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The Solitude racetrack is a former
race circuit on public roads used for
motorsport
Motorsport, motorsports or motor sport is a global term used to encompass the group of competitive sporting events which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles. The terminology can also be used to describe forms of competition of two ...
in
Leonberg
Leonberg (; swg, Leaberg) is a town in the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg about to the west of Stuttgart, the state capital. About 45,000 people live in Leonberg, making it the third-largest borough in the rural district (''Landkr ...
area, west of
Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...
, Germany. It is named after
Castle Solitude and has hosted various
motorcycle
A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or trike (if three-wheeled)) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle steered by a handlebar. Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes: long-distance travel, commuting, cruising ...
and
automobile
A car or automobile is a motor vehicle with Wheel, wheels. Most definitions of ''cars'' say that they run primarily on roads, Car seat, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport private transport#Personal transport, pe ...
races.
Routes
![Hst Schattengrund](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Hst_Schattengrund.jpg)
The traditional, used for motorcycle racing track located above the Stuttgart district of
Bergheim, but not in the center of the main long variant of the former racetrack. This results from the start-finish-house at today's ADAC training area, on
Seehaus over and then on Glemseck at
Leonberg
Leonberg (; swg, Leaberg) is a town in the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg about to the west of Stuttgart, the state capital. About 45,000 people live in Leonberg, making it the third-largest borough in the rural district (''Landkr ...
and the Steinbachsee on Katzenbacher yard, past the Stuttgart district of
Büsnau to the ground and through the shadows Mahdental back to the start and finish before Glemseck. The section of the shadow base to Glemseck runs in the valley of
Glemsford
Glemsford is a village in the Babergh district in Suffolk, England, near the town of Sudbury. Glemsford is located near the River Glem and the River Stour also flows nearby. Glemsford is surrounded by arable farmland and is not far from his ...
.
* From 1903: First
hillclimb track from
Stuttgart Westbahnhof up to the Schloss Solitude.
* From 1906: laid off from Westbahnhof to
Heslach.
* From 1925: circuit with a length of , starting and finishing at the castle. Direction: counterclockwise.
* From 1931: round course was shortened with the road through the Mahdental. Start and finish was moved to the west. Direction: clockwise.
* From 1935: Final round course: The 1931 line introduced by the 1931 Mahdental and exuberant form part of the route used by 1965 course. Direction: counterclockwise.
* Around 100-year celebration at short route around the castle, but still at historic track parts
* 2003: Start and finish back at the castle. Drive direction. Only the shortcut through the wildlife park, highway and its access ramp is new.
* 2011: On the work of the initiatives ''Solitude-Revival'' and ''Retro Revival Classic Culture'' were out in the Automobile Summer 2011 in Baden-Württemberg for the 125th "Birthday" of the
Benz Patent Motor Car the streets that belong to the last variant traffic, closed for the weekend. Many visitors could watch historic racing and sports cars from different eras when biking the route.
Report of Solitude Revival Association
Motorcycle racing
To 50 cm ³
* 1962: 1 Ernst Degner
Ernst Degner (born Ernst Eugen Wotzlawek on 22 September 1931 in Gleiwitz, Upper Silesia, Germany - died 10 September 1983 in Arona, Tenerife, Spain) was a professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Eastern Germany. Degner was noted f ...
, Suzuki
is a Japan, Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Minami-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan. Suzuki manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, All-terrain vehicle, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), outboard motor, outboard marine engines, wheelchairs ...
2 Hans-Georg Anscheidt
Hans-Georg Anscheidt (born 23 December 1935 at Königsberg) is a retired German Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion. He won three consecutive FIM 50 cc world championships from 1966 to 1968 as a member of the Suzuki
is a ...
, Kreidler
Kreidler was a German manufacturer of bicycles, mopeds and motorcycles.
Kreidler was originally based in Kornwestheim, between Ludwigsburg and Stuttgart. It was founded in 1903 as "Kreidlers Metall- und Drahtwerke" (Kreidlers metal and wire f ...
* 1964: 1 Ralph Bryans
Ralph Bryans (7 March 1941 – 6 August 2014) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Northern Ireland. Bryans was Ireland's only Grand Prix world champion, winning the 50 cc title in 1965.
Racing career
Bryans started road-riding on a ...
, Honda
is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, reaching a product ...
2 Isao Morishita, Suzuki
is a Japan, Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Minami-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan. Suzuki manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, All-terrain vehicle, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), outboard motor, outboard marine engines, wheelchairs ...
* 1965: 1 Ernst Degner
Ernst Degner (born Ernst Eugen Wotzlawek on 22 September 1931 in Gleiwitz, Upper Silesia, Germany - died 10 September 1983 in Arona, Tenerife, Spain) was a professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Eastern Germany. Degner was noted f ...
