RACING DRIVER

Hans Heyer

1943 - Today

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Hans Heyer (German pronunciation: [hans ˈhaɪ̯ɐ]; born 16 March 1943) is a German retired racing driver who mainly raced touring cars. He is most commonly known for starting one Formula One World Championship race, the 1977 German Grand Prix, despite failing to qualify. Heyer's trademark during his racing days was a Tirolerhut, a hat from Tyrol or Bavaria. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Heyer is the 211th most popular racing driver (up from 234th in 2019), the 3,418th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,702nd in 2019) and the 19th most popular German Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Hans Heyer ranks 211 out of 1,080Before him are Alberto Colombo, Bruno Giacomelli, Tom Kristensen, Leo Kinnunen, Érik Comas, and Nello Pagani. After him are Gerhard Mitter, Geki, Ernst Degner, Jackie Oliver, Nanni Galli, and Nick Heidfeld.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Hans Heyer ranks 300Before him are Yukio Kasaya, William Calley, Leo Kinnunen, Valery Nepomnyashchy, Gianni Russo, and Nolan Bushnell. After him are Paul Freeman, Sylvester McCoy, Douglas Tompkins, Teun A. van Dijk, Laura Biagiotti, and John Zerzan.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hans Heyer ranks 3,420 out of 7,253Before him are Louis Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (1731), Johann Friedrich Klotzsch (1805), Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1653), Hermann Muhs (1894), Carl Blechen (1798), and Abraham Gotthelf Kästner (1719). After him are Brian G. Marsden (1937), John Casimir, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1596), Johann Samuel König (1712), Walther Kadow (1900), Maximilian, Margrave of Baden (1933), and Sophie von La Roche (1730).

Among RACING DRIVERS In Germany

Among racing drivers born in Germany, Hans Heyer ranks 19Before him are Hans Herrmann (1928), Nico Rosberg (1985), Manfred Winkelhock (1951), Karl Kling (1910), Hans-Joachim Stuck (1951), and Hermann Lang (1909). After him are Nick Heidfeld (1977), Rudi Fischer (1912), Jutta Kleinschmidt (1962), Nelson Piquet Jr. (1985), Kurt Adolff (1921), and Kurt Ahrens Jr. (1940).