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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.
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Wolfgang von Trips. 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.
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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...
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.
Mar 12, 2024 · 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...
Sep 19, 2013 · September 10: Formula One driver Wolfgang von Trips died in a horrific crash that killed 15 spectators at the Italian Grand Prix on this day in 1961. The German racer, who was on course to...
