Fritz Riess

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Fritz Riess
Nationality  Flag of Germany German
Formula One World Championship career
Active years 1952
Teams privateer Veritas
Races 1
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podium finishes    0
Career points 0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First race 1952 German Grand Prix
Last race 1952 German Grand Prix

Fritz Riess or Rieß (born July 11, 1922 in Nuremberg - died May 15, 1991 in Samedan, Switzerland [1]) was a racing driver from Germany. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on August 3, 1952. He finished 7th, scoring no championship points as only the first five finishers scored points at that time.

Riess also won the 1952 24 Hours of Le Mans for Mercedes-Benz, sharing the drive with Hermann Lang.


[edit] Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 WDC Points
1952 Fritz Riess Veritas RS Veritas Straight-6 SUI
500
BEL
FRA
GBR
GER
7
NED
ITA
- 0
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Peter Walker
Peter Whitehead
Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
1952 with:
Hermann Lang
Succeeded by
Tony Rolt
Duncan Hamilton

[edit] References

  1. ^ Jenkins, Richard. The World Championship drivers - Where are they now?. OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
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