- Capital: € four million
- Age: 62
- Born: 04/04/1958
- Country of origin: Germany
- Source of wealth: Formula 1 driving force
- Last updated: 2023
Short introduction
Christian Danner (born April four, 1958) – German racing driving force, player withinside the Formula 1 World Championship.
Early life
At the start of his profession, he regarded on the German frame championships with Renault five and BMW M1 vehicles. In 1982 he signed the settlement as the primary pilot with the Formula 2 March crew. He drove in Formula 2 from 1982 to 1984. When the Formula 2 championship become transformed into Formula 3000 in 1985, he have become the primary Formula 3000 champion. In 1985, on the give up of the racing season, he began out two times with a Tsakspeed -Car withinside the Formula 1 World Championship. In 1986 he began out in Formula 1 for the Osella crew, however switched to the Arrows crew withinside the center of the season, wherein he changed the injured Mark Zurer.
After an unsuccessful look in 1987, the Zakspeed crew left Formula 1 for the German Touring Championship. In the 1989 season, he lower back to Formula 1 of the Rial crew. He simplest certified 4 instances all through the championship, however on the US Grand Prix he accomplished the pleasant bring about Formula 1 in fourth vicinity. Since 1990 he has regarded withinside the Japanese collection Formula 3000, CART, DTM and ITC. Danner has been collaborating withinside the GP Masters collection in view that 2005. He additionally works as a sports activities commentator at RTL.
Career
The son of vehicle protection professional Max Danner began out his racing profession straight away after graduating from excessive faculty in 1977. After a race withinside the Renault five Cup, Danner switched to the Formula 2 European Championship in 1981. During his years in Formula 2, Danner become a regular leader. He scored numerous podiums however become not able to win a race. Danner additionally set the F2 lap report of the contemporary configuration of the antique Nürburgring. Danner switched to the Formula 3000 Championship in 1985, which changed the Formula 2 Championship. With 4 wins, Danner have become the primary Formula 3000 champion.
In 1985 Danner additionally made his Formula 1 debut with Zakspeed. He made begins offevolved however become not able to complete races because of mechanical failures. For 1986 he signed with the Italian micro organisation Osella, however had problem making an impact with the automobile and his underpowered Alfa Romeo engine. After now no longer completing a race withinside the first six races, Danner switched to the effective BMW rapid engines from Arrows and scored his first factor on the Austrian Grand Prix.
Danner lower back to Zakspeed in 1987. The vehicle become now no longer aggressive and frequently unreliable, and whilst Danner completed a race, the position become constantly out of factors. After using visiting vehicles in 1988, Danner lower back to Formula 1 in 1989 with Rial Racing. The vehicle become now no longer very aggressive right here either, and fourth vicinity withinside the 1989 US Grand Prix become the simplest spotlight of the year. Danner become fired after the Portuguese Grand Prix after simplest qualifying for 4 races this year.
After his Formula 1 profession, Danner frequently competed withinside the German Touring Car Championship. He made his debut in 1988 after locating no using possibility in Formula One. Danner began out his visiting vehicle profession impressively whilst he gained each races on the Hockenheimring with a BMW M3. After just a few appearances in 1989 and 1990, Danner lower back absolutely to the collection in 1991. He had a disappointing season and simplest one factor. 1993 become the pleasant season for Danner. He scored six podiums and completed 5th withinside the factors table.
He additionally gained a race withinside the non-championship spherical at Donington Park. Danner lower back to victories in 1995 whilst he gained a race on the Norisring. Danner drove visiting vehicles till 1997. In 1991 he began out in a race of the British Touring Car Championship in Thruxton with a BMW M3.
Danner competed withinside the Japanese Formula 3000 in 1990 for the Leyton House F3000 crew. He scored four factors and completed 14th. In the 1990s, Danner regarded numerous instances withinside the Indy Car World Series. His pleasant end result become a 7th vicinity at Homestead Miami in 1995. He additionally participated withinside the now defunct Grand Prix Masters collection.
After his racing profession, Danner have become an F1 commentator for RTL in his domestic us of a of Germany.
Career highlights
In 2006 and 2011, Danner dubbed the lively film “Pixar Cars”, which protected different drivers including Michael Schumacher, Mika Hekkinen and Nicky Lauda, and Cars 2 – the character “Chris Dinner”. Christian Danner is a vegetarian.
After racing in Japan in 1990 and racing withinside the BTCC in 1991, Danner lower back to his sports withinside the defunct CART (later Champ Car) in 1992. He made his debut for the Euromotorsport crew on the Detroit GP. His pleasant end result become a thirteenth vicinity in Nazareth, and the German ended his first season at CART with out scoring a factor. He stayed with Euromotorsport in 1993, wherein he scored factors way to his eleventh vicinity in Toronto. His ultimate participation as a racing driving force become on the Grand Prix Masters, a class wherein former Formula 1 drivers met.