Editing Jochen Rindt

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{{Infobox person
| name          = Jochen Rindt
| image         = Rindt at 1970 Dutch Grand Prix (2C).jpg
| image_size    = 250px
| caption       = Rindt at the [[1970 Dutch Grand Prix]]
| alt           = Photograph of Jochen Rindt on a winner's rostrum with a laurel wreath around his neck
| birth_name    = Karl Jochen Rindt
| birth_date    = {{birth date|1942|4|18|df=y}}
| birth_place   = [[Mainz]], [[People's State of Hesse]], [[Nazi Germany|German Reich]]
| death_date    = {{death date and age|1970|9|5|1942|4|18|df=y}}
| death_place   = [[Monza Circuit]], [[Lombardy]], Italy
| death_cause   = [[#Death and legacy|Injuries sustained at the 1970 Italian Grand Prix]]
| spouse        = {{marriage|[[Nina Rindt|Nina Lincoln]]|1967}}
| children      = 1
| module        =
{{Infobox F1 driver|embed=yes
| nationality   = {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Formula One drivers from Austria|Austrian]]{{efn|Rindt raced [[FIA Super License#Nationality of drivers|under an Austrian license]] despite only having German citizenship.{{sfn|Mappes-Niediek|2008|p=35}}}} 
| Years         = {{F1|1964}}–{{F1|1970}}
| Team(s)       = [[Rob Walker Racing Team|Walker]], [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]], [[Brabham]], [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]
| Races         = 62 (60 starts)
| Championships = 1 ({{F1|1970}})
| Wins          = 6
| Podiums       = 13
| Points        = 107 (109){{efn|name="droppedpoints"}}
| Poles         = 10
| Fastest laps  = 3
| First race    = [[1964 Austrian Grand Prix]]
| First win     = [[1969 United States Grand Prix]]
| Last win      = [[1970 German Grand Prix]]
| Last race     = [[1970 Italian Grand Prix]]
}}
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| Years         = {{24hLM|1964}}–{{24hLM|1967}}
| Teams         = [[North American Racing Team|NART]], [[Ford Performance|Ford]], [[Porsche in motorsport|Porsche]]
| Best Finish   = 1st <small>({{24hLM|1965}})</small>
| Class Wins    = 1 <small>({{24hLM|1965}})</small>
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'''Karl Jochen Rindt''' ({{IPA|de|ˈjɔxn̩ ˈʁɪnt|lang}}; 18 April 1942 – 5 September 1970) was a [[racing driver]], who competed [[Formula One drivers from Austria|under the Austrian flag]] in [[Formula One]] from {{F1|1964}} to {{F1|1970}}. Rindt won the [[Formula One World Drivers' Championship]] in {{F1|1970}} with [[Team Lotus|Lotus]], and remains the only driver to have won the World Drivers' Championship posthumously, following his death at the {{F1GP|1970|Italian}}; he won six [[Formula One Grands Prix|Grands Prix]] across seven seasons. In [[endurance racing (motorsport)|endurance racing]], Rindt won the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] in [[1965 24 Hours of Le Mans|1965]] with [[North American Racing Team|NART]].

Born in [[Nazi Germany|Germany]] and raised in [[Allied-occupied Austria|Austria]], Rindt started motor racing in 1961. Switching to [[Open-wheel car|single-seaters]] in 1963, he was successful in both [[Formula Junior]] and [[Formula Two]]. In {{F1|1964}}, Rindt made his debut in [[Formula One]] at the [[1964 Austrian Grand Prix|Austrian Grand Prix]], before securing a full drive with [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] for {{F1|1965}}. After mixed results with the team, he moved to [[Brabham]] for {{F1|1968}} and then [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] in {{F1|1969}}. It was at Lotus that Rindt found a competitive car, although he was often concerned about the safety of the notoriously unreliable Lotus vehicles. He won his first Formula One race at the [[1969 United States Grand Prix]]. He had a very successful 1970 season, mainly racing the revolutionary [[Lotus 72]], and won five of the first nine races. In practice for the Italian Grand Prix at [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Monza]], he spun into the guardrails after a failure on his car's brake shaft, and a poorly installed crash barrier gave way. Rindt was pronounced dead while on the way to hospital. As his closest competitor [[Jacky Ickx]] was unable to score sufficient points in the remaining races of the season, Rindt was awarded the World Championship posthumously. Rindt left behind his wife, [[Nina Rindt|Nina]], and a daughter, Natasha.

Overall, he competed in 62 Grands Prix, winning six and achieving 13 podium finishes. He was also successful in [[sports car racing]], winning the [[1965 24 Hours of Le Mans]] paired with [[Masten Gregory]] in a [[Ferrari P#250 LM|Ferrari 250LM]]. Rindt was a popular figure in Austria and his success resulted in increased interest in motorsport and Formula One in particular. He hosted a monthly television show titled ''Motorama'' and set up a successful exhibition of racing cars in Vienna. During his time in Formula One, he was involved alongside [[Jackie Stewart]] in a campaign to improve safety in Formula One.

==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>

==Racing career==
===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}}

===Formula Two===
[[File:RindtJochen1970LotusF2.jpg|thumb|Rindt in a Formula 2 [[Lotus 69]] at the ''[[Eifelrennen]]'' in 1970|alt=Rindt racing in a green Formula Two car with number 1 on its side]]
Rindt was highly successful in [[Formula Two]] racing, amassing a total of 29 victories.{{sfn|Reuß|2010}} He once again entered the series in partnership with Barry, driving [[Brabham]] cars. The engines provided by [[Cosworth]] were slower and inconsistent in performance; Rindt responded to his reduced pace by declaring: "Then I just brake two metres later."{{sfn|Giesser|2010}} He entered his first F2 race in April 1964 at the ''Preis von Wien'' at [[Aspern]], retiring from both heats.<ref>{{cite web|title=Preis von Wien (Austria)|url=http://jochenrindt.com/en/racing/preis-von-wien-austria/|website=jochenrindt.com|publisher=Natasha Rindt|access-date=14 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114212907/http://jochenrindt.com/en/racing/preis-von-wien-austria/ |archive-date=14 January 2016}}</ref> The international motor racing world first took notice of him on 18 May 1964, when Rindt won the ''London Trophy'' race at the [[Crystal Palace circuit]] in a [[Brabham BT10]] ahead of [[Graham Hill]].<ref name=walitsch>{{cite web|last1=Walitsch|first1=Erich|title=Jochen Rindt – How do you become a racing driver?|url=http://jochenrindt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/JR-Biografie-GER1.pdf|website=jochenrindt.com|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116152849/http://jochenrindt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/JR-Biography-Eng.pdf |archive-date=16 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=London Trophy (Brit)|url=http://jochenrindt.com/en/racing/london-trophy-brit/|website=jochenrindt.com|publisher=Natasha Rindt|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116153033/http://jochenrindt.com/en/racing/london-trophy-brit/ |archive-date=16 January 2016}}</ref>

Like many other drivers at the time, Rindt continued to race in Formula Two races alongside his duties in Formula One; his last F2 appearance was the ''Festspielpreis der Salzburg'' in August 1970.<ref>{{cite web|title=Festspielpreis der Salzburg (non-ch)|url=http://jochenrindt.com/en/racing/festspielpreis-der-salzburg-non-ch/|website=jochenrindt.com|publisher=Natasha Rindt|access-date=14 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114213723/http://jochenrindt.com/en/racing/festspielpreis-der-salzburg-non-ch/ |archive-date=14 January 2016}}</ref> In 1967, he dominated Formula Two, winning nine races in his [[Brabham BT23]]. As an experienced Formula One driver, he was graded "A", meaning his results did not count towards the championship,<ref>{{cite journal|title=Further thoughts on Formula 2 |url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/may-1967/28/further-thoughts-formula-2 |journal=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]] |issue=May 1967 |page=28 |access-date=14 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114134053/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/may-1967/28/further-thoughts-formula-2 |archive-date=14 November 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the title went to [[Jacky Ickx]].{{sfn|Giesser|2010}} Still, his performances led him to be called "king of Formula 2" by the racing press. He had a long-standing relationship with Roy Winkelmann, and drove with his team until it closed at the end of 1969.<ref name=walitsch/>

