Klenk

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Klenk
BaseWest Germany
Founder(s)Hans Klenk
Noted driversWest Germany Theo Helfrich
Formula One World Championship career
First entry1954 German Grand Prix
Races entered1
Constructors'
Championships
0
Drivers'
Championships
0
Race victories0
Podiums0
Points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0

The Klenk-Meteor was a racing car which competed in the 1954 German Grand Prix. The car was based on the established German marque of Veritas which was active between 1948 and 1953. Veritas is chiefly remembered as a manufacturer of sports cars and successful Formula Two racing cars. The company closed when its founder, Ernst Loof, became ill. He subsequently died in 1956. The Klenk-Meteor entered for the 1954 German Grand Prix was essentially a Veritas Formula Two car from the previous year. The car was owned and prepared by the noted German racing driver Hans Klenk who intended to race it himself in the Grand Prix. However, Klenk's career as a racing driver came to an end when he suffered injuries in an accident while working as a test driver for Mercedes-Benz. The car was driven in the Grand Prix by another German, Theo Helfrich. He retired on lap 8 with engine failure.[1]

Complete Formula One World Championship results[edit]

(key)

Year Chassis Engine Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1954 Klenk Meteor BMW L6 P ARG
500
BEL
FRA
GBR
GER
SUI
ITA
ESP
West Germany Theo Helfrich Ret
Source:[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1954 Germany Grand Prix - Race Result". Formula1.com. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  2. ^ Small, Steve (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. p. 180. ISBN 0851127029.