Herbert Müller (racing driver) facts for kids
Müller, in 1975 at Spa-Francorchamps
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| Born | 11 May 1940 Reinach, Switzerland |
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| Died | 24 May 1981 (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 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.
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Racing record
Complete Formula One World 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 | WDC | Pts. |
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| 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
(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 |
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| 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
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
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| 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 |
