Begnins is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It belongs to the wine-producing area of La Côte.
Begnins village administration building
Begnins (left front) seen from La Barillette
Vineyards outside Begnins
Aerial view (1964)
Karl Jochen Rindt was a German-born racing driver who competed with an Austrian licence during his career, despite having German and not Austrian citizenship. In 1970, he was killed during practice for the Italian Grand Prix and became the only driver to be posthumously awarded the Formula One World Drivers' Championship.
Rindt at the 1970 Dutch Grand Prix
Rindt in a Formula 2 Lotus 69 at the Eifelrennen in 1970
The Ferrari 250LM that took Rindt to his win at the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans
Rindt on his way to fourth place at the 1965 German Grand Prix