Paul Greifzu (7 April 1902 in Suhl – 10 May 1952 in Dessau) was a German

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 ...

racer and constructor from Suhl. He was successful before and after World War II with motorcycles and sports cars. He also made Formula Two cars labeled under his own name. After having won several races in 1951, Greifzu was killed in practice at

Dessau Dessau is a town and former municipality in Germany at the confluence of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the '' Bundesland'' (Federal State) of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 1 July 2007, it has been part of the newly created municipality of Dessau-Roßlau ...

for an event held on a stretch of Autobahn in East Germany. Rudolf Krause drove one of Greifzu's BMW-powered Formula Two cars for the

1953 German Grand Prix The 1953 German Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor racing event held on 2 August 1953 at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. It was race 7 of 9 in the 1953 World Championship of Drivers, which was run to Formula Two rules in 1952 and 1953, rather than t ...

, entered by Dora Greifzu. He finished in 14th place, two laps behind the winning car.

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Bio website of school named after him
1902 births 1952 deaths Formula One constructors Formula One entrants German racecar constructors People from Suhl People from the Province of Saxony {{F1-bio-stub