, Suzuki
is a Japan, Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Minami-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan. Suzuki manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, All-terrain vehicle, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), outboard motor, outboard marine engines, wheelchairs ...
2 Hans-Georg Anscheidt
Hans-Georg Anscheidt (born 23 December 1935 at Königsberg) is a retired German Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion. He won three consecutive FIM 50 cc world championships from 1966 to 1968 as a member of the Suzuki
is a ...
, Kreidler
Kreidler was a German manufacturer of bicycles, mopeds and motorcycles.
Kreidler was originally based in Kornwestheim, between Ludwigsburg and Stuttgart. It was founded in 1903 as "Kreidlers Metall- und Drahtwerke" (Kreidlers metal and wire f ...
To 125 cc (175 cc)
* 1925: Willy zig, Puch works
* 1926: 175 cc: Arthur Müller
Arthur Müller (born Aron Cohn: 23 October 1871 - 19 January 1935) was a German entrepreneur and inventor. He became known as the founder and director of the "Deutsche Flugplatz Gesellschaft" (''"German Airfield Company"''), which instigated, ...
, DKW
DKW (''Dampf-Kraft-Wagen'', en, "steam-powered car", also ''Deutsche Kinder-Wagen'' en, "German children's car". ''Das-Kleine-Wunder'', en, "the little wonder" or ''Des-Knaben-Wunsch'', en, "the boy's wish"- from when the company built to ...
* 1927: 175 cc: Arthur Geiss, DKW
* 1949: L. Vienatzer, Puch, Puch works
* 1950: Ewald Kluge
Ewald Kluge (19 January 1909 – 19 August 1964) was a German motorcyclist.
Life
Ewald Kluge had a difficult upbringing. At the age of twelve, his mother died and he was forced to stay at home, working for his father's company. At fourteen ...
, DKW
* 1951: Paul Hermann Müller
Paul Hermann Müller, also known as Pauly Mueller (12 January 1899 – 13 October 1965), was a Swiss chemist who received the 1948 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine for his 1939 discovery of Insecticide, insecticidal qualities and use of DDT ...
, DKW
* 1952: Werner Haas
Werner Haas (; 30 May 1927 – 13 November 1956) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Germany. He became Germany's first motorcycle world champion when he won the 1953
Events
January
* January 6 – The Asian Socialist ...
, NSU
* 1953: Werner Haas
Werner Haas (; 30 May 1927 – 13 November 1956) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Germany. He became Germany's first motorcycle world champion when he won the 1953
Events
January
* January 6 – The Asian Socialist ...
, NSU
* 1954: Rupert Hollaus
Rupert Hollaus (4 September 1931 – 11 September 1954) was an Austrian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who competed for the NSU factory racing team. He is the only Austrian to win a road racing World Championship, and the first racer to do so ...
, NSU
* 1955: Karl Lottes, MV Agusta
MV Agusta (, full name: MV AGUSTA Motor S.p.A., original name: Meccanica Verghera Agusta or MV) is a motorcycle manufacturer founded by Count Domenico Agusta on 19 January 1945 as one of the branches of the Agusta aircraft company near Milan in ...
* 1956: Romolo Ferri
Romolo Ferri (23 November 1928 – 13 May 2015) was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He had his most successful year in 1956, when he won the 125cc German Grand Prix and finished the season in second place behind Carlo Ubbiali
Car ...
, Gilera
Gilera is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer founded in Arcore in 1909 by Giuseppe Gilera (1887–1971). In 1969, the company was purchased by Piaggio.
History
In 1935, Gilera acquired rights to the Rondine four-cylinder engine. It was, at ...
* 1962: Luigi Taveri
Luigi Taveri (19 September 1929 – 1 March 2018) was a Swiss professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competed in the FIM motorcycle Grand Prix world championships from 1954 to 1966. Taveri is notable for being a three-time 125cc ...
, Honda
is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, reaching a product ...
* 1964: Honda Jim Redman
James Albert Redman, (born 8 November 1931) is a British-born Zimbabwean former professional motorcycle racer. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1959 to 1966. Redman is notable for being a six-time Grand Prix road racing world c ...
* 1965: Ernst Degner
Ernst Degner (born Ernst Eugen Wotzlawek on 22 September 1931 in Gleiwitz, Upper Silesia, Germany - died 10 September 1983 in Arona, Tenerife, Spain) was a professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Eastern Germany. Degner was noted f ...
, Suzuki
is a Japan, Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Minami-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan. Suzuki manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, All-terrain vehicle, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), outboard motor, outboard marine engines, wheelchairs ...
To 250 cc
* 1922: F. Frommholz, NSU
* 1923: H. Schlaginweit, Paque
* 1925: Josef Stelzer Josef may refer to
*Josef (given name)
*Josef (surname) Josef is the surname of the following people:
* Jens Josef (born 1967), German composer of classical music, a flutist and academic teacher
* Michelle Josef (born 1954), Canadian musician and tr ...
