▁crash ed , ▁breaking ▁his ▁wind screen , ▁he ▁had ▁batt led ▁back ▁up ▁to ▁third ▁place . ▁Stan ▁Wood s , ▁who ▁had ▁originally ▁been ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁coll ided ▁with ▁Her rero , ▁actually ▁crash ed ▁while ▁trying ▁to ▁avoid ▁him . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁accident , ▁Wood s ▁suffered ▁a ▁broken ▁an k le ▁and ▁two ▁broken ▁col lar - b ones . ▁Her rero ▁died ▁of ▁irre vers ible ▁shock ▁and ▁from ▁his ▁inj uries ▁two ▁days ▁later . ▁He ▁was ▁ 2 7 ▁years ▁old . ▁The ▁cause ▁of ▁the ▁accident , ▁described ▁by ▁Stanley ▁Wood s , ▁" may ▁have ▁been ▁mel ting ▁tar ▁on ▁the ▁b end ." ▁His ▁loss ▁affected ▁the ▁O ss a ▁factory ▁so ▁much ▁that ▁they ▁abandoned ▁racing ▁altogether . ▁Spain ▁had ▁lost ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁first ▁racing ▁hero es . ▁ ▁Motor cycle ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁results ▁ ▁( key ) ▁( R aces ▁in ▁bold ▁indicate ▁pole ▁position ; ▁races ▁in ▁ital ics ▁indicate ▁fast est ▁lap ) ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 7 0 ▁death s ▁Category : Span ish ▁motor cycle ▁rac ers ▁Category : M ot or cycle ▁rac ers ▁killed ▁while ▁racing ▁Category : 2 5 0 cc ▁World ▁Championship ▁rid ers ▁Category : 5 0 cc ▁World ▁Championship ▁rid ers ▁Category : Is le ▁of ▁Man ▁T T ▁rid ers ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁Madrid ▁Category : S