Petermax Müller

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Streamlined vehicle by Petermax Müller (one of six, 1946 to 1949)

Petermax Müller (born January 21, 1912 in Potsdam , † March 29, 2002 in Hanover ) was a German automobile racing driver and dealer.

Life

After attending grammar school, the son of a shipyard owner completed an apprenticeship as an automobile salesman at the Brennabor works in Brandenburg an der Havel . In 1937 he began selling the Auto Union brands DKW , Wanderer and Horch in Potsdam, and later also in Berlin-Steglitz . In addition, Müller was active in racing. In 1938/39 he successfully took part in the Monte Carlo Rally with a DKW master class . During the Second World War he produced wood gas generators for passenger cars. At the end of the war he fled to Velpke near Helmstedt . In the period from 1946 to 1949, he designed a total of six racing cars with which he was able to become German champions in 1948 and 1949. In addition, in 1949 he won the Maschseerennen , the only car race that ever took place in Hanover. In 1950 he set up a car dealership in Hanover. At the beginning of the 1950s, he set a total of 8 world records and 22 national bests with VW and Porsche . Between 1952 and 1954 he took part in the Monte Carlo Rally and the Liège – Rome – Liège long-distance drive and in 1952 and 1953 in the Le Mans 24-hour race . In 1972 he won the team award for the best team in Monte Carlo. Müller died at the age of 90.

Honors

statistics

Le Mans results

year team vehicle Teammate placement Failure reason
1952 GermanyGermany Porsche KG Porsche 356/4 GermanyGermany Fritz Huschke from Hanstein failure Gearbox damage
1953 GermanyGermany Porsche KG Porsche 356 FranceFrance Auguste Veuillet failure Engine failure

Individual results in the sports car world championship

season team race car 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th
1953 Porsche Porsche 356 United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly MIM FranceFrance LEM BelgiumBelgium SPA GermanyGermany ONLY United KingdomUnited Kingdom RTT MexicoMexico CAP
DNF

literature

Web links

Commons : Petermax Müller  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Office of the Federal President