, BMW
* 1926: Josef Stelzer Josef may refer to
*Josef (given name)
*Josef (surname) Josef is the surname of the following people:
* Jens Josef (born 1967), German composer of classical music, a flutist and academic teacher
* Michelle Josef (born 1954), Canadian musician and tr ...
, BMW
* 1927: K. Scherer, NSU
* 1928: Arthur Geiss, DKW
DKW (''Dampf-Kraft-Wagen'', en, "steam-powered car", also ''Deutsche Kinder-Wagen'' en, "German children's car". ''Das-Kleine-Wunder'', en, "the little wonder" or ''Des-Knaben-Wunsch'', en, "the boy's wish"- from when the company built to ...
* 1929: Kurt Friedrich, DKW
* 1930: Otto Kohfink, Montgomery
* 1931: DKW Arthur Geiss
* 1935: DKW Arthur Geiss
* 1936: DKW Arthur Geiss
* 1937: Ewald Kluge
Ewald Kluge (19 January 1909 – 19 August 1964) was a German motorcyclist.
Life
Ewald Kluge had a difficult upbringing. At the age of twelve, his mother died and he was forced to stay at home, working for his father's company. At fourteen ...
, DKW
* 1949: Otto Daiker, DKW
* 1950: Hein Thorn Prikker, Moto Guzzi
Moto Guzzi is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer and the oldest European manufacturer in continuous motorcycle production.
Established in 1921 in Mandello del Lario, Italy, the company is noted for its historic role in Italy's motorcycling ma ...
* 1951: Guzzi Enrico Lorenzetti
Enrico Lorenzetti (4 January 1911 – 8 August 1989) was an Italian professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who competed in the 1940s and 1950s.
He competed in the 1949 season riding a 500 cc Moto Guzzi and finished eighth overall w ...
, Moto
* 1952: Rudi rims Heier, DKW
* 1953: Otto Daiker, NSU
* 1954: Werner Haas
Werner Haas (; 30 May 1927 – 13 November 1956) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Germany. He became Germany's first motorcycle world champion when he won the 1953
Events
January
* January 6 – The Asian Socialist ...
, NSU
* 1955: Hans Baltisberger
Hans Baltisberger (born 10 September 1922 - 26 August 1956 Brno) was a German professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
Motorcycle racing career
Baltisberger was born in the Betzingen District of Reutlingen, Germany. His father was a doc ...
, NSU
* 1956: Carlo Ubbiali
Carlo Ubbiali (22 September 19292 June 2020) was an Italian nine-time World Champion motorcycle road racer. In the 1950s, he was a dominant force in the smaller classes of Grand Prix motorcycle racing, winning six 125cc and three 250cc world tit ...
, MV Agusta
MV Agusta (, full name: MV AGUSTA Motor S.p.A., original name: Meccanica Verghera Agusta or MV) is a motorcycle manufacturer founded by Count Domenico Agusta on 19 January 1945 as one of the branches of the Agusta aircraft company near Milan in ...
* 1959: Willy Oesterle, Maico
Maicowerk A.G., known by its trading name Maico () is the name of a family company in the Swabian town of Pfäffingen near Tübingen. Founded in 1926 by Ulrich Maisch as Maisch & Co, the company originally manufactured 98 and 123 cc Ilo t ...
(series machines races)
* 1960: Agusta Gary Hocking
Gary Stuart Hocking MBE (30 September 1937 – 21 December 1962) was a Grand Prix motorcycle racing world champion who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s based in Rhodesia.
Early life
Hocking was born in Caerleon, near Newport, ...
, MV
* 1961: Jim Redman
James Albert Redman, (born 8 November 1931) is a British-born Zimbabwean former professional motorcycle racer. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1959 to 1966. Redman is notable for being a six-time Grand Prix road racing world c ...
, Honda
is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, reaching a product ...
* 1962: Honda Jim Redman
James Albert Redman, (born 8 November 1931) is a British-born Zimbabwean former professional motorcycle racer. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1959 to 1966. Redman is notable for being a six-time Grand Prix road racing world c ...
* 1964: Phil Read
Phillip William Read, (1 January 1939 – 6 October 2022) was an English professional motorcycle racer. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1961 to 1976. Read is notable for being the first competitor to win world championships ...
, Yamaha Yamaha may refer to:
* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services, established in 1887. The company is the largest shareholder of Yamaha Motor Company (below).
** Yamaha Music Foundation, an organization estab ...
(this year it was also World Champion)
* 1965: Ginger Molloy
Ginger Molloy (born 25 December 1937) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from New Zealand. He competed from 1965 to 1970 in the Grand Prix world championship.
Growing up in Huntly, Molloy played rugby league for Huntly United along ...
