Christian Kautz (23 November 1913 – 4 July 1948) was an auto racing driver from Switzerland.[1]
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.[2]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | EDC | Pts | ||
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| 1937 | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes W125 | Mercedes 5.7 L8s | BEL 4 | GER 6 | MON 3 | SUI 6 | ITA Ret | 3rd | 19 | ||
| 1938 | Auto Union AG | Auto Union D | Auto Union 3.0 V12s | FRA Ret | GER | SUI Ret | ITA Ret | 14th | 28 | |||
| 1939 | Christian Kautz | Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 | Alfa Romeo 3.0 L8s | BEL | FRA DNS | GER | SUI | —1 | ||||
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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Christian Kautz | Maserati 4CL | Maserati 4CL 1.5 L4s | SUI | BEL Ret | ITA | FRA |
| 1948 | Enrico Platé | Maserati 4CL | Maserati 4CL 1.5 L4s | MON | SUI Ret | FRA | ITA |
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| Auto Union |
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| Mercedes-Benz |
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