Werner Haas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Werner Haas after winning the 1954 Dutch TT 250cc race | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1927-05-30)30 May 1927 Augsburg, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 13 November 1956(1956-11-13) (aged 29) Neuburg an der Donau, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Werner Haas (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛʁnɐ haːs] ; 30 May 1927 – 13 November 1956) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Germany. He became Germany's first motorcycle world champion when he won the 1953 FIM 125 and 250 World Championship for NSU. The following year, he would repeat as the 250 world champion. Haas was killed in 1956 in a light plane accident in Germany.
Motorcycle Grand Prix results
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
(Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Class | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points | Rank | Wins |
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1952 | 125cc | NSU | IOM - |
NED - |
GER 1 |
ULS - |
NAT 7 |
ESP - |
8 | 6th | 1 | ||
250cc | NSU | SUI - |
IOM 4 |
NED - |
BEL - |
GER - |
ULS - |
NAT 2 |
6 | 7th | 0 | ||
1953 | 125cc | NSU | IOM 2 |
NED 1 |
GER 2 |
ULS 1 |
NAT 1 |
ESP - |
30 | 1st | 3 | ||
250cc | NSU | IOM 2 |
NED 1 |
GER 1 |
ULS 2 |
SUI 6 |
NAT 2 |
ESP - |
28 | 1st | 2 | ||
1954 | 125cc | NSU | IOM - |
ULS 4 |
NED 5 |
GER 2 |
NAT - |
ESP - |
11 | 5th | 0 | ||
250cc | NSU | FRA 1 |
IOM 1 |
ULS 1 |
NED 1 |
GER 1 |
SUI - |
NAT - |
32 | 1st | 5 |
References
- "Werner Haas career statistics at MotoGP.com". Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
- Werner Haas career profile at Motorsport Memorial
Awards | ||
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Preceded byKarl Kling | German Sportsman of the Year 1953 |
Succeeded byHeinz Fütterer |
125cc/Moto3 World Riders' Champions | ||||||||||
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- 1927 births
- 1956 deaths
- Sportspeople from Augsburg
- German motorcycle racers
- 125cc World Championship riders
- 250cc World Championship riders
- Isle of Man TT riders
- Recipients of the Silver Laurel Leaf
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Germany
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1956
- 250cc World Riders' Champions
- 125cc World Riders' Champions
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