Walt Hansgen
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 United States
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| Automobile world championship | |||||||||
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| First start: | 1961 USA Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last start: | 1964 USA Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Constructors | |||||||||
| 1961 Momo Corporation 1964 Team Lotus | |||||||||
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| World Cup balance: | WM-16. ( 1964 ) | ||||||||
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| World Cup points : | 2 | ||||||||
| Podiums : | - | ||||||||
| Leadership laps : | - | ||||||||
Walter "Walt" Hansgen (born October 28, 1919 in Westfield , † April 7, 1966 in Orléans ) was an American racing driver .
Career
Walt Hansgen was one of the best American sports car drivers of the 1950s. His reputation built on his success with Jaguar racing cars , most notably for the Briggs Cunningham racing team . In 1958 he came to Great Britain and became a works driver for Lister .
In the early 1960s, he also tried the monoposto . He competed twice at the US Grand Prix in Watkins Glen . In 1961 he drove a Cooper T53 and retired early after an accident. In 1964 he competed in a factory Lotus 33 , finished fifth and secured two points for the drivers' world championship. In the same year he was thirteenth in the 500-mile race in Indianapolis .
He celebrated the really big successes in the sports car. He drove a Ferrari 250LM and a Lola T70 in the World Sports Car Championship . In 1966, he and Mark Donohue finished third in a Ford GT40 in the Daytona 24 Hours and second in the Sebring 12 Hours .
During the test weekend for the Le Mans 24-hour race in 1966 , Hansgen had a fatal accident. His car hit the sandbags lying on the edge of the racetrack. As a result, the car overturned and Hansgen suffered severe head injuries, which he succumbed to after a few days.
statistics
Statistics in the automobile world championship
These statistics include all of the driver's participations in the World Automobile Championship, which is now known as the Formula 1 World Championship .
general overview
| season | team | chassis | engine | run | Victories | Second | Third | Poles | nice Race laps |
Points | WM-Pos. |
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| 1961 | Momo Corporation | Cooper T53 | Climax 1.5 L4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | NC |
| 1964 | Team Lotus | Lotus 33 | Climax 1.5 V8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 16. |
| total | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||||
Single results
| season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 |
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| colour | abbreviation | meaning |
| gold | - | victory |
| silver | - | 2nd place |
| bronze | - | 3rd place |
| green | - | Placement in the points |
| blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
| violet | DNF | Race not finished (did not finish) |
| NC | not classified | |
| red | DNQ | did not qualify |
| DNPQ | failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify) | |
| black | DSQ | disqualified |
| White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
| WD | withdrawn | |
| Light Blue | PO | only participated in the training (practiced only) |
| TD | Friday test driver | |
| without | DNP | did not participate in the training (did not practice) |
| INJ | injured or sick | |
| EX | excluded | |
| DNA | did not arrive | |
| C. | Race canceled | |
| no participation in the World Cup | ||
| other | P / bold | Pole position |
| SR / italic | Fastest race lap | |
| * | not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered |
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| () | Streak results | |
| underlined | Leader in the overall standings | |
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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| 1959 |
Brian Lister
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Lister LM |
Peter Blond
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failure | Engine failure |
| 1960 |
 Briggs S. Cunningham
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Jaguar D-Type 2A |
Dan Gurney
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failure | Cylinder overheated |
| 1961 |
Briggs Cunningham
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Maserati Tipo 63 |
 Bruce McLaren
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failure | accident |
| 1962 |
Briggs Cunningham
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Maserati Tipo 151 |
Bruce McLaren
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failure | Power transmission |
| 1963 |
Briggs Cunningham
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Jaguar E-Type Lightweight |
Augie Pabst
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failure | Gearbox damage |
Sebring results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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| 1952 |
 Randy Pearsall
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MG TD |
Randy Pearsall
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Rank 10 | |
| 1953 |
Walt Hansgen
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Jaguar XK 120 |
Donald McKnought
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Rank 12 | |
| 1954 |
Walt Hansgen
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Jaguar C-Type |
Donald McKnought
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failure | Engine failure |
| 1955 |
George Tilp
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Osca MT4 1350 |
William Eager
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failure | differential |
| 1956 |
Raceway Enterprises
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Chevrolet Corvette Special |
John Fitch
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9th place and class win | |
| 1957 |
BS Cunningham
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Jaguar D-Type |
Russ Boss
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Rank 5 | |
| 1958 |
Alfred Momo
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Jaguar D-Type |
Briggs Cunningham
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failure | Cylinder damage |
| 1959 |
Briggs Cunningham
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Lister |
Dick Thompson
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Rank 12 | |
| 1960 |
Jaguar Distributors of New York
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Maserati Tipo 61 |
Ed Crawford
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failure | differential |
| 1961 |
Momo Corporation
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Maserati Tipo 63 |
Bruce McLaren
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failure | differential |
| 1962 |
Briggs Cunningham
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Maserati Tipo 64 |
Dick Thompson
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failure | suspension |
| 1963 |
Briggs Cunningham
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Jaguar E-Type Lightweight |
Bruce McLaren
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Rank 8 | |
| 1964 |
Mecom Racing Team
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Lola Mk6 GT |
Augie Pabst
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failure | Engine failure |
| 1965 |
Mecom Racing Team
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Ferrari 250LM |
Mark Donohue
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Rank 11 | |
| 1966 |
Holman & Moody
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Ford GT40MK. II |
Mark Donohue
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Rank 2 |
Individual results in the sports car world championship
literature
- Steve Small: Grand Prix Who's Who. 3rd edition. Travel Publishing, Reading 2000, ISBN 1-902007-46-8 .
Web links
- grandprix.com (Eng.)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hansgen, Walt |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hansgen, Walter (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 28, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Westfield |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 7, 1966 |
| Place of death | Orleans |