Christian_Kautz

Christian Kautz

Christian Kautz

Swiss racing driver (1913–1948)

Christian Kautz (23 November 1913 – 4 July 1948) was an auto racing driver from Switzerland.[1]

Portrait of Christian Kautz

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]

Racing record

Complete European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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Notes
  • ^1 – Not listed in the Championship.

Post WWII Grandes Épreuves results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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References

  1. [1]
    "Drivers – Christian Kautz". mercedesamgf1.com. Archived from the original on May 16, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Drivers – Christian Kautz". historicracing.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
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    "Drivers – Christian Kautz". kolumbus.fi. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Christian Kautz – Biography". MotorSportMagazine. Retrieved May 16, 2019.


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