Mario Hytten

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Mario Hytten (born 20th April, 1955 in Gothenberg, Sweden) is a Swiss former racing driver known for his appearances in World Touring Car Masters.

WTCM

In 1988, Hytten was signed by German team Euromotor International to drive their Class C BMW M3 E30 alongside Italian sportscar ace Mauro Baldi. His season was fairly unremarkable, taking a best finish of second in class at the Hockenheim sprint race. He'd finish the series ninth in class.

The following season, Hytten remained with Euromotor as they moved up into the B Class with an older BMW 635CSi model. Baldi would depart for the works Mercedes-Benz team and Hytten would be joined by Brazilian Maurizio Sandro Sala. Inexplicably, Hytten became the WTCM's highest paid driver at the time - taking home over DM 2,200,000 over the course of the season, with Sala also pocketing just under DM 2 million as well. A combination of a lack of effort following his newly found riches and a hideously outclassed car saw Hytten fail to qualify for any races in 1989.

With a much larger budget than before, 1990 saw Hytten join up with fellow Swiss racer Christophe Hurni at the Sports Promotion team; racing an independent Mercedes-Benz 190E in Class C.

Later career

After his windfall in 1989, Hytten would retire from active competition in the early 1990s and focus on his own business ventures.

Complete World Touring Car Masters Results

Year Team Car Class WDC Pts Class Pts
1988 Euromotor International BMW E30 M3 C Flag of Australia svg.png Flag of Japan svg.png Flag of the United States svg.png Flag of Germany svg.png Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 svg.png Flag of Germany svg.png Flag of France svg.png Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Flag of Italy svg.png Flag of Belgium svg.png Flag of Germany svg.png 25th 27 9th 155
E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E
MPC
29
MPC
29
FUJ
DNQ
FUJ
DNQ
GLN
20
GLN
30
NOR
Ret
NOR
28
KYA
12
KYA
Ret
HOC
11
HOC
7
CHA
14
CHA
Ret
BIR
Ret
BIR
26
MNZ
18
MNZ
19
SPA
DNQ
SPA
DNQ
NUR
21
1989 Euromotor International BMW 635CSi B Flag of Japan svg.png Flag of the United States svg.png Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 svg.png Flag of France svg.png Flag of the Czech Republic svg.png Flag of Italy svg.png Flag of France svg.png Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Flag of Belgium svg.png Flag of Germany svg.png Flag of Australia svg.png N/A 0 N/A 0
E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E
FUJ
DNQ
FUJ
DNQ
GLN
DNQ
GLN
DNQ
KYA
DNQ
KYA
DNQ
PAU
DNQ
PAU
DNQ
BRN
DNQ
BRN
DNQ
MNZ
DNQ
MNZ
DNQ
CHA
DNQ
CHA
DNQ
BIR
DNQ
BIR
DNQ
SPA
DNQ
SPA
DNQ
NUR
DNQ
NUR
DNQ
1990 Sports Promotion Mercedes-Benz 190E C Flag of Japan svg.png Flag of the United States svg.png Flag of Nigeria svg.png Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Flag of France svg.png Flag of the Czech Republic svg.png Flag of Italy svg.png Flag of France svg.png Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Flag of Belgium svg.png Flag of Germany svg.png Flag of Australia svg.png N/A 0 14th 75
E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E
FUJ
27
FUJ
34
GLN
23
GLN
31
LAG
DNQ
LAG
DNQ
BRH
21
BRH
26
PAU
DNQ
PAU
DNQ
BRN
DNQ
BRN
DNQ
MNZ
DNQ
MNZ
DNQ
CHA
DNQ
CHA
DNQ
BIR
DNQ
BIR
DNQ
SPA
23
SPA
Ret
NUR
DNQ
NUR
DNQ
BAT
DNQ