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In what year was Rindt posthumously awarded the World Drivers' Championship?

  • 1969

  • 1970

  • 1971

  • 1972

Answer

In 1970, Jochen Rindt was posthumously awarded the Formula One World Drivers' Championship. Rindt, an Austrian racing driver, had been killed in a crash during the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Despite his death, Rindt had accumulated enough points to secure the championship title, becoming the only driver to win the title posthumously.
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