Fritz Glatz
# Fritz Glatz

Friedrich "Fritz" Glatz (July 21, 1943 – July 14, 2002(2002-07-14) (aged 58)) was an Austrian racing driver from Vienna. He raced under the pseudonyms Pierre Chauvet and Frederico Careca as well as a number of others.

## Career

Glatz began his career in 1980 racing in the German Formula Three Championship. The following year he drove in that series as well as the European Formula Three Championship and made his European Formula Two Championship debut. He competed in 10 Formula Two races in 1982 for Bertram Schäfer Racing but failed to score points, with a best finish of 8th. In 1983 again made 10 Formula Two starts, this time for Emco Sports but only succeeded in finishing twice and scored no points. In 1984 he returned to Emco Sports and finally broke into the points with a 6th place at Donington Park, with his single point good enough for 15th in the championship. Formula Two gave way to International Formula 3000 in 1985 and "Chauvet" only attempted two races with Oreca, failing to finish both races. In 1986 he drove in Formula 3000 nearly full-time for Jordan Racing but had a best finish of just 14th and he failed to qualify once. He also drove in two World Sports-Prototype Championship races for two teams (Roy Baker Racing in Jerez and Martin Schanche Racing in the Nürburgring, failing to score points on both occasions). Glatz was away from racing in 1987 but in 1988 returned to Formula 3000 at 45 years of age racing full-time for Racetech 3000. However, after 3 failures to qualify in 6 races, he left the team and went to Madgwick International. His best finish on the season was 12th, out of the points. He also made 3 World Sports-Prototype Championship starts. In 1989 he made one start in the inaugural season of British Formula 3000, which was good enough for 13th in points. He made a handful of sports car starts throughout the 1990s, mainly in Interserie.

## Death

In 2002 he was driving a 1996-vintage Arrows Footwork FA17 Formula One car in a EuroBOSS race at Autodrom Most when his car bounced over a curb and became airborne. Glatz died from his injuries.

## Racing record

### Complete European Formula Two Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1981 | Jo Gartner Racing | Toleman TG280 | BMW | SIL | HOC | THR | NÜR | VAL | MUG | PAU | PER | SPA | DON | MIS | MAN 16 | | NC | 0 |
| 1982 | Bertram Schäfer Racing | Maurer MM82 | BMW | SIL 13 | | THR 15 | NÜR | MUG Ret | VAL 8 | PAU DNPQ | SPA 16 | HOC 9 | DON 14 | MAN | PER Ret | MIS Ret | NC | 0 |
| 1982 | Rick Whyman Racing | Ralt RT4 | Hart | | HOC 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1983 | Emco Sports | Spirit 201 | BMW | SIL Ret | THR Ret | HOC Ret | NÜR | VAL Ret | PAU Ret | JAR Ret | DON 13 | MIS Ret | PER | ZOL 12 | MUG Ret | | NC | 0 |
| 1984 | Emco Sports | Minardi M283 | BMW | SIL Ret | HOC Ret | THR | | | | | | | | | | | 15th | 1 |
| 1984 | Emco Sports | Spirit 201B | BMW | | | | VAL Ret | MUG Ret | | | | | | | | | 15th | 1 |
| 1984 | Emco Sports | March 842 | BMW | | | | | | PAU Ret | HOC 7 | MIS 9 | PER | DON 6 | BRH 11 | | | 15th | 1 |

### Complete International Formula 3000 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1985 | Equipe Oreca | March 85B | Cosworth | SIL DNS | THR | EST | NÜR C | VAL | PAU | SPA | DIJ | PER | ÖST | ZAN Ret | DON | NC | 0 |
| 1986 | Eddie Jordan Racing | March 86B | Cosworth | SIL | VAL Ret | PAU DNQ | SPA Ret | IMO Ret | MUG 18 | PER | ÖST DNQ | BIR | BUG 14 | JAR Ret | | NC | 0 |
| 1988 | Racetech 3000 | Reynard 88D | Cosworth | JER Ret | VAL DNQ | PAU Ret | SIL 19 | MNZ DNQ | PER | BRH DNQ | BIR | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1988 | Madgwick International | Lola T88/50 | Cosworth | | | | | | | | | BUG Ret | ZOL | DIJ 14 | | NC | 0 |
