Rolf Stommelen
 Rolf Stommelen. Copyright Adrian Wirz (www.f1racing.ch), 2010. Used with permission. |
Born: |
11 Jul 1943 |
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Died: |
24 Apr 1983 |
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Nationality: |
Germany |
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Grands Prix: |
54 (1969-1978) |
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F2 starts: |
12 (1970-1976) |
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Killed in a crash at an IMSA race in Riverside. Often raced with Porsche, and started with them in sportscars. Also drove in hillclimbs before F1. An extremely verstatile and fast racer, he took a number of touring car titles, as well as endurance wins at Nurburgring 1000km and Daytona to his credit. Biography last updated 11 Nov 2012 |
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