Max Sailer (20 December 1882 – 5 February 1964) was a German
racecar driver
Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition.
Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organis ...
.
Sailer was born in
Esslingen. Prior to
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 opposin ...
he headed
Mercedes' racing efforts, later retiring to become a technical director of the firm. He died in his native town of Esslingen, aged 81.
Indy 500 results
References
1882 births
1964 deaths
German racing drivers
Indianapolis 500 drivers
People from Esslingen am Neckar
Sportspeople from Stuttgart (region)
Racing drivers from Baden-Württemberg
Mercedes-Benz in Formula One
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