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'''Karl Jochen Rindt''' ({{IPA
Rindt started motor racing in 1961. Switching to [[Open-wheel car|single-seaters]] in 1963, he was successful in both [[Formula Junior]] and [[Formula Two]]. In {{F1|1964}}, Rindt made his debut in [[Formula One]] at the [[1964 Austrian Grand Prix|Austrian Grand Prix]], before securing a full drive with [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] for {{F1|1965}}. After mixed results with the team, he moved to [[Brabham]] for {{F1|1968}} and then [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] in {{F1|1969}}. It was at Lotus that Rindt found a competitive car, although he was often concerned about the safety of the notoriously unreliable Lotus vehicles. He won his first Formula One race at the [[1969 United States Grand Prix]]. He had a very successful 1970 season, mainly racing the revolutionary [[Lotus 72]], and won five of the first nine races. In practice for the Italian Grand Prix at [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Monza]], he spun into the guardrails after a failure on his car's brake shaft
Overall, he competed in 62 Grands Prix, winning six and achieving 13 podium finishes. He was also successful in [[sports car racing]], winning the [[1965 24 Hours of Le Mans]] paired with [[Masten Gregory]] in a [[Ferrari P#250 LM|Ferrari 250LM]]. Rindt was a popular figure in Austria and his success resulted in increased interest in motorsport and Formula One in particular. He hosted a monthly television show titled ''Motorama'' and set up a successful exhibition of racing cars in Vienna. During his time in Formula One, he was involved alongside [[Jackie Stewart]] in a campaign to improve safety in Formula One.
==Early life and family==
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==Racing career==
===Beginnings===
Rindt drove his first race at the ''Flugplatzrennen'' in 1961, in his grandmother's [[Simca Montlhéry]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Flugplatzrennen Innsbruck|url=https://jochenrindt.com/en/racing/flugplatzrennen-innsbruck/|access-date=24 November 2020|website=Jochen Rindt|language=en}}</ref> After missing the official application period, he only entered after a friendly high-ranking motorsport functionary from Graz intervened on his behalf.<ref name=total/> During the race, he was [[Racing flags#Black flag|black flagged]] for his dangerous driving style and therefore disqualified; he did not immediately return to the pit lane as he was unaware of the regulations. Rindt entered several rallies with his Simca but did not achieve good results. It was only when he was provided with a race-prepared {{clarification needed span|text=[[Alfa Romeo 105/115 Series Coupés#GT 1300 Junior .281965.E2.80.931977.29|Alfa Romeo GT 1300]]|reason=Model unclear. GT 1300 (Junior) [at page linked to] did not appear until 1965.|date=February 2024}} at cost price and with free servicing by a local dealer that he became more successful. In the Alfa Romeo, he achieved eight victories.{{sfn|Giesser|2010}}{{sfn|Henry|1990|p=13}}
In 1963, Rindt switched to [[Formula Junior]] with the assistance of Kurt Bardi-Barry, a wealthy owner of a travel agency and one of Austria's leading drivers at the time; Barry gave him his one-year-old [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] T67{{sfn|Henry|1990|p=13}} and the two men formed a partnership, driving to races together. Rindt was fastest in practice for his first race in [[ACI Vallelunga Circuit|Vallelunga]], a race won by Barry, and took victory in his second at [[Cesenatico]]. In the race, Rindt had taken advantage of an accident in the early stages. While most drivers slowed for the incoming ambulance, he raced ahead between the straw barriers and the parked medical vehicle to take the lead. At the time, he was notorious for his dangerous style, almost crashing into the spectators at a race in the streets of [[Budapest]].{{sfn|Zwickl|2007|pages=72–73}}
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===Formula One===
====Cooper
Rindt made his Formula One debut at his home race, the [[1964 Austrian Grand Prix]], in a loaned [[Brabham BT11]] supplied by the [[Rob Walker Racing Team]]. He retired on the 58th lap with a broken steering column in his only Grand Prix of the season.{{sfn|Reuß|2010}}<ref>{{cite journal|last=Jenkinson|first=Denis|author-link=Denis Jenkinson|title=Austrian Grand Prix|journal=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|date=7 July 2014 |issue=October 1964|page=39|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1964/39/austrian-grand-prix|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116184204/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1964/39/austrian-grand-prix |archive-date=16 January 2016}}</ref>
[[File:1965-08-01 Rindt, Jochen - Cooper Climax.jpg|thumb|Rindt on his way to fourth place at the [[1965 German Grand Prix]]|alt=Black-and-white photograph of Jochen Rindt racing in a wingless Cooper Formula One car with his name visibly written on the side of the car]]
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{{F1|1967}} was less successful, as Rindt only finished two races, the [[1967 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgian]] and [[1967 Italian Grand Prix|Italian Grands Prix]], both in fourth place.<ref name=walitsch/> Six points meant that he ended the season in 13th place in the championship.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=1967 F1 World Championship|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/database/championships/1-f1/149-1967-f1-world-championship|magazine=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116190423/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/database/championships/1-f1/149-1967-f1-world-championship |archive-date=16 January 2016}}</ref>
