Wolfgang von Trips

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Wolfgang von Trips
Porsche, Scuderia Centro Sud
Entries29 (27 starts)
Championships0
Wins2
Podiums6
Career points56
Pole positions1
Fastest laps0
First entry1956 British Grand Prix
First win1961 Dutch Grand Prix
Last win1961 British Grand Prix
Last entry1961 Italian Grand Prix

Wolfgang Alexander Albert Eduard Maximilian Reichsgraf Berghe von Trips (German pronunciation:

racing driver. Nicknamed "Taffy" by friends and fellow racers, he was the son of a noble Rhineland
family.

Early life and family

The son of a noble Rhineland family,

Horrem (now a district of Kerpen), Cologne. The inheritance of his parents, the castle, and the agricultural and fruit-growing possessions weighted heavily on the young von Trips, who one day had to take sole responsibility for all these lands. From 1951 onwards, he struggled to train to become a qualified farmer as his true passion was racing.[3]

Formula One and sports car driver career

A statue of Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips in Kerpen, Germany

Von Trips had diabetes during his career and he always had high sugar snacks during the races to compensate for his low blood sugar levels.[4][5] Von Trips participated in 29 Formula One World Championship Grand Prix races, debuting on 2 September 1956. He won two races, secured one pole position, achieved six podiums, and scored a total of 56 championship points.[6][7][8] Friends and fellow draws gave him the "Taffy" nickname.[9]

Von Trips sustained a concussion when he spun off track at the

Vanwall. Von Trips completed 49 laps and was one lap behind at the finish. Moss was more than five minutes ahead of Mike Hawthorn, who finished second in a Ferrari.[12]

Von Trips at the 1961 Dutch Grand Prix

In July 1960, von Trips was victorious in a Formula Two event in a Ferrari, with a newly introduced engine in the rear. The race was in Stuttgart and was called the Solitude Formula Two Grand Prix. It was a 20-lap event with the winner averaging 164.49 km/h (102.21 mph) over 229 km (142 mi).[13] He won the Targa Florio, 10-lap 721 kilometres (448 mi) race, in May 1961. Von Trips achieved an average speed of 103.42 km/h (64.26 mph) in his Ferrari with Olivier Gendebien of Belgium as his co-driver.[14] Von Trips and Phil Hill traded the lead at Spa, Belgium, during the 1961 Belgian Grand Prix. Hill led most of the way in front of a crowd of 100,000 people. Ferraris captured the first four places at the race conclusion with von Trips finishing second. The Formula One World Championship driver competition at this juncture in 1961 was led by Hill with 19 points followed by von Trips with 18.[15]

In 1961, von Trips established a go-kart race track in Kerpen, Germany. The track was later leased by Rolf Schumacher, whose sons, Michael and Ralf, made their first laps there.[2] In the words of a 2007 German documentary film about von Trips, "If he had won then, he would have become as famous as Michael Schumacher later was – it would have been a kind of second miracle in Bern!"[3]

Death

The

FIA banned Formula One from competing on circuits with steeply-banked corners.[22]

Clark and his car were subjected to an investigation;

Autodromo Nazionale Monza, where he crashed cars in the 1956 Italian Grand Prix and the 1958 Italian Grand Prix, and was injured in both events.[1]

Racing record

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 WDC Points
1956 Scuderia Ferrari Lancia-Ferrari D50 Ferrari V8 ARG MON 500 BEL FRA GBR GER ITA
DNS 		NC 0
1957 Scuderia Ferrari Lancia-Ferrari D50A Ferrari V8 ARG
6 * 		14th 4
801
 MON
Ret † 		500 FRA GBR GER PES ITA
3
1958 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Dino 246
V6
 ARG MON
Ret 		NED 500 BEL FRA
3 		GBR
Ret 		GER
4 		POR
5 		ITA
Ret 		MOR 12th 9
1959
Dr Ing hcf Porsche KG
Porsche 718
F2
Flat-4
 MON
Ret 		500 NED FRA GBR GER
DNS 		POR ITA NC 0
Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Dino 246
V6
 USA
6
1960 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Dino 246
V6
 ARG
5 		MON
8 		500 NED
5 		BEL
Ret 		FRA
11 		GBR
6 		POR
4 		7th 10
246P
F2 		ITA
5
Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper T51
Straight-4
 USA
9
1961 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 156
V6
 MON
4 		NED
1 		BEL
2 		FRA
Ret 		GBR
1 		GER
2 		ITA
Ret 		USA 2nd 33
Sources:[6][7][8]
* Indicates shared drive with Cesare Perdisa and Peter Collins
† Indicates shared drive with Mike Hawthorn[27]

