Jochen Rindt F1 stats & info

Name	Jochen Rindt
Country	Austria
Height	1.83 meter / 6 feet
Place of Birth	Mainz
Date of Birth	Apr 18th 1942
Date of Death	Sep 5th 1970 - 28 years old
Season Entries	7
Car Number	10
First Race	1964 Austrian F1 GP
Last Race	1970 Austrian F1 GP
First Pole	1968 French F1 GP
Last Pole	1970 Austrian F1 GP
First Win	1969 USA F1 GP
Last Win	1970 German F1 GP
First Win from Pole	1969 USA F1 GP
Last Win from Pole	1970 British F1 GP
First Hat-trick	1969 USA F1 GP
Last Hat-trick	1969 USA F1 GP

F1 Teams History	Brabham (1964), (1968) Cooper-Climax (1965-1966) Cooper-Maserati (1966-1967) Team Lotus (1969-1970)

Jochen Rindt F1 Stats
Drivers' Titles	1
Grand Prix Entries	62
Grand Prix Starts	60
Total Points	109.00
Avg. Points per GP	1.76
Grand Prix Wins	6 (9,7%)
Wins from pole	3 (4,8%)
Pole Positions	10 (16,1%)
Front Row Starts	15 (24,2%)
Avg. GP Grid	6.2
GP Podiums	13 (21,0%)
GP Fastest Laps	3 (4,8%)
GP Points Finish	21 (33,9%)
Avg. GP Position	4.2
Hat-tricks	1 (1,6%)
GP Retirements	40 (64,5%)
GP DNF's	35 (56,5%)
Total GP Laps	2.520

Biography

Jochen Rindt Biography

Jochen Rindt smoking a cigarette in Austria (1970)

Sadly enough is Jochen Rindt the only driver that won a Formula 1 drivers championship after he died.

Born on the 18th of April of 1942 in Mainz, Germany, Karl Jochen Rindt grew up at Austria with his maternal grandparents after his parents were killed in a bombing at Germany during World War II.

Growing up, Rindt was a tough-minded kid who wouldn’t let authority cloud his judgement on any situations. He was ready to face danger in any aspect and loved competition at an early age. His first glimpse into the speedy racing world came when he competed in ski races, which left him with a couple of broken bones. Een with the injuries, he continued and even got to ride motocross bikes with success. Racing was unequivocally in his blood.

Wolfgang von Trips was the driver he wanted to be, and he did more than that. He invested his own money in the racing world to be able to compete in Touring Cars and single-seaters. He started his career in 1961, driving an Abarth Simca 2000 and an Alfa Romeo GT 1300.

After a big number of crashes and dangerous situations, yet many victories in his early days of racing, he purchased an F2 Brabham in 1964 and entered the championship.

Rindt was able to win an F2 race in Crystal Palace, beating Graham Hill in the process. His win became breaking news in Great Britain and Rindt’s sideways style was the talking point.

Jochen Rindt Lotus 48B at Monaco in 1969

His Formula 1 career started with a participation in the 1963 Austrian Grand Prix, which was a non-championship race. He qualified 12th for the race, but his Cooper T67 had mechanical issues.

In 1964, he made his official World Championship debut in the 1964 Austrian Grand Prix, behind the wheel of a Brabham BT11 for Rob Walker Racing Team. He started from 13th place and had to retire due to a steering-related issue.

Rindt’s first full Formula 1 season became in 1965, driving for Cooper after signing a three-year contract. In a year plagued by unreliability in his car, he scored four points in 1965 with a fourth-place at Germany and a sixth place in the USA. However, he won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Ferrari.

In 1966, Cooper switched from Climax engines to Maserati, Rindt found his way in Formula 1 and scored his first podium in the 1966 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa with a solid second place. He added a couple of podiums and three other top 5 finishes to end the year in third place in the World Drivers’ Championship.

The following season, his last for Cooper, Rindt did not enjoy any results similar to the ones from 1966. The Austrian driver only finished two of the ten races he entered and scored only six points.

