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Karl Jochen Rindt (German: [ˈjɔxn̩ ˈʁɪnt]; 18 April 1942 – 5 September 1970) was a German-born racing driver who spent most of his life in Austria and competed as an Austrian. [1] 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 ...
Nov 18, 2020 · Fifty years on from his tragic death at Monza, Jochen Rindt is remembered by close friend and former manager Bernie Ecclestone.
Sep 5, 2020 · Maurice Hamilton looks back on what made Jochen Rindt, Formula One's only posthumous world champion, so special.
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.
Nov 18, 2020 · We remember race car driver Jochen Rindt on the 50th anniversary of winning his first and only Formula One Driver’s World Championship. See images of Rindt and the cars he drove on our blog.
Sep 21, 2020 · Fearless throughout his short life, 1970 F1 world champion Jochen Rindt was the embodiment of the fighting spirit and became a folk hero to many Nerves of steel were needed to face the rain and poor visibility at the washout 1968 German Grand Prix.
Sep 9, 2011 · Jochen Rindt won the Formula One World Championship in 1970. Rindt became the first driver to win the title posthumously. An exhibition at the Westlicht Gallery commemorated the 40th...
Sep 2, 2020 · September 5 marks the 50th anniversary of Jochen Rindt’s death, during practice for the 1970 Italian Grand Prix. He’d go on to be crowned F1’s first, and thankfully only, posthumous world champion – but his legacy is much more than that.
Jul 18, 2024 · Jochen Rindt was an Austrian F1 driver who made is F1 debut in 1964 and won the Drivers' Championship for Team Lotus in 1970 after his death.
Jochen Rindt contested 60 Formula 1 Grand Prix races and won 6 of them. In 1970 he was announced posthumous World Champion. He is the only Formula 1 World Champion to be awarded this title.
