#FunFact ~ Hans Heyer - An unusual F1 record

Hans Heyer has quite an unusual F1 record. He is the only driver ever to get disqualified after he failed to finish a race which he was never even allowed to start.
He entered the German Grand Prix in 1977 driving for ATS. He didn’t have a lot of experience with single-seater cars and his car was also just slow, so he didn’t manage to qualify for the race, which meant he wasn’t allowed to start.
This didn’t stop him from racing though. He knew the marshalls very well, so Heyer parked his car on the grid and the marshalls didn’t stop him. His race didn’t last long though, on lap 10 he retired with gearbox issues. Only then the race directors realised what happened, and they disqualified him, even though he already retired from the race.
Heyer never drove in Formula One again.

That’s all for now, have a nice day :)

Marijn M.