RACING DRIVER

Oswald Karch

1917 - 2009

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Oswald Karch (6 March 1917 – 28 January 2009) was a racing driver from Germany. He participated in one World Championship Formula One Grand Prix, the 1953 German Grand Prix. Despite not setting a time during qualifying, he was allowed to start the race in 34th position. He retired from the race with engine failure on lap 11 while running 22nd. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oswald Karch is the 539th most popular racing driver (up from 699th in 2019), the 5,254th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,627th in 2019) and the 44th most popular German Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Oswald Karch ranks 539 out of 1,080. Before him are Toni Ulmen, John Nicholson, Esteban Ocon, Tony Maggs, David Kennedy, and Christijan Albers. After him are Yuji Ide, Roberto Bussinello, Josef Peters, Doug Serrurier, Oliver Bearman, and Hans Klenk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Oswald Karch ranks 302. Before him are Francis Parker Yockey, Barbro Kollberg, June Foray, Gwendolyn Brooks, Reidar Liaklev, and Jo Stafford. After him are Rufus Thomas, Zagir Ismagilov, Tadd Dameron, Robert La Caze, Jovdat Hajiyev, and Jack Lynch. Among people deceased in 2009, Oswald Karch ranks 322. Before him are Hugh Hopper, Wayne Allwine, Charles W. Juels, Tony Maggs, Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, and Irving Kristol. After him are John Martyn, Lino Aldani, Hans Klenk, Ali Akbar Khan, Howard Zieff, and Adriano Directo Emperado.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Oswald Karch ranks 5,257 out of 7,253. Before him are Ivan Klasnić (1980), Walter Lassally (1926), Ursula Knab (1929), Bernhard Langer (1957), Felix Brych (1975), and Ludwig Carl Christian Koch (1825). After him are Heinrich Kuhl (1797), Allison Mack (1982), Benno von Arent (1898), Uta Frith (1941), Bernhard Germeshausen (1951), and Tim Borowski (1980).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Germany

Among racing drivers born in Germany, Oswald Karch ranks 44. Before him are Christian Danner (1958), Fritz Riess (1922), Theo Helfrich (1913), Erwin Bauer (1912), Joachim Winkelhock (1960), and Toni Ulmen (1906). After him are Josef Peters (1914), Hans Klenk (1919), Armin Schwarz (1963), Helmut Niedermayr (1915), Rudolf Krause (1907), and Volker Weidler (1962).

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