===Sports cars===
[[File:Ferrari 250 LM.jpg|thumb|The [[Ferrari P|Ferrari 250LM]] that took Rindt to his win at the [[1965 24 Hours of Le Mans]]|alt=Back view of a red Ferrari sports car standing on a grass field at a car show]]
Along with [[Open-wheel car|single-seater racing]], Rindt took up [[sports car racing]] in the mid-1960s. Rindt started at the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] a total of four times. At his debut in {{24hLM|1964}}, sharing a [[Ferrari P|Ferrari 250LM]] with [[David Piper (racing driver)|David Piper]], the car retired too early for Rindt even to take the wheel.<ref>{{cite web|title=24 Hours Le Mans (Int.)|url=http://jochenrindt.com/en/racing/24-hours-le-mans-int/|website=jochenrindt.com|publisher=Natasha Rindt|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116162750/http://jochenrindt.com/en/racing/24-hours-le-mans-int/ |archive-date=16 January 2016}}</ref>

Rindt's best result came the following year at the [[1965 24 Hours of Le Mans]]. Sharing the drive of a Ferrari 250LM with American [[Masten Gregory]] for the [[North American Racing Team]], Rindt won the event. Neither driver was happy to race in a seemingly uncompetitive car. A 1998 article in ''[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]'' stated that neither appeared to show much interest in the race, but instead it was "more a case of 'hope it breaks soon' so they could draw their money and split".<ref name="lemans1998">{{cite journal|title=1965 The Old Man and the Plea|journal=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|date=7 July 2014 |issue=June 1998|pages=36–37|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/june-1998/36/1965-old-man-and-plea|access-date=3 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603162406/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/june-1998/36/1965-old-man-and-plea |archive-date=3 June 2016}}</ref> At the start, the drivers [[Le Mans start|had to run to their cars]]; Rindt entered with a forward roll that allowed him to get his foot on the throttle instantly and take an early lead.<ref name=spiegel2>{{cite journal|title=Tödliche Lotus-Blüten|url=http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-45741439.html|access-date=16 January 2016|journal=Der Spiegel|issue=20/1969|date=12 May 1969|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116164021/http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-45741439.html |archive-date=16 January 2016|language=de|trans-title=Deadly Lotus Blossoms}}</ref> The pair experienced considerable trouble in the early part of the race; the car did not restart during Gregory's first pit stop. Later, the engine failed partially and Gregory brought the car into the pits on only six of twelve cylinders.<ref name="lemans1998"/> At this point, Rindt had already changed back into his civilian clothes, expecting their race to be over.<ref name="lemans2015">{{cite journal|last1=Fearnley|first1=Paul|title=The race Ferrari doesn't need|journal=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|date=22 October 2015 |issue=June 2015|page=102|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/june-2015/102/race-ferrari-doesnt-need|access-date=3 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603163128/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/june-2015/102/race-ferrari-doesnt-need |archive-date=3 June 2016}}</ref> After thirty minutes of repairs, the car restarted and Rindt and Gregory agreed to drive the rest of the event "flat out", at full speed and with the accompanying risk.<ref name="lemans1998"/> Rindt drove most of the night, advancing from 18th to third position by dawn.{{sfn|Reuß|2010}} Gregory persuaded Rindt to let him drive the closing part of the race, suspecting that his young teammate might not drive moderately enough to nurse the car to the finish.<ref name="lemans2015"/> Jacky Ickx later recalled that the two had driven "like maniacs". Even so, the car survived, handing the pair what Ickx called an "unexpected victory".{{sfn|Reuß|2010}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Le Mans 24-hour race|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1965/11/le-mans-24-hour-race|website=motorsportmagazine.com|date=7 July 2014 |publisher=Motor Sport Magazine|access-date=20 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520105312/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1965/11/le-mans-24-hour-race |archive-date=20 May 2016}}</ref>

Later that year, Rindt drove, again in a Ferrari 250LM, at the 500 kilometre race at [[Zeltweg Air Base|Zeltweg]]. He was able to win ahead of the better powered Ferrari of [[Mike Parkes]] owing to a special lever that manually activated the brake lights. Using the tool shortly before his actual braking point, Rindt was able to force Parkes to brake earlier than him which allowed him to stay ahead.{{sfn|Giesser|2010}}

Apart from his 1965 victory, he never finished the race in Le Mans. In [[1966 24 Hours of Le Mans|1966]], his [[Ford GT40]] (shared with [[Innes Ireland]]) suffered an engine failure.<ref>{{cite web|title=24 Hours Le Mans (Int.)|url=http://jochenrindt.com/en/racing/24-hours-le-mans-int-3/|website=jochenrindt.com|publisher=Natasha Rindt|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116162831/http://jochenrindt.com/en/racing/24-hours-le-mans-int-3/ |archive-date=16 January 2016}}</ref> [[1967 24 Hours of Le Mans|A year later]], he drove a [[Porsche 907]] with [[Gerhard Mitter]] until their camshaft failed.<ref>{{cite web|title=24 Hours Le Mans (Int.)|url=http://jochenrindt.com/en/racing/24-hours-le-mans-int-4/|website=jochenrindt.com|publisher=Natasha Rindt|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116162906/http://jochenrindt.com/en/racing/24-hours-le-mans-int-4/ |archive-date=16 January 2016}}</ref>

===Formula One===
====Cooper (1964–1967)====
Rindt made his Formula One debut at his home race, the [[1964 Austrian Grand Prix]], in a loaned [[Brabham BT11]] supplied by the [[Rob Walker Racing Team]]. He retired on the 58th lap with a broken steering column in his only Grand Prix of the season.{{sfn|Reuß|2010}}<ref>{{cite journal|last=Jenkinson|first=Denis|author-link=Denis Jenkinson|title=Austrian Grand Prix|journal=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|date=7 July 2014 |issue=October 1964|page=39|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1964/39/austrian-grand-prix|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116184204/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1964/39/austrian-grand-prix |archive-date=16 January 2016}}</ref>
[[File:1965-08-01 Rindt, Jochen - Cooper Climax.jpg|thumb|Rindt on his way to fourth place at the [[1965 German Grand Prix]]|alt=Black-and-white photograph of Jochen Rindt racing in a wingless Cooper Formula One car with his name visibly written on the side of the car]]

For the [[1965 Formula One season]], Rindt signed as a permanent driver with Cooper, paired with [[Bruce McLaren]]. He was not immediately successful as Cooper, formerly a top team, were struggling at the time. In his first race, the [[1965 South African Grand Prix]], he developed transistor trouble; the damage was initially repaired but the problem recurred and Rindt had to retire from the race.<ref>{{cite journal|title=11th South African Grand Prix|journal=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|date=7 July 2014 |issue=February 1965|page=28|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/february-1965/28/11th-south-african|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116191023/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/february-1965/28/11th-south-african }}</ref> His best result was a fourth place at the [[1965 German Grand Prix|German Grand Prix]] at the Nürburgring.<ref name=walitsch/> He ended the season with four points, 13th in the championship.<ref>{{cite journal|title=1965 F1 World Championship|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/database/championships/1-f1/147-1965-f1-world-championship|journal=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116185207/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/database/championships/1-f1/147-1965-f1-world-championship |archive-date=16 January 2016}}</ref>

[[File:Dauerausstellung 360GRAZ - Overall von Jochen Rindt aus der Saison 1966.jpg|thumb|Rindt's overalls for the [[1966 Formula One season|1966 season]]]]
For {{F1|1966}}, Cooper introduced the [[Cooper T81|T81]] chassis and used nine-year old [[Maserati in Formula One|Maserati]] [[V12 engine]]s, which were powerful but heavy. A new engine formula was introduced for the season, with the capacity doubled to three litres.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=1966 F1 World Championship|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/1-f1/148-1966-f1-world-championship|magazine=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|access-date=16 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116112323/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/1-f1/148-1966-f1-world-championship|archive-date=16 November 2016}}</ref> Many teams struggled with the new rules, leaving Cooper competitive even with their old Maserati V12s. After McLaren left, Rindt became team leader until {{F1|1964}} world champion [[John Surtees]] joined from [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]].<ref name=walitsch/> At the second race of the year, the {{F1GP|1966|Belgian}}, Rindt overcame an engine failure in practice to qualify second, next to Surtees on the front row of the grid. In a race affected by heavy rain, he overtook Surtees for the lead on lap four. He spun several times on the wet track and suffered from a [[limited-slip differential]], but held onto the lead until lap 21, when Surtees repassed him and won. It was Rindt's first ever podium finish in Formula One, after what ''Motor Sport'' magazine called a "very courageous" drive.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Jenkinson|first=Denis|author-link=Denis Jenkinson|title=Belgian GP|journal=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|date=7 July 2014 |issue=July 1966|page=16|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1966/16/belgian-gp|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116192122/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1966/16/belgian-gp }}</ref> Overall, he achieved three podium positions, handing him third place in the championship at the end of the year.{{sfn|Reuß|2010}}<ref>{{cite magazine|title=1966 F1 World Championship|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/database/championships/1-f1/148-1966-f1-world-championship|magazine=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116185825/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/database/championships/1-f1/148-1966-f1-world-championship |archive-date=16 January 2016}}</ref>

