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salvador cañellas
 salvador cañellas spain spanish
salvador cañellas

salvador cañellas -lrb- born december 1 , 1944 -rrb- is a former grand prix motorcycle road racer and rally car racer from spain .
he had his best year in 1970 when he finished fourth in the 50cc world championship .
he became the first spanish rider to win a grand prix when he won the 1968 125cc spanish grand prix .
cañellas won two motorcycle grand prix races during his career .
he later switched successfully to auto racing -lrb- rallye , touring cars and even single seaters -rrb- and won the 1972 spanish rally championship .
during the 1978 world rally championship season , he finished third in the rally poland .
