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#4 - Jochen Rindt (1942-70)
The man who replaced the late Clark at Lotus met a similarly tragic fate just two years into the job. After a single appearance for Rob Walker's racing team in 1964, Cooper hired Jochen Rindt full-time for 1965. The Cooper wasn't the best car during his time there, but he did finish third overall in the driver's championship in 1966, just behind John Surtees in the same machinery.
1969 was his building year, in which he claimed his first win in the sport at Watkins Glen. 1970 was one of the most dominant displays by a driver ever, where Rindt won five of the first eight rounds and all but guaranteed the driver's world championship by the time he arrived at Monza. Tragedy would strike in qualifying, however, as Rindt flew off the track and into the barriers, ending his life. He was only 28 years old, and he became the first and hopefully only ever F1 posthumous world champion. Had he lived, he would've won more championships if he stayed at Lotus. There's little doubt about that for the same reasons I discussed about Clark.
If you want to learn more about Rindt, check out our Top 5 Austrian Drivers of all-time!
