Former Formula 1 racing driver and 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Jochen Mass passed away on Sunday, May 4th, from complications following a stroke in February of this year. The German racer was 78 years old and, up until his stroke, still an active member of the motorsports community, attending and participating in race events.

Mass, who competed in 114 Formula 1 grands prix and secured eight podium finishes, also won the Le Mans 24 Hours with Switzerland-based Sauber in 1989. "Today we mourn the loss of a husband, father, grandfather and a racing legend,

The death of German racing driver Jochen Mass was announced a month after he experienced a "medical emergency"