Richard Trenkel

Richard Trenkel
NationalityEast Germany East German
Died5 July 1964

Richard Trenkel was an East German racing driver, who twice won his class of the DDR Sportscar Championship, in 1953 and 1953, who died 5 July 1964.[1]

Racing driver

Trenkel was a competent racing driver who raced mainly between 1948 and 1963, who only even raced with East and West Germany.[2] During these years, recording a number of good results, including 12 class wins and numerous podiums finishes, with the majority of these at national events.[2] His greatest racing achievement, when partnered by Walter Schlüter, he finished fourth in the Internationales ADAC-1000 km Rennen Weltmeisterschaftslauf Nürburgring.[3]

Sadly, Trenkel is best remembered for incident during the 1954 Sachsenring-Rennen Hohenstein-Ernstthal. During the race, Trenkel lost control of his Porsche, hit and killed three race officials.[4] His last International event was 1963 Rallye Wiesbaden where he finished 11th overall.[5]

Racing record

Career highlights

Season Series Position Team Car
1952 DDR Sportscar Championship [S1.1] [6] 1st Porsche
1953 DDR Sportscar Championship [S1.1] [7] 1st Glöcker-Porsche Nr.5

References

  1. ^ http://www.driversdb.com/drivers/richard-trenkel [dead link‍]
  2. ^ a b "Richard Trenkel (D) - All Results - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 1953 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  4. ^ "8W - When? - Forties & fifties German F2, F Libre and sportscar racing". 8w.forix.com. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Rallye Wiesbaden 1963 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  6. ^ http://www.driversdb.com/championship/ddr-sportscar-championship-cl-s11-1952/ [dead link‍]
  7. ^ http://www.driversdb.com/championship/ddr-sportscar-championship-cl-s11-1953/ [dead link‍]