Albert Schneider (racing driver)
Albert Schneider (* 1899 or 1900 ; † August 30, 1936 ) was a German motorcycle racer .
Career
successes
The Düsseldorf Albert Schneider won on a 350 cc - Velocette - team in 1931 and 1932 respectively, the Eifel race on the Nürburgring and the Avusrennen on the Berliner AVUS in the 350cc category, thus securing in both years the German Championship . In 1933 he won the Eilenriederennen in Hanover and the Schottenring, among others . From 1934 Albert Schneider competed for NSU and was victorious in the Hockenheim motorcycle race on the Hockenheimer Dreieck , among others .
Deadly accident
Albert Schneider had a fatal accident on August 30, 1936 at the age of 36 while training for the ADAC mountain record on the Schauinsland near Freiburg im Breisgau . He lost control of his NSU team in the Geißhübel curve and crashed into the stone wall at the edge of the track. He suffered severe head injuries, which he succumbed to on the same day. His co-driver Wilhelm Colle got away with a broken leg.
The accumulated serious sidecar accidents in 1936 and 1937 - in addition to Albert Schneider, for example, Toni Babl , Josef Lohner , Hans Schneider and Karl Braun also had fatal accidents - prompted the National Socialist Motor Corps as the highest motor sports authority in Germany to ban all sidecar races in Germany for 1938. On some racetracks like the Solitude, the Schleizer Dreieck and on the Feldberg, racing was even completely stopped. Sidecar races were only allowed again after the Second World War .
statistics
title
- 1931 - German 350 cc team master on Velocette
- 1932 - German 600 cc team master on Velocette
Race wins
| year | class | machine | Co-driver | run | route |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | Carriages (350 cm³) | Velocette | unknown | Eifel race | Nürburgring |
| Carriages (350 cm³) | Velocette | unknown | Avus race | AVUS | |
| 1932 | Carriages (350 cm³) | Velocette | unknown | Eifel race | Nürburgring |
| Carriages (350 cm³) | Velocette | unknown | Avus race | AVUS | |
| 1933 | Carriages (350 cm³) | Velocette | unknown | Eilenriederennen | Eilenriede |
| 350 cm³ - anniversary race | Velocette | - | Eilenriederennen | Eilenriede | |
| Carriages (600 cm³) | Velocette | unknown | All about bulkheads | Schottenring | |
| 1934 | Carriages (600 cm³) | NSU | unknown | Hockenheim motorcycle races | Hockenheimer triangle |
| 1936 | Carriages (600 cm³) | NSU | Wilhelm Colle | Eifel race | Nürburgring |
References
Web links
- Albert Schneider. www.motorsportmemorial.org, accessed April 12, 2012 (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vincent Glon: Eifel Tour & Eifel Race - Nürburgring (Allemagne). racingmemo.free.fr, accessed on April 13, 2012 (French).
- ^ Vincent Glon: Berlin - AVUS. racingmemo.free.fr, accessed on April 13, 2012 (French).
- ^ Vincent Glon: Eilenriede race - Hanovre (Allemagne). racingmemo.free.fr, accessed on April 13, 2012 (French).
- ↑ Vincent Glon: Around Scots - Scots (Allemagne). racingmemo.free.fr, accessed on April 13, 2012 (French).
- ^ Vincent Glon: Les courses à Hockenheim (Germany). racingmemo.free.fr, accessed on April 13, 2012 (French).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schneider, Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German motorcycle racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1899 or 1900 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 30, 1936 |