Harald Ertl was a Formula One driver from Austria. He participated in 28 grands prix, debuting on August 3, 1975. He scored 0 championship points. Formula One, abbreviated to F1 and also known as Grand Prix racing, is a form of formula racing and the highest class of single-seat open-wheel auto racing. ... August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...
Ertl was the first to arrive and managed to swerve around the wreck, only to end up on the grass.
Ertl's premature death followed almost two years after his last GP outing, which just as his one-before-last outing was for ATS, Both were one-offs in the truest sense of the word.
Austrian born HaraldErtl was basically a motoring journalist with a great passion for racing.