{{F1|1967}} was less successful, as Rindt only finished two races, the [[1967 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgian]] and [[1967 Italian Grand Prix|Italian Grands Prix]], both in fourth place.<ref name=walitsch/> Six points meant that he ended the season in 13th place in the championship.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=1967 F1 World Championship|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/database/championships/1-f1/149-1967-f1-world-championship|magazine=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116190423/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/database/championships/1-f1/149-1967-f1-world-championship |archive-date=16 January 2016}}</ref>

====Brabham (1968)====
Prior to {{F1|1968}}, Rindt received offers from every team except [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] and [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]],{{sfn|Giesser|2010}} and moved to Brabham, who had been world champions in the two previous seasons. Technical problems restricted him that year. Brabham's [[Repco#Repco V8 engine|Repco V8 engine]] was not competitive against the now widely used [[Cosworth DFV]]<ref name=walitsch/> and Rindt finished just two races, both in third place. At the season opener in [[1968 South African Grand Prix|South Africa]] on New Year's Day, Rindt placed third, being elevated by a late retirement from [[Jackie Stewart]] and closing on second-placed Graham Hill towards the end.<ref>{{cite web|title=Clark eases to victory in last grand prix|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/56585.html|publisher=ESPN|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116202324/http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/56585.html |archive-date=16 January 2016|date=1 January 1968}}</ref> The race was won by [[Jim Clark]], a close friend of Rindt's. It was Clark's final Formula One race; he died three months later at a Formula Two race at [[Hockenheimring|Hockenheim]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tsvyk|first1=Andrew|title=1968 South African Grand Prix flashback|url=http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2009/01/21/1968-south-african-grand-prix-flashback/|publisher=F1Fanatic|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116202105/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2009/01/21/1968-south-african-grand-prix-flashback/ |archive-date=16 January 2016|date=21 January 2009}}</ref> Rindt was deeply affected by his death, telling Austrian journalist Heinz Prüller: "If Jim Clark is not safe, what can happen to us?"{{sfn|Reuß|2010}} His second podium finish came in heavy rain and fog at the Nürburgring at the {{F1GP|1968|German}}, a race dominated by Stewart, who finished four minutes ahead of Hill in second place. Rindt had closed on Hill in the latter stages of the race after the Englishman spun, and finished just four seconds behind after a close battle during the last lap.<ref>{{cite web|title=Masterful Stewart tames treacherous Nurburgring|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/56647.html|publisher=ESPN|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116202849/http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/56647.html |archive-date=16 January 2016|date=4 August 1968}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Födisch|first1=Jörg Thomas|last2=Völker|first2=Bernhard|last3=Behrndt|first3=Michael|title=Der große Preis von Deutschland. Alle Rennen seit 1926|date=2008|publisher=Heel Verlag|location=Königswinter|isbn=978-3-86852-043-9|page=120}}</ref> His eight points placed him twelfth in the championship at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=1968 F1 World Championship|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/database/championships/1-f1/150-1968-f1-world-championship|magazine=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116203211/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/database/championships/1-f1/150-1968-f1-world-championship |archive-date=16 January 2016}}</ref>

During these years, he also raced in the [[Indianapolis 500]] in both [[1967 Indianapolis 500|1967]] and [[1968 Indianapolis 500|1968]], but finished only 24th and 32nd,<ref>{{cite magazine|title=1967 Indianapolis 500|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/database/races/572-1967-indianapolis-500|magazine=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116204005/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/database/races/572-1967-indianapolis-500 |archive-date=16 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=1968 Indianapolis 500|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/database/races/573-1968-indianapolis-500|magazine=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116204048/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/database/races/573-1968-indianapolis-500 |archive-date=16 January 2016}}</ref> completing only five laps in 1968 after finishing slightly more than half of the 1967 race. After dropping out of the 1967 race, Rindt was interviewed on the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network|radio network]] by Luke Walton. When asked what he thought of the "500", he said "not much".<ref>{{cite episode|series=Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query & Mike Thomsen|title=Jake and Mike Talk About Dave MacDonald, Indy 500 Year Books and more!|station=[[WFNI]]|airdate=May 22, 2024}}</ref> In an interview in 2014, Heinz Prüller recalled Rindt speaking about Indianapolis in 1967: "In Indianapolis, I always feel like I am on my way to my own funeral."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Menath|first1=Christian|title=Heinz Prüller: Erinnerungen an Jochen Rindt – Besser als Senna|url=http://www.motorsport-magazin.com/formel1/news-199638-interview-heinz-prueller-erinnerungen-an-jochen-rindt-besser-als-senna/|website=motorsport-magazin.com|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116203559/http://www.motorsport-magazin.com/formel1/news-199638-interview-heinz-prueller-erinnerungen-an-jochen-rindt-besser-als-senna/ |archive-date=16 January 2016|language=de|date=7 September 2014}}</ref> At another occasion, he said about the track: "It is catastrophic, I only drive there because of the money."<ref name=spiegel2/>

====Team Lotus (1969–1970)====
=====1969 season=====
[[File:Chapman and Rindt at 1970 Dutch Grand Prix.jpg|thumb|Rindt had a strained relationship with [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] team owner [[Colin Chapman]].|alt=Black-and-white photograph of Colin Chapman on the left and Rindt on the right conversing in the pit lane in front of a brick wall]]
For the [[1969 Formula One season|1969 season]], Rindt signed for the 1968 World Constructors' Champion Lotus, where he joined the defending Drivers' Champion Graham Hill. Rindt felt uncomfortable with the move, owing to the notorious unreliability of the Lotus car; in a twenty-month period between 1967 and 1969, the team was involved in 31 accidents. Hill alone had nine crashes between 1968 and 1970, which led him to joke: "Every time I am being overtaken by my own wheel, I know I am in a Lotus."<ref name=spiegel3>{{cite journal|title=Immer Angst|journal=Der Spiegel|date=14 September 1970|issue=38/1970|url=http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-44906605.html|access-date=16 January 2016|trans-title=Always afraid|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116205543/http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-44906605.html |archive-date=16 January 2016}}</ref> When Rindt joined Lotus, his friend and ''de facto'' manager [[Bernie Ecclestone]], who had negotiated the deal, remarked that they were aware that Brabham may have been a better choice of team but the speed of the Lotus gave Rindt a chance to win the championship.{{sfn|Reuß|2010}} Rindt commented: "At Lotus, I can either be world champion or die."<ref name=spiegel1/>{{sfn|Zwickl|2007|p=78}} Because of his uncertainty about the wisdom of joining the team, Rindt did not sign the Lotus contract until shortly before the [[1969 Spanish Grand Prix]].{{sfn|Reuß|2010}}
[[File:Jochen Rindt 1969 German GP.jpg|thumb|left|Rindt at the [[1969 German Grand Prix]]|alt=Side-view color photograph of Rindt racing a red and white Lotus Formula One car with a wing attached at the rear]]
Rindt's hesitancy appeared justified when both he and Hill suffered high speed crashes at the Spanish Grand Prix at [[Montjuïc circuit|Montjuïc]]. In both instances, the suspension mounted wings on the cars broke off, causing accidents that could have killed either driver. The effect of the failure lifted Rindt's car off the track and into the barriers, where it collided with the stationary car of Hill, whose accident occurred at the same spot.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stewart profits from Lotus failures|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/56823.html|publisher=ESPN|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116223906/http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/56823.html |archive-date=16 January 2016}}</ref> Although Rindt only suffered a broken nose, one [[Motorsport marshal|marshal]] lost an eye and another had his foot broken. Rindt was furious with Lotus's team owner, [[Colin Chapman]], over the failure; he told a reporter after the accident: "I place the blame on him [Chapman] and rightfully so, because he should have calculated that the wing would break." In an interview on Austrian television a day later, he said: "These wings are insanity [''ein Wahnsinn''] in my eyes and should not be allowed on racing cars. ... But to get any wisdom into Colin Chapman's head is impossible." Asked whether he had lost trust in Lotus after the accident, he replied: "I never had any trust in Lotus", going on to describe his relationship with the team as "purely business".{{sfn|Giesser|2010}}{{sfn|Reuß|2010}} His accident left him sidelined for the {{F1GP|1969|Monaco}}, a race that Hill won.<ref name=forix>{{cite web|last1=Diepraam|first1=Mattijs|title=The Champions / Jochen Rindt. Fearless until the end|url=http://www.forix.com/8w/rindt.html|website=forix.com|publisher=8W|access-date=17 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117183454/http://www.forix.com/8w/rindt.html |archive-date=17 January 2016|date=17 March 2007}}</ref>

