Eugen Böhringer
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| Eugen Böhringer | |
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| Nationality |  German |
| Born | January 22, 1922 Rotenberg, Weimar Republic |
| Died | June 19, 2013 (aged 91) Stuttgart, Germany |
| Retired | 1965 |
| European Rally Championship | |
| Teams | Mercedes-Benz |
| Best finish | 1st in 1962 |
| Championship titles | |
| 1962 | European Rally Championship[1][2] |
Eugen Böhringer (22 January 1922 – 19 June 2013) was a German racing driver and hotelier who spent the majority of his racing career on the Mercedes-Benz works team.[3] A specialist in grueling long-distance events, his crowning achievement was victory in the 1962 European Rally Championship.
Early life
Eugen Böhringer was born on 22 January 1922 in Rotenberg, Stuttgart to Gottfried and Emma Böhringer. By 1925 the family owned a Mercedes-Knight 16/45 PS Tourenwagen, and Emma Böhringer was one of the first women in the Stuttgart area to have a driver's license. In 1928, his father started a bus service between Rotenberg and Untertürkheim for commuting employees of the Mercedes-Benz plant located there. Before becoming a driver, Eugen worked as a chef at the family's hotel and restaurant. His road to fame began with him entering a Mercedes-Benz W105 in local and regional competitions for a wager with friends.[citation needed]
Racing career
Early successes brought a promotion to the Mercedes-Benz works team for 1960, and a second-place finish at Rallye Monte-Carlo behind the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz 220 SE Tourenwagen. The "fintail" saloons became his trademark, as he developed a reputation for nimble driving in rallies which often exceeded 5,000 kilometers.
Race results
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1959
1960
1961
1962
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1963
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1965
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References
- ^ Brian Long (31 January 2014). Mercedes-Benz 'Fintail' Models: The W110, W111 and W112 Series. The Crowood Press UK. ISBN 978-1847976031. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "Eugen Böhringer - eWRC-results.com". eWRC-results. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Former European rally champion Eugen Böhringer has died, at the age of 91" (Press release). Daimler AG. Mercedes-Benz. 21 June 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2015.