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From a three-time champion, to a veteran of more than 200 Grands Prix and a man with just one F1 start but who was still competing at Daytona at the age of 73, Austrians race car drivers have been pretty successful in Formula 1.

Here are the statistics of these great Austrians.

Niki Lauda
Active: 1971-1979, 1982-1985
Grand Prix starts: 171
Teams: March, BRM, Ferrari, Brabham, McLaren
Best result: 25 victories (First win: Spain 1974)
Best home result: 1st, 1984
Three-time World Champion

Niki Lauda. (Photo: René Fagnan)

Helmut Marko
Active: 1971-1972
Grand Prix starts: 9
Teams: BRM
Best result: 8th (Monaco, 1972)
Best home result: 11th, 1971

Helmut Marko. (Photo: WRi2)

Dieter Quester
Active: 1974
Grand Prix starts: 1
Teams: Surtees
Best result: 9th (Austria, 1974)
Best home result: 9th, 1974
Contested the 24 Hours of Daytona at the age of 73!

Hans Binder
Active: 1976-1978
Grand Prix starts: 13
Teams: Ensign, Wolf, Surtees, ATS
Best result: 8th (Netherlands, 1977)
Best home result: 12th, 1977

Gerhard Berger
Active: 1984-1997
Grand Prix starts: 210
Teams: ATS, Arrows, Benetton, Ferrari
Best result: Ten victories (First win: Mexico 1986)
Best home result: 7th, 1986

Karl Wendlinger
Active: 1991-1995
Grand Prix starts: 41
Teams: Leyton House, March, Sauber
Best result: 4th (Canada 1992; Italy 1993; San Marino 1994)
Best home result: N/A

Alexander Wurz
Active: 1997-2007
Grand Prix starts: 69
Teams: Benetton, McLaren, Williams
Best result: 3rd (Great Britain 1997; San Marino 2005; Canada 2007)
Best home result: 5th, 1999

Alex Wurz. (Photo: WRi2)

Patrick Friesacher
Active: 2005
Grand Prix starts: 11
Teams: Minardi
Best result: 6th (USA, 2005)
Best home result: N/A

Christian Klien
Active: 2004-2006, 2010
Grand Prix starts: 49
Teams: Jaguar, Red Bull, HRT
Best result: 5th (China, 2005)
Best home result: N/A

Gone, but not forgotten...

Jochen Rindt
1970 F1 World Champion

Jochen Rindt and Graham Hill, Team Lotus. (Photo: WRi2)

Harald Ertl

Jo Gartner

Helmuth Koinigg

Roland Ratzenberger