Karl Oppitzhauser

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Karl Oppitzhauser
Born (1941-10-04) 4 October 1941 (age 81)
Bruck an der Leitha, Lower Austria, Austria
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Flag of Austria.svg Austrian
Active years 1976
Teamsnon-works March
Entries1 (0 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First entry 1976 Austrian Grand Prix
Last entry1976 Austrian Grand Prix

Karl Oppitzhauser (born 4 October 1941, in Bruck an der Leitha) is a former racing driver from Austria. He is chiefly known for his optimistic attempt to enter the 1976 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix.

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Career

Oppitzhauser began his career in Formula Vee in the 1960s, and also raced a Lotus Europa. By 1968 he had progressed to a Ferrari Dino, and later a Lamborghini Miura, before competing in the Alfasud Cup in the mid-1970s. [1]

In 1976, Oppitzhauser attempted to enter the Austrian Grand Prix with the local ÖASC Racing Team, driving a March 761, despite having little experience in single seater racing cars. Due to this lack of experience, both Oppitzhauser and his teammate Otto Stuppacher were refused entry to the event. [2] Unlike Stuppacher, Oppitzhauser did not make any further attempts at Formula One.

After his Formula One attempt, Oppitzhauser entered a Brands Hatch round of the Shellsport G8 Formula 5000 Championship, but did not start the race. He switched to touring car racing, and competed with a BMW 635CSi in Group 5. [1]

During the early 1980s, Oppitzhauser changed sports, trying his hand at harness racing, before returning to touring cars in 1984, where he stayed until 1992. From 1995 to 1999, he participated in the Ferrari 355 Challenge, then switched to a Ferrari 360 Modena, winning the European Group 2 Ferrari Challenge in 2001. He subsequently moved up to the Group 1 Ferrari Challenge. [1] His last Ferrari Challenge entry came at Imola in 2017, finishing 22nd in the amateur class.

Oppitzhauser now runs a Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Hyundai dealership in his home town of Bruck. [3]

Racing record

Complete World Sportscar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine1234567Pos.Pts
1976 Egon Evertz KGGT Porsche 934 Porsche 930/71 3.0 F6 t MUG VAL SIL NÜR ÖST
11		 GLN DIJ [N 1]
Footnotes
  1. ↑ In 1976 and 1977 the World Championship was divided into two series that ran simultaneously but separately: The World Sportscar Championship and the World Championship for Makes.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

YearEntrantChassisEngine12345678910111213141516WDC Pts
1976 Sports Cars of Austria March 761 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 BRA RSA USW ESP BEL MON SWE FRA GBR GER AUT
DNP		 NED ITA CAN USA JPN NC0

Complete Shellsport International Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

YearEntrantChassisEngine12345678910111213Pos.Pts
1976 Sports Cars of Austria March 761 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 MAL SNE OUL BRH THR BRH MAL SNE BRH
DNQ		 THR OUL BRH BRH NC0

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Oppitzhauser at historicracing.com [ dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Otto Stuppacher - Full Biography". F1 Rejects. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Autohaus Oppitzhauser


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