Eberhard Mahle
Eberhard Mahle | |
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| Born | 7 January 1933 |
| Died | 21 December 2021 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Racing driver |
Eberhard Mahle (7 January 1933 – 21 December 2021) was a German racing driver.[1]
Life and career[edit]
Mahle was born into a family of automobile assembly line workers, including his father, industrialist Ernst Mahle. He began racing in 1954 with the Solitude-Rennen[2] and his career lasted until 1968. In 1959, he finished second in the Targa Florio in a Porsche 550. In 1966, he won the European Hill Climb Championship in the Sports Car category in a Porsche 911.[3] After his retirement in 1968, he lived in Leonberg and devoted himself to the family business, Mahle GmbH.[4]
He died on 21 December 2021, at the age of 88.[5]
Awards[edit]
- Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (1967)
References[edit]
- ^ Casaurang, Mehdi (22 December 2021). "Décès d'Eberhard Mahle". AutoHebdo (in French). Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Die Historie der Rallye Solitude". Solitude Revival Historie (in German). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Ehrentafel Deutschland". Bergrennen in Deutschland (in German).
- ^ "DIE STIFTUNG". MAHLE Stiftung (in German).
- ^ "Deutscher Motorsport trauert um Eberhard Mahle". sport.de (in German). 22 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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