Dieter König (19 May 1931 – 17 August 1991) raced hydroplanes and was also responsible for manufacturing the engines that powered them. During the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s his "König" engines dominated the sport.
The engines were manufactured in his hometown of
Berlin
Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...
, Germany. They were used in
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the highest class of motorcycle road racing events held on Road racing, road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Independent motorcycle racing events have been held sin ...
powering
Kim Newcombe to second place in the
500cc class of the
1973 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1973 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 25th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
Season summary
MV Agusta teammates Phil Read and Giacomo Agostini battled it out for supremacy of the 500cc class but the season was ove ...
, as well as powering
Rolf Steinhausen
Rolf Steinhausen (born 27 July 1943 in Nümbrecht) is a German former motorcycle racer, winner of two Sidecar World Championships.
Career
Steinhausen made his debut in motorcycle racing in 1961. After a few incidents, in 1964 moved on to the s ...
/Josef Huber to win two
World Sidecar Championships.
References
External links
"Konig and Kim Newcombe"Love, Speed and Loss - Television, 2005 (Sport, Documentary)
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1931 births
1991 deaths
German motorboat racers
Sportspeople from Berlin