Ecurie Vienne

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Ecurie Vienne was an Austrian racing team based in Vienna .

history

In 1959 the three racing enthusiasts Rolf Markl, Curd Barry and Gunther Placheta founded the Ecurie Vienne team. Gunther Placheta alias Gunther Philipp , a well-known Austrian athlete, racing driver, doctor and actor financed the racing team and made a major contribution to the team history when it was founded by providing two Poggi Formula Junior racing cars and a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL. In 1960 the racing team already recorded its first titles. Ecurie Vienne was a member of the ÖASC (Austrian Automobile Sport Club).

Team driver

  • Gunther Philipp , he had been a successful racing driver in the Grand Tourisme class since the 1950s. In April 1961 he won the GT class over 1600 cc on a Ferrari 250 at the “Vienna Prize” in Vienna-Aspern. He also drove several airfield races in 1963 and 1965 (over 2000 cm³) in Vienna-Aspern, 1961, 1963 to 1965 in Zeltweg, and 1960 in Linz, both on a Mercedes 300 SL and on his private Ferrari. In the 1960s, Gunther Philipp was Austrian national champion several times.
  • Rolf Markl , a Viennese racing driver, won the GT class with the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL of the Ecurie Vienne at the 1960 Tirol Prize on the Innsbruck-Kranebitten race track . In 1961, Markl drove the team's second Formula Junior in Zeltweg. Markl became a Lotus representative and importer for Austria in 1962 and then drove a Lotus Elan until 1965. Markl was a friend of Jochen Rindt and supported Rindt when he started his racing career in 1961.
  • Jochen Rindt , bought into Ecurie Vienne in 1963 and, as a young driver, drove his first formula races on an Ecurie Vienne vehicle. Markl, who had good contacts to Colin Chapman through his work, put Jochen Rindt intouch withthe British Lotus Team, where Rindt drove the first Formula 2 test drives. From 1964, Rindt drove his first Formula 2 championshipin England.
  • Curd Barry (1939-1964) (also known as Kurt Bardi-Barry or Corrado Bardy-Barry) began as a driver in 1960 with a Formula Junior from the Ecurie Vienne team. He started in 1960 at the airfield races in Linz and Klagenfurt, at the Gaisbergrennen and in Vienna-Aspern until 1963. The PM-Poggi was replaced by Cooper-Cosworth Formula Junior. At the Monaco Grand Prix, Curd Barry prevailed with his new car and became Austrian Formula Junior State Champion. The 1963 season ended with two double victories for Barry, ahead of the young driver Jochen Rindt. On February 7, 1964, Curd Barry was killed in a traffic accident. After his death, the Vienna-Aspern airfield race was also named the "Curd Barry Memorial Race" for five years.

Events (excerpt)

The Ecurie Vienne team took part in the following races:

  • International car race at Innsbruck airfield in 1960
  • International airfield race Klagenfurt 1960
  • International Edelweiss Mountain Prize Roßfeld, Berchtesgaden
  • Gaisberg race 1960
  • International car race at Linz airfield in 1960
  • Airfield race Vienna-Aspern 1961
  • Gaisbergrennen 1961
  • International car race at Innsbruck Airport in 1961
  • International car and motorcycle race at Zeltweg airfield in 1961
  • International car race at Innsbruck airfield 1962
  • Airfield race Vienna-Aspern 1962
  • International car race at Innsbruck airfield 1963
  • Airfield race Vienna-Aspern 1963
  • International car and motorcycle race at Zeltweg airfield in 1963
  • Formula Junior GP Monaco

today

After Barry's death, the Viennese racing team became increasingly quiet. In 2005 the Viennese entrepreneur and motor sportsman Johannes Huber acquired all rights including the naming rights of Ecurie Vienne from the estate.

Under the brand name Ecurie Vienne (Johannes Huber GmbH & Co KG), the restoration and care of old and youngtimers is carried out today, as well as rally and racing car construction and support during races.

Web links

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  1. ↑ List of results Jochen Rindt 1963 Innsbruck