, Bultaco
Bultaco was a Spanish manufacturer of two-stroke motorcycles from 1958 to 1983.
In May 2014, a new Bultaco was announced.
Origins
The origin of the Bultaco motorcycle company dates from May 1958. Francesc "Paco" Bultó was a director of the ...
To 350 cc
* 1925: E. Bussinger, A.J.S.
* 1926: Ms. Adam, A.J.S.
* 1927: F. Franconi, Motosacoche
Motosacoche was founded in 1899, by Henri and Armand Dufaux, in Geneva, Switzerland. Motosacoche was once the biggest Swiss motorcycle manufacturer, known also for its MAG (Motosacoche Acacias Genève) engines, used by other European motorcycle man ...
* 1928: Friedrich Messerschmidt, BMW
* 1929: Hans Soénius, BMW
* 1930: Tom Bullus, NSU
* 1931: Jimmie Guthrie
James Guthrie (23 May 1897 – 8 August 1937) was a Scottish motorcycle racer.
A motorcycle garage proprietor and professional motorcycle racer from Hawick Roxburghshire, Jimmie Guthrie was known as the “''Flying Scotsman'',” with a hard-c ...
, Norton Norton may refer to:
Places
Norton, meaning 'north settlement' in Old English, is a common place name. Places named Norton include: Canada
*Rural Municipality of Norton No. 69, Saskatchewan
*Norton Parish, New Brunswick
**Norton, New Brunswick, a ...
* 1935: Werner Mellmann, NSU
* 1936: Heiner Fleischmann
Heiner Fleischmann (2 February 1914 — 25 December 1963) was a German motorcycle racer before and after World War II.
Fleischmann raced mainly for the NSU company.
Career
* 1936 German champion in the 350 cc category on an NSU.
* 1937 ...
, NSU
* 1937: Heiner Fleischmann
Heiner Fleischmann (2 February 1914 — 25 December 1963) was a German motorcycle racer before and after World War II.
Fleischmann raced mainly for the NSU company.
Career
* 1936 German champion in the 350 cc category on an NSU.
* 1937 ...
, NSU
* 1949: Wilhelm heart, NSU
* 1950: Heiner Fleischmann
Heiner Fleischmann (2 February 1914 — 25 December 1963) was a German motorcycle racer before and after World War II.
Fleischmann raced mainly for the NSU company.
Career
* 1936 German champion in the 350 cc category on an NSU.
* 1937 ...
, NSU
* 1951: Norton Geoff Duke
Geoffrey Ernest Duke (29 March 1923 – 1 May 2015) was a British multiple motorcycle Grand Prix road racing world champion. Born in St. Helens, Lancashire, after retirement from competition he was a businessman based in the Isle of Man. He r ...
* 1952: Reg Armstrong
Reginald Armstrong (1 September 1928 – November 1979) was an Irish professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was born in Dublin, grew up in Dublin and raced for the AJS, Velocette, Norton, NSU, and Gilera factory racing teams. He th ...
, Norton
* 1953: Siegfried wishes, DKW
DKW (''Dampf-Kraft-Wagen'', en, "steam-powered car", also ''Deutsche Kinder-Wagen'' en, "German children's car". ''Das-Kleine-Wunder'', en, "the little wonder" or ''Des-Knaben-Wunsch'', en, "the boy's wish"- from when the company built to ...
* 1954: Ray Amm
William Raymond Amm (10 December 1927 – 11 April 1955) was a Rhodesian professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competed in the FIM motorcycle Grand Prix world championships from 1951 to 1954. Amm was a six-time Grand Prix race winne ...
, Norton
* 1955: Ken Kavanagh
Thomas Kenrick Kavanagh (12 December 1923 – 26 November 2019) was an Australian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and racecar driver.
In 1952, Kavanagh became the first Australian to win a motorcycle Grand Prix race when he won the 350cc ...
, Moto Guzzi
Moto Guzzi is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer and the oldest European manufacturer in continuous motorcycle production.
Established in 1921 in Mandello del Lario, Italy, the company is noted for its historic role in Italy's motorcycling ma ...
– 2 Course: August Hobl, DKW
* 1956: Bill Lomas
Bill Lomas (8 March 1928 – 14 August 2007) was an English Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle road racing, road racer. He was a two-time List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions by year, World Champion and a two-ti ...
Moto Guzzi – 2nd Place: August Hobl, DKW
* 1964: Jim Redman
James Albert Redman, (born 8 November 1931) is a British-born Zimbabwean former professional motorcycle racer. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1959 to 1966. Redman is notable for being a six-time Grand Prix road racing world c ...
, Honda
is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, reaching a product ...
500 cc
* 1922: M. Mahlenbrei, Triumph
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* 1923: J. Mayer, Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
* 1925: Rudolf Empire, BMW
* 1926: Ernst Jakob Henne
Ernst Jakob Henne ( – ) was a German motorcycle racer and racecar driver.
