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World Sports Car Championship

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German
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Competitors

Luigi Piotti profile photo
Luigi
Piotti
it
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
20
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Alfonso de Portago profile photo
Alfonso
de Portago
es
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
19
podiums
4
fastest laps
1
Heini Walter profile photo
Heini
Walter
ch
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Jean Otten profile photo
Jean
Otten
be
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Peter Collins profile photo
Peter
Collins
gb
age
wins
15
poles
2
races
90
podiums
36
fastest laps
6
Harry Merkel profile photo
Harry
Merkel
de
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Claude Dubois profile photo
Claude
Dubois
be
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
14
podiums
3
fastest laps
0
Luis Milan profile photo
Luis
Milan
ar
age
105
wins
0
poles
0
races
3
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Pat O'Connor profile photo
Pat
O'Connor
us
age
wins
21
poles
2
races
82
podiums
31
fastest laps
0
Ernest Erickson profile photo
Ernest
Erickson
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
17
podiums
2
fastest laps
0
Helmut Busch profile photo
Helmut
Busch
de
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Piero Taruffi profile photo
Piero
Taruffi
it
age
wins
6
poles
2
races
66
podiums
19
fastest laps
4
Carlos Menditeguy profile photo
Carlos
Menditeguy
ar
age
wins
7
poles
1
races
130
podiums
27
fastest laps
4
John Fitch profile photo
John
Fitch
us
age
wins
8
poles
0
races
26
podiums
9
fastest laps
1
John G. Hogg profile photo
John G.
Hogg
gb
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
Sepp Liebl profile photo
Sepp
Liebl
de
age
108
wins
1
poles
0
races
8
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
Walt Hansgen profile photo
Walt
Hansgen
us
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
36
podiums
6
fastest laps
0
Peter Morteverdi profile photo
Peter
Morteverdi
ch
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
1
fastest laps
0

Career Overview

year
series
team
points
position
1957
World Sportscar Championship - GT 1.3
Karl Falk
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
Karl Falk
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
-
-
-
-
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
-
-
-
-
-
year
type
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest lap
1957
Racing
1
0
0
0
0

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