In a 1968 season with Brabham in which he finished in the podium twice —in the inaugural race at South Africa and at Germany— but suffered ten retirements, nine of them coming from mechanical issues with his Brabham cars —the BT24 in the early part of the year and the BT26 later on—.

In both 1967 and 1968, Rindt took part in the Indianapolis 500, but his two participants were highly unsuccessful.

Jochen Rindt 1970 French GP

A move to Lotus for the 1969 Formula 1 season proved better for Rindt. Although the Lotus 49 was an unreliable car —as Rindt himself said after a harsh crash at Spain, which left him with a broken jaw— it delivered him the first win of his career on the 5th of October of 1969 at Watkins Glen. In his first win, in the US Grand Prix, he finished 46 seconds ahead of Piers Courage and two laps ahead of third-placed John Surtees.

He finished 1969 with three podiums and fourth in the WDC.

For 1970, Rindt started the year with two DNFs due to mechanical trouble in his Lotus car, which was similar to what occurred in the previous World Championship season. However, in the 1970 Monaco Grand Prix, a run of luck put Rindt in second place with less than 20 laps remaining. The race-leader, Jack Brabham, was being caught by the aggressive Austrian racer and ultimately was pushed into a mistake in the final corner of the final lap. Rindt took the victory and was emotional in the post race podium.

An engine-related issue ended his quest for victory in the 1970 Belgian Grand Prix when he started second on the grid. After that setback, Rindt dominated with four straight victories at the Netherlands, France, Great Britain and Germany. Then, again, his engine took a good chance of victory from him, this time at his home Grand Prix.

With four races remaining in the calendar and a 20-point lead over Brabham in the WDC, Rindt looked on pace to take the championship home.

Jochen Rindt Lotus 49B German GP 1969

On the 5th of September, during practice for the 1970 Italian Grand Prix, the championship-leader and fan-favourite —for his unique way of living, racing and competing—, suffered a crash that took his life at the age of 28. His accident near the Parabolica prompted an investigation and a trial against Lotus’ boss Colin Chapman, but it ended in 1976 after Chapman was cleared.

Jacky Ickx won two of the last four races for Ferrari and added a fourth place, but his point tally was not enough to take the title from Rindt. The German-born driver, who represented Austria, became the first driver —and the only one so far— to win the WDC posthumously.

“At Lotus, I can either be World Champion or die. Maybe I will not live to reach the age of 40. But, until that time, I will have experienced more things in life than anybody else.”

Seasons

Jochen Rindt Final Championship Results

1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970
31st	13th	3rd	13th	12th	4th	1st

Jochen Rindt F1 Seasons Summary

Year	Team	Engine	GP	1st	2nd	3rd	Pod	Pole	Laps	FL	Avg Pts	Points
1970	Team Lotus	Ford	9	5	0	0	5	3	440	1	5.00	45
1969	Team Lotus	Ford	10	1	1	1	3	5	481	2	2.20	22
1968	Brabham	Repco	12	0	0	2	2	2	403	0	0.67	8
1967	Cooper-Maserati	Maserati	10	0	0	0	0	0	289	0	0.60	6
1966	Cooper-Climax Cooper-Maserati	Maserati Maserati	9	0	2	1	3	0	432	0	2.67	24
1965	Cooper-Climax	Climax	9	0	0	0	0	0	417	0	0.44	4
1964	Brabham	BRM	1	0	0	0	0	0	58	0	0.00	0

Races

Jochen Rindt F1 GP Race Classifications

1st	6 Times
2nd	3 Times
3rd	4 Times
4th	6 Times
5th	1 Time
6th	1 Time
8th	1 Time
11th	1 Time
13th	1 Time
14th	1 Time
DNF	35 Times
DNQ	1 Time
DNS	1 Time

