Klaus Enders (2 May 1937 in

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, Germany – 20 January 2019) was a German

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racer. He was a six-time

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Sidecar World Champion and a four-time winner of the sidecar class at the

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. Enders decided to retire at the end of the 1970 season and try

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, only to return to sidecars a year later, winning three more world titles before retiring for good at the end of 1974. His co-drivers were Wolfgang Kalauch and Ralf Engelhardt. Enders died on 20 January 2019 at the age of 81 following a long illness.

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