Harald Ertl, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Harald Ertl

racecar driver

Date of Birth: 31-Aug-1948

Place of Birth: Zell am See, Salzburg, Austria

Date of Death: 07-Apr-1982

Profession: journalist, Formula One driver

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Harald Ertl (31 August 1948 – 7 April 1982) was an Austrian racing driver and motorsport journalist.
Ertl was born in Zell am See and attended the same school as Grand Prix drivers Jochen Rindt and Helmut Marko. Ertl sported an Inspector Clouseau-style moustache and beard.
He worked his way through the German Formula Vee and Super Vee, and then on to Formula Three, before a successful switch to Touring Cars.
During this period, he gained sufficient sponsorship to enter Formula One, where he drove with various outfits between 1975 and 1980.
Ertl is probably best remembered as one of the four drivers who helped to get Niki Lauda out of his burning Ferrari in the 1976 German Grand Prix.