(c) 'Who is Who' by Steve Small, 2000

Родился: 04.01.1954 Вена Умер: 01.06.1986 трасса Ле-Ман, Франция Сезонов в Ф1: 1 Лет в Ф1: 1 Гран При: 8 Старты: 8 Победы: - подряд: Подиумы: - подряд: Поул-позиции: - подряд: Первый ряд: - подряд: Быстрые круги: - подряд: Лучший финиш: 5 Лучший старт: 22 Дубли: Хет-трики: Лидирование старт/финиш: Большие шлемы: Круги: 305 - лидирования: Километры: 1475.96 - лидирования: Очки: - за один сезон: - подряд:

Ф1: 1984

Год	Команда	Шасси
1984	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1E
		Osella FA1F

Much self-sacrifice and an iron determination to succeed against seemingly overwhelming odds kept Jo Gartner in motor racing when many drivers with lesser fibre would have fallen by the wayside.

From his early Formula 3 days (he was third in the 1978 European championship), Jo proved he had talent, but he was lacking finance and had to act as his own mechanic, running second-rate machinery for much of his Formula 2 career - though he did have his day, winning the Pau GP in 1983. Finding some backing, he got himself briefly into the Osella Grand Prix team in 1984, and even scored a fifth place for them at Monza but, against his expectations and much to his dismay, he was not retained for the following year.

Gartner then switched to sports car and IMSA racing, which he enjoyed but saw as a means to get back into Formula 1. Sadly it was not to be, for he was killed instantly during the 1986 Le Mans 24 Hours when his Porsche crashed on the Mulsanne Straight in the middle of the night.

(c) 'Who is Who' by Steve Small, 2000