RACING DRIVER

Werner Haas

1927 - 1956

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Werner Haas (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛʁnɐ haːs] ; 30 May 1927 – 13 November 1956) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Germany. He became Germany's first motorcycle world champion when he won the 1953 FIM 125 and 250 World Championship for NSU. The following year, he would repeat as the 250 world champion. Haas was killed in 1956 in a light plane accident in Germany. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Werner Haas is the 456th most popular racing driver (up from 538th in 2019), the 4,982nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,247th in 2019) and the 36th most popular German Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Werner Haas ranks 456 out of 1,080. Before him are Richard Burns, Brian Henton, Eugenio Lazzarini, Adolfo Schwelm Cruz, Wolfgang Seidel, and Stefano Modena. After him are Pierre Gasly, Éric Bernard, Jo Vonlanthen, Alfredo Pián, Masten Gregory, and Teddy Pilette.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Werner Haas ranks 367. Before him are Emil Pažický, Susan Cabot, Rita Gam, Yrjö Hietanen, Eva Pawlik, and Robert Boutigny. After him are Jacques Dupin, George Hunter, Liselott Linsenhoff, Holger Hansson, Henri Dirickx, and Sirkka Polkunen. Among people deceased in 1956, Werner Haas ranks 184. Before him are Leonard Peterson, Otto Scheff, Christian Gitsham, Artur Văitoianu, Billy Bishop, and Frank Brangwyn. After him are Frederick G. Donnan, William Thompson, Wollmar Boström, Preston Tucker, Gerald Finzi, and Theodor Pallady.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Werner Haas ranks 4,985 out of 7,253. Before him are Rainer Brüderle (1945), Zvjezdan Misimović (1982), Björn Höcke (1972), Willy Bandholz (1912), Kiki VanDeWeghe (1958), and Paul Günther (1882). After him are Rosemarie Trockel (1952), Walter Schröder (1932), Frank Kugler (1879), Walter Lübcke (1953), Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz (1904), and Jean Malaurie (1922).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Germany

Among racing drivers born in Germany, Werner Haas ranks 36. Before him are Michael May (1934), Hubert Hahne (1935), Ian Ashley (1947), Bernd Schneider (1964), Hermann Paul Müller (1909), and Wolfgang Seidel (1926). After him are Timo Glock (1982), Christian Danner (1958), Fritz Riess (1922), Theo Helfrich (1913), Erwin Bauer (1912), and Joachim Winkelhock (1960).

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