Franz Hammernick

Franz Eugen Hammernick, was a Swiss racing driver who completed mainly in Sports Car racing during the 1950s.

Franz Hammernick
NationalitySwitzerland Swiss
BornFranz Eugen Hammernick

Career

His most notable results was a third place in the ADAC-1000 Kilometer-Rennen, taking a class win, when he partnered Adolf Brudes, in a Borgward Hansa 1500 RS. The couple years before, he took a class victory in the 1951 Eifelrennen.[1]

The only other event of note during Hammernick career, was during the 1954 Carrera Panamericana, when as one of the works Borgward drivers, he struck an embankment trying to avoid a dog. He was thrown out of the car and broke his collarbone.[2]

Racing record

Career highlights
Season Series Position Team Car
1951 Internationales ADAC-Eifelrennen Nürburgring [S1.5] [3] 1st Veritas RS BMW
1953 Internationales ADAC-1000 km Rennen Weltmeisterschaftslauf Nürburgring [4] 3rd Borgward Borgward Hansa 1500 RS
1954 Preis von Bremgarten [5] 2nd Borgward 54 1500

Complete Carrera Panamericana results
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Stage Pos. Class
Pos.
1954 West Germany Carl Borgward West Germany Fritz Jüttner Borgward Rennsport 55 S1.5 1 DNF
(Accident)

References
  1. "Franz Hammernick (CH) - All Results - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  2. Johnny Tipler, "La Carrera Panamaericana: "The World’s Greatest Road Race!”" (Veloce Publishing Ltd., ISBN 978-1845841706, 2008)
  3. "Eifelrennen Nürburgring - Sports 1500 cc 1951 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  4. "Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 1953 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  5. "Preis von Bremgarten [S1.5] 1954 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
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