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World Sports Car Championship

Driver Information

nationality
German
birthday
1918-01-10
hometown
Taucha bei Leipzig
died
1995-02-11
Killarney Vale (AUS)
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Driver Information

nationality
German
birthday
1918-01-10
hometown
Taucha bei Leipzig
died
1995-02-11
Killarney Vale (AUS)
helmet

Competitors

Mathieu Hezemans profile photo
Mathieu
Hezemans
nl
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
5
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Alfonso Gómez Mena profile photo
Alfonso
Gómez Mena
cu
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
5
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Lou Brero profile photo
Lou
Brero
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Helmut Busch profile photo
Helmut
Busch
de
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Arthur Heuberger profile photo
Arthur
Heuberger
ch
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Robin Carnegie profile photo
Robin
Carnegie
gb
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
3
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Stirling Moss profile photo
Stirling
Moss
gb
age
wins
93
poles
54
races
260
podiums
131
fastest laps
63
Georges Harris profile photo
Georges
Harris
be
age
wins
2
poles
0
races
4
podiums
2
fastest laps
0
Bobby Unser profile photo
Bobby
Unser
us
age
wins
54
poles
61
races
427
podiums
137
fastest laps
0
Luigi Musso profile photo
Luigi
Musso
it
age
wins
5
poles
3
races
63
podiums
26
fastest laps
3
Peter Morteverdi profile photo
Peter
Morteverdi
ch
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Karl Falk profile photo
Karl
Falk
de
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Jack R Ensley profile photo
Jack R
Ensley
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
7
podiums
2
fastest laps
0
Noël Cunningham-Reid profile photo
Noël
Cunningham-Reid
gb
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
5
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Hans Knippel profile photo
Hans
Knippel
de
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Jorge Camaño profile photo
Jorge
Camaño
ar
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Wolfgang Niessen profile photo
Wolfgang
Niessen
de
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Santiago Gonzalez profile photo
Santiago
Gonzalez
cu
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Carel Godin de Beaufort profile photo
Carel Godin
de Beaufort
nl
age
wins
1
poles
1
races
54
podiums
5
fastest laps
0
Richard W. Fitzwilliam profile photo
Richard W.
Fitzwilliam
gb
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
3
podiums
0
fastest laps
0

Career Overview

year
series
team
points
position
1957
World Sportscar Championship - GT 1.3
Harry Merkel
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Porsche 356A
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1957
World Sports Car Championship
Harry Merkel
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
-
-
-
-
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
-
-
-
-
-
year
series
team
points
position
1953
1st ADAC 1000 Km Rennen - Nürburgring - World Sports Car
Adolf Vianden
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Porsche 356 1100
Porsche 1.1
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1952
FIA World Championship of Drivers
Willi Krakau
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Krakau Eigenbau
BMW 2.0
0
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
0
0
0
0
year
type
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest lap
1957
Racing
1
0
0
0
0
1953
Racing
1
0
0
0
0
1952
Racing
0
0
0
0
0

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