Christian Kautz

Portrait of Christian Kautz

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]

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. Archived from the original on May 16, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Drivers – Christian Kautz". historicracing.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2016. 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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