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Hermann Paul Müller
Hermann Paul Müller (21 November 190930 December 1975) was a German sidecar, motorcycle, and race car driver. Müller started his competitive career on an Imperia in 1928. He became German Sidecar Champion in 1932, then in 1936, he took the German 500cc Motorcycle title. He switched to cars the next year, driving for Auto Union. He won the 1939 edition of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA French Grand Prix held in Reims-Gueux, Reims. The winner of that season's European Championship was never officially announced by the AIACR due to the outbreak of World War II. Although Müller would have won the championship on points, the president of Germany's highest motorsports organisation declared Hermann Lang the champion. After the war he returned to motorcycle racing, winning the 1947 and 1948 German 250cc titles on DKW. In 1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 1955, he won the 250cc List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions by year, world champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bielefeld
Bielefeld () is a city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 341,755, it is also the most populous city in the administrative region (''Regierungsbezirk'') of Detmold and the 18th largest city in Germany. The historical centre of the city is situated north of the Teutoburg Forest line of hills, but modern Bielefeld also incorporates boroughs on the opposite side and on the hills. The city is situated on the ', a hiking trail which runs for 156 km along the length of the Teutoburg Forest. Bielefeld is home to a significant number of internationally operating companies, including Dr. Oetker, Gildemeister and Schüco. It has a university and several technical colleges ('' Fachhochschulen''). Bielefeld is also famous for the Bethel Institution, and for the Bielefeld conspiracy, which satirises conspiracy theories by claiming that Bielefeld does not exist. This concept has been used in the town's marke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, massa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 French Grand Prix
The 1938 French Grand Prix (formally the XXXII Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France) was a Grand Prix motor race which was held at Reims-Gueux on 3 July 1938. The race was held over 64 laps of the course for a total distance of . Like the other races in the 1938 European Drivers' Championship, the French Grand Prix was held to new regulations for 1938, mandating a maximum engine capacity of 4.5L, or 3L for supercharged engines, as well as minimum weights based on a sliding scale depending on engine size, with the largest engine cars needing to weigh at least . Classification References {{Grand Prix race report , Name_of_race = French Grand Prix , Year_of_race = 1938 , Previous_race_in_season = 1937 Italian Grand Prix , Next_race_in_season = 1938 German Grand Prix , Previous_year's_race = 1937 French Grand Prix , Next_year's_race = 1939 French Grand Prix French Grand Prix French Grand Prix Grand Prix Grand Prix ( , meanin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 Grand Prix Season
The 1938 Grand Prix season was the sixth AIACR European Championship season. The championship was won by Rudolf Caracciola, driving for the Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz (), commonly referred to as Mercedes and sometimes as Benz, is a German luxury and commercial vehicle automotive brand established in 1926. Mercedes-Benz AG (a Mercedes-Benz Group subsidiary established in 2019) is headquartere ... team. Caracciola won one of the four events that counted towards the championship. Season review European Championship Grands Prix Non-championship Grands Prix ''Grandes Épreuves are denoted by a yellow background.'' Championship final standings References * * * {{Grand Prix seasons Grand Prix seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 Italian Grand Prix
The 1937 Italian Grand Prix was a "750 kg Formula" Grand Prix race held on 12 September 1937 at the Montenero Circuit in Livorno. Race report Caracciola took an early lead from pole, Lang was second but he soon took the lead from Caracciola, the two Mercedes drivers pushing each other hard. Team manager Alfred Neubauer was not impressed by the internal fighting. The partisan crowd were disappointed when the Italian Nuvolari retired and gave his car to Farina. Von Brauchitsch and Kautz were out, the two leading Mercedes had a fierce fight to the flag with Caracciola blocking any attempt to pass by Lang. Rosemeyer couldn't match their pace and Caracciola held on for a win with Lang just 0.4s behind him at the flag. Classification References {{Grand Prix race report , Name_of_race = Italian Grand Prix , Year_of_race = 1937 , Previous_race_in_season = 1937 Swiss Grand Prix , Next_race_in_season = 1938 French Grand Prix , Previous_year's_race ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 Swiss Grand Prix