====Brabham (1968)====
Prior to {{F1|1968}}, Rindt received offers from every team except [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] and [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]],{{sfn|Giesser|2010}} and moved to Brabham, who had been world champions in the two previous seasons. Technical problems restricted him that year. Brabham's [[Repco#Repco V8 engine|Repco V8 engine]] was not competitive against the now widely used [[Cosworth DFV]]<ref name=walitsch/> and Rindt finished just two races, both in third place. At the season opener in [[1968 South African Grand Prix|South Africa]] on New Year's Day, Rindt placed third, being elevated by a late retirement from [[Jackie Stewart]] and closing on second-placed Graham Hill towards the end.<ref>{{cite web|title=Clark eases to victory in last grand prix|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/56585.html|publisher=ESPN|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116202324/http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/56585.html |archive-date=16 January 2016|date=1 January 1968}}</ref> The race was won by [[Jim Clark]], a close friend of Rindt's. It was Clark's final Formula One race; he died three months later at a Formula Two race at [[Hockenheimring|Hockenheim]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tsvyk|first1=Andrew|title=1968 South African Grand Prix flashback|url=http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2009/01/21/1968-south-african-grand-prix-flashback/|publisher=F1Fanatic|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116202105/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2009/01/21/1968-south-african-grand-prix-flashback/ |archive-date=16 January 2016|date=21 January 2009}}</ref> Rindt was deeply affected by his death, telling Austrian journalist Heinz Prüller: "If Jim Clark is not safe, what can happen to us?"{{sfn|Reuß|2010}} His second podium finish came in heavy rain and fog at the Nürburgring at the {{F1GP|1968|German}}, a race dominated by Stewart, who finished four minutes ahead of Hill in second place. Rindt had closed on Hill in the latter stages of the race after the Englishman spun, and finished just four seconds behind after a close battle during the last lap.<ref>{{cite web|title=Masterful Stewart tames treacherous Nurburgring|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/56647.html|publisher=ESPN|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116202849/http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/56647.html |archive-date=16 January 2016|date=4 August 1968}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Födisch|first1=Jörg Thomas|last2=Völker|first2=Bernhard|last3=Behrndt|first3=Michael|title=Der große Preis von Deutschland. Alle Rennen seit 1926|date=2008|publisher=Heel Verlag|location=Königswinter|isbn=978-3-86852-043-9|page=120}}</ref> His eight points placed him twelfth in the championship at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=1968 F1 World Championship|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/database/championships/1-f1/150-1968-f1-world-championship|magazine=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116203211/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/database/championships/1-f1/150-1968-f1-world-championship |archive-date=16 January 2016}}</ref>
During these years, he also raced in the [[Indianapolis 500]] in both [[1967 Indianapolis 500|1967]] and [[1968 Indianapolis 500|1968]], but finished only 24th and 32nd,<ref>{{cite magazine|title=1967 Indianapolis 500|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/database/races/572-1967-indianapolis-500|magazine=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116204005/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/database/races/572-1967-indianapolis-500 |archive-date=16 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=1968 Indianapolis 500|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/database/races/573-1968-indianapolis-500|magazine=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116204048/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/database/races/573-1968-indianapolis-500 |archive-date=16 January 2016}}</ref> completing only five laps in 1968 after finishing slightly more than half of the 1967 race. After dropping out of the 1967 race, Rindt was interviewed on the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network|radio network]] by Luke Walton. When asked what he thought of the "500", he said "not much".<ref>{{cite episode|series=Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query & Mike Thomsen|title=Jake and Mike Talk About Dave MacDonald, Indy 500 Year Books and more!|station=[[WFNI]]|airdate=May 22, 2024}}</ref> In an interview in 2014, Heinz Prüller recalled Rindt speaking about Indianapolis in 1967: "In Indianapolis, I always feel like I am on my way to my own funeral."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Menath|first1=Christian|title=Heinz Prüller: Erinnerungen an Jochen Rindt – Besser als Senna|url=http://www.motorsport-magazin.com/formel1/news-199638-interview-heinz-prueller-erinnerungen-an-jochen-rindt-besser-als-senna/|website=motorsport-magazin.com|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116203559/http://www.motorsport-magazin.com/formel1/news-199638-interview-heinz-prueller-erinnerungen-an-jochen-rindt-besser-als-senna/ |archive-date=16 January 2016|language=de|date=7 September 2014}}</ref> At another occasion, he said about the track: "It is catastrophic, I only drive there because of the money."<ref name=spiegel2/>
