Difference between revisions of "Freddy Kottulinsky"

From Formula Rejects Wiki
Jump to: navigation, search
(Complete Formula 1 Results)
Line 7: Line 7:
 
===[[1978_Alternate_Formula_One_season|1978]]: [[Shadow]]===
 
===[[1978_Alternate_Formula_One_season|1978]]: [[Shadow]]===
 
1978 saw Kottulinsky make the switch to the [[Shadow]] team.
 
1978 saw Kottulinsky make the switch to the [[Shadow]] team.
 +
 +
 +
==Later life==
 +
Kottulinsky continued to race into his 70s, frequently in historic races before his death in 2010.
 +
 +
His daughter Susanne had a near twenty year career in the European Rally Championship, driving for the likes of Audi, Volvo and Opel. His two grandchildren, Fredrik Åhlin and Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky are also racing drivers - with Fredrik being a frequent competitor in the British and World Rally Championship and Mikaela forging a career in the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship.
  
 
==Complete [[Alternate Formula One|Formula 1]] Results==
 
==Complete [[Alternate Formula One|Formula 1]] Results==

Revision as of 10:40, 6 February 2018

Winfried Philippe Adalbert Karl Graf Kottulinsky Freiherr von Kottulin, better known as Freddy Kottulinsky (born 20th July, 1932 in München, Germany, died 4th May, 2010 in Karlstad, Sweden) was a German-Swedish racing driver best known for his time in Formula One. The winner of the Paris-Dakar rally, he never achieved the same level of success in Formula One, and was known as one of the first pay drivers.

Formula One

1977: Boro

Kottulinsky made his F1 debut with the Dutch Boro outfit alongside Italian veteran Vittorio Brambilla. Kottulinsky frequently failed to qualify and only finish on three occasions, his best being a thirteenth place finish in Germany. Kottulinsky was replaced by Kazuyoshi Hoshino for the season-ending Japanese Grand Prix.

1978: Shadow

1978 saw Kottulinsky make the switch to the Shadow team.


Later life

Kottulinsky continued to race into his 70s, frequently in historic races before his death in 2010.

His daughter Susanne had a near twenty year career in the European Rally Championship, driving for the likes of Audi, Volvo and Opel. His two grandchildren, Fredrik Åhlin and Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky are also racing drivers - with Fredrik being a frequent competitor in the British and World Rally Championship and Mikaela forging a career in the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship.

Complete Formula 1 Results

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Points WDC
1977 Beta Utensili HB Bewaking Alarmsystemen Boro 002 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG
Ret
RSA
Ret
USW
DNQ
ESP
DNQ
BEL
DNQ
MON
DNQ
FRA
DNQ
TUS
17
SOV
DNQ
GBR
DNQ
NED
DNQ
GER
13
AUT
DNQ
ITA
15
CAN
DNQ
USA
DNQ
JPN 0
1978 Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN5B Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG RSA USW ESP BEL MON FRA TUS GBR SUI NED GER AUT ITA CAN USA -