Willi Krakau

Race car driver, Deceased Person

1911 – 1995

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Who was Willi Krakau?

Willi Krakau was a racing driver from Germany. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, he built a reputation as a constructor of special racing cars, sometimes based on the BMW 328, with which he enjoyed some success in various formulae including Formula Two.

His single entry into a World Championship Formula One race was at the 1952 German Grand Prix. Driving his six-cylinder AFM car, he completed the qualifying sessions but did not appear on the starting grid.

Prior to his motor racing exploits, Krakau had tried his hand at several sports, and was a member of the German rowing team at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Krakau died in Peine in 1995.

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Born
Dec 4, 1911
Schönebeck
Nationality
  • Germany
Profession
Died
Apr 26, 1995
Peine

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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