- Paul Pietsch
Former F1 driver
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Name = Paul Pietsch
Nationality = flagicon|Germany German
Years = F1|1950-F1|1952
Team(s) = Alfa Romeo, non-worksMaserati and Veritas
Races = 3
Championships = 0
Wins = 0
Podiums = 0
Points = 0
Poles = 0
Fastest laps = 0
First race =1950 Italian Grand Prix
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Last race =1952 German Grand Prix Paul Pietsch (born
June 20 ,1911 ) is a formerracing driver fromGermany and successful magazine publisher.Born in in
Freiburg cite web |url=http://www.oldracingcars.com/bydriver/watn.asp?letter=P |title= The World Championship drivers - Where are they now? |accessdate=2007-07-29 |last=Jenkins |first=Richard |publisher=OldRacingCars.com] , Pietsch began his racing career in 1932 with a privateBugatti and Alfa Romeo.Racing with an
Alfa Romeo , he won inSweden the 1933III Svenska Isloppet GP (Ice Race) in Hemfjärden, and in 1934 theI Vallentunaloppet (Ice Race) in Vellentunasjön.In the
1935 German Grand Prix he raced forAuto Union , and finished 3rd in theItalian Grand Prix before leaving the team with its hard-to-drive rear engines. From 1937 onwards he entered a privateMaserati . His greatest hours came in the1939 German Grand Prix which he led from lap 2 onwards until the ignition failed, making him drop down to third, which was still an excellent result for a privateer against the dominant force of theSilver Arrows .After the war, he participated in 3 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on
September 3 ,1950 . His drive in a factory Alfa Romeo in the1951 German Grand Prix ended with an accident. He scored no championship points.At that time, Pietsch was already a successful editor and publisher of motorcycle and automobile magazines. His company Motor Presse
Stuttgart [http://www.motor-presse-stuttgart.de/] is the largest in the European market for technology and special interest magazines.As of June 2008, Pietsch is the oldest surviving Formula One driver, at age 97. His son Peter-Paul Pietsch races often at the
Nürburgring with fellow journalists.Complete Formula One World Championship results
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Complete European Championship results
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