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Karl Jochen Rindt ( German: [ˈjɔxn̩ ˈʁɪnt]; 18 April 1942 – 5 September 1970) was a German-born racing driver who competed with an Austrian licence during his career, despite having German and not Austrian citizenship. [1] In 1970, he was killed during practice for the Italian Grand Prix and became the only driver to be posthumously ...
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Nov 18, 2020 · BBC Sport. Getty Images. Rindt, pictured earlier in the 1970 season - he was 28 when he died in a crash at Monza. Bernie Ecclestone has seen many things in his long and controversial life. Born 90 ...
- Ben Wyatt
2 / 7. Karl Jochen Rindt, born on April 18, 1942, in Mainz, Germany, was orphaned as an infant when his wealthy parents were killed in a bombing raid. His maternal grandparents adopted him and brought him up in Graz, Austria. A head-strong youngster seemingly hell-bent on defying authority, he continually sought ways to indulge in his ...
Sep 5, 2020 · Jochen Rindt holding his car on opposite lock at Rouen-Les-Essarts in 1968. Bernard Cahier/Getty Images This led to recall of the British Grand Prix a couple of weeks later.
- Maurice Hamilton
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Mar 3, 2015 · Jochen Rindt. The German-born Austrian F1 driver, who was killed in practice before the Italian Grand Prix in 1970, remains the only man to win the world championship posthumously. The 10 most ...
Sep 5, 2020 · Prior to Mallory there was one man who knew just who Jochen Rindt was. As an unknown wannabe racer himself, running in less publicised European races, Frank Williams had encountered the apparently wealthy Austrian with the red shirt, pink trousers and white Jaguar E-Type, and had wondered about him.