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German Races 1952


Round Date Race State Practiced Started Classified
1   Dieburg [Production] D      
2 11.5.1952 Dessau [S1.1] DDR      
3 1.6.1952 Avus [S1.1] D      
4 1.6.1952 Avus [S1.5] D   9  
5 2.6.1952 Leipzig [S2.0] DDR   4 2
6 3.8.1952 GP Nürburgring [Porsche 1.5 Series] D      
7 3.8.1952 GP Nürburgring [S+2.0] D   11  
8 31.8.1952 Grenzlandring [S1.5] D   6  
9   Bernburg [S1.1] DDR      
10 28.9.1952 Avus [Series S1.5] D      
11 26.10.1952 Braunschweig [S1.1]        
12   Chemnitz [S1.1]     12  

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German Races Round: 1

Dieburg [Production]

Dieburger Dreiecksrennen (Production Sportscars), Dieburg Date: 1952


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice

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German Races Round: 2

Dessau [S1.1]

Dessau Date: 11.5.1952


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Fritz Bagge (DDR) Fiat Eigenbau 1. S1.1
2. - Siegfried Latarius (DDR) LSH 2. S1.1
3. - Hans Finke (D) Porsche-VW 3. S1.1
4. - Hans-Joachim Kranke (DDR) BMW 4. S1.1
Did not finish:
- Werner Gaudigs (DDR) Fiat Eigenbau DNF S1.1
- Brauner BMW DNF S1.1
- Hans Andresen (DDR) VW Eigenbau DNF S1.1
- Max Neuber (DDR) Fiat DNF S1.1
- Harald Kuchen (DDR) Fiat Eigenbau DNF S1.1

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German Races Round: 3

Avus [S1.1]

Nationales Avusrennen, Avus, Berlin Date: 1.6.1952


Circuit lenght: Race distance: Winner's average speed: 147,960 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Bumke VW Spezial 0:40:23,300 1. S1.1
2. - Trenkel Porsche 2. S1.1
3. - Finke VW Eigenbau 3. S1.1

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German Races Round: 4

Avus [S1.5]

Nationales Avusrennen, Avus, Berlin Date: 1.6.1952

Started:9(S1.5 - 9)

Circuit lenght: Race distance: Winner's average speed: 169,310 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 27 Arthur Rosenhammer (DDR) DAMW - BMW 0:35:17,800 1. S1.5 3.
2. 29 Helmut Glöckler (D) Glöckler Nr.3 Porsche H70-3000 2. S1.5 2.
3. 34 Kurt Baum (DDR) Baum 1500 Sport BMW 3. S1.5 4.
4. 23 Hans Fischhaber (D) Eigenbau Lancia 4. S1.5 5.
Did not finish:
28 Kurt Straubel (DDR) DAMW Stromlinie BMW 6 Engine S1.5 1.
Other starters:
- Rolf Kühn (DDR) Kühn Eigenbau BMW S1.5
26 Max Wetzig (DDR) Wetzig Eigenbau BMW S1.5 6.
In entry list:
- Eugen Müller (DDR) GMG Not known if ran S1.5
- Ernst Klube (DDR) ? Not known if ran S1.5
- Paul Pietsch (D) Veritas RS BMW 5053 Not known if ran S1.5

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German Races Round: 5

Leipzig [S2.0]

Rund um das Scheibenholz (Meisterschaftslauf F2), Stadtpark Leipzig Date: 2.6.1952

Started:4(S2.0 - 4)
Classified:2(S2.0 - 2)

The race was ran simultaneously with a F2 race.

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Oswald Karch (D) Veritas RS BMW V49-20 Oswald Karch 1. S2.0
2. - Heinz Melkus (DDR) ARO-Veritas BMW 50151 2. S2.0
Did not finish:
- Gerhard Erfurth (DDR) Mitteldeutsches Autohaus Eigenbau BMW 14 DNF S2.0
6 Jaroslav Pavelka (CS) Tatra Fuel leak S2.0

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German Races Round: 6

GP Nürburgring [Porsche 1.5 Series]

Großer Preis von Deutschland, Nürburgring Date: 3.8.1952


Circuit lenght: 22,810 km Race distance: 159,670 km Winner's average speed: 106,500 km/h

Fastest lap:Arthur HeubergerNo. Porsche12:28,6109,700 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Max Nathan (D) Porsche 7 1:30:01,700
2. - Rolf-Friedrich Götze (D) Porsche
3. - Hubert Patthey (CH) Porsche
4. - John Fitch (USA) Porsche 356
5. - W. Friedrichs (D) Porsche
Did not finish:
79 Hans Herrmann (D) Porsche 356 1500 3 DNF 1.
Other starters:
- Arthur Heuberger (CH) Porsche

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German Races Round: 7

GP Nürburgring [S+2.0]

Großer Preis von Deutschland, Nürburgring Date: 3.8.1952

Started:11

Circuit lenght: 22,810 km Race distance: 228,100 km Winner's average speed: 129,000 km/h