Henne was born in the village of Weiler, near Wangen im Allgäu. His father was a saddlemaker. In 1919 Henne was apprenticed to a become a motor vehicle mechanic. H ...
, BMW
* 1927: Hans Thumshirn, Ardie
* 1927: Hans Soénius, BMW
* 1928: BMW Friedrich Messerschmidt
* 1929: Hans Soénius, BMW
* 1930: Tom Bullus, NSU
* 1931: Jimmie Guthrie
James Guthrie (23 May 1897 – 8 August 1937) was a Scottish motorcycle racer.
A motorcycle garage proprietor and professional motorcycle racer from Hawick Roxburghshire, Jimmie Guthrie was known as the “''Flying Scotsman'',” with a hard-c ...
, Norton Norton may refer to:
Places
Norton, meaning 'north settlement' in Old English, is a common place name. Places named Norton include: Canada
*Rural Municipality of Norton No. 69, Saskatchewan
*Norton Parish, New Brunswick
**Norton, New Brunswick, a ...
* 1935: Oscar Steinbach, NSU
* 1936: Otto Ley, BMW
* 1937: Kurt Mansfeld, DKW
DKW (''Dampf-Kraft-Wagen'', en, "steam-powered car", also ''Deutsche Kinder-Wagen'' en, "German children's car". ''Das-Kleine-Wunder'', en, "the little wonder" or ''Des-Knaben-Wunsch'', en, "the boy's wish"- from when the company built to ...
* 1949: Georg Meier
Georg "Schorsch" Meier (; 9 November 1910 – 19 February 1999) was a German motorcycle racer famous for being the first foreign winner of the prestigious Senior TT, the Blue Riband race of the Isle of Man TT Races, in 1939 riding for the ...
, BMW
* 1950: Heiner Fleischmann
Heiner Fleischmann (2 February 1914 — 25 December 1963) was a German motorcycle racer before and after World War II.
Fleischmann raced mainly for the NSU company.
Career
* 1936 German champion in the 350 cc category on an NSU.
* 1937 ...
, NSU
* 1951: Norton Geoff Duke
Geoffrey Ernest Duke (29 March 1923 – 1 May 2015) was a British multiple motorcycle Grand Prix road racing world champion. Born in St. Helens, Lancashire, after retirement from competition he was a businessman based in the Isle of Man. He r ...
* 1952: Reg Armstrong
Reginald Armstrong (1 September 1928 – November 1979) was an Irish professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was born in Dublin, grew up in Dublin and raced for the AJS, Velocette, Norton, NSU, and Gilera factory racing teams. He th ...
, Norton
* 1953: Georg Meier
Georg "Schorsch" Meier (; 9 November 1910 – 19 February 1999) was a German motorcycle racer famous for being the first foreign winner of the prestigious Senior TT, the Blue Riband race of the Isle of Man TT Races, in 1939 riding for the ...
, BMW
* 1954: Geoff Duke
Geoffrey Ernest Duke (29 March 1923 – 1 May 2015) was a British multiple motorcycle Grand Prix road racing world champion. Born in St. Helens, Lancashire, after retirement from competition he was a businessman based in the Isle of Man. He r ...
, Gilera
Gilera is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer founded in Arcore in 1909 by Giuseppe Gilera (1887–1971). In 1969, the company was purchased by Piaggio.
History
In 1935, Gilera acquired rights to the Rondine four-cylinder engine. It was, at ...
* 1955: Walter Zeller, BMW
* 1956: Reg Armstrong
Reginald Armstrong (1 September 1928 – November 1979) was an Irish professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was born in Dublin, grew up in Dublin and raced for the AJS, Velocette, Norton, NSU, and Gilera factory racing teams. He th ...
, Gilera
Gilera is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer founded in Arcore in 1909 by Giuseppe Gilera (1887–1971). In 1969, the company was purchased by Piaggio.
History
In 1935, Gilera acquired rights to the Rondine four-cylinder engine. It was, at ...
* 1960: John Surtees
John Surtees, (11 February 1934 – 10 March 2017) was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver. On his way to become a seven-time Grand Prix motorcycle World Champion, he won his first title in 1956, and followed with ...
, MV Agusta
MV Agusta (, full name: MV AGUSTA Motor S.p.A., original name: Meccanica Verghera Agusta or MV) is a motorcycle manufacturer founded by Count Domenico Agusta on 19 January 1945 as one of the branches of the Agusta aircraft company near Milan in ...
* 1964: Mike Hailwood
Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood, (2 April 1940 – 23 March 1981) was a British professional motorcycle racer and racing driver. He is regarded by many as one of the greatest racers of all time. He competed in the Grand Prix motorcycle ...
