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]
( 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 L8 s |
BEL 4 |
GER 6 |
MON 3 |
SUI 6 |
ITA Ret |
3rd | 19 | ||
1938 | Auto Union AG | Auto Union D | Auto Union 3.0 V12 s |
FRA Ret |
GER |
SUI Ret |
ITA Ret |
14th | 28 | |||
1939 | Christian Kautz | Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 | Alfa Romeo 3.0 L8 s | BEL |
FRA DNS |
GER | SUI | — 1 | ||||
Source:
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( 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 L4 s | SUI |
BEL Ret |
ITA | FRA |
1948 | Enrico Platé | Maserati 4CL | Maserati 4CL 1.5 L4 s | MON |
SUI Ret |
FRA | ITA |
Source:
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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]
( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | EDC | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1937 | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes W125 | Mercedes 5.7 L8 s |
BEL 4 |
GER 6 |
MON 3 |
SUI 6 |
ITA Ret |
3rd | 19 | ||
1938 | Auto Union AG | Auto Union D | Auto Union 3.0 V12 s |
FRA Ret |
GER |
SUI Ret |
ITA Ret |
14th | 28 | |||
1939 | Christian Kautz | Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 | Alfa Romeo 3.0 L8 s | BEL |
FRA DNS |
GER | SUI | — 1 | ||||
Source:
[3]
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( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1947 | Christian Kautz | Maserati 4CL | Maserati 4CL 1.5 L4 s | SUI |
BEL Ret |
ITA | FRA |
1948 | Enrico Platé | Maserati 4CL | Maserati 4CL 1.5 L4 s | MON |
SUI Ret |
FRA | ITA |
Source:
[4]
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