In 1976, Oppitzhauser attempted to enter the Austrian Grand Prix with the local ÖASC Racing Team, driving a March 761, despite having little experience in single seater racing cars. Due to this lack of experience, both Oppitzhauser and his teammate Otto Stuppacher were refused entry to the event.[2] Unlike Stuppacher, Oppitzhauser did not make any further attempts at Formula One.
During the early 1980s, Oppitzhauser changed sports, trying his hand at harness racing, before returning to touring cars in 1984, where he stayed until 1992. From 1995 to 1999, he participated in the Ferrari 355 Challenge, then switched to a Ferrari 360 Modena, winning the European Group 2 Ferrari Challenge in 2001. He subsequently moved up to the Group 1 Ferrari Challenge.[1] His last Ferrari Challenge entry came at Imola in 2017, finishing 22nd in the amateur class.
^In 1976 and 1977 the World Championship was divided into two series that ran simultaneously but separately: The World Sportscar Championship and the World Championship for Makes.
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karl, oppitzhauser, born, october, 1941, bruck, leitha, former, racing, driver, from, austria, chiefly, known, optimistic, attempt, enter, 1976, formula, austrian, grand, prix, born, 1941, october, 1941, bruck, leitha, lower, austria, austriaformula, world, ch. Karl Oppitzhauser born 4 October 1941 in Bruck an der Leitha is a former racing driver from Austria He is chiefly known for his optimistic attempt to enter the 1976 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix Karl OppitzhauserBorn 1941 10 04 4 October 1941 age 82 Bruck an der Leitha Lower Austria AustriaFormula One World Championship careerNationalityAustrianActive years1976Teamsnon works MarchEntries1 0 starts Championships0Wins0Podiums0Career points0Pole positions0Fastest laps0First entry1976 Austrian Grand PrixLast entry1976 Austrian Grand Prix Contents 1 Career 2 Racing record 2 1 Complete World Sportscar Championship results 2 2 Complete Formula One World Championship results 2 3 Complete Shellsport International Series results 3 References 4 External linksCareer editOppitzhauser began his career in Formula Vee in the 1960s and also raced a Lotus Europa By 1968 he had progressed to a Ferrari Dino and later a Lamborghini Miura before competing in the Alfasud Cup in the mid 1970s 1 In 1976 Oppitzhauser attempted to enter the Austrian Grand Prix with the local OASC Racing Team driving a March 761 despite having little experience in single seater racing cars Due to this lack of experience both Oppitzhauser and his teammate Otto Stuppacher were refused entry to the event 2 Unlike Stuppacher Oppitzhauser did not make any further attempts at Formula One After his Formula One attempt Oppitzhauser entered a Brands Hatch round of the Shellsport G8 Formula 5000 Championship but did not start the race He switched to touring car racing and competed with a BMW 635CSi in Group 5 1 During the early 1980s Oppitzhauser changed sports trying his hand at harness racing before returning to touring cars in 1984 where he stayed until 1992 From 1995 to 1999 he participated in the Ferrari 355 Challenge then switched to a Ferrari 360 Modena winning the European Group 2 Ferrari Challenge in 2001 He subsequently moved up to the Group 1 Ferrari Challenge 1 His last Ferrari Challenge entry came at Imola in 2017 finishing 22nd in the amateur class Oppitzhauser now runs a Chrysler Jeep Dodge and Hyundai dealership in his home town of Bruck 3 Racing record editComplete World Sportscar Championship results edit key Races in bold indicate pole position Races in italics indicate fastest lap Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos Pts 1976 Egon Evertz KG GT Porsche 934 Porsche 930 71 3 0 F6t MUG VAL SIL NUR OST11 GLN DIJ N 1 Footnotes In 1976 and 1977 the World Championship was divided into two series that ran simultaneously but separately The World Sportscar Championship and the World Championship for Makes Complete Formula One World Championship results edit key Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Pts 1976 Sports Cars of Austria March 761 Ford Cosworth DFV 3 0 V8 BRA RSA USW ESP BEL MON SWE FRA GBR GER AUTDNP NED ITA CAN USA JPN NC 0 Complete Shellsport International Series results edit key Races in bold indicate pole position races in italics indicate fastest lap Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Pts 1976 Sports Cars of Austria March 761 Ford Cosworth DFV 3 0 V8 MAL SNE OUL BRH THR BRH MAL SNE BRHDNQ THR OUL BRH BRH NC 0References edit a b c Oppitzhauser at historicracing com dead link Otto Stuppacher Full Biography F1 Rejects Archived from the original on 14 October 2007 Retrieved 15 January 2016 Autohaus OppitzhauserExternal links editOfficial website German nbsp This biographical article relating to an Austrian sportsperson is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article related to European auto racing is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Formula One biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karl Oppitzhauser amp oldid 1174809907, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
