Jochen Rindt is a racing driver from Austria who last raced in Formula 1 for Team Lotus. Rindt is a one-time champion (1970), with 6 wins and 13 podiums from 61 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,070 ranks Rindt 301th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1970-09-06 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | DNF | −150 |
| 1970-08-16 | Red Bull Ring | DNF | −106 |
| 1970-08-02 | Hockenheimring | P1 | +140 |
| 1970-07-18 | Brands Hatch | P1 | +144 |
| 1970-07-05 | Charade Circuit | P1 | +152 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | ▸Formula 1 | Team Lotus | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 45 | P1 | +340 | 5,340 |
| 1969 | ▸Formula 1 | Lotus-Ford | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 22 | P4 | +315 | 5,000 |
| 1968 | ▸Formula 1 | Brabham-Repco | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 8 | P12 | −257 | 4,684 |
| 1967 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper-Maserati | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | P11 | −447 | 4,941 |
| 1966 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper-Maserati | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24 | P3 | +554 | 5,389 |
| 1965 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper-Climax | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | P13 | +7 | 4,835 |
| 1964 | ▸Formula 1 | Brabham-BRM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +28 | 4,828 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Jack Brabham | 5,211 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 50% |
| 🇬🇧 Graham Hill | 5,097 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40% |
| 🇬🇧 Jackie Stewart | 5,923 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% |
| 🇳🇿 Denny Hulme | 5,522 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% |
| 🇨🇭 Jo Siffert | 5,058 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% |
| 🇺🇸 Dan Gurney | 4,902 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% |
| 🇬🇧 Jim Clark | 5,692 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% |
| 🇳🇿 Bruce McLaren | 5,136 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% |
| 🇬🇧 John Surtees | 4,899 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% |
| 🇲🇽 Pedro Rodríguez | 5,220 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% |
Jochen Rindt was an Austrian Formula 1 driver who competed from 1964 to 1970, amassing 61 starts for Team Lotus. He won the 1970 World Drivers' Championship, the only driver ever to secure the title posthumously. Across his seven seasons he recorded six victories and thirteen podium finishes, averaging a fourth-place classified result. His Racer Rating of 5,070 places him among professional drivers of the front-running tier.[1]
Rindt's record against the field reveals a driver competitive at the highest level but operating in a generation that included multiple champions stronger than himself. He finished ahead of three-time champion Jackie Stewart three times across eleven shared races, and held a winning record against one-time champion Denny Hulme, beating him seven times in eleven meetings. Against two-time champion Jim Clark he won twice. However, his overall head-to-head records against other champions tell a different story; he split his races evenly with three-time champion Jack Brabham, winning eight and losing eight, while trailing three-time champion Graham Hill more often than not, with six wins and nine losses across fifteen races. His strongest consistent record came against Jo Siffert, whom he outfinished eight times in eleven races.[2]
Rindt's 1970 season was his breakout year, producing five wins and five additional podium finishes from ten rounds to secure the championship. His career ended that season following his fatal accident at Monza during the Italian Grand Prix, leaving his title as the sole posthumous championship in Formula 1 history. The Austrian remains commemorated through endurance racing history as well, having won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1965, demonstrating versatility across single-seater and sportscar competition.