 Theo Helfrich sitting in his MkVIII Cooper 500 Formula Three car, at the 6th Leipziger Stadtparkrennen, 16 May 1954 | |
| Born | 13 May 1913 |
|---|---|
| Died | 29 April 1978 (aged 64) |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  West German |
| Active years | 1952–1954 |
| Teams | Veritas, Klenk |
| Entries | 3 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1952 German Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1954 German Grand Prix |
Theodor Helfrich (13 May 1913 in Frankfurt am Main – 29 April 1978 in Ludwigshafen am Rhein)[1] was a racing driver from Germany. He participated in three World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 3 August 1952, but scored no championship points. He was German Formula Two Champion in 1953,[1] took a number of wins in the German Formula Three Championship in a Cooper-Norton,[2] and finished in second place in the 1952 24 Hours of Le Mans race.[2]
Complete World Championship results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Theo Helfrich | Veritas RS | Veritas-L6 | SUI | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER Ret |
NED | ITA | NC | 0 | |
| 1953 | Theo Helfrich | Veritas RS | Veritas-L6 | ARG | 500 | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER 12 |
SUI | ITA | NC | 0 |
| 1954 | Hans Klenk | Klenk Meteor | BMW-L6 | ARG | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER Ret |
SUI | ITA | ESP | NC | 0 |
Source:[3] | ||||||||||||||
References
- 1 2 "Theo Helfrich". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- 1 2 "Theo Helfrich". The 500 Owners Association. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ↑ Small, Steve (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. p. 180. ISBN 0851127029.
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