Herbert Müller (racing driver)

Herbert Müller Rebmann (11 May 1940 – 24 May 1981)[1] 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.

Herbert Müller
Müller, in 1975 at Spa-Francorchamps
Born(1940-05-11)11 May 1940
Reinach, Switzerland
Died24 May 1981(1981-05-24) (aged 41)
Cologne, West Germany
Formula One World Championship career
NationalitySwitzerland Swiss
Active years1971
Teamsnon-works Lotus
Entries1 (0 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1971 Italian Grand Prix
Last entry1971 Italian Grand Prix

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 at Kesselchen. He collided heavily with an earth bank and then hit a previously retired car driven by Bobby Rahal, 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


Racing record

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Complete Formula One World Championship results

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(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 WDC Pts.
1971 Villiger Cigar Team Herbert Müller Lotus 72A Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 RSA ESP MON NED FRA GBR GER AUT ITA
DNA
CAN USA NC 0

Non-championship Formula One results

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(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 14
1963 Scuderia Filipinetti Lotus 21 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 LOM GLV PAU
5
IMO SYR AIN INT ROM SOL KAN MED AUT OUL RAN

24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
pos.
1964   Scuderia Filipinetti   Claude Sage Porsche 904/4 GTS GT 2.0 309 11th 4th
1965   Scuderia Filipinetti   Ronnie Bucknum Ford GT40 P +5.0 29 DNF DNF
1966   Scuderia Filipinetti   Willy Mairesse Ferrari 365 P2 P 5.0 166 DNF DNF
1967   Scuderia Filipinetti   Jean Guichet Ferrari 412 P P 5.0 88 DNF DNF
1968   Scuderia Filipinetti   Jonathan Williams Ferrari 250LM S 5.0 212 DNF DNF
1969   Ecurie Matra - Elf   Johnny Servoz-Gavin Matra-Simca MS630 P 3.0 158 DNF DNF
1970   Scuderia Filipinetti   Mike Parkes Ferrari 512S S 5.0 37 DNF DNF
1971   JW Automotive Engineering   Richard Attwood Porsche 917K S 5.0 395 2nd 2nd
1972   Escuderia Montjuïch   Cox Kocher De Tomaso Pantera GTS +5.0 31 DNF DNF
1973   Martini Racing Team   Gijs van Lennep Porsche 911 Carrera RSR S 3.0 328 4th 4th
1974   Martini Racing Porsche System   Gijs van Lennep Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Turbo S 3.0 332 2nd 2nd
1978   Mecarillos-Cégécol Racing Team   Claude Haldi
  Nick McGranger
Porsche 935 Gr. 5
SP
140 DNF DNF
1979   Lubrifilm Racing Team   Angelo Pallavicini
  Marco Vanoli
Porsche 934 Gr. 4
GT
296 4th 1st

References

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  1. ^ "Herbert Muller". Motor Sport. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
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