AVUS races for motorcycles

Course of the race track
1 - south loop
2 - descent to the north loop
3 - north curve
4 - start and finish line

The two Husqvarna factory drivers Gunnar Kalén (left) and Ragnar Sunnqvist , 1933

Motorcyclists Memorial (1939) by Max Esser at the former North curve. Left: Ewald Kluge in a DKW , right: Ernst Jakob Henne in a BMW

Motorcyclist memorial side view

The AVUS race for motorcycles was an international motorcycle racing , which on the non-permanent circuit of AVUS in Berlin was held from 1922 to 1966.

route

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history

The first AVUS race for motorcycles took place on June 10, 1922. The race quickly established itself in the capital, also attracted foreign riders and became part of the German motorcycle road championship held from 1924 . In 1924, two AVUS races were held for the first time in one year, a spring and an autumn race.

On September 27, 1925, the AVUS autumn race was announced as the first German Grand Prix . The 1926 autumn race and the 1933 edition were also organized as the German Grand Prix. In 1930, the Great Spa Prize of Germany was awarded at the AVUS race , and in 1931 and 1932 the Grand Prize of the City of Berlin. In 1935, 1937 and 1938 the motorcycle race was held together with the automobile race. The AVUS race retained its internationally significant status until the Second World War .

In 1951, the racing events were resumed for the first time after the end of the war, after the political situation in the divided city had sorted itself out somewhat.

In 1963, the AVUS race was a 24-hour race as part of the European endurance championship. After 1966 there were no more motorcycle races at the AVUS.

Winners list

From 1922 to 1939

Colored background = as Grand Prix Germany held.

date	class	winner
June 10, 1922	150 cc	Walter Ebstein ( DKW )
	350 cc	Albert Schuster ( Wanderer )
	500 cc	Georg Högel ( triumph )
	1000 cc	Franz Kellringer ( Triumph )
June 24, 1923	150 cc	Max Hucke ( Bekamo )
	200 cc	Max Hucke ( Bekamo )
	250 cc	Hans Hieronymus ( Zündapp )
	350 cc	Fritz von Opel ( Opel )
	500 cc	Johannes Rössig ( Victoria )
	750 cc	Georg Rétienne ( Mabeco )
	1000 cc	Hermann Roßner ( Mabeco )
May 29, 1924	150 cc	Hermann Weber ( DKW )
	200 cc	Willi Boring ( Grade )
	Carriages (600 cm³)	Adolf Brudes / unknown ( Victoria )
	Carriages (1200 cm³)	Ernst Schleibe / unknown ( Mars - Peka )
September 21, 1924	250 cc	Hans Lutz (Leopard)
	350 cc	Carlo Vertua ( Maffeis )
	500 cc	Pietro Ghersi ( Moto Guzzi )
	750 cc	Adam Schumacher ( Imperia )
	1000 cc	Bertus van Hamersveld ( Harley-Davidson )
	Carriages (750 cm³)	Walter Thormeier / unknown ( Harley-Davidson )
May 10, 1925	125 cc	Walter Ebstein ( Windhoff )
	175 cc	Hans Sprung ( DKW )
	250 cc	Willy Baier (Baier)
	350 cc	Georg Thumshirn ( Ardie )
	500 cc	Josef Thevis ( Norton )
	750 cc	Paul Köppen ( Harley-Davidson )
	1000 cc	Ernst Zündorf ( Brough Superior )
September 27, 1925	125 cc	Amedeo Ruggeri ( DG )
	175 cc	Willy Zick ( Puch )
	250 cc	Cecil Ashby ( Zenith )
	350 cc	Miro Maffeis ( Maffeis - Blackburne )
	500 cc	Paul Köppen ( BMW )
	750 cc	Erich Tennigkeit ( Mabeco )
	1000 cc	Paul Kozal ( Mabeco )
June 13, 1926	175 cc	Hans Sprung ( DKW )
	250 cc	K. Erhardt (Hirth)
	350 cc	Herbert Ernst ( AJS )
	500 cc	Theo Creutz ( BMW )
	750 cc	Ernst Günther Burggaller ( BMW )
	1000 cc	Adolf Kornmann ( Mabeco )
	Carriages (600 cm³)	Theobald / unknown ( Victoria )
	Carriages (1000 cm³)	Kurt Hülse / unknown ( JAP )
August 29, 1926	175 cc	Kurt Friedrich ( DKW )
	250 cc	Jock Porter ( New Gerrard )
	350 cc	Jimmie Simpson ( AJS )
	500 cc	Josef Stelzer ( BMW )
	750 cc	Konrad Leimer ( Mabeco )
	1000 cc	Konrad Reisdorf ( Mabeco )
September 11, 1927	175 cc	Arthur Müller ( DKW )
	250 cc	Günther Wertheimer ( Moto Guzzi )
	350 cc	Konrad Leimer ( New Hudson )
	500 cc	Herbert Ernst ( AJS )
	750 cc	Erich Tennigkeit ( AJS )
	1000 cc	Paul Köppen ( BMW )
May 13, 1928	175 cc	Arthur Geiss ( DKW )
	250 cc	Willi Henkelmann ( DKW )
	350 cc	Herbert Ernst ( AJS )
	500 cc	Ernst Zündorf ( DKW )
	1000 cc	Paul Rüttchen ( Harley-Davidson )
September 16, 1928	175 cc	Rudolf Michael ( DKW )
	250 cc	Arthur Geiss ( DKW )
	350 cc	Erich Pätzold ( Sunbeam )
	500 cc	Josef Klein ( DKW )
	1000 cc	Paul Rüttchen ( Harley-Davidson )
	Carriages (350 cm³)	Josef Thevis / unknown ( Standard - JAP )
	Carriages (600 cm³)	E. Eydam / unknown ( BMW )
	Carriages (1000 cm³)	Heinz Kürten / unknown ( Tornax - JAP )
There were no races in 1929.
September 28, 1930	250 cc	Felice Nazzaro ( Moto Guzzi )
	350 cc	Karl Binder-Saam ( AJS )
	500 cc	Arthur Simcock ( Motosacoche )
	1000 cc	Werner Huth ( BMW )
	Carriages (350 cm³)	Harry Heyer / unknown ( AJS )
	Carriages (600 cm³)	Hans Kahrmann / unknown ( Raleigh )
	Carriages (1000 cm³)	Heinz Kürten / unknown ( Tornax )
September 27, 1931	250 cc	Hans Kahrmann ( Hercules )
	350 cc	Leo Davenport ( Norton )
	500 cc	Toni Bauhofer ( DKW )
	1000 cc	Tom Bullus ( NSU )
	Carriages (350 cm³)	Albert Schneider / unknown ( Velocette )
	Carriages (600 cm³)	Harry Heyer / unknown ( AJS )
	Carriages (1000 cm³)	Theo Schoth / unknown ( BMW )
May 8, 1932	250 cc	Walfried Winkler ( DKW )
	350 cc	Ernst Loof ( Imperia )
	500 cc	Manfred von Bachmayr ( Rudge )
	1000 cc	Fritz Wiese ( BMW )
	Carriages (350 cm³)	Albert Schneider / unknown ( Velocette )
	Carriages (600 cm³)	Josef Thevis / unknown ( Norton )
	Carriages (1000 cm³)	Theo Schoth / G. Würzburg ( BMW )
July 9, 1933	250 cc	Charlie Dodson ( Puch )
	350 cc	Ernst Loof ( Imperia - Python )
	500 cc	Josef Stelzer ( BMW )
	1000 cc	Eduard Kratz ( BMW )
	Carriages (350 cm³)	Ernst Loof / unknown ( Imperia )
	Carriages (600 cm³)	Hans Schumann / unknown ( NSU )
	Carriages (1000 cm³)	Theo Schoth / unknown ( BMW )
There were no races in 1934.
May 26, 1935	250 cc	Walfried Winkler ( DKW )
	350 cc	Hans Richnow ( Rudge )
	500 cc	Ragnar Sunnqvist ( Husqvarna )
There were no races in 1936.
May 29, 1937	250 cc	Walfried Winkler ( DKW )
	350 cc	Heiner Fleischmann ( NSU )
	500 cc	Otto Ley ( BMW )
May 22, 1938	250 cc	Ewald Kluge ( DKW )
	350 cc	Walfried Winkler ( DKW )
	500 cc	Karl Gall ( BMW )
There were no races in 1939.

