Helmut Fath
Helmut Fath wearing the race winner's garland
NationalityGerman
Born(1929-05-24)24 May 1929
Ursenbach, Germany
Died19 June 1993(1993-06-19) (aged 64)
Heidelberg, Germany
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1956 - 1969
First race1956 Belgian Sidecar Grand Prix
Last race1969 Belgian Grand Prix[1]
First win1960 French Sidecar Grand Prix
Last win1969 Belgian Sidecar Grand Prix
Team(s)BMW URS
Championships2 (1960, 1968)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
11 N/A N/A
Isle of Man TT career
TTs contested6 (1958 - 1969)
TT wins1
First TT win1960 Sidecar TT
Last TT win1960 Sidecar TT
TT podiums2

Helmut Fath (24 May 1929, Ursenbach – 19 June 1993, Heidelberg)[2] was a German sidecar racer and engineer. He won the Sidecar World Championship in 1960 and 1968.[3] His early racing was on BMW R50 sidecars with a chassis of his own design. After a bad accident in 1961, he took time off and returned with his own design URS four-cylinder machine to win the title in 1968.[4] The URS engine was also used in solo competition as well as powering Horst Owesle/Peter Rutterford to the 1971 World Sidecar Championship.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Helmut Fath". Motorsportstatistik.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  2. ↑ Motorrad-Marken
  3. ↑ "Helmut Fath - Competitors - The official Isle of Man TT website". Iomtt.com. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "FIM Sidecar World Championships". Superside.com. 2009. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
  5. ↑ "Motor Racing Circuits Database". Theracingline.net. Retrieved 6 August 2012.


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