1969 German Grand Prix
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The 1969 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nürburgring on 3 August 1969. It was race 7 of 11 in both the 1969 World Championship of Drivers and the 1969 International Cup for Form
Bruce McLaren finished third driving the McLaren M7C.
Mario Andretti drove a 4WD Lotus 63 in the race, but the heavy car crashed on the first lap.
Gerhard Mitter
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Gerhard Karl Mitter was a German Formula One and sportscar driver.
1969 German Grand Prix
…with New Zealand's Bruce McLaren third in a McLaren M7A-Ford. Ferrari withdrew to focus on the upcoming Italian GP. Practising in a BMW 269 F2, Gerhard Mitter was killed at Schwedenkreuz. As a suspension or steering failure was suspected, the BMW team with Hubert Hahne and Dieter Quester withdrew from the…
Mitter in 1968
Gerhard Mitter driving a Lotus 25 in 1965 at the Nürburgring
Gerhard Mitter driving a Porsche 908 during the 1969 1000 km race at the Nürburgring.
Gerhard Mitter driving the BMW F269 at the Nürburgring shortly before he was killed, August 1, 1969