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Walter Röhrl ( German pronunciation: [ˈvaltɐ ˈʁøːʁl] ⓘ; born 7 March 1947) is a German rally and auto racing driver, with victories for Fiat, Opel, Lancia and Audi as well as Porsche, Ford and BMW. Röhrl has scored 14 victories over his career, with his notable achievements including winning the World Rally Championship twice: in ...
Mar 7, 2022 · 16 photos. Photo: Porsche. Walter Röhrl, the famous German racing driver, turns 75 today. The 196-centimeter-tall driver is a two-time World Rally Champion, and he has four wins at the Monte ...
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Jul 27, 2017 · From the August 2017 issue. C/D: What did you do before your first factory drive at age 24? WR: I was working for the Catholic Church, in the administration of farm land.It meant lots of sitting ...
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Both by poll results or simple facts, Walter Röhrl sure is one of the rally’s greatest drivers. Even literally, because he is 196 centimetres tall. And besides that, he is two times world champion and four time Rallye Monte Carlo winner. The journey of Walter Röhrl, who was born in 1947 in Regensburg, to rallye, wasn’t easy and it almost ...
Walter Röhrl: rally king, passenger terrorizer, birthday boy ... Röhrl turns 67 today, but age doesn't seem to have slowed him down one bit—nor has it saved his passengers from a fright.
At the age of 16, Röhrl began working for the commercial director of a company that legally represented the Bishop of Regensburg along with 6 other Bishops in Bavaria. In time, he accumulated much experience behind the wheel since he became the personal chauffeur to the commercial director, covering up to 120,000 kms (75,000 miles) annually.