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Roland Ratzenberger
Roland Walter Ratzenberger was an Austrian racing driver, who competed in Formula One at three Grands Prix in 1994.
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sports · Austrian racing driver (1960–1994) · Formula One driver · also Roland Ratzenberger, Ratzenberger
Born 4 July 1960 · Died 30 April 1994 · Q78495
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2024· 5 entries
SB Nation: Sebastian Vettel delivers stirring tribute to Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger in Imola
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NBC DFW: F1 drivers pay homage to Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger ahead of Imola GP
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Sportskeeda: WATCH: When Roland Ratzenberger’s father visited Imola to pay his respects to his late son who died a day before Ayrton Senna
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The Mirror: Roland Ratzenberger: The 'other' victim alongside Ayrton Senna on F1's darkest race weekend
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Planet F1: Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger to be commemorated by Imola on 30th anniversary
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2019· 1 entry
ESPN: Spanish Grand Prix plans 'tribute that never happened' for Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger
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2014· 2 entries
autoevolution: Roland Ratzenberger Would've Celebrated His 54th Birthday Today
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autoweek: Remembering Roland Ratzenberger, who also met tragic end on the same weekend F1 legend Ayrton Senna died
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1994· 4 entries
Died 1994-04-30.
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Making his Formula One debut at the Brazilian Grand Prix, where he did not qualify
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Played for Simtek (1994–1994).
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Ratzenberger achieved his ambition of becoming one of the few Austrian Formula One drivers
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1991· 1 entry
And with the SARD team in 1990, 1992 and 1993
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1990· 1 entry
And 1991 in the Japanese Sports Prototype Championship with the same SARD team he drove for at Le Mans
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1988· 1 entry
Entered the final few rounds of the British Touring Car Championship in a class B BMW M3, racing for the Demon Tweeks team
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1987· 1 entry
With Schnitzer, achieving four podium finishes in ten races whilst driving the BMW E30 M3
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1986· 2 entries
Won Formula Ford Festival (1986).
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To win the event, before graduating to British Formula 3 the following season
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1985· 1 entry
Entered the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch in England, finishing second
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1983· 2 entries
Winning multiple national and continental titles, as well as the Festival in 1986
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And in 1985 won both the Austrian and Central European Formula Ford championships
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1960· 1 entry
Born 1960-07-04.
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