Christian Danner
| Born |
4 April 1958 Munich, Germany |
|---|---|
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |
 German |
| Active years | 1985–1987, 1989 |
| Teams | Zakspeed, Osella, Arrows, Rial |
| Races | 47 (36 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 4 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1985 Belgian Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1989 Portuguese Grand Prix |
Christian Danner (born 4 April 1958 in Munich) is a former race car driver from Germany.
The son of car safety expert Max Danner, Christian started motor-racing in the Renault 5 cup. He advanced to Formula 2 and set the F2 lap record of the current configuration of the old Nürburgring, which also stands as the third fastest lap around the track.
Danner won the inaugural Formula 3000 championship in 1985, and debuted in Formula One on 15 September 1985 for the all-German team Zakspeed. He eventually participated in 47 Grand Prix events. His best result was 4th place at the 1989 United States Grand Prix for Rial, having started 26th and last on the grid. He also managed one 6th place whilst driving for Arrows.
Danner competed in Japanese Formula 3000 in 1990 driving for Leyton House's F3000 team. He scored 4 points and was ranked 14th. In 1991 he drove in one race of the British Touring Car Championship at Thruxton in a BMW M3.
Danner later raced in Champ Cars and also in the International Touring Car Championship for Alfa Romeo. He took part in the now defunct series, Grand Prix Masters.
He is also an F1 commentator for the channel RTL in his native Germany.
Motorsports career results
European Formula Two Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | March Racing | March 812 | BMW | SIL 10 |
HOC 9 |
THR 5 |
NÜR 10 |
VAL Ret |
MUG 16 |
PAU Ret |
PER Ret |
SPA Ret |
DON 14 |
MIS Ret |
MAN 11 |
18th | 2 | |
| 1982 | March Racing | March 822 | BMW | SIL Ret |
HOC Ret |
THR Ret |
NÜR 9 |
MUG Ret |
VAL 13 |
PAU Ret |
SPA 9 |
HOC Ret |
DON 7 |
MAN 6 |
PER 5 |
MIS 4 |
14th | 6 |
| 1983 | Onyx Racing | March 832 | BMW | SIL 3 |
THR 13 |
HOC 2 |
NÜR 3 |
VAL 10 |
PAU 5 |
JAR 9 |
DON 5 |
MIS Ret |
PER 7 |
ZOL 4 |
MUG 10 |
5th | 21 | |
| 1984 | BS Automotive | March 842 | BMW | SIL 7 |
HOC 6 |
THR 2 |
VAL 3 |
MUG 3 |
PAU 4 |
HOC Ret |
MIS 6 |
PER Ret |
DON 3 |
BRH 10 |
5th | 23 |
International Formula 3000 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | BS Automotive | March 85B | Cosworth | SIL 4 |
THR 6 |
EST 9 |
VAL 3 |
PAU 1 |
SPA 3 |
DIJ 1 |
PER 3 |
ZEL 16 |
ZAN 1 |
DON 1 |
1st | 51 |
Formula One results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | West Zakspeed Racing | Zakspeed 841 | Zakspeed 1500/4 1.5 L4T | BRA |
POR |
SMR |
MON |
CAN |
DET |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
AUT |
NED |
ITA |
BEL Ret |
EUR Ret |
RSA |
AUS |
NC | 0 |
| 1986 | Osella Squadra Corse | Osella FA1F | Alfa Romeo 890T 1.5 V8T | BRA Ret |
ESP Ret |
SMR Ret |
MON DNQ |
BEL Ret |
CAN Ret |
18th | 1 | ||||||||||
| Barclay Arrows BMW | Arrows A8 | BMW M12/13 1.5 L4T | DET Ret |
FRA 11 |
GBR Ret |
GER Ret |
AUT 6 |
ITA 8 |
POR 11 |
MEX 9 |
AUS Ret | ||||||||||
| Arrows A9 | HUN Ret |
||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | West Zakspeed Racing | Zakspeed 861 | Zakspeed 1500/4 1.5 L4T | BRA 9 |
SMR 7 |
NC | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Zakspeed 871 | BEL Ret |
MON EX |
DET 8 |
FRA Ret |
GBR Ret |
GER Ret |
HUN Ret |
AUT 9 |
ITA 9 |
POR Ret |
ESP Ret |
MEX Ret |
JPN Ret |
AUS 7 | |||||||
| 1989 | Rial Racing | Rial ARC2 | Ford Cosworth DFR (Mader) 3.5 V8 | BRA 14 |
SMR DNQ |
MON DNQ |
MEX 12 |
USA 4 |
CAN 8 |
FRA DNQ |
GBR DNQ |
GER DNQ |
HUN DNQ |
BEL DNQ |
ITA DNQ |
POR DNQ |
ESP |
JPN |
AUS |
21st | 3 |
Complete Japanese Formula 3000 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Leyton House Racing | SUZ 13 |
FUJ Ret |
MIN 9 |
SUZ 15 |
SUG 17 |
FUJ Ret |
FUJ 10 |
SUZ 16 |
FUJ 3 |
SUZ | 15th | 4 |
American Open-Wheel racing results
PPG Indycar Series
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Euromotorsport | SRF | PHX | LBH | INDY | DET 18 |
POR | MIL | NHA | TOR 16 |
MCH | CLE 16 |
ROA 16 |
VAN 21 |
MDO 19 |
NAZ 13 |
LAG 20 |
39th | 0 | |
| 1993 | Euromotorsport | SRF | PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | DET | POR | CLE 25 |
TOR | MCH | NHA | ROA 11 |
VAN | MDO | NAZ | LAG 26 |
31st | 2 | |
| 1994 | Project Indy | SRF | PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | DET 12 |
POR | CLE Wth |
TOR | MCH | MDO | NHA | VAN | ROA 12 |
NAZ | LAG | 30th | 2 | |
| 1995 | Project Indy | MIA 7 |
SRF | PHX | LBH | NAZ | INDY | MIL | DET 22 |
POR | ROA | TOR | CLE | MCH | MDO | NHA | VAN | LAG | 25th | 6 |
| 1997 | Payton/Coyne | MIA | SRF | LBH | NAZ | RIO | GAT | MIL | DET 12 |
POR 27 |
CLE | TOR | MCH | MDO | ROA | VAN 23 |
LAG | FON | 31st | 1 |
Series Summary
| Years | Teams | Starts | Points | Poles | Wins | Podiums (Non-win) |
Top 10s (Non-podium) |
Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
References
External links
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Mike Thackwell (Formula 2) |
International Formula 3000 Champion 1985 |
Succeeded by Ivan Capelli |