Marko Hanželic
Next year, which is just around the corner, it will be exactly half a century since v Monzi tragically passed away Jochen Rindt, which is then posthumously became world champion. In Graz, in 2020, they will remember their fellow citizen, who was born in Germany Mainzu, but spent most of his too short life after the game of fate (he died aged 28) in the Styrian capital.
In Graz, Rindt will be remembered with a special exhibition in Graz Museum, and the square in the city will be named after him (Jochen-Rindt-Platz). On that fateful September 5, 1970, his life was lost in Monza, Lotus, Jochen Rindt however, at the end of the season, however, he posthumously became world champion since Jacky Ickx by the end of the season he had failed to catch any more.
Rindt found his last rest on Graz Central Cemetery, regarding the events on the fiftieth anniversary of the death of one of the most famous citizens of Grad, the mayor of the Styrian capital, Siegfried Rushsaid: "We preserve the memory of Jochen Rindt from year to year, and on the fiftieth anniversary of his death we want to pay tribute to the legendary racer for a longer period of time."
They will be in the area on May XNUMX next year Reiningshaus along the street Wetzelsdorfer Strasse inaugurated the title market Jochen-Rindt-Platz, widow Nina Rindt however, it will be entered in the golden book of the city of Graz.
The ceremony will almost certainly be attended by another Graz dignitary from Formula 1, Rindt's classmate Helmut Marko, who said of his friend from school days: “We met at a time when we could only ride mopeds, there at sixteen. Jochen went to the end in everything, he always wanted to be the best. During our school years, we got to know the Graz party scene in detail, and Jochen is still a pop star of motorsport for me today. "
The exhibition touches on the aforementioned period of Rindt's life "Jochen Rindt - The Great Years" v Graz Museum, which will be on view between June and October next year. Among other things, it will be possible to see two of Rindt's original vehicles, and glued trams will also draw attention to the exhibition.
