Christian Kautz

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

Son of a Swiss multi-millionaire, his 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 testpilot for Lockheed in the United States during the Second World War. He died at only 34 years of age in a fatal 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)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 EDC Pts
1937 Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes W125 Mercedes 5.7 L8s BEL
4		 GER
6		 MON
3		 SUI
6		 ITA
Ret		 3rd 19
1938 Auto Union AG Auto Union D Auto Union 3.0 V12s FRA
Ret		 GER SUI
Ret		 ITA
Ret		 14th 28
1939 Christian Kautz Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L8s BEL FRA
DNS		 GER SUI —1
Source:[3]
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)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4
1947 Christian Kautz Maserati 4CL Maserati 4CL 1.5 L4s SUI BEL
Ret		 ITA FRA
1948 Enrico Platé Maserati 4CL Maserati 4CL 1.5 L4s MON SUI
Ret		 FRA ITA
Source:[4]

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


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