Hans-Peter Joisten

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BMW Alpina with Hans-Peter Joisten in the 1973 6-hour race on the Nürburgring ahead of Hans-Joachim Stuck

Hans-Peter Joisten (born January 5, 1942 in Cologne , † July 21, 1973 in Spa , Belgium ) was a German racing driver.

Career

Joisten began his racing career in touring car motorsport in the late 1960s.

In 1972 he drove for the Faltz-Alpina team in a BMW 2800 CS in the German racing championship , where he achieved 9th place in the overall standings. In the 1000 km race on the Nürburgring , Jürgen Neuhaus and Joisten achieved 5th place in the T + 2.0 group. A year later, he and the young Austrian Niki Lauda drove a BMW 3.0 CSL in the touring car Grand Prix in the 6-hour race on the Nürburgring to 3rd place and in the later 24-hour race on the Nürburgring in June to 1st place . Space.

On July 21, 1973 at the Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race , Joisten had a fatal accident in his BMW 3.0 CSL. During the 7th hour of the race, shortly after overtaking Frenchman Roger Dubos in the Malmedy bend, his car skidded. Dubos could no longer evade and rammed his Alfa Romeo Joistens Alpina-BMW. Both drivers were killed instantly in the impact.

In the same race, the Italian Massimo Larini later had an accident with his Alfa Romeo GTAm at Les Combes and died seven days later in hospital from his injuries. After these tragic accidents, the Spa-Francorchamps racetrack was redesigned.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Motorsport Memorial - Internet site: Motorsport Memorial - Hans-Peter Joisten. From: www.motorsportmemorial.org , accessed August 30, 2012 .
  2. ↑ Classicscars - Internet site: Race results of the Sports Car World Championship 1972. At: www.classicscars.com , accessed on August 30, 2012 .
  3. ↑ Classicscars - Internet site: DRM 1973 race results. At: www.classicscars.com , accessed on August 30, 2012 .
  4. ↑ Der Spiegel Magazin, Issue No. 31 from 1973, p. 80.
personal data
SURNAME Joisten, Hans-Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German racing driver
DATE OF BIRTH January 5, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Cologne
DATE OF DEATH July 21, 1973
Place of death Spa, Belgium