Biography
Jochen Mass was born on 30 September 1946 in Dorfen, Bavaria. After school he worked on merchant navy ships and then began an apprenticeship at an Alfa Romeo dealership in Mannheim. The owner entered Alfas in races and recognised his talent. Mass competed in Formula Super Vee, Formula Three and Formula Two. In 1972 he won the 24 Hours of Spa in a Ford Capri alongside Hans-Joachim Stuck, and in 1973 he finished runner-up in the European Formula Two Championship.
He made his Formula One debut at the 1973 British Grand Prix for Surtees. There he was caught up in a multi-car collision and did not complete the first lap. In 1974 he was a regular driver for Surtees and moved to McLaren during the season.
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Rates
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Season by season
1975: wins 1 · podiums 4 · starts 14
- 1R4 SpainMontjuïcfrom grid 11McLarenAnalysis →
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Best circuits
Where the most wins and podiums came.- Montjuïc1 Wins1 Podiums0 Pole positions
- José Carlos Pace0 Wins1 Podiums0 Pole positions
- Paul Ricard0 Wins1 Podiums0 Pole positions
- Watkins Glen0 Wins1 Podiums0 Pole positions
- Kyalami0 Wins1 Podiums0 Pole positions
- Nürburgring0 Wins1 Podiums0 Pole positions
- Anderstorp Raceway0 Wins1 Podiums0 Pole positions
- Mosport0 Wins1 Podiums0 Pole positions
Teammate battle 1982
MAS : BOEStatistics: F1DB by Marcel Overdijk and contributors, licence CC BY 4.0, prepared by Hotlap Delta.