Jackie Stewart later described Rindt's 1969 season as the year that he "came of age".{{sfn|Giesser|2010}} At the end of the year, ''Motor Sport'' magazine called him "[t]he only driver to challenge Stewart seriously throughout the season", albeit placing only fourth in the championship. The poor reliability of the [[Lotus 49|Lotus 49B]] affected him; he retired from seven races.<ref name=mmm69>{{cite journal|last=Jenkinson|first=Denis|author-link=Denis Jenkinson|title=The Grand Prix Drivers|journal=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|date=30 November 2010 |issue=December 1969|page=48|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/december-1969/48/lotus-49-b-jochen-rindt|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116211150/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/december-1969/48/lotus-49-b-jochen-rindt |archive-date=16 January 2016}}</ref> At the {{F1GP|1969|British}}, Rindt fought a close battle with Stewart for the lead; both men were 90 seconds ahead of third-placed Jacky Ickx. The race was decided in Stewart's favour only when Rindt had to enter the pits after part of his car's bodywork started to rub on the tyre; he finished fourth.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Owen|first1=Oliver|title=The 10 most dramatic F1 races|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/mar/07/features.sportmonthly|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=17 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151228071226/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/mar/07/features.sportmonthly |archive-date=28 December 2015|date=6 March 2004}}</ref> At the {{F1GP|1969|Italian}}, he was involved in a memorable finish. Having started from pole position, he traded the lead with Stewart and [[Piers Courage]] several times. During the last lap, Rindt, Stewart, McLaren, and [[Jean-Pierre Beltoise]] were running close together as they approached the finish line. Stewart took the win, only eight hundredths of a second ahead of Rindt, while fourth placed McLaren was also within two tenths of a second. It was the closest 1–2–3–4 finish in the history of the sport.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schot |first1=Marcel |title=A Race to Remember: The 1969 Italian GP |url=http://atlasf1.autosport.com/2000/ita/preview/schot.html |website=autosport.com |access-date=15 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115101444/http://atlasf1.autosport.com/2000/ita/preview/schot.html |archive-date=15 November 2018 |url-status=live  }}</ref> Rindt recorded his maiden Grand Prix win at the penultimate race of the season [[1969 United States Grand Prix|at Watkins Glen]], winning $50,000—the largest monetary prize in Formula One history at the time.{{sfn|Giesser|2010}} His victory was overshadowed by a serious accident involving his teammate Hill, who crashed after a high speed puncture and suffered major leg injuries.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Benson|first1=Andrew|title=Formula 1's greatest drivers. Number 19: Graham Hill|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/17406716|publisher=BBC|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116212215/http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/17406716 |archive-date=16 January 2016|date=20 March 2012}}</ref>

=====1970 season=====
For {{F1|1970}}, Rindt's partner at Lotus was [[John Miles (racing driver)|John Miles]]; Graham Hill had left the team to drive for Rob Walker's [[Privateer (motorsport)|customer franchise]]. Rindt became the clear team leader.<ref>{{cite journal|title=The Grand Prix scene|journal=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|date=7 July 2014 |issue=March 1970|page=24|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/march-1970/24/grand-prix-scene|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116225253/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/march-1970/24/grand-prix-scene }}</ref> At the first Grand Prix of the season in [[1970 South African Grand Prix|South Africa]], he qualified fourth, but eventually retired with an engine failure after a first lap incident with [[Chris Amon]] and [[Jack Brabham]], the latter of whom went on to win for the final time in his career.<ref>{{cite journal|title=The Grand Prix of South Africa|journal=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|date=7 July 2014 |issue=April 1970|page=30|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/april-1970/30/grand-prix-south-africa|archive-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116230200/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/april-1970/30/grand-prix-south-africa }}</ref> At the following race, the {{F1GP|1970|Spanish}}, Lotus introduced their revolutionary new car design. Instead of one conventional front radiator, the [[Lotus 72]] featured two, one on each side of the cockpit. Further innovations included torsion bar suspension in place of the widely used coil-springs, and all four brakes mounted inboard to reduce unsprung weight.<ref name=mmmspain70>{{cite journal|title=The Grand Prix of Spain|journal=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|date=7 July 2014 |issue=May 1970|page=30|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/may-1970/30/grand-prix-spain|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116231255/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/may-1970/30/grand-prix-spain }}</ref> During its first practice session, the left semi-axle of the car broke, sending Rindt into a spin.{{sfn|Giesser|2010}} The car also proved ineffective in the race; Rindt retired after nine laps.<ref name=mmmspain70/>

As the Lotus 72 was not as effective as the team hoped, it was returned to the factory to be re-built and Rindt used the old Lotus 49 for the next race in [[1970 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]]. The necessity of using tyres intended for the new design made the older car unstable. Seemingly unaffected by this, Rindt produced what his race engineer [[Herbie Blash]] called "the race of his life". From eighth on the grid, he worked his way through the field on a track notorious for presenting few overtaking opportunities. In the closing stages, he was second, steadily closing the gap on leader Jack Brabham. On the final lap, on the final corner, Brabham braked too late, touched the kerbstone and went straight ahead into the straw bales, allowing Rindt through to take his first victory of the season. Rindt used the Lotus 49 one last time at the {{F1GP|1970|Belgian}}, a race at which he heavily criticised the organisers for installing guardrails that had gaps of several metres between them.{{sfn|Reuß|2010}} He had originally started practice in the remodelled 72, but the car came to a halt early in the session with a broken [[Double wishbone suspension|lower wishbone]], forcing Rindt to switch cars once more. Despite engine troubles during the rest of practice, he managed to qualify on the front row, but later retired with another engine failure.<ref>{{cite journal|title=The Belgian Grand Prix|journal=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|date=7 July 2014 |issue=July 1970|page=36|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1970/36/belgian-grand-prix|access-date=17 January 2016|archive-date=17 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117100355/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1970/36/belgian-grand-prix }}</ref>

[[File:Rindt at 1970 Dutch Grand Prix.jpg|thumb|Rindt took the [[Lotus 72]]'s maiden victory at the [[1970 Dutch Grand Prix]].|alt=Black-and-white photograph of Rindt racing a flat and winged Formula One car through a corner]]
At the {{F1GP|1970|Dutch}}, Rindt eventually used the new Lotus 72, better sorted after alterations had been made. He set pole position in the final practice session, almost a quarter of a second ahead of his closest challenger, Stewart.<ref>{{Cite magazine|author= Jenkinson, Denis |author-link= Denis Jenkinson |url= http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1970/44/dutch-grand-prix-technical-step-forward |date= August 1970 |title= The Dutch Grand Prix: A Technical Step Forward |magazine= [[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]] |volume= 46 |issue= 8 |pages= 850–853 }}</ref> Rindt went on to take his maiden victory in the Lotus 72, but it was not a joyful occasion for him; on lap 23, his close friend Piers Courage, with whom he had eaten dinner just the night before, died in a fiery crash. Rindt was heavily shaken by the loss of yet another fellow driver and contemplated retirement.{{sfn|Henry|1990|p=99}}

