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Helmut Marko

1943 - Today

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Helmut Marko (born 27 April 1943) is an Austrian former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1971 to 1972. In endurance racing, Marko won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1971 with Martini. He founded RSM Marko in 1989, and has been an advisor to Red Bull Racing and its related teams since 2005, winning six World Constructors' Championship titles between 2010 and 2023. Born and raised in Austria, Marko progressed to sportscar racing by the late-1960s after completing his doctorate in law at the University of Graz. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Helmut Marko is the 25th most popular racing driver (down from 19th in 2019), the 178th most popular biography from Austria (down from 150th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Austrian Racing Driver.

Helmut Marko is most famous for being the head of Red Bull's driver development program.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Helmut Marko ranks 25 out of 1,080. Before him are Jim Clark, Jacky Ickx, Ronnie Peterson, Jack Brabham, Graham Hill, and Bruce McLaren. After him are Clay Regazzoni, Giacomo Agostini, Mario Andretti, Alfonso de Portago, Carroll Shelby, and Fernando Alonso.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Helmut Marko ranks 55. Before him are Klaus von Klitzing, Mariss Jansons, Mohammad Khatami, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Antonio Tabucchi, and Billie Jean King. After him are Johann Deisenhofer, Hanna Schygulla, Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, Pervez Musharraf, Peter Zumthor, and Mario Botta.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Helmut Marko ranks 178 out of 1,424. Before him are Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria (1751), Lothar Rendulic (1887), Maria Theresa of Austria (1816), Leopold V, Duke of Austria (1157), Victor Weisskopf (1908), and Paul Ehrenfest (1880). After him are Karl Polanyi (1886), Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland (1573), Alfred Schütz (1899), Michael Haydn (1737), Georg Joachim Rheticus (1514), and Aribert Heim (1914).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Austria

Among racing drivers born in Austria, Helmut Marko ranks 3. Before him are Niki Lauda (1949), and Roland Ratzenberger (1960). After him are Gerhard Berger (1959), Helmuth Koinigg (1948), Harald Ertl (1948), Franz Tost (1956), Karl Wendlinger (1968), Alexander Wurz (1974), Jo Gartner (1954), Dieter Quester (1939), and Hans Binder (1948).

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