Freddy Kottulinsky

A member of an old Austrian-Silesian noble family, he was born on 20 July 1932, the son of Count Adalbert Kottulinsky von Kottulin (b.

Together with Ronnie Peterson and Torsten Palm he in 1970 scored a Swedish win in the F3 European Cup for nations.

In that time, Kottulinsky also trained the mechanics to drive the team's service vehicles quickly and safely.

This developed into Audi Fahrsicherheitstraining (driving safety lessons), for which Kottulinsky worked 25 years until retirement.

Kottulinsky lived in Görkwitz in Thüringen for several years, promoting the local race track Schleizer Dreieck.

Freddy Kottulinsky (left) and the Finnish driver Matti Lamminen in Keimola , Finland , 1968, after their Formula Three vehicles had collided.
Dakar Rally winner of 1980