Fritz Cron
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Fritz Cron (born March 31, 1925 in Kirchhain ; † April 29, 2017 ) was a German motorcycle racer .
Career
As a co-driver Wilhelm Noll , whom he knew since his childhood, in the sidecar Cron won the 1954 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season on a plant - BMW the first of a total of 22 world titles , the German team rider to 1982 ( Werner Schwärzel won). Noll / Cron took the title ahead of the British Eric Oliver / Les Nutt, who competed for Norton .
In 1955 Noll-Cron were vice world champions behind Willi Faust / Karl Remmert and in front of Walter Schneider / Hans Strauss and in 1956 they won their second world title ahead of Fritz Hillebrand / Manfred Grunwald on BMW and the British Pip Harris / Ray Campbell on Norton.
Noll / Cron achieved eight Grand Prix victories in their career. They were German champions twice and runner-up in the sidecar class three times. Among other things, they won the field hill climb five times and were the most successful drivers at this event.
After the end of the 1956 racing season, Noll / Cron ended their racing career.
Fritz Cron died on April 29, 2017 at the age of 92. Most recently he lived in Eschborn in the Taunus , where he was also buried. Shortly before, in January 2017, his longtime pilot Wilhelm Noll died at the age of 90.
For his sporting successes, Cron was awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf on December 22, 1954 .
statistics
title
- 1954 - World team champion in a BMW (as co-driver of Wilhelm Noll)
- 1954 - German team master in a BMW (as a co-driver of Wilhelm Noll)
- 1955 - Team Vice World Champion in a BMW (as co-driver of Wilhelm Noll)
- 1956 - World team champion in a BMW (as co-driver of Wilhelm Noll)
- 1956 - German team master in a BMW (as co-driver of Wilhelm Noll)
- 8 Grand Prix victories
In the motorcycle world championship
(Points in brackets including deletion results )
| season | class | machine | driver | Victories | Podiums | Points | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Sidecar | BMW |
 Wilhelm Noll
|
- | - | 1 | 11. |
| 1953 | Sidecar | BMW |
Wilhelm Noll |
- | 1 | 5 | 6th |
| 1954 | Sidecar | BMW |
Wilhelm Noll |
3 | 6th | 30 (38) | World Champion |
| 1955 | Sidecar | BMW |
Wilhelm Noll |
2 | 4th | 28 | 2. |
| 1956 | Sidecar | BMW |
Wilhelm Noll |
3 | 4th | 30th | World Champion |
References
Web links
- Rolf Eggersdorfer: Wilhelm Noll on the 86th birthday. www.eggersdorfer.info, accessed on June 15, 2014 .
- DMV: Obituary for Wilhelm Noll. www.dmv-motorsport.de, accessed on February 4, 2017 .
- Fritz Cron on the Isle of Man TT official website.
Individual evidence
- ↑ † FRITZ CRON: THE WORLD CHAMPIONS UNITED. (No longer available online.) Www.dmv-motorsport.de, May 3, 2017, formerly in the original ; accessed on May 30, 2017 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Günther Wiesinger: Sidecar World Champion Wilhelm Noll is dead. Www.speedweek.com, January 19, 2017, accessed on May 30, 2017 .
- ^ Sports report of the federal government of September 29, 1973 to the Bundestag, printed matter 7/1040, p. 68
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cron, Fritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German motorcycle racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 31, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kirchhain |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 29, 2017 |