Racing driver (1942–1970)
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7 seasons · 1964–1970
Grand Prix results only; sprint races are not counted.
| Season | Team | Wins | GP points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970Champion | Team Lotus | 5 | 45 |
| 1969 | Lotus-Ford | 1 | 22 |
| 1968 | Brabham-Repco | 0 | 8 |
| 1967 | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | 6 |
| 1966 | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | 24 |
| 1965 | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 4 |
| 1964 | Brabham-BRM | 0 | 0 |
Grand Prix points only; sprint points are not included, so the current season can read lower than the championship table. Seasons marked Champion are world titles.
Newest first
The last five Grands Prix on record.
| Grand Prix | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Italian Grand Prix1970, round 10 | Fatal accident | 0 |
| Austrian Grand Prix1970, round 9 | Engine | 0 |
| German Grand Prix1970, round 8 | Finished P1 (win) | 9 |
| British Grand Prix1970, round 7 | Finished P1 (win) | 9 |
| French Grand Prix1970, round 6 | Finished P1 (win) | 9 |
The person
Karl Jochen Rindt was a racing driver who competed under the Austrian flag in Formula One from 1964 to 1970. Rindt won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1970 with Lotus, and remains the only driver to have won the World Drivers' Championship posthumously, following his death at the Italian Grand Prix; he won six Grands Prix across seven seasons. In endurance racing, Rindt won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1965 with NART.