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Harry Merkel profile photo
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Harry
Merkel
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World Sports Car Championship

Driver Information

nationality
German
birthday
10 Jan 1918
hometown
Taucha bei Leipzig
died
11 Feb 1995
Killarney Vale (AUS)
helmet

Driver Information

nationality
German
birthday
10 Jan 1918
hometown
Taucha bei Leipzig
died
11 Feb 1995
Killarney Vale (AUS)
helmet

Competitors

Wolfgang von Trips profile photo
Wolfgang
von Trips
de
age
wins
8
poles
1
races
55
podiums
20
fastest laps
2
Jorge Camaño profile photo
Jorge
Camaño
ar
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Phil Hill profile photo
Phil
Hill
us
age
wins
15
poles
7
races
112
podiums
38
fastest laps
7
Maurice Trintignant profile photo
Maurice
Trintignant
fr
age
wins
16
poles
6
races
185
podiums
43
fastest laps
5
Helmut Busch profile photo
Helmut
Busch
de
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Bill Lloyd profile photo
Bill
Lloyd
us
age
101
wins
1
poles
0
races
4
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Bobby Unser profile photo
Bobby
Unser
us
age
wins
54
poles
61
races
427
podiums
137
fastest laps
0
Paul Vogel profile photo
Paul
Vogel
ch
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Alfonso Gómez Mena profile photo
Alfonso
Gómez Mena
cu
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
5
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Noël Cunningham-Reid profile photo
Noël
Cunningham-Reid
gb
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
5
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Georges Harris profile photo
Georges
Harris
be
age
wins
2
poles
0
races
4
podiums
2
fastest laps
0
Peter Simpson profile photo
Peter
Simpson
gb
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
3
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Mike Hawthorn profile photo
Mike
Hawthorn
gb
age
wins
15
poles
10
races
91
podiums
39
fastest laps
23
Pierce Woods profile photo
Pierce
Woods
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Paul O'Shea profile photo
Paul
O'Shea
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Edgar Barth profile photo
Edgar
Barth
de
age
wins
8
poles
0
races
31
podiums
13
fastest laps
0
Walter Ringgenberg profile photo
Walter
Ringgenberg
ch
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
4
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Marcel Stern profile photo
Marcel
Stern
ch
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Richard von Frankenberg profile photo
Richard
von Frankenberg
de
age
wins
4
poles
0
races
14
podiums
7
fastest laps
0
Carlos Menditeguy profile photo
Carlos
Menditeguy
ar
age
wins
7
poles
1
races
130
podiums
27
fastest laps
4

Career Overview

year
series
team
points
position
1957
World Sportscar Championship - GT 1.3
Harry Merkel
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Porsche 356A
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1957
World Sports Car Championship
Harry Merkel
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
year
series
team
points
position
1953
1st ADAC 1000 Km Rennen - Nürburgring - World Sports Car
Adolf Vianden
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Porsche 356 1100
Porsche 1.1
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1952
FIA World Championship Formula One
Willi Krakau
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Krakau Eigenbau
BMW 2.0
0
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
0
0
0
0
year
type
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest lap
1957
Racing
1
0
0
0
0
1953
Racing
1
0
0
0
0
1952
Racing
0
0
0
0
0

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