RACING DRIVER
Helmuth Koinigg
1948 - 1974

Helmuth Koinigg
Helmut Koinigg (3 November 1948 – 6 October 1974) was an Austrian racing driver who died in a crash in the 1974 United States Grand Prix, in his second Grand Prix start. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Helmuth Koinigg is the 80th most popular racing driver (up from 127th in 2019), the 374th most popular biography from Austria (up from 513th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Austrian Racing Driver.
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Among RACING DRIVERS
Among racing drivers, Helmuth Koinigg ranks 80 out of 1,080. Before him are Jacques Laffite, Jacques Villeneuve, Maurice Trintignant, Ángel Nieto, Arturo Merzario, and Pierre Levegh. After him are Piero Taruffi, Luigi Fagioli, Maria Teresa de Filippis, Sebastian Vettel, José Froilán González, and Mohammed Ben Sulayem.
Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJacques Laffite
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 74
Jacques Villeneuve
1971 - Present
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 75
Maurice Trintignant
1917 - 2005
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 76
Ángel Nieto
1947 - 2017
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 77
Arturo Merzario
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 78
Pierre Levegh
1905 - 1955
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 79
Helmuth Koinigg
1948 - 1974
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 80
Piero Taruffi
1906 - 1988
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 81
Luigi Fagioli
1898 - 1952
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 82
Maria Teresa de Filippis
1926 - 2016
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 83
Sebastian Vettel
1987 - Present
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 84
José Froilán González
1922 - 2013
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 85
Mohammed Ben Sulayem
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 86
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Helmuth Koinigg ranks 138. Before him are Frank Lampard, Toshio Suzuki, Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck, Lluís Llach, Barbara Hershey, and Johnny Ramone. After him are Frans de Waal, Hema Malini, Tony Gatlif, Joschka Fischer, Hans Rosling, and Devlet Bahçeli. Among people deceased in 1974, Helmuth Koinigg ranks 51. Before him are Creighton Abrams, Anatole Litvak, André Jolivet, Vasily Shukshin, Franz Jonas, and Salvador Puig Antich. After him are Everaldo, Vannevar Bush, Marcel Achard, Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg, Junio Valerio Borghese, and Agnes Moorehead.
Others Born in 1948
Go to all RankingsFrank Lampard
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 132
Toshio Suzuki
PRODUCER
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 133
Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 134
Lluís Llach
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 135
Barbara Hershey
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 136
Johnny Ramone
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2004
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 137
Helmuth Koinigg
RACING DRIVER
1948 - 1974
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 138
Frans de Waal
PSYCHOLOGIST
1948 - 2024
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 139
Hema Malini
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 140
Tony Gatlif
FILM DIRECTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 141
Joschka Fischer
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 142
Hans Rosling
PHYSICIAN
1948 - 2017
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 143
Devlet Bahçeli
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 144
Others Deceased in 1974
Go to all RankingsCreighton Abrams
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1974
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 45
Anatole Litvak
FILM DIRECTOR
1902 - 1974
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 46
André Jolivet
COMPOSER
1905 - 1974
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 47
Vasily Shukshin
WRITER
1929 - 1974
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 48
Franz Jonas
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1974
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 49
Salvador Puig Antich
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1948 - 1974
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 50
Helmuth Koinigg
RACING DRIVER
1948 - 1974
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 51
Everaldo
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 1974
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 52
Vannevar Bush
ENGINEER
1890 - 1974
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 53
Marcel Achard
WRITER
1899 - 1974
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 54
Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1974
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 55
Junio Valerio Borghese
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1974
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 56
Agnes Moorehead
ACTOR
1900 - 1974
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 57
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Helmuth Koinigg ranks 374 out of 1,424. Before him are Camillo Sitte (1843), Paul Badura-Skoda (1927), Joy Adamson (1910), Wolfgang Schüssel (1945), Hermann Bahr (1863), and Constanze Manziarly (1920). After him are Franz Sacher (1816), Alois Hudal (1885), Otto Gross (1877), Helene Weigel (1900), Franz Jägerstätter (1907), and Johannes Schober (1874).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsCamillo Sitte
ARCHITECT
1843 - 1903
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 368
Paul Badura-Skoda
MUSICIAN
1927 - 2019
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 369
Joy Adamson
BIOLOGIST
1910 - 1980
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 370
Wolfgang Schüssel
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 371
Hermann Bahr
WRITER
1863 - 1934
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 372
Constanze Manziarly
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1945
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 373
Helmuth Koinigg
RACING DRIVER
1948 - 1974
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 374
Franz Sacher
CHEF
1816 - 1907
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 375
Alois Hudal
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1885 - 1963
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 376
Otto Gross
PSYCHOLOGIST
1877 - 1920
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 377
Helene Weigel
ACTOR
1900 - 1971
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 378
Franz Jägerstätter
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1907 - 1943
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 379
Johannes Schober
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1932
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 380
Among RACING DRIVERS In Austria
Among racing drivers born in Austria, Helmuth Koinigg ranks 5. Before him are Niki Lauda (1949), Roland Ratzenberger (1960), Helmut Marko (1943), and Gerhard Berger (1959). After him are Harald Ertl (1948), Franz Tost (1956), Karl Wendlinger (1968), Alexander Wurz (1974), Jo Gartner (1954), Dieter Quester (1939), and Hans Binder (1948).
Niki Lauda
1949 - 2019
HPI: 81.34
Rank: 1
Roland Ratzenberger
1960 - 1994
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 2
Helmut Marko
1943 - Present
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 3
Gerhard Berger
1959 - Present
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 4
Helmuth Koinigg
1948 - 1974
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 5
Harald Ertl
1948 - 1982
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 6
Franz Tost
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 7
Karl Wendlinger
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 8
Alexander Wurz
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 9
Jo Gartner
1954 - 1986
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 10
Dieter Quester
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 11
Hans Binder
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 12