, MV Agusta (this year it was also World Champion)
To 750 cc
* 1925: V. King Fachsenfeld, Norton Norton may refer to:
Places
Norton, meaning 'north settlement' in Old English, is a common place name. Places named Norton include: Canada
*Rural Municipality of Norton No. 69, Saskatchewan
*Norton Parish, New Brunswick
**Norton, New Brunswick, a ...
* 1926: Charles Raebel, BMW
To 1000 cm ³
* 1925: Ernst Ißlinger, NSU
* 1926: Paul Koppen, BMW
* 1927: BMW Toni Bauhofer
* 1928: Heck, Harley-Davidson
Harley-Davidson, Inc. (H-D, or simply Harley) is an American motorcycle manufacturer headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1903, it is one of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depressi ...
* 1929: Josef Stelzer Josef may refer to
*Josef (given name)
*Josef (surname) Josef is the surname of the following people:
* Jens Josef (born 1967), German composer of classical music, a flutist and academic teacher
* Michelle Josef (born 1954), Canadian musician and tr ...
, BMW
* 1930: Ernst Zündorf, BMW
* 1931: NSU Paul Rüttchen
500/600/1000 cc sidecar
* 1925: 600 cc: Schwanberger, Norton – 1000 cc: Imholz Harley-Davidson
Harley-Davidson, Inc. (H-D, or simply Harley) is an American motorcycle manufacturer headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1903, it is one of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depressi ...
* 1927: 600 cc: H. Eurich, D-Rad – 1000 cc: H. Dobler, New Imperial
New Imperial was a British motorcycle manufacturer founded by Norman Downes in Birmingham, between 1887 and 1901, and became New Imperial Motors Ltd in 1912, when serious production commenced. New Imperial made innovative motorcycles that emplo ...
* 1928: 600 cc: Hermann Lang
Hermann Lang (6 April 1909 – 19 October 1987) was a German racing driver who raced motorcycles, Grand Prix cars, and sports cars.
Prewar racing
Born in Cannstatt near Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, at age fourteen, Hermann Lang had to ...
, Standard – 1000 cc: H. Frey, AJS
* 1929: 600 cc: Hermann Lang
Hermann Lang (6 April 1909 – 19 October 1987) was a German racing driver who raced motorcycles, Grand Prix cars, and sports cars.
Prewar racing
Born in Cannstatt near Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, at age fourteen, Hermann Lang had to ...
, Standard – 1000 cc: A. Sitzberger, BMW
* 1935: 600 cc: Hans Kahrmann, DKW
DKW (''Dampf-Kraft-Wagen'', en, "steam-powered car", also ''Deutsche Kinder-Wagen'' en, "German children's car". ''Das-Kleine-Wunder'', en, "the little wonder" or ''Des-Knaben-Wunsch'', en, "the boy's wish"- from when the company built to ...
– 1000 cc: Charles Brown / Ernst Badsching, Horex
Horex is a German motorcycle manufacturer. It was founded in 1923 by Fritz Kleemann in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe in Hesse. From 1935 to the mid-1950s, the company operated as Horex-Columbus-Werk K.G.,then as Horex-Werke KG.
The brand name Hor ...
* 1936: 600 cc: Toni Babl, DKW – 1000 cc: Hans Schumann, NSU
* 1937: 600 cc: Brown
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, DKW – 1000 cc: Zimmermann, DKW
* 1949: 600 cc: Schmidt / agent Meyer, NSU – 1000 cc: Max Klankermeier / Henry Wolz, BMW
* 1950: 600 cc: Hermann Boehm / Karl Fuchs, NSU – 1200 cc: Kraus / Huser, BMW
* 1951: 500 cc: Ludwig Kraus
Ludwig may refer to:
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* Ludwig (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
* Ludwig (surname), including a list of people
* Ludwig Ahgren, or simply Ludwig, American YouTube live streamer and co ...
/ Bernard Huser, BMW – 750 cc: Eric Oliver / Lorenzo Dobelli, Norton Norton may refer to:
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*Rural Municipality of Norton No. 69, Saskatchewan
*Norton Parish, New Brunswick
**Norton, New Brunswick, a ...
* 1952: Cyril Smith
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/ Bob Clements, Norton
* 1953: Eric Oliver / Stanley Dibben, Norton
* 1954: Wilhelm Noll
Wilhelm may refer to:
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* William Charles John Pitcher, costume designer known professionally as "Wilhelm"
* Wilhelm (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname
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* Moun ...
/ Fritz Cron, BMW
* 1955: Willi fist / Karl Remmert, BMW
* 1956: Wilhelm Noll
Wilhelm may refer to:
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* William Charles John Pitcher, costume designer known professionally as "Wilhelm"
* Wilhelm (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname
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* Moun ...
/ Fritz Cron, BMW
* 1960: Helmut Fath
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/ Alfred borage, BMW
* 1961: Max Deubel
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The Sidecar TT is a motorcycle-with-sidecar road race c ...
