Max Deubel

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Deubel / Hörner at the Dutch TT 1963 in Assen
Replica of the BMW RS 54 from Deubel / Hörner with Max and Moritz on the fairing

Max Deubel (born February 5, 1935 in Mühlenau, district of Wiehl since 1967 ) is a former German motorcycle racer , four-time sidecar world champion and one of the most successful German motorcycle racers in the sidecar class . He worked for the ADAC , z. B. as race director at the Nürburgring and motorcycle advisor for the ADAC Gau Nordrhein, he was also vice-president of the FIM safety commission and chairman of the OMK .

The Isle of Man Post Office dedicated a stamp to Max Deubel in 1974. This makes him the only Oberberg [note: Oberbergischer Kreis ] who, after 1945, was immortalized on a postage stamp.

Career

Max Deubel began riding a motorcycle trailer in May 1955 with co-driver Horst Hoehler on a trailer from Walter Schneider . From 1961 Emil Hörner († 2003) was his co-driver until the end of his career.

After finishing his sports career from 1972 until his retirement in 1998, he was a representative at the Erzquell Brewery in Bielstein.

At the gala of the Masters of DMSB e. V. In 2016, Max Deubel was awarded the DMSB eV Cup for his life's work as an active trailer driver and the subsequent successful work in voluntary work.

For his sporting successes, he and his co-driver Emil Hörner were awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf on August 1, 1962.

During his time as a racing driver, Deubel opened the restaurant “Zum Schnell Max” and later the “Hotel Deubel” in Mühlenau, where he was born.

statistics

title

  • 1961 - World team champion in a BMW (with co-driver Emil Hörner)
  • 1962 - World team champion in a BMW (with co-driver Emil Hörner)
  • 1963 - World team champion in a BMW (with co-driver Emil Hörner and Barry Dungsworth)
  • 1964 - World team champion in a BMW (with co-driver Emil Hörner and Barry Dungsworth)
  • 1965 - Team Vice World Champion in a BMW (with co-driver Emil Hörner)
  • 1966 - Team Vice World Champion in a BMW (with co-driver Emil Hörner)
  • 12 Grand Prix victories

Isle of Man TT victories

year class Co-driver machine Average speed
1961 Sidecar ( carriages ) GermanyGermany Emil Horns BMW 87.65  mph (141.06  km / h )
1964 Sidecar GermanyGermany Emil Horns BMW 89.12 mph (143.42 km / h)
1965 Sidecar GermanyGermany Emil Horns BMW 90.57 mph (145.76 km / h)

Web links

Commons : Max Deubel  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Max Deubel on the Isle of Man TT official website.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Peter Fuchs: Highest Honor: Max Deubel (79) receives DMSB Cup. In: speedweek.com. January 15, 2016, accessed February 19, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Sports report of the Federal Government from September 29, 1973 to the Bundestag - printed matter 7/1040 - page 68
  3. ↑ Classic motorcycle . Retrieved August 14, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Deubel, Max
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German motorcycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH February 5, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Wiehl