Christian Kautz (born 23 November 1913 – died on 4 July 1948) was an auto racing driver from Switzerland. Son of a Swiss multi-millionaire, his career started with Mercedes-Benz as a junior driver in 1936, then as an Auto Union junior driver in 1938, starting in three Grands Prix. Kautz was a testpilot for Lockheed in the United States during the Second World War. He died at only 34 years of age in a fatal accident in a Maserati at the 1948 Swiss Grand Prix in Bremgarten. Racing record Complete European Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Notes – Not listed in the Championship. Post WWII Grandes Épreuves results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) References External links 1913 births 1948 deaths Swiss racing drivers Racing drivers who died while racing Swiss aviators Sport deaths in Switzerland Place of birth missing European Championship drivers Grand Prix drivers