Christian Kautz

Christian Kautz (23 November 1913 – 4 July 1948) was an auto racing driver from Switzerland.

Son of a Swiss multi-millionaire, he career started with Mercedes-Benz as a junior driver in 1936, then as an Auto Union junior driver in 1938, starting in three Grands Prix. Kautz was a test pilot for Lockheed in the United States during the Second World War. He was only 34 when he died in an accident in a Maserati at the 1948 Swiss Grand Prix in Bremgarten.

Racing record

Complete European Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 Pts 1937 Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes W125 Mercedes 5.7 L8s BEL GER MON SUI ITA 3rd 19 1938 Auto Union AG Auto Union D Auto Union 3.0 V12s FRA GER SUI ITA 14th 28 1939 Christian Kautz Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L8s BEL FRA GER SUI —