Jochen Rindt F1 GP Race Results

	Year	Race	N^o	Team	Engine	Grid	Pos	Retired	Pts
62	1970	1970 Italian F1 GP	22	Team Lotus	Ford	0	DNS	Fatal accident	0
61	1970	1970 Austrian F1 GP	6	Team Lotus	Ford	1	DNF	Engine	0
60	1970	1970 German F1 GP	2	Team Lotus	Ford	2	1		9
59	1970	1970 British F1 GP	5	Team Lotus	Ford	1	1		9
58	1970	1970 French F1 GP	6	Team Lotus	Ford	6	1		9
57	1970	1970 Dutch F1 GP	10	Team Lotus	Ford	1	1		9
56	1970	1970 Belgian F1 GP	20	Team Lotus	Ford	2	DNF	Engine	0
55	1970	1970 Monaco F1 GP	3	Team Lotus	Ford	8	1		9
54	1970	1970 Spanish F1 GP	3	Team Lotus	Ford	8	DNF	Ignition	0
53	1970	1970 South African F1 GP	9	Team Lotus	Ford	4	13	Engine	0
52	1969	1969 Mexican F1 GP	2	Team Lotus	Ford	6	DNF	Suspension	0
51	1969	1969 USA F1 GP	2	Team Lotus	Ford	1	1		9
50	1969	1969 Canadian F1 GP	2	Team Lotus	Ford	3	3		4
49	1969	1969 Italian F1 GP	4	Team Lotus	Ford	1	2		6
48	1969	1969 German F1 GP	2	Team Lotus	Ford	3	DNF	Ignition	0
47	1969	1969 British F1 GP	2	Team Lotus	Ford	1	4		3
46	1969	1969 French F1 GP	15	Team Lotus	Ford	3	DNF	Physical	0
45	1969	1969 Dutch F1 GP	2	Team Lotus	Ford	1	DNF	Halfshaft	0
44	1969	1969 Spanish F1 GP	2	Team Lotus	Ford	1	DNF	Accident	0
43	1969	1969 South African F1 GP	2	Team Lotus	Ford	2	DNF	Fuel Pump	0
42	1968	1968 Mexican F1 GP	4	Brabham	Repco	10	DNF	Ignition	0
41	1968	1968 USA F1 GP	4	Brabham	Repco	6	DNF	Engine	0
40	1968	1968 Canadian F1 GP	6	Brabham	Repco	1	DNF	Engine	0
39	1968	1968 Italian F1 GP	11	Brabham	Repco	10	DNF	Engine	0
38	1968	1968 German F1 GP	5	Brabham	Repco	3	3		4
37	1968	1968 British F1 GP	4	Brabham	Repco	5	DNF	Fuel Leak	0
36	1968	1968 French F1 GP	2	Brabham	Repco	1	DNF	Fuel Leak	0
35	1968	1968 Dutch F1 GP	6	Brabham	Repco	2	DNF	Ignition	0
34	1968	1968 Belgian F1 GP	19	Brabham	Repco	17	DNF	Engine	0
33	1968	1968 Monaco F1 GP	3	Brabham	Repco	5	DNF	Accident	0
32	1968	1968 Spanish F1 GP	4	Brabham	Repco	9	DNF	Oil Pressure	0
31	1968	1968 South African F1 GP	3	Brabham	Repco	4	3		4
30	1967	1967 USA F1 GP	4	Cooper-Maserati	Maserati	8	DNF	Engine	0
29	1967	1967 Italian F1 GP	30	Cooper-Maserati	Maserati	11	4		3
28	1967	1967 Canadian F1 GP	71	Cooper-Maserati	Maserati	8	DNF	Ignition	0
27	1967	1967 German F1 GP	5	Cooper-Maserati	Maserati	9	DNF	Radiator	0
26	1967	1967 British F1 GP	11	Cooper-Maserati	Maserati	8	DNF	Engine	0
25	1967	1967 French F1 GP	12	Cooper-Maserati	Maserati	8	DNF	Engine	0
24	1967	1967 Belgian F1 GP	29	Cooper-Maserati	Maserati	4	4		3
23	1967	1967 Dutch F1 GP	12	Cooper-Maserati	Maserati	4	DNF	Suspension	0
22	1967	1967 Monaco F1 GP	10	Cooper-Maserati	Maserati	15	DNF	Gearbox	0
21	1967	1967 South African F1 GP	3	Cooper-Maserati	Maserati	7	DNF	Engine	0
20	1966	1966 Mexican F1 GP	8	Cooper-Maserati	Maserati	5	DNF	Suspension	0
19	1966	1966 USA F1 GP	8	Cooper-Maserati	Maserati	9	2	Out of Fuel	6
18	1966	1966 Italian F1 GP	16	Cooper-Maserati	Maserati	8	4		3
17	1966	1966 German F1 GP	8	Cooper-Maserati	Maserati	9	3		4
16	1966	1966 Dutch F1 GP	26	Cooper-Maserati	Maserati	6	DNF	Accident	0
15	1966	1966 British F1 GP	11	Cooper-Maserati	Maserati	7	5		2
14	1966	1966 French F1 GP	6	Cooper-Maserati	Maserati	5	4		3
13	1966	1966 Belgian F1 GP	19	Cooper-Maserati	Maserati	2	2		6
12	1966	1966 Monaco F1 GP	10	Cooper-Climax	Maserati	7	DNF	Engine	0
11	1965	1965 Mexican F1 GP	10	Cooper-Climax	Climax	16	DNF	Ignition	0
10	1965	1965 USA F1 GP	10	Cooper-Climax	Climax	13	6		1
9	1965	1965 Italian F1 GP	18	Cooper-Climax	Climax	7	8		0
8	1965	1965 German F1 GP	12	Cooper-Climax	Climax	8	4		3
7	1965	1965 Dutch F1 GP	20	Cooper-Climax	Climax	14	DNF	Oil Pressure	0
6	1965	1965 British F1 GP	10	Cooper-Climax	Climax	12	14	Engine	0
5	1965	1965 French F1 GP	20	Cooper-Climax	Climax	12	DNF	Accident	0
4	1965	1965 Belgian F1 GP	5	Cooper-Climax	Climax	14	11		0
3	1965	1965 Monaco F1 GP	8	Cooper-Climax	Climax	0	DNQ	No Time	0
2	1965	1965 South African F1 GP	10	Cooper-Climax	Climax	10	DNF	Electrical	0
1	1964	1964 Austrian F1 GP	12	Brabham	BRM	13	DNF	Steering	0

