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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

Isabelle Haskell profile photo
Isabelle
Haskell
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
5
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Wolfgang von Trips profile photo
Wolfgang
von Trips
de
age
wins
8
poles
1
races
55
podiums
20
fastest laps
2
Hans Knippel profile photo
Hans
Knippel
de
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Roberto Bonomi profile photo
Roberto
Bonomi
ar
age
wins
5
poles
0
races
5
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Rudolf Wilhelm Moser profile photo
Rudolf Wilhelm
Moser
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
Roberto Miéres profile photo
Roberto
Miéres
ar
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
42
podiums
6
fastest laps
2
Joseph Jeser profile photo
Joseph
Jeser
be
age
97
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Helmut Schulze profile photo
Helmut
Schulze
de
age
96
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Jean Otten profile photo
Jean
Otten
be
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Luigi Musso profile photo
Luigi
Musso
it
age
wins
5
poles
3
races
63
podiums
26
fastest laps
3
Walt Hansgen profile photo
Walt
Hansgen
us
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
36
podiums
6
fastest laps
0
Claude Dubois profile photo
Claude
Dubois
be
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
14
podiums
3
fastest laps
0
Richard W. Fitzwilliam profile photo
Richard W.
Fitzwilliam
gb
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
3
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Georges Berger profile photo
Georges
Berger
be
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
12
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Eugenio Castellotti profile photo
Eugenio
Castellotti
it
age
wins
4
poles
3
races
39
podiums
11
fastest laps
0
Juan Manuel Fangio profile photo
© Grand Prix Photo
Juan Manuel
Fangio
ar
age
wins
80
poles
79
races
211
podiums
116
fastest laps
61
Umberto Maglioli profile photo
Umberto
Maglioli
it
age
wins
5
poles
0
races
42
podiums
10
fastest laps
0
Mike Hawthorn profile photo
Mike
Hawthorn
gb
age
wins
15
poles
10
races
91
podiums
39
fastest laps
23
Heinz Schiller profile photo
Heinz
Schiller
ch
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
10
podiums
4
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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