Dieter Stappert

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Dieter Stappert (born October 13, 1942 in Villach ; † October 17, 2008 in Munich ) was an Austrian journalist and team manager in motorsport .

biography

Corrado Fabi in the Brabham-BMW, ​​Dallas 1984

Until 1977 Stappert was editor-in-chief of the Swiss specialist magazine Powerslide , later renamed Motorsport aktuell . From 1977 to 1985 he worked for BMW Motorsport GmbH , from 1980 in the position of race director. Under his team leadership, Nelson Piquet became the first Formula 1 world champion with a turbo engine in a Brabham - BMW in 1983 .

From 1985 Dieter Stappert was responsible for the motorsport program of the HB cigarette brand , which initially consisted of the Audi Sport rally program and later of motorcycle racing activities, primarily for the Honda sports department . From 1997 on, Stappert was an independent team manager in the 250 cm³ class of the motorcycle world championship . Over the years Reinhold Roth , Ralf Waldmann , Jeremy McWilliams , Chaz Davies , Helmut Bradl and his son Stefan Bradl drove in the teams he led .

Dieter Stappert fell into a coma on June 19, 2008 after a heart attack while checking in for a flight to Donington Park at Munich Airport , did not wake up and died on October 17, 2008.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Dieter Stappert has died. www.motorsport-total.com, accessed on October 21, 2008 .
  2. ↑ Motorcycle team manager Stappert suffered a heart attack. Focus , accessed October 21, 2008 .
  3. ↑ a b Dieter Stappert †. MOTORSPORT-aktuell-Online , archived from the original on January 9, 2009 ; Retrieved October 21, 2008 .
  4. ↑ Dieter Stappert, 1942–2008. www.autosport-total.com, accessed on October 21, 2008 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Stappert, Dieter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian journalist and team manager in motorsport
DATE OF BIRTH October 13, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Villach
DATE OF DEATH October 17, 2008
Place of death Munich