Wins

Jochen Rindt F1 Wins

	Year	Race	N^o	Team	Engine	Grid	Pos	Pts
6	1970	1970 German F1 GP	2	Team Lotus	Ford	2	1	9
5	1970	1970 British F1 GP	5	Team Lotus	Ford	1	1	9
4	1970	1970 French F1 GP	6	Team Lotus	Ford	6	1	9
3	1970	1970 Dutch F1 GP	10	Team Lotus	Ford	1	1	9
2	1970	1970 Monaco F1 GP	3	Team Lotus	Ford	8	1	9
1	1969	1969 USA F1 GP	2	Team Lotus	Ford	1	1	9

Podiums

Jochen Rindt F1 Podium Finishes

	Year	Race	N^o	Team	Engine	Grid	Pos	Retired	Pts
13	1970	1970 German F1 GP	2	Team Lotus	Ford	2	1		9
12	1970	1970 British F1 GP	5	Team Lotus	Ford	1	1		9
11	1970	1970 French F1 GP	6	Team Lotus	Ford	6	1		9
10	1970	1970 Dutch F1 GP	10	Team Lotus	Ford	1	1		9
9	1970	1970 Monaco F1 GP	3	Team Lotus	Ford	8	1		9
8	1969	1969 USA F1 GP	2	Team Lotus	Ford	1	1		9
7	1969	1969 Canadian F1 GP	2	Team Lotus	Ford	3	3		4
6	1969	1969 Italian F1 GP	4	Team Lotus	Ford	1	2		6
5	1968	1968 German F1 GP	5	Brabham	Repco	3	3		4
4	1968	1968 South African F1 GP	3	Brabham	Repco	4	3		4
3	1966	1966 USA F1 GP	8	Cooper-Maserati	Maserati	9	2	Out of Fuel	6
2	1966	1966 German F1 GP	8	Cooper-Maserati	Maserati	9	3		4
1	1966	1966 Belgian F1 GP	19	Cooper-Maserati	Maserati	2	2		6

