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Christian Kautz (23 November 1913 – 4 July 1948) was an auto racing driver from Switzerland.[1]
Son of a Swiss multi-millionaire, he career started with Mercedes-Benz as a junior driver in 1936, then as an Auto Union junior driver in 1938, starting in three Grands Prix. Kautz was a test pilot for Lockheed in the United States during the Second World War. He was only 34 when he died in an accident in a Maserati at the 1948 Swiss Grand Prix in Bremgarten.[2]
Racing record
[edit]Complete European Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | EDC | Pts | ||
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1937 | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes W125 | Mercedes 5.7 L8s | BEL 4 |
GER 6 |
MON 3 |
SUI 6 |
ITA Ret |
3rd | 19 | ||
1938 | Auto Union AG | Auto Union D | Auto Union 3.0 V12s | FRA Ret |
GER | SUI Ret |
ITA Ret |
14th | 28 | |||
1939 | Christian Kautz | Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 | Alfa Romeo 3.0 L8s | BEL | FRA DNS |
GER | SUI | —1 | ||||
Source:[3]
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- Notes
- ^1 – Not listed in the Championship.
Post WWII Grandes Épreuves results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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1947 | Christian Kautz | Maserati 4CL | Maserati 4CL 1.5 L4s | SUI | BEL Ret |
ITA | FRA |
1948 | Enrico Platé | Maserati 4CL | Maserati 4CL 1.5 L4s | MON | SUI Ret |
FRA | ITA |
Source:[4]
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References
[edit]- ^ "Drivers – Christian Kautz". mercedesamgf1.com. Archived from the original on May 16, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- ^ "Drivers – Christian Kautz". historicracing.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- ^ "Drivers – Christian Kautz". kolumbus.fi. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- ^ "Christian Kautz – Biography". MotorSportMagazine. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Christian Kautz career summary at DriverDB.com