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Wolfgang von Trips
Count Graf Wolfgang Berghe 'Taffy' von Trips, Germany
1928-05-04 - 1961-09-10
F1 Career: Italy 1956 - Italy 1961
Races
Wins
Pole
Podiums
FastLaps
Points
27
2
1
6
0
56
% Wins
% Poles
% Podiums
% FastLap
Points/Race
7,41%
3,70%
22,22%
0,00%
2,07p
At the 1961 Italian GP Wolfgang and Jim Clark came togeather and he crashed up a bank and along a fence packed with spectators before rolling back down to the track. Von Trips and 11 spectators where killed. Before the race he was leading the championchip. Von Trips's Ferrari team-mate Phil Hill won the race, and with it the drivers' championship.
Year
Plac
Points
Nr / Team / Car
Wins
2:nd
3:rd
Poles
FastL
Races
Ret
Notes
1961
2
33
Ferrari 156
2
2
0
1
0
7
3
Killed at Italian GP
1960
6
10
Ferrari 246 Cooper T51
0
0
0
0
0
9
3
- Scuderia Centro Sud
1959
-
0
Porsche 718 (F2) Ferrari 246
0
0
0
0
0
1 1
1 0
Dr Ing hcf Porsche KG -
1958
10
9
Ferrari 246
0
0
1
0
0
6
3
-
1957
12
4
Lancia-Ferrari D50 & 801
0
0
1
0
0
3
1
-
1956
-
0
Lancia-Ferrari D50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
R , 1 dns
Wins
Poles
Non F1
Year
Series
Result
Team/Car
Notes
1961
24h LeMans
ret
Ferrari Dino 246 SP
w Ginther
.
12h Sebring
2nd
Ferrari 250 TR59/60
.
.
Targa Florio
winner
Ferrari Dino 246SP
FL
.
Nurburgring 1000km
3rd
Ferrari Dino 246SP
.
1960
Formula 2
3rd
Ferrari
.
.
Syracuse and Solitude GP's
winner
Ferrari
non-championchip
.
Targa Florio
2nd
Ferrari Dino 246S
FL
.
Buenos Aires 1000km
2nd
Ferrari 250 TR59/60
.
.
German F2 GP
2nd
Porsche
.
1959
24h LeMans
ret
Porsche 718 RSK
.
.
12h Sebring
3rd
Porsche 718 RSK
.
.
Syracuse GP
winner
Ferrari
.
.
Tourist Trophy at Goodwood
2nd
Porsche 718 RSK
.
.
Nurburgring 1000km
7th
Porsche 718 RSK
.
1958
24h LeMans
ret
Ferrari 250 TR58
.
.
European hill-climb
champion
Porsche RSK
.
.
Mont Ventoux Hillclimb
2nd
Porsche
.
.
Buenos Aires 1000km
2nd
Ferrari 250 TR58
.
.
Nurburgring 1000km
3rd
Ferrari 250 TR58
.
.
Targa Florio
3rd
Ferrari 250 TR58
.
.
Buenos Aires GP
ret
Ferrari Dino 246
.
.
12h Sebring
ret
Ferrari 250 TR58
.
1957
Venezuelan GP, 1000km
3rd
Ferrari 250 TR
.
.
12h Sebring
ret
Ferrari 290 MM
.
.
Mille Miglia
2nd
Ferrari 315 S
.
.
Buenos Aires GP
8th
Ferrari D50
.
1956
24h LeMans
5th
Porsche 550A/4 RS Coupe
.
.
12h Sebring
6th
Porsche 550 Spyder
.
.
Nurburgring 1000km
4th
Porsche 550 RS
.
.
Swedish 1000km GP
2nd
Ferrari 290 MM
.
1955
Mille Miglia
25th
Porsche 356 1300 Spyder
.
.
Tourist Trophy
3rd
Mercedes 300 SL
.
.
Swedish GP, Kristianstad
4th
Mercedes 300 SL
Tourist class
1954
Mille Miglia
33rd
Porsche 356 1300 Super
.
1953
Tourist Trophy
3rd
.
.