Bastian Stuber

Bastian Stüber was a German racing driver who raced in Formula One for Brabham. He was killed in a crash during the 1975 Spanish Grand Prix.
Personal life
Bastian was born on 12th March 1948 in Freiberg, Germany. He is the son of father Niklas Stüber and mother Sonja Lechner.
Stüber moved to Dresden when he was 5 years old due to his father's career as a doctor.
Stüber's family consisted of wealthy Germans who acted as if the second world war never really happened. Stüber confronted his parents about this, often resulting in heavy arguments. Eventually, Bastian decided to leave the house at 17 and moved to live with a friend in Leipzig.
Racing career
Having saved up some money since leaving his family's home, Bastian was able to buy himself a seat in the Karting World Championship in 1968. Stüber had already gained some experience after driving his own kart in amateur karting leagues in Saxony (German: Sachsen). He drove a consistent and anonymous few seasons until his racing career started picking up by participating in the German Formula Two championship in 1974.
German Formula Two (1974)
Stüber had mixed results in his first season of open-wheel racing in German Formula Two. His main rival during the season was Jägermeister Racing Team driver Joshua Häussler, but Stüber was the more talented driver of the two in terms of pure speed. He struggled with consistancy however, dropping points when they needed to be collected. Häussler would eventually became the champion, winning five races whilst Stüber was the runner-up, winning at Sembach, Hockenheim and Ulm-Mengen.
A few Formula One teams had taken notice of Stüber's speed and results. However, most teams didn't want to risk signing an unexperienced driver that they didn't see as consistent. Fortunately for Stüber, Brabham was ready to take the gamble and signed him for the Formula One Championship of 1975.
Formula One (1975)
Bastian Stüber was signed by Brabham and made his Formula One debut at the Argentine Grand Prix. He finished in 6th in the first two races of the season, before having a fatal crash at the start of the 1975 Spanish GP.
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