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Niki Lauda, the most successful Austrian Formula One driver, in the Ferrari 312 T2 in 1976. There have been sixteen Formula One drivers from Austria including two winners of the World Drivers' Championship. Three Austrian drivers were killed while competing in the sport; only the United Kingdom has lost more racers' lives in the sport. Several ...
With his career stalled, Lauda took out a £30,000 bank loan and secured a place in European Formula Two with March in 1971, making his Formula One debut with the team at the Austrian Grand Prix. He was promoted to a full-time seat in 1972 , ending the season with a non-classified championship finish, amongst winning the British Formula Two ...
Austria has produced two Formula One champions, Jochen Rindt and Niki Lauda. The following is a list of drivers. Gerhard Berger (1959–) Harald Ertl (1948–1982), Died in 1982 due to an aircraft accident; Patrick Friesacher (1980–), Drove for Minardi in 2005, scoring three points in the infamous 2005 United States Grand Prix
The first championship event took place in the following year, and Italian Lorenzo Bandini won his only Formula One championship race in a Ferrari. The race was a success, but the track was deemed too dangerous; it was narrow and very bumpy, and spectators complained of poor viewing areas.
The 1964 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One World Championship motor race held at Zeltweg Airfield on 23 August 1964. It was race 7 of 10 in both the 1964 World Championship of Drivers and the 1964 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers .
The Formula One World Championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held usually on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets. [3] The World Drivers' Championship is presented by the FIA to the most successful Formula One driver over the course of the season through a points system based on ...
This category includes all Austrian drivers who have participated in (or attempted to participate in): a Formula One race, or; an FIA World Championship race (not all of which were Formula One races).
The World Championship for Drivers has been contended since 1950, [2] after the Formula One standard was agreed upon in 1946. [5] The Constructors' Championship was added for the 1958 season and has been awarded ever since. [2] Lewis Hamilton has won a record 105 Grands Prix during his career. He won 21 races with McLaren and 84 with Mercedes.