Mario Hytten

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	Template:AUS				Template:USA								Template:FRA		Template:GBR				Template:BEL					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			Template:USA				Template:FRA						Template:FRA		Template:GBR		Template:BEL				Template:AUS			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			Template:USA				Template:GBR		Template:FRA						Template:FRA		Template:GBR		Template:BEL				Template:AUS	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