- Ernst Loof
Former F1 driver
Name = Ernst Loof
Nationality = flagicon|Germany German
Years = F1|1953
Team(s) = Veritas
Races = 1
Championships = 0
Wins = 0
Podiums = 0
Points = 0
Poles = 0
Fastest laps = 0
First race =1953 German Grand Prix
First win =
Last win =
Last race =1953 German Grand Prix Ernst Loof (
July 4 ,1907 –March 3 ,1956 ) was an automotiveengineer andracing driver fromGermany . He contributed to the design of theBMW 328 sports car in the late 1930s.Jan P. Norbye "BMW - Bavaria's Driving Machines" p.47 Publications International Limited, 1984 ISBN 0-517-42464-9] He participated in one World Championship Grand Prix, onAugust 2 ,1953 , but he retired with fuel pump failure and scored no championship points.Loof was also a famous motorcycle racer and designer, who scored numerous successes in pre-war years for Imperia of
Bad Godesberg and for BMW. He later became one of the founders of the Veritas company, successful inFormula 2 with the Meteor racer in the immediate post-war period. The company also built sports cars, mostlyBMW engined, as well as thePanhard -engined Dyna-Veritas cabriolets. He was the head designer of the Veritas car he drove in this race. Due to his age at the time, his participation in the race seems to have been mainly for testing purposes. The company had already gone bankrupt by this time, and his further plans were cut short as he contracted an inoperable brain tumor, which caused his death in 1956.Complete World Championship Results
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