Max von Arco-Zinneberg
Maria Maximilian von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (born March 28, 1908 in Munich , † May 20, 1937 in Vienna ) was a German automobile racing driver .
family
He was the firstborn son of Maria Joseph, Count von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1881-1924) and Wilhelmine Gabriela Maria, Princess von Auersperg (1884-1919), grandson of Ludwig von Arco-Zinneberg and great-grandson of Maximilian von Arco-Zinneberg .
Racing career
Count Maximilian Arco-Zinneberg started out as a private driver in a Mercedes-Benz in the 1920s and 1930s . In the years between 1929 and 1931 he achieved considerable success.
Together with August Momberger, on July 14, 1929 , he won the Grand Prix of Nations for sports cars at the Nürburgring in a Mercedes-Benz SSK in the sports car class with a displacement of more than 3 liters and came third overall in this race. On September 6, 1929, Arco-Zinneberg also won the first international Gaisberg race . He drove the 11.84 km long route in a Mercedes-Benz SSK at an average speed of 80 km / h.
Max von Arco-Zinneberg was active in the international Grand Prix sport in 1930 and 1931 . He competed in the 1930 Monaco Grand Prix in a Mercedes-Benz SSK , but was eliminated on the first lap due to an accident. He registered a Bugatti T35B for the Masaryk Grand Prix in Brno in 1931 , but did not compete.
In May 1937, Max von Arco-Zinneberg had a fatal accident while flying over the Aspern Airport in Vienna.
Web links
- Leif Snellman, Felix Muelas: Max von Arco-Zinneberg (D). www.kolumbus.fi, June 21, 2014, accessed on July 28, 2014 .
- COUNT ARCO-ZINNEBERG. wiki.mercedes-benz-classic.com, August 7, 2011, accessed on July 28, 2014 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Maria Maximilian, Count von and zu Arco-Zinneberg. geneall.net, accessed July 28, 2014 .
- ^ Pedigree of Maria Maximilian, Count von und zu Arco-Zinneberg * 1908 † 1937. geneall.net, accessed July 28, 2014 .
- ↑ Arco 7. genealogy.euweb.cz, April 25, 2008, accessed on July 28, 2014 .
- ↑ Philipp Deppe: Mercedes-Benz Super Sports Cars - "Super Sport Kurz": The athlete among the "white elephants". blog.mercedes-benz-passion.com, May 20, 2010, accessed on July 28, 2014 .
- ↑ Mercedes-Benz Motorsport Story Part 4. www.mercedes-fans.de, April 12, 2010, accessed on July 28, 2014 .
- ↑ Mercedes Benz Classic Days 2007. (No longer available online.) Mercedes-benz-clubs.com , archived from the original on August 15, 2014 ; Retrieved July 28, 2014 .
- ↑ Leif Snellman, Felix Muelas: II GRAND PRIX DE MONACO. www.kolumbus.fi, June 11, 2014, accessed July 28, 2014 (English).
- ↑ Leif Snellman, Felix Muelas: II Masarykův Okruh. www.kolumbus.fi, June 4, 2014, accessed July 28, 2014 .
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SURNAME | Arco-Zinneberg, Max von |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Arco-Zinneberg, Maria Maximilian von und zu (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German automobile racing driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 28, 1908 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
DATE OF DEATH | May 20, 1937 |
Place of death | Vienna |