Poles

Jochen Rindt F1 Pole Positions

	Year	Race	N^o	Team	Engine	Grid	Pos	Retired	Pts
10	1970	1970 Austrian F1 GP	6	Team Lotus	Ford	1	DNF	Engine	0
9	1970	1970 British F1 GP	5	Team Lotus	Ford	1	1		9
8	1970	1970 Dutch F1 GP	10	Team Lotus	Ford	1	1		9
7	1969	1969 USA F1 GP	2	Team Lotus	Ford	1	1		9
6	1969	1969 Italian F1 GP	4	Team Lotus	Ford	1	2		6
5	1969	1969 British F1 GP	2	Team Lotus	Ford	1	4		3
4	1969	1969 Dutch F1 GP	2	Team Lotus	Ford	1	DNF	Halfshaft	0
3	1969	1969 Spanish F1 GP	2	Team Lotus	Ford	1	DNF	Accident	0
2	1968	1968 Canadian F1 GP	6	Brabham	Repco	1	DNF	Engine	0
1	1968	1968 French F1 GP	2	Brabham	Repco	1	DNF	Fuel Leak	0

Comparison

Jochen Rindt Teammate Comparison

Year	Team	Team Mate	Best Pos		Points		Wins		Poles		Pos		Quali
1964	Brabham	Bob Anderson	10	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Dan Gurney	10	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
		Jack Brabham	10	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
		Jo Bonnier	10	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
		Jo Siffert	10	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
1965	Cooper-Climax	Alan Rollinson	14	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Alex Blignaut	18	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Bruce McLaren	4	3	4	10	0	0	0	0	4	6	2	8
		David Clapham	18	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		John Love	18	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		John Rhodes	14	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Trevor Blokdyk	18	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
1966	Cooper-Maserati	Chris Amon	4	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Guy Ligier	2	6	15	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	5	0
		Jo Bonnier	2	6	19	1	0	0	0	0	4	2	6	0
		Jo Siffert	2	4	20	3	0	0	0	0	5	2	7	0
		John Surtees	2	1	18	19	0	1	0	1	4	3	1	6
		Moisés Solana	12	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Richie Ginther	2	5	6	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
1967	Cooper-Maserati	Alan Rees	16	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Guy Ligier	4	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0
		Jacky Ickx	4	6	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0
		Jo Bonnier	4	6	6	3	0	0	0	0	4	3	7	0
		Jo Siffert	4	4	6	6	0	0	0	0	3	6	8	1
		Pedro Rodríguez	4	1	3	14	0	1	0	0	2	5	6	1
		Richard Attwood	17	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1968	Brabham	Dan Gurney	15	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Dave Charlton	3	22	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Jack Brabham	3	5	8	2	0	0	2	0	7	4	9	2
		Jackie Pretorius	3	10	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		John Love	3	9	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Kurt Ahrens Jr.	3	12	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Silvio Moser	9	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0
1969	Team Lotus	Graham Hill	1	2	22	10	1	0	5	0	5	4	9	0
		Hans Herrmann	15	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Jo Bonnier	4	15	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0
		Jo Siffert	1	2	22	11	1	0	5	0	5	5	9	1
		John Love	10	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		John Miles	2	10	13	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	5	0
		Mario Andretti	1	15	9	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	3	0
		Pete Lovely	1	7	13	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	3	0
		Rolf Stommelen	15	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1970	Team Lotus	Alex Soler-Roig	1	22	9	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
		Dave Charlton	13	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Emerson Fittipaldi	1	4	18	3	2	0	2	0	2	1	3	0
		Graham Hill	1	4	45	7	5	0	2	0	5	4	8	0
		John Love	13	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
		John Miles	1	5	45	2	5	0	3	0	7	3	9	0
		Pete Lovely	1	10	27	0	3	0	2	0	3	0	3	0

Jochen Rindt F1 stats & info