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Wolfgang Alexander Albert Eduard Maximilian Reichsgraf Berghe von Trips (German pronunciation: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ fɔn tʁɪps] ⓘ; 4 May 1928 – 10 September 1961), also simply known as Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips, was a German racing driver. Nicknamed "Taffy" by friends and fellow racers, he was the son of a noble Rhineland family.
Sep 6, 2023 · Wolfgang von Trips and 15 spectators were killed on the second lap of the race at Monza after von Trips tanlged with Jim Clark. However the race continued and von Trips’ Ferrari team mate Phil Hill won the world championship on this bleak day for Formula 1.
But Count Wolfgang von Trips, his teammate and rival for racing's greatest prize, lay dead, as did 14 spectators, and the sport of motor racing, already scarred by the dead of Le Mans in...
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Apr 15, 2022 · Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips (1928-1961), nicknamed ‘Taffy’ by friends and fellow racers, was a German racing driver, son of a noble Rhineland family. Trips participated in 29 Formula One races. He won two Grand Prix, secured one pole position, achieved 6 podiums, and scored a total of 56 championship points.
Wolfgang von Trips biography. 4/5/1928 - 10/9/1961. Record updated 04-May-20. Nicknamed "Taffy" by Mike Hawthorn, von Trops had reputation for erratic driving early in his career however, hitting top form in1961, he won the Dutch and British Grands Prix and went into Italian GP at Monza on the verge of winning the World Championship.
Wolfgang Alexander Albert Eduard Maximilian Reichsgraf Berghe von Trips (May 4, 1928 - September 10, 1961) was a German racing driver, the son of a noble Rhineland family. All but three of his Grands Prix were run with Ferrari power. He'd have been the first German champion in Formula One were...
Apr 9, 2015 · The evening before the Italian Grand Prix of 1961, Wolfgang von Trips, speaking on the dangers of racing, replied to a journalist: “It could happen tomorrow. That’s the thing about this business, you never know.”
