Mario Hytten

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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. He is fluent in five languages.[4]

File:Mario Hytten, '84 silverstone winner.jpg
Mario Hytten, '84 silverstone winner

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.[1] He finished 5th in the 1985 24 Hours of Le Mans driving the Porsche 956B.[5]

Post racing

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 world championship.[7]

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External links

  • Mario Hytten driver statistics at Racing-Reference
  • Planetaire
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