Gerhard Mitter

Gerhard Karl Mitter (born 30 August 1935 in Krásná Lípa, Czechoslovakia – died 1 August 1969 on the Nürburgring Circuit, Germany) was a German racing driver who most notably drove for Lotus in Formula One.

Formula One CareerEdit

Pre-Formula OneEdit

After beginning his racing career in motorbikes, Mitter entered the Formula Junior series. He became the best German Formula Junior driver with 40 victories.

During his Formula One career, he also entered with Porsche into sportscar racing and hillclimbing events.

Formula OneEdit

After winning the Formula Junior Eifelrennen at the Nürburgring, the Porsche Formula One team invited Mitter to participate in the 1963 German Grand Prix. He placed in 4th position to gain 3 points in the season.

The following year, he was offered a drive with Lotus. He was unsucessful in scoring any points in his 3 years with the team (1964 - 1966).

After leaving Lotus, Mitter entered his Formula Two car in the 1967 German Grand Prix, but was unable to complete any laps as an engine failure forced him out of the race.

After taking a break from Formula One racing, he again entered his Formula Two car into the 1969 German Grand Prix, the race in which he would be killed.

DeathEdit

While practicing for the 1969 German Grand Prix in his BMW Formula Two car, Mitter's car suffered a suspension or steering failure. Mitter was killed in the accident.

Because a failure was suspected, BMW withdrew their drivers, Hubert Hahne and Dieter Quester from the event. Mitter's Porsche teammate, Hans Herrmann also withdrew from the event.

Formula One Statistical OverviewEdit

Formula One RecordEdit

Career StatisticsEdit

Career ResultsEdit

Complete Formula One results
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pts	Pos
1963												3	12th
			Ret			4th
1964												0	NC
						9th
1965												0	NC
							Ret
1966												0	NC
						DNS
1967												0	NC
							Ret
1969												0	NC
							DNS

NotesEdit

External linksEdit

• ESPN Driver Profile