Ernst Berg (racing driver)
Ernst Berg (born June 14, 1947 ) is a former Dutch racing driver and entrepreneur.
Racing career
Ernst Berg was active in touring and sports car racing in the 1960s and 1970s . He drove in the European Touring Car Championship , where his best placement was seventh in the 1978 RAC Tourist Trophy at the Silverstone Circuit . In addition to his regular appearances in the Dutch touring car championship, he also competed in some races in the sports car world championship . In 1977 he achieved a podium finish when he and Alain de Cadenet finished third overall in the 500 km race in Dijon on a Lola T294S .
A start at the 24-hour race at Le Mans is on the books for Ernst Berg. In 1977 he went into the race with Ian Harrower , Martin Birrane and Richard Down on a Lola T290 / 4S . Due to the lack of covered distance, the quartet was not classified.
Entrepreneur
After the end of his driving career, Ernst Berg founded a bodywork company in Zaventem that specialized in converting closed vehicles into convertibles . Ernst Berg Systeme converted Renault 5 and Lada Samara into convertibles , among others . In 1996 the company had to file for bankruptcy.
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1977 | Dorset Racing Associates | Lola T290 / 4S | Ian Harrower | Martin Birrane | Richard Down | not classified |
Individual results in the sports car world championship
season | team | race car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | 17th |
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1977 | Dorset Racing Associates | Lola T294S | DAY | MUG | DIJ | MON | SIL | ONLY | VAL | BY | WAT | EST | LEC | MOS | IMO | SAL | BRH | HOK | VAL |
3 | 7th |
literature
- Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans, 1923–1992. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909413-06-3 .
Web links
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Berg, Ernst |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch entrepreneur and racing car driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1947 |