Heinz-Harald Frentzen is a German former racing driver who finished runner-up in the 1997 Formula One World Drivers’ Championship while driving for Williams Racing. Moreover, he has also raced for teams like Sauber, Jordan Grand Prix, Prost Grand Prix, and Arrows and has participated in several events including Australian Grand Prix, 2002 United States Grand Prix, 24 Hours of Le Mans, ADAC GT Masters, and others.
Born Name
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Nick Name
Heinz
Sun Sign
Taurus
Born Place
Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Nationality
Occupation
Former Racing Driver
Family
- Father – Heinrich-Harald Frentzen (Entrepreneur, Former Racing Driver who raced between 1950 and 1957)
- Mother – Angela Lladosa
- Siblings – Sylvia (Sister) (Theologian), Sonja (Sister) (Teacher)
- Others – Arazelli (Stepmother), Samantha (Half-Sister), Nicole-Nadine (Half-Sister)
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 10 in or 178 cm
Weight
67 kg or 147.5 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Heinz-Harald Frentzen has dated –
- Tanja Frentzen (1999-Present) – He got married to Tanja Frentzen in October 1999 and the duo parents 2 children.
Race / Ethnicity
Mixed (White and Hispanic)
Heinz-Harald Frentzen is of German descent on his father’s side and has Spanish roots on his mother’s side.
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Deep-set eyes
- Described as a “loyal” driver
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Facts
- He was 8 years old when his parents divorced.
- His father brought him his first kart and he started karting when he was 12 years old.
- Heinz-Harald Frentzen won the German Junior Kart Championship in 1981 when he was 14 years old.
- He drove the Bahrain race in the Speedcar Series of the 2007/2008 season in April 2008.
- For Aston Martin Racing, Heinz-Harald Frentzen raced the 24 Hours of Le Mans as he drove one of the 2 factory Aston Martin DBR9s with Karl Wendlinger and Andrea Piccini in the GT1 class. The team finished 4th in class and 16th overall.
- As part of the 2011 Race of Champions, he successfully competed against Hans-Joachim Stuck, Marc Duez, and Stig Blomqvist and won a special one-off ‘ROC Legends’ race.
- Eddie Jordan has said in his autobiography, An Independent Man that Frentzen did a “great job” at driving the Jordan 199.
- BBC Sport described Frentzen as one of the drivers who “never quite made the most of a brilliant natural talent” after he left Sauber.
Featured Image by Ger1axg / German Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0
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Facts of Heinz-Harald Frentzen
- full nameHeinz-Harald Frentzen
- Date of Birth May 18, 1967
- Age 57 years 4 months
- Horoscope Taurus
- Lucky Number 10
- Lucky Stone Emerald
- Lucky Color Green
- Best Match for Marriage Virgo, Cancer, Capricorn
- weight67 kg
- height5 ft 10 in