- Herbert Linge
Herbert Linge (* June 11, 1928 in Weissach) is a former German racing and rally driver. As an employee of
Porsche , he was involved in many events, and later also in motorsport safety.He took part in many
24 Hours of Le Mans races in the 1960s, even with aPorsche 917 . He became famous for being the co-driver ofHans Herrmann in the 1954Mille Miglia , when their lowPorsche 550 passed under a closed railroad crossing, with both ducking under the dashboard. In 1960, Linge won theTour de Corse rally in a Porsche SC 90. He is still the only German to win the event.The
Deutscher Motor Sport Bund 's "DMSB-Staffel", founded in1972 by Linge for the "Oberste Nationale Sportbehörde " as "ONS-Staffel", is considered the first mobile track Marshalling crew, equipped with fast cars like thePorsche 914 orPorsche 911 , carrying fire extinguishers and doctors in order to arrive quickly at a crash site.
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