Otto Lohr

An Adler Super Trumpf racing car that competed in Le Mans in 1937 and 1938

Hans Otto Löhr (* 1900 ; † 1989 ) was a German entrepreneur and automobile racing driver .

Career

Löhr was active as an automobile racing driver in the second half of the 1930s and was a works driver for the Adler works on Adler-Trumpf racing cars and the like. a. interlocutory 1937 and 1939 at the 24-hour race at Le Mans and in 1936 and 1938 at the Spa 24 Hours at the start. A race start in 1939 at the Eiläintarhanajot in Finland is also recorded.

At Le Mans in 1937, he and Paul von Guilleaume finished ninth and fifth overall in the 2-liter class and in 1938 overall seventh and winner of the 1.5-liter class. In Spa, the team from Guilleaume / Löhr reached eighth place in 1936 and seventh place in 1938.

In the Eiläintarhanajot sports car race in Eläintarha / Djurgården ( Tiergarten ) park in Helsinki , Löhr finished second behind Uli Richter ( BMW ).

statistics

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1937	Adlerwerke	Adler Super Trumpf racing sedan	Paul of Guilleaume	Rank 9
1938	Eagle	Adler Trumpf racing sedan	Paul of Guilleaume	Rank 7 and class win
1939	Eagle	Eagle trump	Paul of Guilleaume	failure	Cylinder damage

Web links

Commons : Otto Löhr  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Otto Löhr, Germany. In: www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved March 24, 2020 . 
• Hans Otto Löhr. In: www.24h-en-piste.com. Retrieved March 24, 2020 .