Editing Jochen Rindt (section)

===Beginnings===
Rindt drove his first race at the ''Flugplatzrennen'' in 1961, in his grandmother's [[Simca Montlhéry]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Flugplatzrennen Innsbruck|url=https://jochenrindt.com/en/racing/flugplatzrennen-innsbruck/|access-date=24 November 2020|website=Jochen Rindt|language=en}}</ref> After missing the official application period, he only entered after a friendly high-ranking motorsport functionary from Graz intervened on his behalf.<ref name=total/> During the race, he was [[Racing flags#Black flag|black flagged]] for his dangerous driving style and therefore disqualified; he did not immediately return to the pit lane as he was unaware of the regulations. Rindt entered several rallies with his Simca but did not achieve good results. It was only when he was provided with a race-prepared {{clarification needed span|text=[[Alfa Romeo 105/115 Series Coupés#GT 1300 Junior .281965.E2.80.931977.29|Alfa Romeo GT 1300]]|reason=Model unclear.  GT 1300 (Junior) [at page linked to] did not appear until 1965.|date=February 2024}} at cost price and with free servicing by a local dealer that he became more successful. In the Alfa Romeo, he achieved eight victories.{{sfn|Giesser|2010}}{{sfn|Henry|1990|p=13}}

In 1963, Rindt switched to [[Formula Junior]] with the assistance of Kurt Bardi-Barry, a wealthy owner of a travel agency and one of Austria's leading drivers at the time; Barry gave him his one-year-old [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] T67{{sfn|Henry|1990|p=13}} and the two men formed a partnership, driving to races together. Rindt was fastest in practice for his first race in [[ACI Vallelunga Circuit|Vallelunga]], a race won by Barry, and took victory in his second at [[Cesenatico]]. In the race, Rindt had taken advantage of an accident in the early stages. While most drivers slowed for the incoming ambulance, he raced ahead between the straw barriers and the parked medical vehicle to take the lead. At the time, he was notorious for his dangerous style, almost crashing into the spectators at a race in the streets of [[Budapest]].{{sfn|Zwickl|2007|pages=72–73}}