Helmut Marko

Helmut Marko LL.D., (born 27 April 1943 in Graz, Austria) is an advisor to the Red Bull GmbH Formula One Teams, and head of 's driver development program and a former racing driver.
He was a school friend of Jochen Rindt, who was to become Formula One world champion in . Marko competed in several race series, including 10 Formula One Grands Prix in and , but scored no World Championship points.
He had more success in endurance racing, winning the 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving a Martini-Porsche 917K with Gijs van Lennep. During that year, they set a distance record which remained unbeaten until the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans (5,335.313 km, at an average of 222.304 km/h).
During the 1972 French Grand Prix at Clermont-Ferrand, a stone thrown up by Emerson Fittipaldi's Lotus pierced Marko's helmet visor, permanently blinding his left eye and ending his racing career.
Marko became a doctor of law in 1967. He owns two hotels in Graz – the Schlossberghotel and Augartenhotel. He was manager for Austrian racing drivers Gerhard Berger and Karl Wendlinger for some years before setting up and running RSM Marko in 1989, a race team competing in Formula 3 and Formula 3000; running under the name Red Bull Junior Team from 1999 onwards. From 1999 he has also overseen the Red Bull driver development programme, which has nurtured talented drivers such as Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen into Formula One. Since 2005, he has been advisor to the Red Bull Racing Formula One team.
==Formula One Statistical Overview==
===Formula One Record===
Year	Entrant 	Team	WDC Pts.	WDC Pos.	Report
 	Ecurie Bonnier 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	Yardley Team BRM 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	Austria Marlboro BRM	 	0 	NC 	Report
===Career Results===
== Races ==
Competitions where Marko has been receiving the winning manufacturer’s award on the podium.
Year	Race 	Constructor
 	2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Red Bull-Renault
 	2016 Spanish Grand Prix 	Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
 	2021 Styrian Grand Prix 	Red Bull Racing
==Notes==
Category:Drivers
Category:Austrian Drivers
Category:Ecurie Bonnier Drivers
Category:BRM Drivers
Category:1971 Début Drivers