Ludwig Fischer (17 December 1915 in Straubing – 8 March 1991 in

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) was a racing driver from

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, who raced successfully throughout the 1950s and into the early 1960s, mainly in German

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, but also in

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and

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. His single World Championship

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entry was at the 1952 German Grand Prix in a privately run AFM- BMW, but he did not start the race despite all 32 entrants (Fischer was 31st fastest) being considered as having qualified.Steve Small, "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Guinness, 1996, p.459.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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References

1915 births 1991 deaths German racing drivers German Formula One drivers People from Straubing Sportspeople from Lower Bavaria Racing drivers from Bavaria {{F1-bio-stub