Fastest lap:Hermann LangNo. 21Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Spyder10:26,3131,500 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 21 Hermann Lang (D) Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Spyder 007/52 W83-3784 Daimler-Benz 10 1:46:09,200 1. S3.0 2. 10:25,000
2. 24 Karl Kling (D) Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Spyder 010/52 W59-4029 Daimler-Benz 10 1:46:11,100 2. S3.0 1. 10:24,800
3. 22 Fritz Riess (D) Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Spyder 009/52 W83-3786 Daimler-Benz 10 1:49:38,300 3. S3.0 4. 10:47,600
4. 23 Theo Helfrich (D) Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Spyder 006/52 W83-3146 Daimler-Benz 10 1:57:29,400 4. S3.0 5.
5. - Alfred Hitchings (GB) Healey Silverstone 7 5. S3.0 9.
6. - Piero Carini (I) Ferrari 340 America 0030MT Marzotto ? 7 1. S+3.0 10.
7. - Väinö Hollming (SF) Jaguar XK120 6 2. S+3.0 6. 12:57,200
Did not finish:
26 Jacques Péron (F) Ferrari 212 Export 0096E MI173354 Guastalla ? DNF
27 Robert Manzon (F) Gordini T15S 2.3 0016S Equipe Gordini Gear lever S3.0 3. 10:44,600
31 Jean Blanc (F) Talbot T26GS 110059 Jean Blanc DNF S+3.0 11.
Other starters:
- Jean Lucas (F) Ferrari 212 S3.0 8.
- Robert Nelleman (DK) Allard J2 1697 S+3.0 7. 12:57,500
Running in practice:
24T xxx Mercedes-Benz 300 SL 008/52 W83-3785 Daimler-Benz T-car
33T xxx Mercedes-Benz 300 SL s/c 004/52 W59-4997 Daimler-Benz T-car
In entry list:
- xxx Ferrari

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German Races Round: 8

Grenzlandring [S1.5]

Grenzlandringrennen, Meisterschaftslauf, Grenzlandring Date: 31.8.1952

Started:6(S1.5 - 6)

Circuit lenght: 9,005 km Race distance: 90,050 km Winner's average speed: 195,400 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 32 Hans-Hugo Hartmann (D) Borgward 52 1500 RS Borgward 10 0:27:49,000 1. S1.5
2. 30 Paul Pietsch (D) Veritas RS BMW 5053 10 0:27:57,100 2. S1.5 1.
3. 26 Kurt Straubel (DDR) EMW S1 BMW Rennkollektiv 10 0:29:57,000 3. S1.5
Did not finish:
31 Adolf Brudes (D) Borgward 52 1500 RS Borgward 9 Oil pump S1.5 2.
27 Arthur Rosenhammer (DDR) DAMW R1/SL BMW Rennkollektiv Engine S1.5 3.
28 Jorge de Kando (B) Siata Engine S1.5
In entry list:
29 Helmut Glöckler (D) Glöckler Nr.3 Porsche S1.5

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German Races Round: 9

Bernburg [S1.1]

Bernburg Date: 1952


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Hans-Joachim Kranke (DDR) BMW 750 1. S1.1
2. - Siegfried Latarius (DDR) LSH 2. S1.1
3. - August Sieper (DDR) Fiat Eigenbau 3. S1.1
Did not finish:
- Klaus Reinsberger (DDR) VW DNF S1.1
- Paris BMW DNF S1.1
- Hans Andresen (DDR) VW Eigenbau DNF S1.1
- Harald Kuchen (DDR) Fiat Eigenbau DNF S1.1

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German Races Round: 10

Avus [Series S1.5]

Internationales Avus Rennen, Meisterschaftslauf, Avus, Berlin Date: 28.9.1952


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Manfred Elmenhorst (D) Porsche 356 1. ser.S1.5
2. - Lorenz Porsche 356 2. ser.S1.5
3. - Edelstein Porsche 356 3. ser.S1.5
4. - Rainthal Porsche 356 4. ser.S1.5

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German Races Round: 11

Braunschweig [S1.1]

Braunschweig Date: 26.10.1952


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice

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German Races Round: 12

Chemnitz [S1.1]

Chemnitz Date: 1952

Started:12(S1.1 - 12)

Race for ungraded drivers.

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Hans Andresen (DDR) VW Eigenbau 1. S1.1
2. - Meyer VW 2. S1.1
3. - Stumpf VW 3. S1.1
4. - Bauer VW 4. S1.1
Did not finish:
- Käppler VW Eigenbau DNF S1.1
- Wurlitzer Eigenbau DNF S1.1
- Kadner Fiat DNF S1.1
- Kaiser Fiat DNF S1.1
- Heinrich BMW DNF S1.1
- Ziegenbein BMW DNF S1.1
- Heller VW DNF S1.1
- Gericke Eigenbau DNF S1.1

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Last update: 13.5.2006