Günther Bartels

Günther Bartels (born June 27, 1906 in Wiesbaden ; † November 1, 1983 in Eltville am Rhein ) was a German motorcycle racer .

Günther Bartels first drew attention to himself in 1927 when he was on DKW on the Frankfurt Tri-City Tour behind Arthur Müller and Arthur Geiss . Half a year later he won the small class of licensed drivers at the Lückendorf hill climb . Later he also competed on the Zschopau brand in the German Six Day Tour and the International Motorcycle Country Tour in 1929 . At the end of June 1929 Günther Bartels won the 350 cm³ barrel for the Czechoslovak Grand Prix in Prague - Zbraslav on a DKW . In September of that year, he also won the Schleizer triangle race in the same class .

Günther Bartels died on November 1, 1983 at the age of 77 in Eltville am Rhein.

Race wins

year	class	machine	run	route
1929	350 cc	DKW	Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	Prague - Zbraslav
	350 cc	DKW	Schleizer triangle race	Schleizer triangle

literature

• Steffen Ottinger: DKW motorcycle sport 1920–1939 . From the first victories of the Zschopau two-stroke model at track races to the European championship successes. 1st edition. HB-Werbung und Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Chemnitz 2009, ISBN 978-3-00-028611-7 , p. 35-43, 114 .