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Fritz Riess

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Nationality
  
German

Wins
  
0

Active years
  
1952

Championships
  
0

Role
  
Racing driver

Entries
  
1

Name
  
Fritz Riess

Teams
  
privateer Veritas

Podiums
  
0


Fritz Riess Hermann Lang and Fritz Riess in their winning MercedesBenz 300 SL

Born
  
11 July 1922 (
1922-07-11
)

Died
  
May 15, 1991, Samedan, Switzerland

Similar People
  
Theo Helfrich, Toni Ulmen, Hans Klenk, Ernst Klodwig, Gunther Bechem

Fritz Riess or Rieß (11 July 1922 in Nuremberg – 15 May 1991 in Samedan, Switzerland ) was a racing driver from Germany. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on 3 August 1952. He finished 7th, scoring no championship points as only the first five finishers scored points at that time.

Riess also won the 1952 24 Hours of Le Mans for Mercedes-Benz, sharing the drive with Hermann Lang.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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References

Fritz Riess Wikipedia