Rupert Hollaus
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Rupert Hollaus (born September 4, 1931 in Traisen , Austria ; † September 11, 1954 in Monza , Italy ) was an Austrian motorcycle racer (road and rail).
Career
In the 1954 season he was the only Austrian road world champion in the 125 cm³ class and vice world champion in the 250 cm³ class on NSU . Hollaus was also the first Austrian to win the Tourist Trophy on the Isle of Man , also in 1954.
Rupert Hollaus suffered a similar fate as Jochen Rindt 16 years later . As already established world champion in the 125 cc class, he had a fatal accident during training for the Grand Prix of Nations in Monza, Italy .
In his honor, the former motorcycle and sidecar racing driver Wolfgang Stropek organizes the "Rupert Hollaus Memorial Race" at the Red Bull Ring in Styria every year .
Sportsman of the year 1954
Hollaus was posthumously voted Sportsman of the Year 1954 by the Austrian sports journalists on February 23, 1955 , u. between with 218 voting points ahead of ski racer Christian Pravda (175).
statistics
title
- 1953 - Austrian 250 cc champion
- 1954 - 125 cc world champion on NSU
- 5 Grand Prix victories
Isle of Man TT victories
| year | class | machine | Average speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Ultra-Lightweight (125 cm³) | NSU | 69.57 mph (111.96 km / h ) |
In the motorcycle world championship
| season | class | motorcycle | run | Victories | Podiums | Points | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 125 cc | NSU | 1 | - | 1 | 4th | 9. |
| 250 cc | Moto Guzzi | 1 | - | - | 1 | 15th | |
| 1954 | 125 cc | NSU | 4th | 4th | 4th | 32 | World Champion |
| 250 cc | NSU | 5 | 1 | 5 | 26th | 2. | |
| total | 11 | 5 | 10 | 63 | |||
References
literature
- Thomas Karny: Rupert Hollaus - world champion for 1000 hours . NP-Buchverlag, Vienna, Linz 2004, ISBN 3-85326-236-8 .
Web links
- Rupert Hollaus on the official website of the Motorcycle World Championship (English).
- Rupert Hollaus on the Isle of Man TT official website.
- Short biography of Rupert Hollaus
- Entry at motorsportmemorial.org (English)
- Image from Hollaus on NSU
- Literature by and about Rupert Hollaus in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry on Rupert Hollaus in the database of the state's memory for the history of the state of Lower Austria ( Museum Niederösterreich )
Individual evidence
- ^ "The athletes of the year 1954 voted" . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna February 24, 1955, p. 8 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hollaus, Rupert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian motorcycle racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 4, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Traisen , Lower Austria |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 11, 1954 |
| Place of death | Monza , Italy |