Christian Heins known as "Bino", was a Brazilian sports car racing driver.
11 Facts About Christian Heins
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Christian Heins completed a course for foreigners at Mercedes-Benz at Stuttgart and began his racing career at age 19.
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In 1958, Christian Heins survived a crash during the sports car version of the Belgian Grand Prix.
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Christian Heins's car hit a stack of hay bales, became airborne, flipped and slid with his upper body exposed.
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Christian Heins won many races in this car between 1960 and 1962.
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Long distance races became more popular than sprints and soon Christian Heins' influence formed the Willys team and created the Alpine based Willys Interlagos.
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Christian Heins was recognized as one of Brazil's greatest drivers of the early 1960s.
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Christian Heins was invited to race an Alpine M63 Renault in the 1963 24 Hours of Le Mans and accepted, even though he was planning to retire.
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Christian Heins, who was leading his class at the time, was unable to avoid the wreck, swerved out of control and hit another vehicle.
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Christian Heins died at the scene from severe burns and massive head injuries.
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Christian Heins was interred at the Cemetery of Redentor in Sao Paulo on 27 June 1963.