Claude Beat Fehr was a racing driver from Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

, born in Zurich

Zürich

Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

. He started racing in 1963, and raced several marques, including Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo in motorsport

During its history, Alfa Romeo has competed successfully in many different categories of motorsport, including Grand Prix motor racing, Formula One, sportscar racing, touring car racing and rallies. They have competed both as a constructor and an engine supplier, via works entries and private...

, Cooper

Cooper Car Company

The Cooper Car Company was founded in 1946 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper. Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles' small garage in Surbiton, Surrey, England in 1946...

, and De Tomaso

De Tomaso

De Tomaso Automobili SpA is an Italian car-manufacturing company. It was founded by the Argentine-born Alejandro de Tomaso in Modena in 1959. It originally produced various prototypes and racing cars, including a Formula One car for Frank Williams' team in 1970. The company developed a reputation...

, before buying a Brabham from fellow driver Jürg Dubler.

Fehr was killed in an Italian Formula 3 race at Caserta

Caserta

Caserta is the capital of the province of Caserta in the Campania region of Italy. It is an important agricultural, commercial and industrial comune and city. Caserta is located on the edge of the Campanian plain at the foot of the Campanian Subapennine mountain range...

, the XVIII Coppa d'Oro Pasquale Amato, in the same accident that claimed the lives of "Geki"

Geki (driver)

"Geki" was the racing pseudonym of Giacomo Russo , who was a racing driver from Italy. A talented driver in the Italian lower formulae, he also participated in 3 Formula One Italian Grands Prix from 1964–66, failing to qualify for the 1964 race, driving a Brabham for Rob Walker...

and "Tiger" Perdomi. He died after he got out of his car and ran back down the track to warn other drivers about the accident ahead of them. "Geki" could not avoid striking and killing Fehr, and "Geki" himself was also killed when his car then struck a wall.

Fehr was posthumously awarded with a Letter of Congratulations from the International Fairplay Committee for his actions.