Editing Jochen Rindt (section)

==Early life and family==
Jochen Rindt was born on 18 April 1942 in [[Mainz]], Germany, to an Austrian mother and German father.<ref name=ORF/> His mother had been a successful tennis player in her youth and, like her father, studied law.{{sfn|Giesser|2010}} Rindt's parents owned a spice mill in Mainz, which he later inherited.{{sfn|Mappes-Niediek|2008|p=35}} They were killed [[Bombing of Hamburg in World War II|in a bombing raid in Hamburg]] during the [[Second World War]]<ref name=ORF>{{cite web|title=Nur auf der Rennstrecke unsterblich|url=http://sportv1.orf.at/070417-9016/index.html|publisher=[[ORF (broadcaster)|ORF]]|access-date=14 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114114554/http://sportv1.orf.at/070417-9016/index.html |archive-date=14 January 2016|language=de}}</ref> when he was 15 months old, after which he was raised by his grandparents in [[Graz]], Austria.<ref name=guardian>{{cite news|last1=Hunt|first1=Scott|title=The Forgotten Story of ... Jochen Rindt|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2015/mar/03/formula-one-motor-sport-jochen-rindt-scott-hunt|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=14 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114120207/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2015/mar/03/formula-one-motor-sport-jochen-rindt-scott-hunt |archive-date=14 January 2016|date=3 March 2015}}</ref> Although his grandfather chose to retain Rindt's German citizenship, for his entire career he drove under an [[FIA Super Licence|Austrian racing licence]].{{sfn|Mappes-Niediek|2008|p=35}} In an interview, he described his heritage as a "terrible mixture" and, when asked if he felt more Austrian or German, said that he felt "like a European".{{sfn|Reuß|2010}} Rindt had one half-brother, Uwe, through his mother.{{sfn|Giesser|2010}}

Rindt's childhood friends and his brother described him as a "laddish child" who often performed tricks to amuse others. While on a skiing holiday, he broke his [[Femur neck|femoral neck]], leading to several surgeries that left one leg {{convert|4|cm|in|spell=in}} shorter than the other. As a result of this, Rindt limped slightly for the rest of his life.{{sfn|Giesser|2010}} At the age of sixteen, he received a [[moped]] and started racing his friends on motocross tracks.{{sfn|Reuß|2010}} His time in school was troubled and he was excluded from schools several times.<ref name=f1com>{{cite web|title=Jochen Rindt|url=https://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/drivers/hall-of-fame/Jochen_Rindt.html|website=formula1.com|publisher=Formula One World Championship Limited|access-date=14 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008065552/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/drivers/hall-of-fame/Jochen_Rindt.html |archive-date=8 October 2015}}</ref> He said:
{{blockquote|In the end I got thrown out and went to England to learn English. I learned to drive while I was in England but I was too young to get a licence. When I went back home I broke my leg skiing but I decided I was more than capable of driving myself – even though I had one leg in plaster. I actually drove without a licence for 18 months and then got caught the day before I was eligible to collect it.<ref name=guardian/>}}
His chances of obtaining a licence were put into further jeopardy because he had collected eight recorded misdemeanours with the police during his youth.{{sfn|Giesser|2010}} In 1960, he received his first car, an old [[Volkswagen Beetle]].{{sfn|Henry|1990|p=12}} His interest in motorsport greatly increased when he visited the [[1961 German Grand Prix]] at the [[Nürburgring]] with school friends, including fellow future Formula One driver [[Helmut Marko]].{{sfn|Henry|1990|p=13}}<ref name=total>{{cite web|title=Erinnerungen an Jochen Rindt: "I werd a Rennfoara"|url=http://www.motorsport-total.com/f1/news/2012/04/Erinnerungen_an_Jochen_Rindt_I_werd_a_Rennfoara_12041804.html|website=motorsport-total.com|access-date=14 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114205734/http://www.motorsport-total.com/f1/news/2012/04/Erinnerungen_an_Jochen_Rindt_I_werd_a_Rennfoara_12041804.html |archive-date=14 January 2016|date=18 April 2012}}</ref>