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Background[edit]
Mario Hytten (born 20 April 1955) [1][2] is a Swedish-born former racing driver who raced predominantly under a Swiss licence.[1][2] He competed in the 1985 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing 5th.[3] He now works as a sports promoter and sponsorship specialist as well as a translator. He is fluent in five languages[4].
Racing career[edit]
Hytten raced predominantly in Formula 3 and Formula 3000 in a career spanning more than a decade, from 1980 to 1992[1]. He finished 5th in the 1985 24 Hours of Le Mans driving the Porsche 956B.[5]
Post racing[edit]
Hytten retired from racing in 1993 and moved into sports media and sponsorship.[6] 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.[4] He is currently working on Skyrace World Cup, a new format Sailplane championship. [7].
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Profile at Driver Database". driverdb.com. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ a b "SpeedSport-Magazine.com profile". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "Porsches dominate at Le Mans". The Gazette. June 17, 1985. p. D8. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
- ^ a b "Profile at OldRacingCars.com". Allen Brown. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "Results at Racing-Reference". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ autosport.com: "Race of my life", February 20, 2014, p.86
- ^ "Skyrace World Cup". Planetaire. Retrieved 26 August 2014.