After the success at [[Circuit Park Zandvoort|Zandvoort]], Rindt gained confidence in the new Lotus 72, describing it as "the best racing car that exists at the moment".{{sfn|Giesser|2010}} But he continued to have problems. During practice for the {{F1GP|1970|French}}, Rindt opted to drop his new all-enveloping Bell-Star crash helmet, finding it too hot. He went back to using his open-front helmet, only to be hit in the face by a stone from another car, causing a deep cut on his right cheek.<ref name=mmmfrance70>{{cite journal|title=The French Grand Prix|journal=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|date=7 July 2014 |issue=August 1970|page=32|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1970/32/french-grand-prix|access-date=17 January 2016|archive-date=17 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117102323/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1970/32/french-grand-prix }}</ref> He also suffered a steering failure on his car. Furious over yet another mechanical problem, he stormed into the Lotus garage and yelled at Colin Chapman: "If this happens again and I survive, I will kill all of you!"{{sfn|Giesser|2010}} Rindt was still able to win the race, taking the lead in the championship.<ref name=mmmfrance70/> The next race was the {{F1GP|1970|British}} at [[Brands Hatch]]. Jacky Ickx established an early lead ahead of Brabham and Rindt, but when Ickx's transmission failed, Rindt seized the opportunity to pass Brabham for the lead. Brabham was then able to regain the top spot on lap 69 as Rindt missed a gear and looked the certain winner, only to repeat his misfortune of Monaco: on the last lap, he ran out of fuel, allowing Rindt to take his third win in a row. His victory was cast into doubt shortly after the race when Chief Scrutineer Cecil Mitchell found the rear aerofoil not at the regulated height. Rindt was provisionally disqualified, only to be reinstated as winner after three hours of deliberation.{{sfn|Giesser|2010}}<ref>{{cite journal|title=23rd British Grand Prix|journal=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|date=August 1970|page=22|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1970/22/23rd-british-grand-prix|access-date=17 January 2016|archive-date=17 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117103607/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1970/22/23rd-british-grand-prix }}</ref>

The {{F1GP|1970|German}} was originally set to take place at its traditional venue, the Nürburgring. The [[Grand Prix Drivers' Association]] (GPDA), represented by Rindt and Graham Hill, demanded changes to the circuit to increase safety, including [[AK Steel Holding|Armco]] barriers along the entire {{convert|22.8|km|mi}} of the ''Nordschleife''. No agreement was reached and the Grand Prix moved to Hockenheim, where Rindt took his fourth victory in succession. The race was another two-way fight, this time between Rindt and Ickx, who exchanged the lead several times.{{sfn|Reuß|2010}} This meant that he could have secured the drivers' title at his home event at the {{F1GP|1970|Austrian}}. He set the Lotus 72 on pole position, to the delight of the crowd, but retired from the race with an engine failure.<ref>{{cite journal|title=The 8th Austrian Grand Prix|journal=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|date=12 January 2016 |issue=September 1970|page=22|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1970/22/8th-austrian-grand-prix|access-date=17 January 2016|archive-date=17 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117104950/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1970/22/8th-austrian-grand-prix }}</ref> The title decision was therefore postponed to the next race in [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Monza]].{{sfn|Giesser|2010}}

==Death and legacy==
[[File:Jochen Rindt 1969 (N-Ring).jpg|thumb|upright|Rindt in 1969|alt=Black-and-white headshot photograph of Rindt's]]
The paddock moved to the {{F1GP|1970|Italian}} at Monza, a track known for high speeds; drivers often used the [[slipstream]] of cars in front to increase their pace. Because of this, many teams, including Lotus, opted to drop the rear wings mounted on the cars to reduce drag and further increase speeds. The more powerful [[flat-twelve engine|flat-12]] Ferraris of Jacky Ickx and [[Clay Regazzoni]] had been up to {{convert|10|mi/h|km/h|order=flip|abbr=on}} faster than the Lotus at the previous race in Austria. Rindt's teammate John Miles was unhappy with the wingless setup in Friday practice, reporting that the car "wouldn't run straight". Rindt reported no such problems, and Chapman recalled that Rindt reported the car to be "almost 800&nbsp;rpm faster on the straight" without wings.{{sfn|Prüller|1970|pages=192–193}}

On the following day, Rindt ran with higher gear ratios fitted to his car to take advantage of the reduced drag, increasing the car's potential top speed to {{convert|205|mi/h|km/h|order=flip|abbr=on}}.{{sfn|Prüller|1970|p=195}} On his fifth lap of his practice session, he crashed heavily at the approach to the Parabolica corner. [[Denny Hulme]], who was following Rindt at the time, described the accident as follows:
{{blockquote|Jochen was following me for several laps and slowly catching me up and I didn't go through the second Lesmo corner very quick so I pulled to the one side and let Jochen past me and then I followed him down into the Parabolica, ... we were going very fast and he waited until about the 200 metres to put on the brakes. The car just sort of went to the right and then it turned to the left and turned out to the right again and then suddenly just went very quickly left into the guardrail.{{sfn|Reuß|2010}}}}

Upon impact, a joint in the crash barrier parted, the suspension of the vehicle went under the barrier, and the car hit a [[stanchion]] head-on. The front end was destroyed. Rindt was in the habit of using only four points on the five-point harness then available and did not wear the crotch straps, as he wanted to be able to exit the car quickly in the event of fire.  As a result, upon impact he slid under the belts, and the belts fatally slit open Rindt's throat.<ref name=guardian/>{{sfn|Henry|1990|p=104}}{{sfn|Prüller|1970|p=199}} Later investigations found that the accident was initiated by a failure of the car's right front [[inboard brake]] shaft, but that Rindt's death was caused by poorly installed crash barriers.{{sfn|Nye|1986|p=69}}<ref name=forix/>
Chapman rejected the assertion that the broken brake shaft had caused the accident, arguing that the shaft broke when the wheel hit the crash barrier.<ref>Autosport Magazine, Correspondence Page 6, September 24 1970</ref>

Rindt was pronounced dead on the way to hospital in Milan and Lotus withdrew all cars from the race, including the Lotus 72 entered by Rob Walker.<ref name=forix/><ref name=mmmitaly1>{{cite journal|title=41st Italian Grand Prix|journal=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|date=October 1970|page=32|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1970/32/41st-italian-grand-prix|access-date=20 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120105252/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1970/32/41st-italian-grand-prix |archive-date=20 January 2016}}</ref> The Grand Prix went ahead and Clay Regazzoni took his maiden victory, but celebrations were muted.<ref>{{cite web|title=Italian GP, 1970 Race Report|url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr194.html|website=grandprix.com|access-date=20 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120113551/http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr194.html |archive-date=20 January 2016}}</ref> There was a lengthy investigation into Rindt's death in Italy, leading to a trial against Colin Chapman; he was cleared of all charges in 1976. The destroyed Lotus 72 remained in Italy after the trial, going to a scrapyard near Monza. In 1985, a real estate agent found the wreckage and bought it from the authorities, later trading it in 1993 for a [[Lola Cars|Lola]] Formula 3 car. Since then, the car has rested in a garage near [[Milan]].{{sfn|Zwickl|2007|p=79}}

[[File:Grab Jochen Rindt.jpg|thumb|upright|Rindt's grave in Graz]]
Rindt was buried at the central cemetery (Zentralfriedhof) in Graz on 11 September 1970.{{sfn|Reuß|2010}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Jochen Rindt – Ein Leben für den Motorsport|url=http://www.steiermark.at/cms/beitrag/10000820/2075/|website=steiermark.at|publisher=Landesregierung Steiermark|access-date=20 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120122551/http://www.steiermark.at/cms/beitrag/10000820/2075/ |archive-date=20 January 2016|language=de}}</ref> At his funeral, [[Joakim Bonnier]] gave the eulogy, saying:
{{blockquote|To die doing something that you loved to do, is to die happy. And Jochen has the admiration and the respect of all of us. The only way you can admire and respect a great driver and friend. Regardless what happens in the remaining Grands Prix this year, to all of us, Jochen is the world champion.{{sfn|Reuß|2010}}}}

