Gustav Havel
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| Gustav Havel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Czech | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 August 1930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 December 1967 (aged 37) Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gustav Havel (27 August 1930 – 30 December 1967) was a Czech Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Havel began his Grand Prix career in 1961 with Jawa. He enjoyed his best season in 1961 when he finished the season in third place in the 350cc world championship behind Gary Hocking and his Jawa teammate, František Šťastný.[1]
He died during a motorcycle crash in 1967.[2]