RACING DRIVER

Jochen Mass

1946 - 2025

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Jochen Richard Mass (German pronunciation: [ˈjɔxn̩ ˈʁɪçaʁt maːs]; 30 September 1946 – 4 May 2025) was a German racing driver and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One from 1973 to 1982. Mass won the 1975 Spanish Grand Prix with McLaren. In endurance racing, Mass won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1989 with Sauber. Born and raised in Bavaria, Mass made appearances in Formula Super Vee, Formula Three, and European Formula Two throughout his early career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jochen Mass is the 37th most popular racing driver (up from 76th in 2019), the 927th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,728th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular German Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Jochen Mass ranks 37 out of 1,080. Before him are Fernando Alonso, Carlos Reutemann, John Surtees, Gerhard Berger, Mika Häkkinen, and Mike Hawthorn. After him are Carlos Sainz, Jody Scheckter, François Cevert, Alfredo Ferrari, Jean Todt, and Damon Hill.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Jochen Mass ranks 104. Before him are Brian Cox, Catharine MacKinnon, Daniel Libeskind, Frank Marshall, Lasse Hallström, and Ismaïl Omar Guelleh. After him are John Paul Jones, Steve Biko, Philip Pullman, John Heard, Jean Todt, and Robert Reich. Among people deceased in 2025, Jochen Mass ranks 35. Before him are Robert Benton, Denis Law, Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Peter Lax, and Violeta Chamorro. After him are Costas Simitis, Ján Zachara, Alfredo Palacio, Vitold Fokin, Oleg Gordievsky, and Alfred Brendel.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Jochen Mass ranks 927 out of 7,253. Before him are Emanuel Schikaneder (1751), Eugen Dühring (1833), Bernard Katz (1911), Marie d'Agoult (1805), Hans Sachs (1494), and Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1680). After him are Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust (1809), Andreas Brehme (1960), Stefan George (1868), Anna Maria van Schurman (1607), Carl David Tolmé Runge (1856), and Arthur Auwers (1838).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Germany

Among racing drivers born in Germany, Jochen Mass ranks 3. Before him are Michael Schumacher (1969), and Jochen Rindt (1942). After him are Wolfgang von Trips (1928), Walter Röhrl (1947), Rudolf Caracciola (1901), Sebastian Vettel (1987), Ralf Schumacher (1975), Heinz-Harald Frentzen (1967), Rolf Stommelen (1943), Nico Hülkenberg (1987), and Stefan Bellof (1957).

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