Top 5... Jochen Mass drives

The German, who has died at 78, was prolific in touring cars, sports cars and F1 in the 1970s and '80s. Here are his finest racing moments

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Jochen Mass took no pleasure from his only Formula 1 win, the tragic and truncated 1975 Spanish GP. So let's skip that and focus instead on his best performance from 105 GP starts*. He should have won this race on his beloved Nürburgring. Despite rain at the start, Jochen opted for slicks on his McLaren M23 and by the end of the first 14-mile lap he was second to Ronnie Peterson. When the track properly dried, the rest came in for dry tyres - and Jochen was sitting pretty with a huge lead. Then Niki Lauda had his fiery accident. The race was restarted and Jochen once again shone. But with team-mate James Hunt and Tyrrell's Jody Scheckter up the road, he could only finish third. The one that got away.

1972 F2 EIFELRENNEN