Helmut Marko
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Helmut Marko Austria
- Full name Helmut Marko
- Birth date April 27, 1943
- Birthplace Vienna, Austria
- Current age 70 years 221 days
- Teams BRM, McLaren
World Championship Career
| Year | Car | Race | Start | Won | Pod | Class | Best | Pole | Front | Best | Lap | Hat | Pts | Pos | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | McLaren, BRM | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||
| 1972 | BRM | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||
| Total | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Race | Circuit | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First race | German Grand Prix | Nürburgring | August 1, 1971 | Race results |
| Last race | French Grand Prix | Clermont-Ferrand | July 2, 1972 | Race results |
Profile
A good friend of Jochen Rindt, he competed in nine grands prix for BRM between 1971 and 1972. He achieved greater success in sports cars and won the 1971 Le Mans 24 Hours alongside Gijs van Lennep in a Porsche 917. The pair set a new overall distance record at the race which is still unbeaten (3,315.210 miles, at an average speed of 138mph). He also holds the all-time lap record at the legendary Sicilian Targa Florio race, having set a time of 33:41s in an Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 in 1972. His racing career came to an end when he was blinded in one eye by a loose stone piercing his visor at the 1972 French Grand Prix. He is a barrister and now works as a consultant to the Red Bull Formula One team and has close ties to its boss Dietrich Mateschitz.
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November 17, 2013 
Sebastian Vettel celebrates victory with a fake moustache, much to Helmut Marko's delight © Sutton Images |
November 17, 2013 
Helmut Marko kicks off the post-race celebrations with a swig of Jagermeister © Sutton Images |
October 13, 2013 
The Red Bull team celebrates its one-two finish © Getty Images |
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