The 1937 Swiss Grand Prix was a 750 kg Formula race held on 22 August 1937 at the Bremgarten Circuit. Race Report After the start, Hans Stuck chopped across the nose of the other drivers to take the early lead, followed by Caracciola and Rosemeyer. Rosemeyer was soon in trouble though, under pressure from Lang he skidded off the circuit and was bogged down in the wet ground. Some spectators came to his assistance but their help would have resulted in a disqualification so he retired his car. Stuck could not maintain his early pace under pressure from the Mercedes' and was soon passed by Caracciola, Lang and von Brauchitsch. Nuvolari drove for the Auto Union team for this race as he wasn't impressed with the new Alfa. However, the tricky rear-engined Auto Union was not a car to race without some practice, even for a man of Nuvolari's skill. The wet track simply compounded his problems. Whilst running in 8th place he was called into the pits and the car-less Rosemeyer took ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 Monaco Grand Prix
The 1937 Monaco Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Circuit de Monaco on 8 August 1937. The 100 lap event was won by Manfred von Brauchitsch. Grand Prix de Monaco 1937, dans la rampe de Sainte-Dévote.jpg, Just after the start of the race L'ascension de la côte de Monte-Carlo par Rudolf Caracciola (Grand Prix de Monaco 1937).jpg, Rudolf Caracciola Rudolf Caracciola au Grand Prix de Monaco 1937.jpg, Caracciola Manfred von Brauchitsch, vainqueur du Grand Prix de Monaco 1937.jpg, Manfred von Brauchitsch, the winner Classification References External links * Monaco Grand Prix Monaco Grand Prix Grand Prix Grand Prix ( , meaning ''Grand Prize''; plural Grands Prix), is a name sometimes used for competitions or sport events, alluding to the winner receiving a prize, trophy or honour Grand Prix or grand prix may refer to: Arts and entertainment ... Monaco Grand Prix {{Monaco-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 German Grand Prix
The 1937 German Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Nürburgring on 25 July 1937. Driver Ernst von Delius collided with Richard Seaman during this race on lap 6 and the accident was eventually fatal for von Delius, experiencing thrombosis. Von Delius was 25 years old. Accessed 29 April 2012. Classification References {{Grand Prix race report , Name_of_race = , Year_of_race = 1937 , Previous_race_in_season = 1937 Belgian Grand Prix , Next_race_in_season = ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 Belgian Grand Prix
The 1937 Belgian Grand Prix was a motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 11 July 1937. It was the last Grand Prix to be held at the circuit's original configuration. Classification References {{Grand Prix race report , Name_of_race = Belgian Grand Prix , Year_of_race = 1937 , Previous_race_in_season = 1936 Italian Grand Prix , Next_race_in_season = 1937 German Grand Prix , Previous_year's_race = 1935 Belgian Grand Prix , Next_year's_race = 1939 Belgian Grand Prix Belgian Grand Prix The Belgian Grand Prix (French: ''Grand Prix de Belgique''; Dutch: ''Grote Prijs van België''; German: ''Großer Preis von Belgien'') is a motor racing event which forms part of the Formula One World Championship. The first national race of ... Belgian Grand Prix Grand Prix, 1937 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auto Union Racing Car
The Auto Union Grand Prix racing cars types A to D were developed and built by a specialist racing department of Auto Union's Horch works in Zwickau, Germany, between 1933 and 1939, after the company bought a design by Dr. Ferdinand Porsche in 1933. Of the 4 Auto Union racing cars, the Types A, B and C, used from 1934 to 1937 had supercharged V16 engines, and the final car, the Type D used in 1938 and 1939 (built to new 1938 regulations), had a supercharged 3L V12 that developed almost 550 horsepower. All of the designs were difficult to handle due to extreme power/weight ratios (wheelspin could be induced at over ), and marked oversteer due to uneven weight distribution (all models were tail heavy). The Type D was easier to drive because of its smaller, lower mass engine that was better positioned toward the vehicle's center of mass. Between 1935 and 1937, Auto Unions won 25 races, driven by Ernst von Delius, Tazio Nuvolari, Bernd Rosemeyer, Hans Stuck and Achille Varzi. Auto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 Grand Prix Season
The 1937 Grand Prix season was the fifth AIACR European Championship season. The championship was won by Rudolf Caracciola, driving for the Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz (), commonly referred to as Mercedes and sometimes as Benz, is a German luxury and commercial vehicle automotive brand established in 1926. Mercedes-Benz AG (a Mercedes-Benz Group subsidiary established in 2019) is headquartere ... team. Caracciola won three of the five events that counted towards the championship. This season saw the most powerful Grand Prix motor racing, Grand Prix cars so far, Mercedes-Benz in motorsport, Mercedes-Benz supercharged 5.6L inline-8 engines boasting nearly 650 bhp. Considering that an average saloon (car), saloon car produced around 25 bhp at the time, the performance of these single-seaters was extremely high compared with any other season in modern motorsport; so much so that for the first time ever, regulations were put in force for the following year to limit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