/ Emil horns, BMW
* 1962: Max Deubel
Max Deubel (born 5 February 1935 in Wiehl, Germany) is a German former professional sidecar racer. He was four time FIM Sidecar World Champion and a three-time Isle of Man Sidecar TT
The Sidecar TT is a motorcycle-with-sidecar road race c ...
/ Emil horns, BMW
* 1964: Fritz Scheidegger
Fritz Scheidegger (Max Friedrich Scheidegger, 30 December 1930 in Langenthal - 26 March 1967 Mallory Park, England) was a Swiss sidecar racer who won two Sidecar World Championships.
Scheidegger began racing in the 500 cc solo class, becom ...
/ John Robinson, BMW
* 1965: Max Deubel
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The Sidecar TT is a motorcycle-with-sidecar road race c ...
/ Emil horns, BMW
Automobile races
Automobile races were held less frequently, because the track was extended until mid-1950s wide enough. From 1961 to 1964, on the Solitude racetrack as part of motorcycle racing is not even counting for the World Cup Formula 1 race discharged. Participants or winners here were Hans Herrmann
Hans Herrmann (born 23 February 1928) is a retired Formula One and sports car racing driver from Stuttgart, Germany.
In F1, he participated in 19 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 2 August 1953. He achieved 1 podium, and scored a ...
, Innes Ireland
Lieutenant Robert McGregor Innes Ireland (12 June 1930 – 22 October 1993), was a British military officer, engineer, and motor racing driver, with 1 Championship and 8 non-Championship Formula 1 race victories, and several sports car wins inclu ...
, Jim Clark
James Clark Jr. OBE (4 March 1936 – 7 April 1968) was a British Formula One racing driver from Scotland, who won two World Championships, in 1963 and 1965. A versatile driver, he competed in sports cars, touring cars and in the Indianapol ...
, Dan Gurney
Daniel Sexton Gurney (April 13, 1931 – January 14, 2018) was an American racing driver, race car constructor, and team owner who reached racing's highest levels starting in 1958. Gurney won races in the Formula One, Indy Car, NASCAR, Can-Am, ...
, John Surtees
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, Jack Brabham
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Brabham was a R ...
.
Formula I and II
* 1960 (Formula II):
** 1 Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips
Wolfgang Alexander Albert Eduard Maximilian Reichsgraf Berghe von Trips (; 4 May 1928 – 10 September 1961), also known simply as Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips and nicknamed 'Taffy' by friends and fellow racers, was a German racing driver. He ...
, Ferrari
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** 2 Hans Herrmann
Hans Herrmann (born 23 February 1928) is a retired Formula One and sports car racing driver from Stuttgart, Germany.
In F1, he participated in 19 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 2 August 1953. He achieved 1 podium, and scored a ...
, Porsche
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** 3 Joakim Bonnier
Joakim Bonnier (31 January 1930 – 11 June 1972) was a Swedish sportscar racing and Formula One driver who raced for various teams. He was the first Swede to both enter and win a Formula One Grand Prix.
Early life
Jo Bonnier was born in Stockh ...
, Porsche
** 4 Graham Hill
Norman Graham Hill (15 February 1929 – 29 November 1975) was a British racing driver and team owner, who was the Formula One World Champion twice, winning in and as well as being runner up on three occasions (1963, 1964 and 1965). Despite ...
, Porsche
** 5 Dan Gurney
Daniel Sexton Gurney (April 13, 1931 – January 14, 2018) was an American racing driver, race car constructor, and team owner who reached racing's highest levels starting in 1958. Gurney won races in the Formula One, Indy Car, NASCAR, Can-Am, ...
, Porsche
* 1961 (Formula I):
** 1 Innes Ireland
Lieutenant Robert McGregor Innes Ireland (12 June 1930 – 22 October 1993), was a British military officer, engineer, and motor racing driver, with 1 Championship and 8 non-Championship Formula 1 race victories, and several sports car wins inclu ...
, Lotus
** 2 Joakim Bonnier
Joakim Bonnier (31 January 1930 – 11 June 1972) was a Swedish sportscar racing and Formula One driver who raced for various teams. He was the first Swede to both enter and win a Formula One Grand Prix.
Early life
Jo Bonnier was born in Stockh ...
, Porsche
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** 3 Dan Gurney
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, Porsche
** 4 Bruce McLaren
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His name lives on in the McLaren team which has been one of the most successful in Formula One championship history, ...
, Cooper
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* Cooper (video game character), in ...
** 5 Jack Brabham
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Brabham was a R ...
, Cooper
** 6 Hans Herrmann
Hans Herrmann (born 23 February 1928) is a retired Formula One and sports car racing driver from Stuttgart, Germany.
