Dieburger triangle race

The Dieburger Dreiecksrennen took place from 1948 to 1955 on a road circuit near Dieburg . In 1952, the Dieburger Dreiecksrennen was the first run of the 250 cm³ license class of the German championship . Originally organized as a motorcycle race, small racing cars ( Formula 3 ) were also launched in 1949, and in 1950 NSU works drivers took part in the motorcycle classes. In 1955, the Dieburger Dreiecksrennen also had international participation with drivers from ten nations. In 1952 the length of the circuit was extended from 3.3 kilometers to five kilometers. Sections of federal roads also had to be closed for the races, which was no longer permitted from 1956 for safety reasons.

Since 2005, a motorsport club has been trying to build on the tradition with "Revival" classic car events.

The Castle Fechenbach Museum dedicated a special exhibition under the theme "Unforgettable years for the Dieburger Motorsport" in 2010 the Dieburger triangle race. Up to 75,000 visitors flocked to Dieburg in the eight years before the race had to be stopped for safety and traffic reasons.

Winners list

Edition	date	class	winner
1.	September 26, 1948	125 cc	Rudolf Hammer ( Puch )
		250 cc	Hermann Paul Müller ( DKW )
		350 cc	Wilhelm Herz ( NSU )
		500 cc	Georg Meier ( BMW )
		Carriages 600 cm³	Schmidt / Julius Beer ( NSU )
		Ranges 1200 cm³	Sepp Müller / Karl Rührschneck ( BMW )
2.	July 17, 1949	125 cc	Carl Döring ( DKW )
		250 cc	Hermann Gablenz ( DKW )
		350 cc	Hein Thorn Prikker ( Velocette )
		500 cc	Georg Meier ( BMW )
		Carriages 600 cm³	Hans Schumann / Franz Höller ( DKW )
		Ranges 1200 cm³	Thomas Seppenhauser / Josef Wenshofer ( BMW )
3.	July 16, 1950	125 cc	Ewald Kluge ( DKW )
		250 cc	Ewald Kluge ( DKW )
		350 cc	Heiner Fleischmann ( NSU )
		500 cc	Ernst Hoske ( Norton )
		Carriages 600 cm³	Hermann Böhm / Karl Fuchs ( DKW )
		Ranges 1200 cm³	Thomas Seppenhauser / Josef Wenshofer ( BMW )
4th	April 15, 1951	125 cc	Otto Daiker ( NSU )
		250 cc	Hein Thorn Prikker ( Moto Guzzi )
		350 cc	Roland Schnell ( Parilla )
		500 cc	Siegfried Foot ( Triumph )
		Carriages 500 cm³	Adolf Hisgen / Fritz Lasthaus ( BMW )
		Carriages 750 cm³	Walter Schneider / Walter Nüssen ( BMW )
5.	April 6, 1952	125 cc	Walter Reichert ( Puch )
		250 cc	Hein Thorn Prikker ( Moto Guzzi )
		350 cc	Hans Baltisberger ( AJS )
		500 cc	Rudi Knees ( Norton )
		Carriages 500 cm³	Hermann Böhm / Karl Fuchs ( DKW )
		Carriages 750 cm³	Franz Mohr / Günter Müller ( BMW )
6th	April 19, 1953	125 cc	Rudi Meister ( FB-Mondial )
		250 cc	August Hobl ( DKW )
		350 cc	Hermann Paul Müller (Schnell- Horex )
		500 cc	Alois Huber ( Norton )
		Carriages 500 cm³	Otto Schmid / Otto Kölle ( Norton )
7th	April 11, 1954	125 cc	Hubert Luttenberger ( MV Agusta )
		250 cc	Helmut Hallmeier ( Adler RS ​​250 )
		350 cc	Heinz Rieber ( AJS )
		500 cc	Walter Zeller ( BMW )
		Carriages 500 cm³	Otto Schmid / Otto Kölle ( Norton )
8th.	April 24, 1955	250 cc	Hans Baltisberger ( NSU )
		350 cc	Ken Kavanagh ( Moto Guzzi )
		500 cc	Ernst Riedelbauch ( BMW )
		Carriages 500 cm³	Wilhelm Noll / Fritz Cron ( BMW )

References

literature

• Gustav A. Petermann: The myth of the Dieburger triangle race. Resurrection on September 17th, 2005. The history of the cabinet piece of German motorsport from 1948 to 1955 and 50 years later. Petermann, Darmstadt, 2006.
• Rudolf Steber: Between start and finish - legendary race tracks in Hesse. Feldbergring, Dieburger Dreieck, Schottenring, Herkules-Bergring, Battenbergring. Burgwald-Verlag, Cölbe-Schönstadt, 2010. ISBN 978-3-936291-45-2

Web links

• Homepage of the Dieburger automobile and motorcycle club
• Memories of the Dieburger Dreiecksrennen (1948 –1955) on dieburgerdreiecksrennen.de

Individual evidence

1. ^ Hans-Peter Lohmann: Legendary German Race Tracks, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2012, ISBN 978-3-613-03438-9
2. ↑ Special exhibition on the Dieburger Dreiecksrennen