Mario Hytten (born 20 April 1955) is a Swedish-born former racing driver who raced predominantly under a Swiss licence. He competed in the 1985 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing fifth. He now works as a sports promoter and sponsorship specialist. He is fluent in five languages.
Racing career
Hytten raced predominantly in Formula 3 and Formula 3000 in a career spanning more than a decade, from 1980 to 1992. In all he entered 75 races, won one and registered eight podium finishes. He finished fifth in the 1985 24 Hours of Le Mans driving the Porsche 956B.
Post racing Hytten retired from racing in 1993 and moved into sports media and sponsorship.autosport.com: "Race of my life", February 20, 2014, p.86 He is the current CEO of Captimax Sports Media, who make camera systems for televised sporting events, and runs Planetaire AB, a sustainability communications company. He is currently working on Skyrace World Cup, a new format sailplane world championship.
Racing record
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 1985 Porsche Kremer Racing George Fouché Sarel van der Merwe Porsche 956B C1 361 5th 5th
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 Pts 1985 Corbari Italia Lola T950 Cosworth SIL9 THR10 ESTRet NÜR VALRet 10th 8 Onyx March 85B PAURet SPARet DIJ12 PER5 ÖST10 ZANRet DON2 1986 Arno International March 85B Cosworth SIL15 VALRet PAUDNS SPA IMO MUG NC 0 Ralt RT20 PERDNQÖSTRetBIRDNQ BUGJARDNQ 1987 Racetech 3000 March 87B Cosworth SIL VAL SPA PAU9 DONDNQ PER13 BRHDNQ NC 0 Ralt RT20 BIRRet IMODNQ BUG JAR 1988 Team Ralt Ralt RT22 Judd JER VAL PAU SIL MNZ PER8 BRHRet BIRRet BUG ZOL DIJ NC 0
References
External links
Planetaire