centro Sud 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	Jo Bonnier 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	Scuderia Centro Sud 	 	3 	20th 	Report
 	Jo Bonnier 	 	3 	20th 	Report
 	Giorgio Scarlatti 	 	3 	20th 	Report
 	Owen Racing Organisation 	 	3 	20th 	Report
 	Owen Racing Organisation 	 	10 	8th 	Report
 	Owen Racing Organisation 	 	4 	18th 	Report
 	Porsche System Engineering 	 	3 	15th 	Report
 	Scuderia Colonia 	 	3 	15th 	Report
 	UDT Laystall Racing Team 	 	3 	15th 	Report
 	Porsche System Engineering 	 	3 	15th 	Report
 	Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia	 	3 	15th 	Report
 	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team 	 	3 	15th 	Report
 	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team 	 	6 	11th 	Report
 	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team 	 	6 	11th 	Report
 	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team 	 	3 	15th 	Report
 	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team 	 	3 	15th 	Report
 	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team 	 	3 	15th 	Report
 	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team 	 	1 	17th 	Report
 	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team 	 	1 	17th 	Report
 	Anglo-Suisse Racing Team 	 	1 	17th 	Report
 	Anglo-Suisse Racing Team 	 	1 	17th 	Report
 	Joakim Bonnier Racing Team 	 	3 	15th 	Report
 	Joakim Bonnier Racing Team 	 	3 	15th 	Report
 	Joakim Bonnier Racing Team 	 	3 	15th 	Report
 	Joakim Bonnier Racing Team 	 	3 	15th 	Report
 	Ecurie Bonnier 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	Ecurie Bonnier 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	Ecurie Bonnier 	-Chevrolet*	0 	NC 	Report
 	Ecurie Bonnier 	 	0 	NC 	Report
*Italics denotes an entrant used only in non-championship races.
** Classified as a Formula 5000 entry.
===Career Statistics===
===Race Wins===
Win Number	Grand Prix
1 	1959 Dutch Grand Prix
===Career Results===
==Notes==
Category:1930 births
Category:1972 deaths
Category:Swedish Drivers
Category:1956 Début Drivers
Category:Maserati Drivers
Category:Ecurie Bonnier Drivers
Category:BRM Drivers
Category:Scuderia Centro Sud Drivers
Category:Porsche Drivers
Category:Rob Walker Racing Team Drivers
Category:Cooper Drivers
Category:Brabham Drivers
Category:McLaren Drivers
Category:Honda Drivers
Category:Team Lotus Drivers
Category:GPDA Chairmen
Category:Team Owners
Category:Deceased Drivers