Helmut Niedermayr f1 driver

Died

Helmut Niedermayr

German

Helmut Niedermayr (29 November 1915 – 3 April 1985) was a German racing driver who made one Formula One World Championship appearance, on 3 August 1952. He completed his brief Grand Prix career without scoring a point.

Driver Bio

NationalityGerman
BirthplaceMunich, Germany
Born29 November 1915
Died3 April 1985
First Grand Prix1952 German Grand Prix
Last Grand Prix1952 German Grand Prix
Years Active1952
Current/Last TeamAFM

Earlier that year, Niedermayr shared second place at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Theo Helfrich. Only weeks later, his car left the course during a race at the Grenzlandring and struck spectators, killing at least 13 people and injuring 42.

Grand Prix Stats

Race Entries1
Race Starts1
Did Not Start0
Best Race Start22nd
Best Race Finish9th
Retirements0
First-Lap Retirements0
Not Classified0
Disqualified0
Did Not Qualify0

Qualifying

Qualifying Sessions1
Reached Q30
Q2 Eliminations0
Q1 Eliminations0
Did Not Qualify0

Stats by Season

YearConstructorEntriesStartsWinsPodiumsPolesFastest LapsFront RowsDNFBest StartBest ResultPts FinishesPointsChampionship
1952AFM1100000022nd9th00NC

Stats by Constructor

ConstructorYearsEntriesStartsWinsPodiumsPolesFastest LapsFront RowsDNFBest StartBest ResultPts FinishesPoints
AFM19521100000022nd9th00

Teams

Team Nationality Debut Season Status
Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau German 1952 Historic