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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.
Wolfgang Von Trips spent most of his F1 career with Ferrari and could have been Germany’s first world champion. His grand prix career had got off to a rocky start, failing to make the grid on his debut at Monza in 1956 after crashing in practice, then breaking his leg at the same venue two years later.
Wolfgang Alexander Albert Eduard Maximilian Reichsgraf Berghe von Trips was born in Kerpen-Horrem near Cologne in Germany. Nicknamed Wölfchen (little wolf) by his parents, the dashing young German Count, descended from a 700 year old dynasty of knights, was raised in a castle on the family estates near Cologne.
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 it not for his fatal accident at the penultimate round of the 1961 season in Monza, Italy. His ...
Apr 15, 2022 · Apr 2022. by Ziv Knoll. 6370 views. 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 ...
Sep 5, 2011 · Richard Williams. Saturday marks the 50th anniversary of Wolfgang von Trips's death at Monza, when 15 spectators were killed in Italy. Mon 5 Sep 2011 18.00 EDT. T he red car and the green one were ...
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