Top 5 Austrian F1 drivers of all time

#2 Jochen Rindt

Jochen Rindt is one of F1's biggest lost talents.

Like Berger, Jochen Rindt competed during another one of F1's golden eras, the 1960's. After a single appearance for Rob Walker's racing team in 1964, Cooper hired the youngster full-time for 1965. The Cooper wasn't the best car during his time there, but he did finish third overall in the driver's championship in 1966, just behind John Surtees in the same machinery.

He earned what must've seemed at the time to be a dream move to Lotus for 1969, to replace the late great Jim Clark, but the Austrian would tragically suffer a similar fate. '69 was a building year, claiming his first win in the sport at Watkins Glen. 1970 was one of the most dominant displays by a driver ever, Rindt won five of the first eight rounds and all-but guaranteed the driver's world championship by the time he arrived at Monza. Tragedy would strike in qualifying, however, as Rindt flew off the track and into the barriers, ending his life. He was only 28-years-old, and he became the first and hopefully only ever F1 posthumous world champion. Had he lived, he would've won more championships if he stayed at Lotus, there's little doubt about that.