RACING DRIVER

Fritz Riess

1922 - 1991

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Friedrich "Fritz" Riess or Rieß (11 July 1922 in Nuremberg – 15 May 1991 in Samedan, Switzerland) was a racing driver from Germany. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on 3 August 1952. He finished seventh, scoring no championship points as only the first five finishers scored points at that time. Riess also won the 1952 24 Hours of Le Mans for Mercedes-Benz, sharing the drive with Hermann Lang. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fritz Riess is the 504th most popular racing driver (up from 517th in 2019), the 5,116th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,173rd in 2019) and the 39th most popular German Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Fritz Riess ranks 504 out of 1,080. Before him are Vitantonio Liuzzi, David Walker, Michael Bleekemolen, Dale Earnhardt, Christian Danner, and Luis Pérez-Sala. After him are Carlo Facetti, Kamui Kobayashi, Fred Agabashian, Daniil Kvyat, Alex Caffi, and Patrick Gaillard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Fritz Riess ranks 362. Before him are Rudolf Haag, Ebbe Parsner, Nancy Walker, Rudolf Illovszky, Börje Tapper, and Neal Hefti. After him are Yao Lee, Herbert Schade, John Braine, Valentine Telegdi, Fyvush Finkel, and Miron Białoszewski. Among people deceased in 1991, Fritz Riess ranks 221. Before him are Ken Uehara, Cesare Merzagora, Daniel Mann, Moshe Castel, Daniel Oduber Quirós, and Grete Mostny. After him are Ken Curtis, Florence B. Seibert, Cliff Bastin, Alden Sanborn, Henri Louveau, and Oreste Corbatta.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Fritz Riess ranks 5,119 out of 7,253. Before him are Maria Schrader (1965), Michael Glos (1944), Arthur Schuster (1851), Josef Neckermann (1912), Manuel Göttsching (1952), and Karl Leberecht Immermann (1796). After him are Pepi Bader (1941), Christian Gottfried Körner (1756), Thomas Helmer (1965), Rolf Danneberg (1953), Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck (1936), and Walter Kaufmann (1921).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Germany

Among racing drivers born in Germany, Fritz Riess ranks 39. Before him are Bernd Schneider (1964), Hermann Paul Müller (1909), Wolfgang Seidel (1926), Werner Haas (1927), Timo Glock (1982), and Christian Danner (1958). After him are Theo Helfrich (1913), Erwin Bauer (1912), Joachim Winkelhock (1960), Toni Ulmen (1906), Oswald Karch (1917), and Josef Peters (1914).

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