Michael Simon Brindley Bream Beuttler (13 April 1940 – 29 December 1988) was a British Formula One driver who raced privately entered March cars. He was born in Cairo, Egypt.
He was a talented Formula Three graduate from the late 1960s, who then graduated to Formula Two and then to Formula One in 1971. The finance for the team came from a group of stockbroker friends from whom the team took its name – at first Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie Racing, and in 1973 it became Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie-Durlacher Racing. He raced on one occasion, at the 1971 Canadian Grand Prix, for the works March team. Beuttler's best result was a seventh place in the 1973 Spanish Grand Prix.
Beuttler retired from racing the following year and eventually moved to the United States, where he died of complications resulting from AIDS in 1988, in Los Angeles, aged 48. As of 2021, he is the first and only known gay F1 driver.[1]
Formula One Statistical Overview[]
Formula One Record[]
| Year | Entreat | Constructor | WDC Points | WDC Pos. | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie Racing | March-Cosworth | 0 | NC | Report |
| STP March Racing Team | |||||
| 1972 | Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie Racing | March-Cosworth | 0 | NC | Report |
| 1973 | Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie-Durlacher Racing | March-Cosworth | 0 | NC | Report |
Career Statistics[]
| Entries | 32 |
| Starts | 28 |
| Pole Positions | 0 |
| Race Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Fastest Laps | 0 |
| Points | 0 |
| Laps Raced | 1167 |
| Distance Raced | 5,913 km (3,674 mi) |
Career Results[]
| Complete Formula One Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pts | Pos | ||||||||
| 1971 | 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 | NC | ||||||||||||
| Ret | DSQ | NC | Ret | NC | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972 | 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 | NC | |||||||||||
| DNQ | 13th | Ret | Ret | 13th | 8th | Ret | 10th | NC | 13th | ||||||||||||||||
| 1973 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 | NC | ||||||||
| 10th | Ret | NC | 7th | 11th | Ret | 8th | 11th | Ret | 16th | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10th | ||||||||||||
| Key | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Meaning | Symbol | Meaning | ||
| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | ||
| 2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
| 3rd | DNQ | Did not qualify | |||
| 5th | Points finish | DNPQ | Did not pre-qualify | ||
| 14th | Non-points finish | TD | Test driver | ||
| Italics | Fastest Lap | DNS | Did not start | ||
| 18th† | Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) | NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | ||
| 4thP | Qualified for pole position | [+] More Symbols | |||
References[]
- ↑ BBC Sport: LGBT+ History Month: Mike Beuttler - Formula 1's only known gay male driver, https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/56141363, retrieved on 16 Nov 2021