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.

External links

• Christian Kautz career summary at DriverDB.com