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Harald Ertl in Formula 1
Harald Ertl started 20 Formula 1 races between 1975 and 1978, collecting no wins and 0 podiums. The table below walks the career season by season, with team, wins and points.
Harald Ertl season by season
| Year | Team | Races | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Hesketh | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | Hesketh | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | Hesketh | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | Ensign | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Career totals
| Races | Wins | Podiums | Points | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
On and off the track
Austrian driver Harald Ertl balanced racing with a career as a motorsport journalist, entering Grands Prix between 1975 and 1980 for teams such as Hesketh and ATS. His most defining moment came away from the battle for positions: at the Nurburgring in 1976, he was one of four drivers who stopped and helped pull Niki Lauda from his burning Ferrari, alongside Guy Edwards, Brett Lunger and Arturo Merzario. Ertl died in 1982, aged 33, when the light plane carrying him and his family crashed near Giessen, Germany.
Harald Ertl's milestones
Harald Ertl (Austria) debuted at the 1975 German Grand Prix, at Nürburgring, and raced for the last time at the 1978 Austrian Grand Prix. The on-track high point was a P7 finish at the 1976 British Grand Prix. In all there were 20 starts across 14 circuits in 13 countries, averaging 0 points per race. The longest partnership of the career was with Hesketh: 18 races together.
The most productive year on points was 1975, with 0. To place the career in time, compare the debut season, 1975, with the final one, 1978, or see who took each title among the Formula 1 world champions.
Source: jolpica-f1 historical archive (Apache 2.0 license), successor to Ergast, snapshot of 2026-07-09. This site is independent and not affiliated with Formula One or any team, driver or circuit mentioned.
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