====Team Lotus (1969–1970)====
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Upon impact, a joint in the crash barrier parted, the suspension of the vehicle went under the barrier, and the car hit a [[stanchion]] head-on. The front end was destroyed. Rindt was in the habit of using only four points on the five-point harness then available and did not wear the crotch straps, as he wanted to be able to exit the car quickly in the event of fire. As a result, upon impact he slid under the belts, and the belts fatally slit open Rindt's throat.<ref name=guardian/>{{sfn|Henry|1990|p=104}}{{sfn|Prüller|1970|p=199}} Later investigations found that the accident was initiated by a failure of the car's right front [[inboard brake]] shaft, but that Rindt's death was caused by poorly installed crash barriers.{{sfn|Nye|1986|p=69}}<ref name=forix/>
Chapman
Rindt was pronounced dead on the way to hospital in Milan and Lotus withdrew all cars from the race, including the Lotus 72 entered by Rob Walker.<ref name=forix/><ref name=mmmitaly1>{{cite journal|title=41st Italian Grand Prix|journal=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|date=October 1970|page=32|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1970/32/41st-italian-grand-prix|access-date=20 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120105252/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1970/32/41st-italian-grand-prix |archive-date=20 January 2016}}</ref> The Grand Prix went ahead and Clay Regazzoni took his maiden victory, but celebrations were muted.<ref>{{cite web|title=Italian GP, 1970 Race Report|url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr194.html|website=grandprix.com|access-date=20 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120113551/http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr194.html |archive-date=20 January 2016}}</ref> There was a lengthy investigation into Rindt's death in Italy, leading to a trial against Colin Chapman; he was cleared of all charges in 1976. The destroyed Lotus 72 remained in Italy after the trial, going to a scrapyard near Monza. In 1985, a real estate agent found the wreckage and bought it from the authorities, later trading it in 1993 for a [[Lola Cars|Lola]] Formula 3 car. Since then, the car has rested in a garage near [[Milan]].{{sfn|Zwickl|2007|p=79}}
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==Personal life==
In March 1967, Rindt married [[Nina Rindt|Nina Lincoln]], a Finnish model and daughter of racing driver [[Curt Lincoln]], whom he had raced in the early part of his career.<ref name=walitsch/> After becoming engaged, Lincoln had originally broken up with Rindt and sent the engagement ring back. Rindt then put it back into the box with a note telling her to keep it until she changed her mind, which she did upon receiving the package, later explaining: "I like men who know what they want."<ref name=spiegel1>{{cite web|title=Formel-1-Legende Jochen Rindt: Todesfahrt zum Weltmeistertitel|url=http://www.spiegel.de/einestages/formel-1-legende-jochen-rindt-a-946660.html|website=spiegel.de|publisher=Spiegel Online|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116154624/http://www.spiegel.de/einestages/formel-1-legende-jochen-rindt-a-946660.html |archive-date=16 January 2016|language=de|date=3 September 2010}}</ref> The couple moved to Switzerland, near [[Begnins]], where they built a house together.<ref name=forix/> The Rindts had one daughter, Natasha, who was two years old at the time of her father's death. Nina Rindt married twice more after Rindt's death, first Philip Martyn, with whom she had another daughter, and then [[Alexander Hood, 4th Viscount Bridport]], making her Nina Hood, Lady Bridport. The couple had a son, Anthony.<ref>{{cite web|title=Was wurde aus der schönen Witwe Nina Rindt?|url=http://www.bild.de/sport/motorsport/was-wurde-aus-der-schoenen-witwe-nina-rindt-13857782.bild.html|website=bild.de|publisher=Bild|access-date=16 January 2016|language=de|date=4 September 2010}}</ref> Their daughter Natasha later worked with Bernie Ecclestone for several years after he had taken over the commercial rights of Formula One.{{sfn|Reuß|2010}}
Rindt had met Bernie Ecclestone during his time at Cooper and the two became friends. Noticing his commercial talent, Rindt allowed Ecclestone to manage his professional contracts, without ever officially employing him as a manager. Ecclestone said of the relationship: "I was never his manager, we were good friends. I helped him with any help he ever needed." After Rindt's accident, it was Ecclestone who carried his bloody helmet back to the pit lane.{{sfn|Reuß|2010}}
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===Film sources===
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* {{cite AV media |people= Giesser, Christian (Director) |year=2010 |title=Jochen Rindt lebt |trans-title=Jochen Rindt Lives |medium=Documentary |language=de |publisher=Cinecraft |ref={{harvid|Giesser|2010}} }}
* {{cite AV media |people= Reuß, Eberhard (Director) |year=2010 |title=Jochen Rindts letzter Sommer |trans-title=Jochen Rindt's Last Summer |medium=Documentary |language=de |publisher=[[Südwestrundfunk|SWR]] |ref={{harvid|Reuß|2010}} }}
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===Bibliography===
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* {{cite book|last =Henry|first =Alan|author-link= Alan Henry|title =Jochen Rindt|date =1990|publisher= Hazleton Publishing|location=Richmond|isbn =0-905138-79-1}}
* {{cite book
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