Herbert Müller (racing driver)

Herbert Müller

Born	(1940-05-11)11 May 1940 Reinach, Switzerland
Died	24 May 1981(1981-05-24) (aged 41) Cologne, West Germany
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Swiss
Active years	1971
Teams	non-works Lotus
Entries	1 (0 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1971 Italian Grand Prix
Last entry	1971 Italian Grand Prix

Herbert Müller Rebmann (11 May 1940 – 24 May 1981) was a racing driver from Switzerland. He was born in Reinach and was nicknamed Stumpen-Herbie. Among other successes, he won the Targa Florio twice, in 1966 and 1973, both with Porsche.

Driving a Ferrari 512 in an Interserie race at the Nürburgring, he survived a fiery start collision that ended in the pit lane next to a fire engine. Müller got out of the car and ran towards a fire fighter who put out the flames on his overall.

He died in the 1981 1000 km Nürburgring in his Porsche 908 Turbo, racing with his longtime friend Siegfried Brunn. Before the event, Müller stated that he would retire from motorsports after the end of the race. On lap 17 of the race, Müller crashed while attempting to avoid another driver who had spun in front of him. He collided heavily with an earth bank and then hit a previously retired car, causing a large explosion and fire. He was dead by the time he was removed from the burning car; he had not been wearing his safety belts at the time of the crash, and was killed in the initial impact. The race was stopped after 17 laps and was not completed.

Herbert Müller in 1971 driving a Ferrari 512M at the Nürburgring

Herbert Müller, sometime in the mid-1970s at Spa-Francorchamps

Racing record

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Non-Championship Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

External links

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