Dieter Quester

Dieter Quester (born 30 May 1939 in Vienna, Austria) is a former grand prix and touring car racing driver from Austria.

Initially racing in powerboats, Quester switched to car racing in the mid-1960s.

Formula One

1976

Quester signed up with the British B&S Fabrications team for two rounds of 1976, namely the French and the Dutch Grands Prix. He failed to qualify for either race.

Touring Car racing

1989

In 1989, Quester joined the World Touring Car Masters championship with the Volker Schmidt Racing team alongside Belgian driver Pierre Dieudonné in the venerable Mercedes-Benz 190E.

Quester took an unexpected Pre-Qualifying win at the Charade round.

Later life

Quester continued to race into his seventies, most recently racing in the 2013 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge at the age of 74.