Nina Rindt

Nina Madeline Rindt (, also formerly known as Nina Hood, Viscountess Bridport; born 1943) is a Finnish former fashion model, Formula One motor racing personality, and member (by marriage) of the British aristocracy.

She is best known for being the wife, and later the widow, of German-born, Austrian-raised race car driver Jochen Rindt (1942–1970), who was posthumously awarded the World Drivers' Championship for 1970 after dying in a practice session crash the day before that year's Italian Grand Prix.

Early life and career Rindt was born in 1943. Her father, Curt Lincoln, was a wealthy Finnish racing driver Her brother, Lars, also represented Finland in tennis. An "extraordinary beauty", one of the first international supermodels and a fashion icon of the 1960s.

Relationship with Jochen Rindt In the early 1960s, Jochen Rindt became acquainted with Curt Lincoln, as they were both competing in Formula Junior car racing. Nina Rindt was often seen and photographed in the pit lane at Grand Prix race meetings. ):

Nina Rindt is now synonymous with the Universal Genève Compax model chronograph wristwatch she used to wear trackside on Grand Prix weekends.

Rindt was also photographed many times in the pits with a bright orange Omega stopwatch. and seldom gave interviews.

The Rindts were married in 1967. As a married couple, they lived on the shores of Lake Geneva, Switzerland. They also became the parents of a daughter, Natasha (sometimes spelled Natascha ), in 1968.

According to Oliver Owen of The Observer, "he presentation ... remains one of motor racing's most poignant moments."

Born in New Zealand and raised in England, Phillip Martyn was "the world's first self-professed professional backgammon player", and a friend of Jackie Stewart's. and her married surname became Hood.

More recently, on 7 October 2021, Rindt, her daughter Natasha and granddaughter Sophia, and Jochen Rindt's half brother Uwe Eisleben, represented the Rindt family at the unveiling of a plaque at the inauguration of Jochen-Rindt-Platz , in the newly developing district of Reininghaus in Graz. The ceremony was part of a commemorative event, "Jochen Rindt - The World Champion from Graz", which included a reception at an exhibition, "Jochen Rindt, Mythos, Graz" at the , also attended by the guests of honour. the dessert menu at , a highly regarded traditional Finnish restaurant in Helsinki, included "Chilled Chocolate Cheesecake Nina Lincoln’s style".

In the 2010s and 2020s, Rindt has been described in English language publications as a "secret", "underrated", and "forgotten" style icon. and as being "... kind of too cool for words."

As of 2020, Rindt still had her Compax chronograph in her possession; at least at that time, its main hands were non-standard.