RACING DRIVER

Wolfgang von Trips

1928 - 1961

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Wolfgang Alexander Albert Eduard Maximilian Reichsgraf Berghe von Trips (German pronunciation: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ fɔn tʁɪps] ; 4 May 1928 – 10 September 1961), also known as Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips, was a German racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1956 to 1961. Nicknamed "Taffy", von Trips was posthumously runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1961 with Ferrari, and won two Grands Prix across six seasons. Born in Cologne and raised in Kerpen, von Trips was born into a noble Rhineland family as an aristocrat and count of the Free State of Prussia. After struggling with agriculture, von Trips moved into motor racing. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wolfgang von Trips is the 55th most popular racing driver (up from 56th in 2019), the 1,257th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,302nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular German Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Wolfgang von Trips ranks 55 out of 1,080. Before him are René Arnoux, Lewis Hamilton, Lella Lombardi, Tony Brooks, Didier Pironi, and Valentino Rossi. After him are Ari Vatanen, Patrick Depailler, Kimi Räikkönen, Mark Webber, Michèle Mouton, and Michele Alboreto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Wolfgang von Trips ranks 87. Before him are Seki Matsunaga, Gustavo Gutiérrez, Elias James Corey, Manfred Rommel, Bernard Cribbins, and Robert Sheckley. After him are Burt Bacharach, John Stewart Bell, Patrick McGoohan, Walter Mondale, Pierre Mauroy, and Jim Lovell. Among people deceased in 1961, Wolfgang von Trips ranks 28. Before him are Dashiell Hammett, Sergio Osmeña, Luigi Einaudi, Paul Landowski, Akiba Rubinstein, and Blaise Cendrars. After him are Arthur Drewry, Archduchess Maria Annunciata of Austria, Jeff Chandler, Paul Wittgenstein, Karl Korsch, and Zoltán Tildy.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wolfgang von Trips ranks 1,257 out of 7,253. Before him are Johann Hieronymus Schröter (1745), Lothar de Maizière (1940), Kurt Gerstein (1905), Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha (1601), Otto Georg Thierack (1889), and Margot Honecker (1927). After him are Joachim Sauer (1949), Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1658), Karl von Habsburg (1961), John Rabe (1882), Leo Strauss (1899), and Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1886).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Germany

Among racing drivers born in Germany, Wolfgang von Trips ranks 4. Before him are Michael Schumacher (1969), Jochen Rindt (1942), and Jochen Mass (1946). After him are Walter Röhrl (1947), Rudolf Caracciola (1901), Sebastian Vettel (1987), Ralf Schumacher (1975), Heinz-Harald Frentzen (1967), Rolf Stommelen (1943), Nico Hülkenberg (1987), and Stefan Bellof (1957).

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