Otto Stuppacher
Born | 3 March 1947 |
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Died | 13 August 2001 | (aged 54)
Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | Austrian |
Active years | 1976 |
Teams | non-works Tyrrell |
Entries | 3 (0 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1976 Italian Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1976 United States Grand Prix |
Otto Stuppacher (3 March 1947 – 13 August 2001)
At the 1976 Italian Grand Prix he failed to qualify by a considerable margin, but subsequently he was promoted up the order when three other cars had their times disallowed due to fuel irregularities. Unfortunately, Stuppacher had already left the circuit and returned home, and was unable to get back to the circuit in time to race. The three demoted runners were eventually re-admitted after the withdrawal of Stuppacher, Arturo Merzario, and Guy Edwards.
Stuppacher failed to qualify at his other two attempts in 1976, the
It is not clear how much racing he did after 1976, and very little is known about him until he was found dead in his Vienna flat in 2001.
He has a sister who raced in harness racing as Elisabeth Stuppacher, who was the Austrian champion from 1993 to 2000.[2]
Complete Formula One World Championship participations
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
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1976 | ÖASC Racing Team | Tyrrell 007 | Cosworth V8 | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA DNS |
CAN DNQ |
USA DNQ |
JPN | NC | 0 |
Source:[3]
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External links
References
- ^ a b Jenkins, Richard. "The World Championship drivers - Where are they now?". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2007-07-29.
- ^ "Österreichische Staatsmeisterinnen aufgrund der Wertung durch den Trabersportklub". www.trabersportklub.at. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ISBN 0851127029.