Kurt Adolff Formula one racer

Kurt Adolff (5 November 1921 – 24 January 2012) was a racing driver from Germany.Adolff was born in Stuttgart, Germany, into a family that owned a textile company, and served as a paratrooper during the Second World War. Adolf competed in Formula Two races in the early 1950s racing BMW-engined cars, achieving modest success including second place at a race at the Munich-Riem Airport. He later competed in a Ferrari 500 during 1953, and participated in the 1953 German Grand Prix, driving Rudi Fischer's Ferrari 166 for the Ecurie Espadon Team. He retired after only a few laps, and left single-seater racing to concentrate on his business interests. Adolff later enjoyed some success in hillclimbs and touring car racing with Jaguar, and also served as a consul to Chile.

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 05, 1921
Birth place
Germany , Stuttgart
Nationality
Germany
Date of deathJanuary 24, 2012

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Formula one racer

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first race
1953 German Grand Prix
last race
1953 German Grand Prix
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races1
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Kurt Adolff on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.oldracingcars.info/biography/kurt-adolff