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Eberhard Mahle

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Eberhard Mahle
Born(1933-01-07)7 January 1933
Died21 December 2021(2021-12-21) (aged 88)
NationalityGerman
OccupationRacing driver

Eberhard Mahle (7 January 1933 – 21 December 2021) was a German racing driver.[1]

Life and career

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Mahle was born into a family of automobile assembly line workers, including his father, industrialist Ernst Mahle [de]. He began racing in 1954 with the Solitude-Rennen [de][2] and his career lasted until 1968. In 1959, he finished second in the Targa Florio in a Porsche 550. In 1966, he won the European Hill Climb Championship in the Sports Car category in a Porsche 911.[3] After his retirement in 1968, he lived in Leonberg and devoted himself to the family business, Mahle GmbH.[4]

He died on 21 December 2021, at the age of 88.[5]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Casaurang, Mehdi (22 December 2021). "Décès d'Eberhard Mahle". AutoHebdo (in French). Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Die Historie der Rallye Solitude". Solitude Revival Historie (in German). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Ehrentafel Deutschland". Bergrennen in Deutschland (in German).
  4. ^ "DIE STIFTUNG". MAHLE Stiftung (in German).
  5. ^ "Deutscher Motorsport trauert um Eberhard Mahle". sport.de (in German). 22 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.