Hans Binder

Hans Binder (born 12 June 1948) is an Austrian former Formula One driver who raced for the Ensign, Wolf, Surtees and ATS teams.

Binder won the European Formula Ford Championship in 1972 and moved into Formula 2 in 1976. During this year, he raced at his home Grand Prix and the Japanese GP. In 1977, he moved to the Surtees team and also raced three times for ATS. He then returned to Surtees before the end of the season. In 1978, he failed to qualify for his home Grand Prix with ATS before disappearing from the Formula One scene. He has since been in the family business Binderholz GmbH dealing in timber products.

Binder's brother Franz was also a racing driver, and his nephew René competed in the IndyCar Series in 2018.

Complete Formula One results (key) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pts 1976 Team Ensign Ensign N176 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 BRA RSA USW ESP BEL MON SWE FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA CAN USA NC 0 Walter Wolf Racing Wolf–Williams FW05 JPN 1977 Durex Team Surtees Surtees TS19 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG BRA RSA USW ESP MON BEL SWE FRA GBR GER USA CAN JPN NC 0 ATS Racing Team Penske PC4 AUT NED ITA 1978 ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG BRA RSA USW MON BEL ESP SWE FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA USA CAN NC 0