Christian Kautz

Christian Kautz (23 November 1913 – 4 July 1948) was an auto racing driver from Switzerland.^[1]

Portrait of Christian Kautz

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]

Racing record

Complete European Championship results

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

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	EDC	Pts
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
Source:[3]

Notes

• ^1 – Not listed in the Championship.

Post WWII Grandes Épreuves results

(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
Source:[4]