In F1, he participated in 19 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 2 August 1953. He achieved 1 podium, and scored a ...
, Porsche
** 7 Jim Clark
James Clark Jr. OBE (4 March 1936 – 7 April 1968) was a British Formula One racing driver from Scotland, who won two World Championships, in 1963 and 1965. A versatile driver, he competed in sports cars, touring cars and in the Indianapol ...
, Lotus
** 8 Edgar Barth, Porsche
** 9 Trevor Taylor, Lotus
* 1962 (Formula I):
** 1 Dan Gurney
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, Porsche
** 2 Joakim Bonnier
Joakim Bonnier (31 January 1930 – 11 June 1972) was a Swedish sportscar racing and Formula One driver who raced for various teams. He was the first Swede to both enter and win a Formula One Grand Prix.
Early life
Jo Bonnier was born in Stockh ...
, Porsche
** 3 Trevor Taylor, Lotus
** 4 Ian Burgess, Cooper
** 5 Carel Godin de Beaufort
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Career
Godin de Beaufort participated ...
, Porsche
** 6 Gerhard Mitter
Gerhard Karl Mitter (30 August 1935 – 1 August 1969) was a German Formula One and sportscar driver.
Early life and career
Mitter was born in Schönlinde (Krásná Lípa) in Czechoslovakia, but his family was expelled from there, to Leonberg ...
, Lotus
** 7 Heinz Schiller, Porsche
** 8 Bernard Collomb, Cooper
* 1963 (Formula I):
** 1 Jack Brabham
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Brabham was a R ...
, Brabham
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** 2 Peter Arundell, Lotus
** 3 Innes Ireland, B.R.M.
** 4 Lorenzo Bandini
Lorenzo Bandini (21 December 193510 May 1967) was an Italian motor racing driver who raced in Formula One for the Scuderia Centro Sud and Ferrari teams.
Career
Bandini was born in Barce in Cyrenaica, Libya,"Hulme Takes Monaco Race; Bandini S ...
, B.R.M.
** 5 Gerhard Mitter
Gerhard Karl Mitter (30 August 1935 – 1 August 1969) was a German Formula One and sportscar driver.
Early life and career
Mitter was born in Schönlinde (Krásná Lípa) in Czechoslovakia, but his family was expelled from there, to Leonberg ...
, Porsche
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** 6 Jim Hall, Lotus
** 7 Carel Godin de Beaufort
Jonkheer Karel Pieter Antoni Jan Hubertus (Carel) Godin de Beaufort (10 April 1934 – 2 August 1964) was a Dutch nobleman and motorsport driver from the Netherlands. He competed in Formula One between and .
Career
Godin de Beaufort participated ...
, Porsche
** 8 Bob Anderson, Lola
** 9 Joakim Bonnier
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Early life
Jo Bonnier was born in Stockh ...
, Cooper
** 10 Mario Cabral, Cooper
* 1964 (Formula I):
** 1 Jim Clark
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, Lotus
** 2 John Surtees
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, Ferrari
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** 3 Bob Anderson, Brabham
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** 4 Peter Revson, B.R.M.
** 5 Joakim Bonnier
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Early life
Jo Bonnier was born in Stockh ...
, Brabham
** 6 Trevor Taylor, B.R.M.
** 7 Jo Siffert, B.R.M.
** 8 Carel Godin de Beaufort
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Career
Godin de Beaufort participated ...
, Porsche
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** 9 Mike Hailwood
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, Lotus
** 10 Ernst Maring, Kuhnke / Borgward
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* 1965 (Formula II):
** 1 Chris Amon
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, Lola
** 2 Alan Rees, Brabham
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** 3 Gerhard Mitter
Gerhard Karl Mitter (30 August 1935 – 1 August 1969) was a German Formula One and sportscar driver.
Early life and career
Mitter was born in Schönlinde (Krásná Lípa) in Czechoslovakia, but his family was expelled from there, to Leonberg ...
, Brabham
** 4 Peter Revson, Lotus
** 5 Kurt Ahrens Jr.., Brabham
** 6 Mike Beckwith, Brabham
** 7 Jo Schlesser, Brabham
** 8 Silvio Moser, Brabham
** 9 Hans Herrmann
Hans Herrmann (born 23 February 1928) is a retired Formula One and sports car racing driver from Stuttgart, Germany.
In F1, he participated in 19 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 2 August 1953. He achieved 1 podium, and scored a ...
, Lotus
** 10 Eric Offenstadt, Cooper
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* Cooper (producers), alias of Dutch producers Klubbheads
* Cooper (video game character), in ...
References
Literature
* Thomas Mehne:'' Racing at Solitude 1949–1965 – The Competition Cars'', Petrolpics 2011, .
External links
Maintaining the tradition of Solitude
Swabia prank – 100 Years of Solitude
(pdf) article in MOTORCYCLE
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References
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