
Roland Ratzenberger
Known for
Acting
Born
June 5, 1960
Birthplace
Salzburg, Austria
Died
April 30, 1994 (aged 33)
Biography
Roland Walter Ratzenberger was an Austrian racing driver who raced in various categories of motorsport, including British Formula 3000, Japanese Formula 3000 and Formula One. Having had sporadic success throughout the lower formulas, Ratzenberger managed to secure an F1 seat in 1994 for the new Simtek team, at the unusually late age of 33. He was killed in a crash during qualifying for the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix just three races into his F1 career. The weekend became notorious for also seeing the death of Ayrton Senna, a three time world champion, during the race the following day.
Best known work
Filmography
2015
2014
The Last Teammateas Himself (Archive footage)
2010
Sennaas Self (archive footage)