At the time he died Rindt had won five of that year's ten Grands Prix, which meant that he had a substantial lead in the Drivers' Championship. After winning the [[1970 Canadian Grand Prix|next race in Canada]], Jacky Ickx moved within 17 points of Rindt in the Championship, giving him a chance to win the title if he won the two remaining races.<ref>{{cite web|title=Canadian GP, 1970 Race Report|url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr195.html|website=grandprix.com|access-date=20 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120123235/http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr195.html |archive-date=20 January 2016}}</ref> At the {{F1GP|1970|United States}}, a race won by Rindt's replacement at Lotus, [[Emerson Fittipaldi]], Ickx placed only fourth, making Rindt motor racing's only posthumous world champion.{{sfn|Rendall|2007|p=264}} The championship trophy was handed to his widow Nina by Jackie Stewart on 18 November 1970 in a ceremony near the [[Place de la Concorde]] in [[Paris]].{{sfn|Reuß|2010}}<ref>{{cite book|last1=Stewart|first1=Jackie|title=Winning Is Not Enough|date=2007|publisher=Headline Publishing|location=London|isbn=978-0-7553-1539-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/winningisnotenou0000stew/page/174 174]|url=https://archive.org/details/winningisnotenou0000stew/page/174}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/54973818|title=The F1 champion crowned beyond the grave|work=BBC Sport}}</ref>

Rindt was commemorated in many ways. The early season BARC 200 Formula Two race was renamed the ''Jochen Rindt Memorial Trophy'' for as long as the series existed. In 2000, on the 30th anniversary of his death, the city of Graz unveiled a bronze plaque in remembrance of Rindt, with wife Nina and daughter Natasha present.<ref name=forix/> The penultimate corner at the [[Red Bull Ring]] in Austria is named after Rindt.<ref>{{cite web|title=Circuit|url=https://www.projekt-spielberg.com/de/formel-1/circuit|website=projekt-spielberg.com|publisher=Projekt Spielberg GmbH & Co KG|access-date=20 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120123718/https://www.projekt-spielberg.com/de/formel-1/circuit |archive-date=20 January 2016|language=de}}</ref>

The Historic Sports Car Club in the United Kingdom hosts a historic Formula 2 championship, whose pre-1972 category is called the "Class A Jochen Rindt Trophy".<ref>{{cite web |title=Historic Formula 2 |url=https://hscc.org.uk/championships/historic-formula-2/ |publisher=Historic Sports Car Club |access-date=30 June 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In March 1967, Rindt married [[Nina Rindt|Nina Lincoln]], a Finnish model and daughter of racing driver [[Curt Lincoln]], whom he had raced in the early part of his career.<ref name=walitsch/> After becoming engaged, Lincoln had originally broken up with Rindt and sent the engagement ring back. Rindt then put it back into the box with a note telling her to keep it until she changed her mind, which she did upon receiving the package, later explaining: "I like men who know what they want."<ref name=spiegel1>{{cite web|title=Formel-1-Legende Jochen Rindt: Todesfahrt zum Weltmeistertitel|url=http://www.spiegel.de/einestages/formel-1-legende-jochen-rindt-a-946660.html|website=spiegel.de|publisher=Spiegel Online|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116154624/http://www.spiegel.de/einestages/formel-1-legende-jochen-rindt-a-946660.html |archive-date=16 January 2016|language=de|date=3 September 2010}}</ref> The couple moved to Switzerland, near [[Begnins]], where they built a house together.<ref name=forix/> The Rindts had one daughter, Natasha, who was two years old at the time of her father's death. Nina Rindt married twice more after Rindt's death, first Philip Martyn, with whom she had another daughter, and then [[Alexander Hood, 4th Viscount Bridport]], making her Nina Hood, Lady Bridport. The couple had a son, Anthony.<ref>{{cite web|title=Was wurde aus der schönen Witwe Nina Rindt?|url=http://www.bild.de/sport/motorsport/was-wurde-aus-der-schoenen-witwe-nina-rindt-13857782.bild.html|website=bild.de|publisher=Bild|access-date=16 January 2016|language=de|date=4 September 2010}}</ref> Their daughter Natasha later worked with Bernie Ecclestone for several years after he had taken over the commercial rights of Formula One.{{sfn|Reuß|2010}}

Rindt had met Bernie Ecclestone during his time at Cooper and the two became friends. Noticing his commercial talent, Rindt allowed Ecclestone to manage his professional contracts, without ever officially employing him as a manager. Ecclestone said of the relationship: "I was never his manager, we were good friends. I helped him with any help he ever needed." After Rindt's accident, it was Ecclestone who carried his bloody helmet back to the pit lane.{{sfn|Reuß|2010}}
[[File:Stewart and Rindt at 1968 Dutch Grand Prix.jpg|thumb|Rindt following [[Jackie Stewart]] at the [[1968 Dutch Grand Prix]]|alt=Black-and-white photograph of two Formula One cars driving on a wet track]]
In Formula One, Rindt had several friendly relationships with other drivers, most notably Jackie Stewart. They met at a Formula Two event in 1964 and soon became friends, often going on holiday together and living near each other in Switzerland. Until his death, they were sometimes accompanied by Jim Clark.{{sfn|Giesser|2010}} Rindt became involved in Stewart's fight for increased safety in Formula One, being one of the leading figures of the GPDA. For his role in the safety campaign, Rindt was criticised by fellow drivers and the press alike; reporters derogatively called Stewart, Rindt and Joakim Bonnier the "Geneva connection", due to their residence in Switzerland.{{sfn|Reuß|2010}} Stewart said that it took Rindt some time to understand the graveness of the situation but after that, he was a "good ally".{{sfn|Giesser|2010}} After Rindt's death, his wife Nina stayed close with the Stewarts and can be seen visiting them at the [[1971 Monaco Grand Prix]] in the [[Roman Polanski]]-produced film ''[[Weekend of a Champion]]''.<ref>{{cite AV media |people=Simon, Frank (director); Polanski, Roman (producer) |year=1972 |title=Weekend of a Champion |medium= Motion picture |publisher=Anglo-EMI}}</ref>

Privately, Rindt was known to family and friends as an often reckless driver when on public roads. During the early years of his career, he took his [[Jaguar E-Type]] out in the streets of Vienna, where he lived, and [[Drifting (motorsport)|drifted]] through the streets.{{sfn|Zwickl|2007|p=73}} He sparked public criticism in 1968 when he flipped over a [[Mini#Mini Cooper and Cooper S: 1961.E2.80.931971.3B 1990-2000|Mini Cooper]] during a demonstration run at an [[autocross]] event in [[Großhöflein]], while his pregnant wife was on board.{{sfn|Giesser|2010}}

Rindt's success popularised motorsport in Austria. Helmut Zwickl called him "the driving instructor of the nation".{{sfn|Reuß|2010}} In 1965, Rindt put together the first exhibition of racing cars in Austria, the ''Jochen-Rindt-Show'' in Vienna. It was an immediate success, with 30,000 visitors on the first weekend alone. Using his connections, he brought in his friend Joakim Bonnier and former [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]] Grand Prix manager [[Alfred Neubauer]] as opening speakers, with other drivers such as Jackie Stewart attending.{{sfn|Giesser|2010}} The show soon became an annual event and later moved to the German city of [[Essen]] in 1970, shortly after Rindt's death, and remains there as the [[Essen Motor Show]].<ref name=spiegel1/> Rindt, with the help of Ecclestone, was able to successfully promote himself, including lucrative sponsorship and advertising contracts.{{sfn|Giesser|2010}} Following his ascent in racing, two race tracks were built in Austria, the Österreichring (now Red Bull Ring), for which Rindt worked as a consultant, and the [[Salzburgring]]. Rindt's popularity was further increased through the TV show ''Motorama'', which he hosted. The monthly programme included tips for driving on public roads, reports from Grands Prix and interviews of fellow drivers by Rindt.{{sfn|Reuß|2010}}

