Gerhard Mitter
Nationality
Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1963 - 1967, 1969
Teams	Ecurie Maarsbergen, Team Lotus, BMW, non-works Brabham
Races	7 (5 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	0
Career points	3
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1963 Dutch Grand Prix
Last race	1969 German Grand Prix

Gerhard Karl Mitter (born 30 August 1935 - died 1 August 1969 ^[1]) was a German Formula One and sportscar driver. The FIA Super Licence is a qualification allowing the Licence holder to take part in Formula One Grands Prix as a driver The 1963 Formula One season featured the fourteenth FIA World Championship of Drivers, the sixth International Cup for F1 Manufacturers and numerous non-championship Formula The 1967 Formula One season included the 18th FIA Formula One World Championship season which commenced on January 2, 1967, and ended on The 1969 Formula One season included the 20th FIA Formula One World Championship season which commenced on March 1, 1969, and ended on Jonkheer Carel Pieter Antoni Jan Hubertus Godin de Beaufort ( 10 April 1934, Maarsbergen – 2 August 1964, Cologne 1950s Colin Chapman established Lotus Engineering Ltd in 1952 at Hornsey, UK. ( BMW) (Bavarian Motor Works is an independent German automobile manufacturer founded in 1916 Origins The Brabham team was founded by Jack Brabham and Ron Tauranac, who met in 1951 while both were successfully building and racing cars in their native The Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA) to the most successful Formula One The term " pole position " comes from the Horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole In motorsport, the fastest lap is the quickest lap run during a race Results from the Formula One Dutch Grand Prix held at Zandvoort on June 23, 1963. The 1969 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Nürburgring on 3 August 1969 with Formula Two cars competing by invitation Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

Mitter was born in Schönlinde (now ) in the Sudetenland, but his family was expelled from there, to Leonberg near Stuttgart. Krásná Lípa (ˈkrasna ˈlipa Schönlinde is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. Sudetenland ( Czech and Polish: Sudety) is the German name used in English in the first half of the 20th century for the western regions of The expulsion of Germans after World War II was the Forced migration and Ethnic cleansing of German nationals ( Reichsdeutsche) and ethnic Leonberg is a town in the district of Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Stuttgart (ˈʃtʊtgaɐ̯t is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.

After racing motorbikes, he switched to Formula Junior, becoming the best German driver with 40 victories. Formula Junior is a Formula racing class first adopted in October 1958 by the CSI ( International Sporting Commission, the part of the FIA In addition, he sold Two-Stroke-Engines for FJ. In 1963, Gerhard Mitter won the Formula Junior Eifelrennen at the Nürburgring. Formula Junior is a Formula racing class first adopted in October 1958 by the CSI ( International Sporting Commission, the part of the FIA The ADAC Eifelrennen was an annual motor race organised by ADAC Automobile Club from 1922 to 2003 held in Germany 's Eifel mountain region even before The Nürburgring, known as simply " The Ring " by enthusiasts is a Motorsport Race track in Nürburg, Germany.

Gerhard Mitter driving Lotus in 1965 at the Nürburgring

Mitter also participated in seven Grands Prix, debuting on 23 June 1963. Grand Prix motor racing has its roots in organised automobile racing that began in France as far back as 1894 Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He scored a total of three championship points in his home 1963 German Grand Prix with an old Porsche 718 from 1961. Results from the Formula One German Grand Prix held at Nürburgring on August 4, 1963. The Porsche 718 was an Automobile from Porsche released in 1958 and built until 1962 Impressed by this, Team Lotus gave him a chance in the following years. 1950s Colin Chapman established Lotus Engineering Ltd in 1952 at Hornsey, UK.

In sportscar racing and hillclimbing for Porsche, he scored many wins, eg. Sports car racing is a form of circuit Auto racing with Automobiles that have two seats and enclosed wheels Hillclimbing (also known as hill climbing, speed hillclimbing or speed hill climbing) is a branch of Motorsport in which drivers compete against Porsche has been successful in many branches of Motorsport, scoring a total of more than 28000 victories of which most have been scored by the the 1966-1968 European Hillclimb Championships against Ferrari, the 1968 24 Hours of Daytona (Porsche 907) and the 1969 Targa Florio (Porsche 908) as his final major win. The FIA European Hill Climb Championship, formerly referred to as the European Mountain Championship, is the most prestigious Hillclimbing competition on Ferrari SpA is an Italian Sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy The Rolex 24 at Daytona (frequently referred to by its historical title the 24 Hours of Daytona) is a 24-hour sports car Endurance race held annually at The Porsche 907 was a Sportscar racing prototype built by Porsche in 1967 and 1968 The Targa Florio was an open road Endurance automobile race held near Palermo Sicily. The Porsche 908 was a Racing car from Porsche, introduced from 1967 in the Porsche 906 / Porsche 907 / Porsche 910 series of models

Due to the long Nürburgring track, it was possible to take part in the German Grand Prix with Formula 2 cars that were classified in their own contest. The Nürburgring, known as simply " The Ring " by enthusiasts is a Motorsport Race track in Nürburg, Germany. The German Grand Prix ( Großer Preis von Deutschland) is an annual automobile race Formula Two, abbreviated to F2, was a type of Formula racing. Mitter was killed there at Schwedenkreuz while practising for the 1969 German Grand Prix with BMW's 269 F2 project. The 1969 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Nürburgring on 3 August 1969 with Formula Two cars competing by invitation ( BMW) (Bavarian Motor Works is an independent German automobile manufacturer founded in 1916 As a suspension or steering failure was suspected, the BMW team with Hubert Hahne and Dieter Quester withdrew from the race, as did Mitter's teammate at Porsche, Hans Herrmann. Hubert Hahne (born March 28 1935) is a former Racing driver from Germany. Dieter Quester (b May 30, 1939 in Vienna) is an active Touring car racing driver from Austria. Hans Herrmann (born February 23, 1928) is a former Formula One and Sports car racing driver from Stuttgart, Germany.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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