I agree as the debut version of the Ferrari 412T2 is one of my all time favorites in the looks department.
Jo Siffert won the 1971 Austrian GP in a BRM P160. It was pole, win & fastest lap for the Swiss driver who led from start to finish for his second & final GP win.
Ronnie Peterson was a two-time winner of the Austrian GP, Peterson victorious at the 1973 & 1978 races. That victory in 1978 was Ronnie Peterson's last GP win.
1975 - Vittorio Brambilla wins a rain-shortened Austrian GP at the Österreichring. It would be Italian's only GP win. Brambilla crashing into the guardrail just after taking the chequered flag...
Jackie Stewart leads Emerson Fittipaldi during the 1972 Austrian Grand Prix at the Osterreichring. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Love the opposite lock on Fittipaldi's Lotus.....great shot! Thanks for the shot and this great thread.
Duuuhhhh...thanks. 'Didna put two and two together. Big ooooppppssss, eh? I also miss said opposite lock.....no mas I'm afraid....
Poor Jo had a better time of it in Porsches in the WSCC. Quite a shame that he, like Jimmy, should lose his life in an inconsequential event (to them).
4 BRMs in the race - spreading themselves that thin was the start of their eventual demise. Both Ferraris blew their engines - a frequent occurrence in late 1971. Two other Austrians of note in the race - Helmut Marko started 17th in one of those BRMs, and a young man named Niki Lauda started 20th in a March. It was the first GP start for both of them!
