Klaus Enderlein

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Klaus Enderlein (born November 5, 1936 in Markersbach ; † December 13, 1995 ) was a German motorcycle racer who started in the motorcycle world championship in the eight-liter class. He was one of the most successful motorsport drivers in the GDR .

Career

He is the son of the forester Willy Enderlein and his wife Hertha geb. Müller. His father, who came from Hammerunterwiesenthal , worked as a forest assistant and forester a. a. active in Reichstein , Oberwiesenthal , Mittweida and Trünzig. The family settled in Raschau in the Ore Mountains after the Second World War . The Luge - Olympic champion Ortrun Enderlein is his younger sister. Klaus Enderlein began his motorsport career with skijoring . In 1961 he began to take part in motorcycle street races on an MZ . In his first year as a licensed driver, starting for the MC Scheibenberg , he won the GDR championship in the quarter-liter class.

From the 1962 season Klaus Enderlein was used in the motorcycle world championship in the 125 cc class. At the Grand Prix of the GDR in 1962 on the Sachsenring , he experienced fifth place. With two World Championship points, he finished 19th in the World Championship standings. The following season he suffered a serious leg injury on June 22nd in a racing accident at the Grand Prix of Yugoslavia in Opatija , in which Hans Fischer and Wolfgang Moses were also involved. In the 1964 World Cup season , Enderlein achieved his best result of the season at the Finnish Grand Prix with fifth place, so that he finished the season with two World Cup points in 19th place in the World Cup rankings. The 1965 season was the most successful in Enderlein’s international career. With fifth place at the Spanish Grand Prix, second place at the Ulster Grand Prix behind Ernst Degner and fourth place at the Grand Prix of Nations , he achieved seventh place in the world championship with eleven points. For cost reasons, MZ limited its commitment from the 1966 World Cup season , so that Enderlein was only supported to a lesser extent despite the successes achieved in 1965. At the World Championship race at the Sachsenring in 1967 he once again achieved fourth place in a World Championship run (with a total of three World Championship points 17th overall). Enderlein drove races until 1970.

After his motorsport career ended, he opened a taxi company in 1971. Enderlein died in 1995 at the age of 59.

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  1. ↑ a b Motorcycling - GDR Championships (road racing). sport-komplett.de, accessed on June 19, 2009 .
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SURNAME Enderlein, Klaus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German motorcycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH November 5, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Markersbach
DATE OF DEATH December 13, 1995