| Capital: | € 4 million |
| Age: | 62 |
| Born: | 04/04/1958 |
| Country of origin: | Germany |
| Source of wealth: | Formula 1 driver |
| Last updated: | 2022 |
Short introduction
Christian Danner (born April four, 1958) – German racing motive 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 changed into transformed into Formula 3000 in 1985, he have become the primary Formula 3000 champion. In 1985, on the stop of the racing season, he commenced two times with a Tsakspeed -Car withinside the Formula 1 World Championship. In 1986 he commenced in Formula 1 for the Osella crew, however switched to the Arrows crew withinside the center of the season, in which 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 most effective certified 4 instances in the course of the championship, however on the US Grand Prix he finished the fine bring about Formula 1 in fourth location. Since 1990 he has regarded withinside the Japanese collection Formula 3000, CART, DTM and ITC. Danner has been taking part withinside the GP Masters collection due to the fact that 2005. He additionally works as a sports activities commentator at RTL.
Career
The son of automobile protection professional Max Danner commenced his racing profession right now 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 changed into a regular leader. He scored numerous podiums however changed into not able to win a race. Danner additionally set the F2 lap report of the modern configuration of the vintage 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 changed into not able to complete races because of mechanical failures. For 1986 he signed with the Italian micro enterprise Osella, however had problem making an influence with the auto and his underpowered Alfa Romeo engine. After now no longer completing a race withinside the first six races, Danner switched to the effective BMW faster engines from Arrows and scored his first factor on the Austrian Grand Prix.
Danner lower back to Zakspeed in 1987. The automobile changed into now no longer aggressive and frequently unreliable, and while Danner completed a race, the position changed into usually out of factors. After riding visiting automobiles in 1988, Danner lower back to Formula 1 in 1989 with Rial Racing. The automobile changed into now no longer very aggressive right here either, and fourth location withinside the 1989 US Grand Prix changed into the most effective spotlight of the year. Danner changed into fired after the Portuguese Grand Prix after most effective 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 riding possibility in Formula One. Danner commenced his visiting automobile profession impressively while he received 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 most effective one factor. 1993 changed into the fine season for Danner. He scored six podiums and completed 5th withinside the factors table. He additionally received a race withinside the non-championship spherical at Donington Park. Danner lower back to victories in 1995 while he received a race on the Norisring. Danner drove visiting automobiles till 1997. In 1991 he commenced 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 fine end result changed into a 7th location 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 covered 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 fine end result changed into a thirteenth location in Nazareth, and the German ended his first season at CART with out scoring a factor. He stayed with Euromotorsport in 1993, in which he scored factors way to his eleventh location in Toronto. His remaining participation as a racing motive force changed into on the Grand Prix Masters, a class wherein former Formula 1 drivers met.