==Racing record==

===Career summary===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"
! Season
! Series
! Team
! Races
! Wins
! Poles
! {{abbr|F/laps|Fastest laps}}
! Podiums
! Points
! Position
|-
!rowspan=2|1964
|align=left|[[1964 Formula One season|Formula One]]
|align=left|[[Rob Walker Racing Team]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|{{abbr|NC|Not classified}}
|-
|align=left|[[1964 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]]
|align=left|[[North American Racing Team]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|N/A
|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}
|-
!rowspan=3|1965
|align=left|[[1965 Formula One season|Formula One]]
|align=left|[[Cooper Car Company]]
|9
|0
|0
|0
|0
|4
|13th
|-
|align=left|[[1965 Trophées de France season|Trophées de France]]
|align=left|Roy Winkelmann Racing
|4
|1
|1
|1
|3
|16
|style="background:#DFDFDF"|'''2nd'''
|-
|align=left|[[1965 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]]
|align=left|[[North American Racing Team]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|1
|N/A
|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'''1st'''
|-
!rowspan=2|1966
|align=left|[[1966 Formula One season|Formula One]]
|align=left|[[Cooper Car Company]]
|9
|0
|0
|0
|3
|22
|style="background:#FFDF9F"|'''3rd'''
|-
|align=left|[[1966 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]]
|align=left|F.R. English Ltd. \ Comstock Racing
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|N/A
|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}
|-
!rowspan=5|1967
|align=left|[[1967 Formula One season|Formula One]]
|align=left|[[Cooper Car Company]]
|10
|0
|0
|0
|0
|6
|13th
|-
|align=left|[[1967 Trophées de France season|Trophées de France]]
| rowspan="2" align="left" |Roy Winkelmann Racing
|4
|3
|1
|1
|4
|33
|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'''1st'''
|-
|align=left|RAC British F2 Championship
|5
|3
|0
|0
|0
|27
|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'''1st'''
|-
|align=left|[[1967 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]]
|align=left|[[Porsche in motorsport|Porsche System Engineering]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|N/A
|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}
|-
|align=left|[[1967 USAC Championship Car season|USAC Championship Car]]
|align=left|[[Dan Gurney|Wagner Lockheed Brake Fluid]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|{{abbr|NC|Not classified}}
|-
!rowspan=2|1968
|align=left|[[1968 Formula One season|Formula One]]
|align=left|[[Brabham|Brabham Racing Organisation]]
|12
|0
|2
|0
|2
|8
|12th
|-
|align=left|[[1968 USAC Championship Car season|USAC Championship Car]]
|align=left|[[Brabham|Repco-Brabham]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|{{abbr|NC|Not classified}}
|-
!rowspan=2|1969
|align=left|[[1969 Formula One season|Formula One]]
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left"|[[John Player & Sons|Gold Leaf]] [[Team Lotus]]
|10
|1
|5
|2
|3
|22
|4th
|-
|align=left|[[1969 Tasman Series|Tasman Series]]
|7
|2
|0
|0
|4
|30
|style="background:#DFDFDF"|'''2nd'''
|-
!1970
|align=left|[[1970 Formula One season|Formula One]]
|align=left|[[John Player & Sons|Gold Leaf]] [[Team Lotus]]
|9
|5
|3
|1
|5
|45
|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'''1st'''
|-
! colspan="10" |{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=Jochen Rindt|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/jochen-rindt/|work=Motor Sport|access-date=5 May 2022}}</ref>}}}}
|}

===Complete Formula One World Championship results===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! {{Tooltip|WDC|World Drivers' Championship}}
! [[List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems|Pts]]{{efn|name="droppedpoints"|Up until {{F1|1990}}, not all points scored by a driver contributed to their final World Championship tally (see [[List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems|list of points scoring systems]] for more information). Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.<ref>{{cite web|last=Diepraam|first=Mattijs|title=World Championship points systems|url=http://8w.forix.com/6thgear/points.html|work=8W|date=18 January 2019|access-date=1 December 2020|archive-date=24 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924032459/http://8w.forix.com/6thgear/points.html|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
|-
| {{F1|1964}}
! [[Rob Walker Racing Team]]
! [[Brabham]] [[Brabham BT11|BT11]]
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] P56 1.5 [[V8 engine|V8]]
| [[1964 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1964 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1964 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1964 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1964 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1964 German Grand Prix|GER]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1964 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
| [[1964 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1964 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
| [[1964 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]
|
|
|
! NC
! 0
|-
|rowspan=2| {{F1|1965}}
!rowspan=2| [[Cooper Car Company]]
! [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] [[Cooper T73|T73]]
!rowspan=2| [[Coventry Climax#FWMV|Climax FWMV 1.5 V8]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1965 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1965 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|8}}
|
|
|
|
|
!rowspan=2| 13th
!rowspan=2| 4
|-
! [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] [[Cooper T77|T77]]
|
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1965 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br>{{small|DNQ}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1965 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br>{{small|11}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1965 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1965 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br>{{small|14}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1965 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1965 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br>{{small|4}}
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1965 United States Grand Prix|USA]] <br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1965 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|
|
|
|-
| {{F1|1966}}
! [[Cooper Car Company]]
! [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] [[Cooper T81|T81]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] 9/F1 3.0 [[V12 engine|V12]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1966 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1966 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br>{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1966 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br>{{small|4}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1966 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br>{{small|5}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1966 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1966 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br>{{small|3}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1966 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1966 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1966 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd'''
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''22 (24)'''
|-
|rowspan=4| {{F1|1967}}
!rowspan=4| [[Cooper Car Company]]
! [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] [[Cooper T81|T81]]
!rowspan=2| [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] 9/F1 3.0 [[V12 engine|V12]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1967 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1967 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1967 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|
|
|
|
|
!rowspan=4| 13th
!rowspan=4| 6
|-
!rowspan=2| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] [[Cooper T81|T81B]]
|
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1967 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 
|
|
|-
!rowspan=2| [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] 10/F1 3.0 [[V12 engine|V12]]
|
|
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1967 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br>{{small|4}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1967 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1967 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[1967 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]
|
|
|-
! [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] [[Cooper T86|T86]]
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1967 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1967 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1967 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|4}}
|
|
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2 | {{F1|1968}}
!rowspan=2 | [[Brabham|Brabham Racing Organisation]]
! [[Brabham]] [[Brabham BT24|BT24]]
! [[Repco#Four world titles for the single-camshaft 16-valve|Repco 740 3.0 V8]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1968 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br>{{small|3}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1968 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1968 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
!rowspan=2 | 12th
!rowspan=2 | 8
|-
! [[Brabham]] [[Brabham BT26|BT26]]
! [[Repco#No success for the double-camshaft 32-valve|Repco 860 3.0 V8]]
|
|
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1968 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1968 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[1968 French Grand Prix|FRA]]'''<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1968 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1968 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1968 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] <br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[1968 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]'''<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1968 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1968 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|
|-
| {{F1|1969}}
! [[John Player & Sons|Gold Leaf]] [[Team Lotus]]
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 49|49B]]
! [[Cosworth DFV|Ford Cosworth DFV]] 3.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1969 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''''[[1969 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]'''''<br>{{small|Ret}}
| [[1969 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[1969 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]'''<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1969 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''[[1969 British Grand Prix|GBR]]'''<br>{{small|4}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1969 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''[[1969 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]'''<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1969 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br>{{small|3}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[1969 United States Grand Prix|USA]]'''''<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1969 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|
|
! 4th
! 22
|-
|rowspan=3| {{F1|1970}}
!rowspan=3| [[John Player & Sons|Gold Leaf]] [[Team Lotus]]
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 49|49C]]
!rowspan=3| [[Cosworth DFV|Ford Cosworth DFV]] 3.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1970 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br />{{small|13}}
|
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[1970 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1970 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" rowspan=3| '''1st'''
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" rowspan=3| '''45'''
|-
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 72|72]]
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1970 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| 
| 
| 
|-
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 72|72C]]
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[1970 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]'''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1970 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[1970 British Grand Prix|GBR]]'''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1970 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[1970 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]'''<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[1970 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|DNS}}
| [[1970 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[1970 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
| [[1970 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]
|-
!colspan="19"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite book|last=Small|first=Steve|title=The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who|date=1994|publisher=Guinness|page=319|isbn=0-85112-702-9}}</ref>}}}}
|}