From 1951 to 1966

date	class	winner
July 1, 1951	250 cc	Hein Thorn Prikker ( Moto Guzzi )
	350 cc	Robert Zeller ( AJS )
	500 cc	Georg Meier ( BMW )
	Teams	Wiggerl Kraus / Bernhard Huser ( BMW )
June 1, 1952	250 cc	Walter Hoffmann ( NSU )
	350 cc	Bill Petch ( AJS )
	500 cc	Friedel Schön ( Horex )
	Teams	Cyril Smith / Bob Clements ( Norton )
August 16, 1953	125 cc	Otto Daiker ( NSU )
	250 cc	Werner Haas ( NSU )
	350 cc	Len Parry ( DKW )
	500 cc	Walter Zeller ( BMW )
	Teams	Wiggerl Kraus / Bernhard Huser ( BMW )
There were no races in 1954 and 1955.
September 16, 1956	125 cc	Luigi Taveri ( MV Agusta )
	250 cc	Luigi Taveri ( MV Agusta )
	350 cc	August Hobl ( DKW )
	500 cc	Reg Armstrong ( Gilera )
	Teams	Wilhelm Noll / Fritz Cron ( BMW )
There were no races in 1957 and 1962. In 1963 a 24-hour race for the European Endurance Championship was held.
August 30, 1964	250 cc	Günter Beer ( Honda )
	500 cc	Hans-Otto Butenuth ( BMW )
August 29, 1965	350 cc	Ronald Vooth ( Norton )
August 28, 1966	125 cc	Herbert Mann ( MZ )
	350 cc	Günter Beer ( Honda )

References

Web links

• Vincent Glon: Berlin - AVUS. racingmemo.free.fr, accessed on May 24, 2015 (French). 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Rob Semmeling: Motorcycle races in Germany 1926–1980. (No longer available online.) Www.wegcircuits.nl, archived from the original on May 24, 2015 ; accessed on May 24, 2015 .