Jo Gartner

Jo Gartner

Former F1 driver
Name = Jo Gartner
Nationality = flagicon|Austria Austrian
Years = F1|1984
Team(s) = Osella
Races = 8
Championships = 0
Wins = 0
Podiums = 0
Points = 0
Poles = 0
Fastest laps = 0
First race = 1984 San Marino Grand Prix
First win =
Last win =
Last race = 1984 Portuguese Grand Prix

Jo Gartner (January 24, 1954June 1, 1986) was a Formula One and sports car endurance driver from Austria. After a successful junior formula career, including wins in Formula 2. He participated in eight F1 Grands Prix for Osella, debuting on May 6, 1984, scoring no points. Despite finishing 5th at the 1984 Italian Grand Prix, he was awarded no points because Osella had officially entered only one car for the season, and Gartner was driving a second car. He came 4th in the 1984 24 Hours of Le Mans in a Porsche 962C along with teammates David Hobbs and Guy Edwards, finishing on three wheels. He caused quite a stir after winning the 1986 12 Hours of Sebring, along with teammates Bob Akin and Hans-Joachim Stuck.

Whilst contesting the 1986 24 Hours of Le Mans at 2:10 am on the Sunday, Gartner's car suffered a mechanical failure and turned hard left into the barriers on the Mulsanne Straight at 160mph. The car somersaulted down the track and caught fire resting on the barriers on the opposite side of the track. Gartner was killed on impact.

Complete Formula One results

() * Despite finishing 5th in the Italian Grand Prix, Gartner was ineligible to score championship points, as he was driving the second Osella, and the team had only entered one car for the entire championship.


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