Formula One Non-Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
1957 Scuderia Ferrari
Lancia D50
Lancia V8
 BUE
8 		SYR PAU GLV NAP RMS CAE INT MOD MOR
1961 Scuderia Ferrari
156
 Ferrari V6 LOM GLV PAU BRX VIE AIN SYR NAP LON SIL SOL
DNA 		KAN DAN MOD FLG OUL LEW VAL RAN NAT RSA
Sources:[27][28]

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Driver(s) Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1956 Germany Porscke KG Germany Richard von Frankenberg Porsche 550A Coupe S 1.5 282 5th 1st
1958 Italy Scuderia Ferrari Germany Wolfgang Seidel
Ferrari 250 TR/58
 S 3.0 101 DNF DNF
1959 Germany Porscke KG Sweden Jo Bonnier Porsche 718 RSK S 2.0 182 DNF DNF
1960 Italy Scuderia Ferrari United States Phil Hill
Ferrari 250 TR59/60
 S 3.0 22 DNF DNF
1961 Italy SEFAC Ferrari United States Richie Ginther
Ferrari 246 SP
 S 2.5 231 DNF DNF

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b "Wolfgang 'Tappy' von Trips (1928–1961)". Unique Cars and Parts. 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips – Zwischen Rittergut und Rennstrecke" [Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips – Between the Manor and the Race Track]. German Documentaries (in German). 2007. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  4. ^ Scroggs, Jennings R. (4 May 2011). "Morning Qualifying – Wednesday with Wolfgang Edition". Hooniverse. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  5. ^ Grolleman, Jaap (9 April 2015). "Driver Spotlight: Wolfgang von Trips". Jaap Grolleman. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
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  8. ^ a b "Wolfgang von Trips Statistics and Results". Motorsport Stats. 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  9. ^ Lynch, Steven (4 June 2010). "The unexplained mystery of 'Taffy' von Trips – Ask Steven". ESPN UK. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
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  18. ^ "Albino Albertini". Motorsport Memorial. 2005. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  19. ^ Collantine, Keith (9 September 2011). "50 years ago today: F1's worst tragedy at Monza". RaceFans. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
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  21. ^ "1961 Italian Grand Prix – The Crash Photos Database". The Fastlane. 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  22. ^ King, Ryan Erik (26 September 2023). "These Are The Worst Crashes In Motorsports History − 1961 Italian Grand Prix". Jalopnik. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  23. ^ Schneider, Jürgen (10 September 2021). "On the death of Count Trips: Clark mechanic recounts". Speedweek.com. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  24. ^ "L'ultima corsa di Wolfgang von Trips". Il Post (in Italian). 10 September 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  25. ^ @RacingCrashes (30 June 2009). Wolfgang von Trip's Fatal Crash at Monza (graphic). Archived from the original on 12 December 2021 – via YouTube.
  26. ^ "Taffy The Story of Count Graf Berghe von Trips". Research Racing. 2006. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  27. ^ a b "All championship race entries, by Wolfgang von Trips". ChicaneF1. 1997. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  28. ^ "Wolfgang von Trips – Involvement Non World Championship". Stats F1. 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

Further reading

External links
Preceded by
Formula One fatal accidents

10 September 1961 		Succeeded by
Ricardo Rodríguez
Awards
Preceded by
German Sportsman of the Year

1961 		Succeeded by
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