Herbert Berg (racing driver)

Mercedes-Benz SSK

Maserati 6CM

Herbert Berg (born July 9, 1910 in Altena , † October 20, 1938 in Düsseldorf ) was a German automobile racing driver .

Career

Berg was one of the most active German private drivers of the late 1930s and was considered a mountain racing specialist . He started in Mercedes-Benz , Alfa Romeo , BMW and Maserati cars, which were used by himself or by the Süddeutsche Renngemeinschaft or Ecurie Helvetia , and competed in both the Voiturette and Grand Prix categories.

Herbert Berg won 1935 Mercedes-Benz SSK the race of sports cars over 2000 cc engine capacity in Feldberg race in the Taunus . In the following year he repeated this success on Alfa Romeo in the sports cars with supercharged over 2000 cc. In the same year he also won a hill climb on the Hohensyburg near Dortmund .

On August 5, 1937, Berg bought a Maserati 6CM . 1938 he made his only Grand Prix as part of the AIACR advertised Grand Prix Championship . At the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring , Berg started on a Maserati 6CM of Ecurie Helvetia and retired shortly after the start due to a defect in the fuel pump . This year he finished fourth and second in the Voiturette races for the Grand Prix of Albi and La Baule with the 6CM . At the beginning of October 1938, Berg contested his last race on the fast Brooklands Railway in England .

Herbert Berg died on October 20, 1938 in Düsseldorf at the age of 28 as a result of an accident . As a pedestrian on a street, he fell so badly that the back of his head hit a curb . Shortly after being admitted to the hospital, he succumbed to the severe concussion he suffered. His funeral took place in Altena on October 23, 1938.

statistics

Pre-war grands prix results

season	team	dare	1	2	3	4th	Points	position
1938	Ecurie Helvetia	Maserati 6CM					31	31.
				DNF

Legend
colour	meaning		EM points
gold	victory		1
silver	2nd place		2
bronze	3rd place		3
green	Classified, covered more than 75% of the race distance		4th
blue	not entitled to points, covered between 50% and 75% of the race distance		5
violet	not eligible for points, covered between 25% and 50% of the race distance		6th
red	not eligible for points, covered less than 25% of the race distance		7th
colour	abbreviation	meaning	EM points
black	DSQ	disqualified	8th
White	DNS	did not start
	DNA	did not arrive
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)

Web links

• Leif Snellman, Felix Muelas: Herbert Berg (D). www.kolumbus.fi, April 3, 2015, accessed April 3, 2015 (English). 
• Hansjörg Master: Herbert Berg. www.feldbergrennen.de, June 19, 2014, accessed on April 3, 2015 . 
• Herbert Berg. motorsportmemorial.org, April 3, 2015, accessed April 3, 2015 .