===Non-championship Formula One results===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 3|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position)
(Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
|-
| {{F1|1963}}
! Jochen Rindt
! [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] [[Cooper T67|T67]]
! [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] 109E 1.5 [[Straight-4|L4]]
| [[1963 Lombank Trophy|LOM]]
| [[1963 Glover Trophy|GLV]]
| [[1963 Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]
| [[1963 Imola Grand Prix|IMO]]
| [[1963 Syracuse Grand Prix|SYR]]
| [[1963 Aintree 200|AIN]]
| [[1963 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]
| [[1963 Rome Grand Prix|ROM]]
| [[1963 Solitude Grand Prix|SOL]]
| [[1963 Kanonloppet|KAN]]
| [[1963 Mediterranean Grand Prix|MED]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1963 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
| [[1963 International Gold Cup|OUL]]
| [[1963 Rand Grand Prix|RAN]]<br />
|-
|rowspan=2| {{F1|1965}}
! [[Cooper Car Company]]
! [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] [[Cooper T77|T77]]
! [[Coventry Climax#FWMV|Climax FWMV 1.5 V8]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1965 Race of Champions|ROC]]<br>{{small|7}}
| [[1965 Syracuse Grand Prix|SYR]]
|style="background:#000000; color:#ffffff"| [[1965 Sunday Mirror Trophy|<span style="color:white;">SMT</span>]]<br />{{small|DSQ}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1965 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
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! [[Brabham]] [[Brabham BT16|BT16]] (F2)
! [[Ford Cosworth FVA]] 1.6 [[Straight-4|L4]]
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|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1965 Mediterranean Grand Prix|MED]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
| [[1965 Rand Grand Prix|RAN]]
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| {{F1|1966}}
! [[Cooper Car Company]]
! [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] [[Cooper T81|T81]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] 9/F1 3.0 [[V12 engine|V12]]
| [[1966 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
| [[1966 Syracuse Grand Prix|SYR]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1966 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]<br>{{small|5}}
| [[1966 International Gold Cup|OUL]]
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|rowspan=2| {{F1|1967}}
! [[Cooper Car Company]]
! [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] [[Cooper T81|T81]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] 9/F1 3.0 [[V12 engine|V12]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1967 Race of Champions|ROC]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
| [[1967 Spring Cup|SPR]]
| [[1967 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]
| [[1967 Syracuse Grand Prix|SYR]]
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! Roy Winkelmann Racing
! [[Brabham]] [[Brabham BT23|BT23]] (F2)
! [[Ford Cosworth FVA]] 1.6 [[Straight-4|L4]]
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|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1967 International Gold Cup|OUL]]<br>{{small|6}}
| [[1967 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
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! [[Brabham|Brabham Racing Organisation]]
! [[Brabham]] [[Brabham BT26|BT26]]
! [[Repco#No success for the double-camshaft 32-valve|Repco 860 3.0 V8]]
| [[1968 Race of Champions|ROC]]
| [[1968 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1968 International Gold Cup|OUL]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
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|rowspan=2| {{F1|1969}}
!rowspan=2| [[John Player & Sons|Gold Leaf]] [[Team Lotus]]
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 49|49B]]
!rowspan=2| [[Cosworth DFV|Ford Cosworth DFV]] 3.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ''[[1969 Race of Champions|ROC]]''<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ''[[1969 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]''<br>{{small|2}}
| [[1969 Madrid Grand Prix|MAD]]
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|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1969 International Gold Cup|OUL]]<br>{{small|2}}
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|rowspan=2| {{F1|1970}}
!rowspan=2| [[John Player & Sons|Gold Leaf]] [[Team Lotus]]
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 49|49C]]
!rowspan=2| [[Cosworth DFV|Ford Cosworth DFV]] 3.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1970 Race of Champions|ROC]]<br>{{small|2}}
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|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1970 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1970 International Gold Cup|OUL]]<br>{{small|2}}
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!colspan="19"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=Racing|url=http://jochenrindt.com/en/racing/category/event/|website=jochenrindt.com|publisher=Natasha Rindt|access-date=27 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127150437/http://jochenrindt.com/racing/category/event/ |archive-date=27 January 2016}}</ref>}}}}
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===Tasman Series results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
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! Year
! Team
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! Rank
! Pts
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| rowspan=2| [[1969 Tasman Series|1969]]
! rowspan=2| [[Gold Leaf Team Lotus]]
! [[Lotus 49|Lotus 49T]]
! rowspan=2| [[Cosworth]] DFW 2.5 [[V8]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1969 New Zealand Grand Prix|PUK]]<br>{{small|2}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Levin, New Zealand|LEV]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
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! rowspan=2 style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd
! rowspan=2 style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 30
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! [[Lotus 49|Lotus 49BT]]
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|style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[Wigram Airfield Circuit|WIG]]<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Teretonga Park|TER]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1969 Australian Grand Prix|LAK]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[Warwick Farm Raceway|WAR]]<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Sandown Raceway|SAN]]<br>{{small|2}}
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!colspan="13"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=Tasman Series 1969|url=https://www.sergent.com.au/motor/tasman1969.html|website=sergent.com.au|access-date=11 April 2023}}</ref>}}}}
|}

===Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year
! Team
! Co-drivers
! Car
! Class
! Laps
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall position}}
! {{Tooltip|Class<br>pos.|Class position}}
|-
! {{24hLM|1964}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[North American Racing Team]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[David Piper (racing driver)|David Piper]]
|align="left"| [[Ferrari P|Ferrari 250LM]]
| P 5.0
| 0
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! {{24hLM|1965}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[North American Racing Team]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Masten Gregory]]
|align="left"| [[Ferrari P|Ferrari 250LM]]
| P 5.0
| 348
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st'''
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st'''
|-
! {{24hLM|1966}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} F.R. English Ltd. \ Comstock Racing
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Innes Ireland]]
|align="left"| [[Ford GT40|Ford GT40 Mk I]]
| S 5.0
| 8
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! {{24hLM|1967}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Porsche in motorsport|Porsche System Engineering]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Gerhard Mitter]]
|align="left"| [[Porsche 907]]
| P 2.0
| 103
| DNF
| DNF
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!colspan="8"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=All Results of Jochen Rindt|url=http://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/results/Jochen-Rindt-A.html|website=racingsportscars.com|access-date=26 January 2016}}</ref>}}}}
|}

===Complete Indianapolis 500 results===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Year
! Chassis
! Engine
! Start
! Finish
|-
| [[1967 Indianapolis 500|1967]]
| [[All American Racers|Eagle]]
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 32nd
| 24th
|-
| [[1968 Indianapolis 500|1968]]
| [[Brabham]]
| [[Repco]]
| 16th
| 32nd
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!colspan="5"|{{center|{{small|Source:{{sfn|Henry|1990|pp=107–108}}}}}}
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

===Film sources===
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite AV media |people= Giesser, Christian (Director) |year=2010 |title=Jochen Rindt lebt |trans-title=Jochen Rindt Lives |medium=Documentary |language=de |publisher=Cinecraft |ref={{harvid|Giesser|2010}} }}
* {{cite AV media |people= Reuß, Eberhard (Director) |year=2010 |title=Jochen Rindts letzter Sommer |trans-title=Jochen Rindt's Last Summer |medium=Documentary |language=de |publisher=[[Südwestrundfunk|SWR]] |ref={{harvid|Reuß|2010}} }}
{{refend}}

===Bibliography===
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite book|last =Henry|first =Alan|author-link= Alan Henry|title =Jochen Rindt|date =1990|publisher= Hazleton Publishing|location=Richmond|isbn =0-905138-79-1}}
* {{cite book
 | last = Mappes-Niediek
 | first = Norbert
 | title = Österreich für Deutsche: Einblicke in ein fremdes Land
 | location = Berlin
 | publisher = Links Verlag
 |year=2008
 | isbn = 978-3-86153-454-9
 | language = de
 }}
* {{cite book
 | last = Nye
 | first = Doug
 | title = Autocourse history of the Grand Prix car 1966–85
 | publisher = Hazleton publishing
 |year=1986
 | location = Richmond
 | isbn = 0-905138-37-6
 }}
* {{cite book
 | last = Prüller
 | first = Heinz
 | title = Jochen Rindt
 | publisher = Kimber Publishing
 |year=1970
 | location= London
 | isbn= 0-7183-0162-5
 }}
* {{cite book
 | last = Rendall
 | first = Ivan
 | title = The Chequered Flag – The complete history of motor racing
 | publisher = Weidenfeld & Nicolson
 | year = 2007
 | location = London
 | isbn = 978-1-4072-0683-7
 }}
* {{cite book
 | last1 = Tremayne
 | first1 = David
 | author1-link = David Tremayne
 | title = Jochen Rindt, Uncrowned King: The superfast life of F1's only posthumous World Champion
 | date = 2010
 | publisher = Haynes Publishing
 | location = Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset
 | isbn = 9781844254729}}
* {{cite book
 | last = Zwickl
 | first = Helmut
 | title = Die wilden Jahre der Formel 1
 | publisher = Egon Theiner Verlag
 | year= 2007
 | location = Vienna
 | isbn = 978-3-902480-48-4
 | language = de
 }}
{{refend}}

==External links==
{{Commons}}
*{{Official website|www.jochenrindt.com}} created by his daughter Natasha Rindt
*[https://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/drivers/hall-of-fame/Jochen_Rindt.html Report on Rindt on the official Formula One website]

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