Franz Hammernick
| Franz Hammernick | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Swiss |
| Born | Franz Eugen Hammernick |
Franz Eugen Hammernick, was a Swiss racing driver who completed mainly in Sports Car racing during the 1950s.
Career[edit]
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[edit]
Career highlights[edit]
| 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[edit]
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Stage | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 |  Carl Borgward
|
Fritz Jüttner
|
Borgward Rennsport 55 | S1.5 | 1 | DNF (Accident) | |
References[edit]
- ^ "Franz Hammernick (CH) - All Results - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ Johnny Tipler, "La Carrera Panamaericana: "The World’s Greatest Road Race!”" (Veloce Publishing Ltd., ISBN 978-1845841706, 2008)
- ^ "Eifelrennen Nürburgring - Sports 1500 cc 1951 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 1953 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Preis von Bremgarten [S1.5] 1954 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 12 August 2015.