Jochen Rindt

Nationality: Austria
Date of Birth-Death: 18 April 1942 - 5 September 1970
Drivers championships: 1970
Grand Prix victories: 6
Races started: 60
Pole positions: 10
Teams: Lotus 1969 - 1970, Brabham 1968, Cooper 1965 - 1967

Jochen Rindt career

Jochen Rindt drove for Cooper and Brabham before moving to Lotus in 1969. In the 1970 season Rindt had already won 5 races when he was killed during practice for the Italian Grand Prix. He had already scored enough points to be the only person to win the world championship posthumously. He is also one of only 6 people to win both the Monaco GP and Le Mans 24 hours.

1970

Team: Lotus
Position: 1
Points: 45
Race wins: 5
Pole positions: 3
This was his championship winning season but it was also the season he was killed in an accident in Monza. He became the only posthumous drivers champion.

1969

Team: Lotus
Position: 4
Points: 22
Race wins: 1
Pole positions: 5
A move to Lotus brought more success with four good finishes but also 5 retirements.

1968

Team: Brabham
Position: 12
Points: 8
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 2
He moved to Brabham for this season but it was as difficult as the previous season with two 3rd places and the retirements.

1967

Team: Cooper
Position: 13
Points: 6
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0
This was a difficult season with two 4th places and the rest non-finishes.

1966

Team: Cooper
Position: 3
Points: 22
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0
This was a consistently good season finishing in the top 5 in all the races he completed.

1965

Team: Cooper
Position: 13
Points: 4
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0
His first full season in F1 with Cooper had a best finish of 4th and some retirements.