November 20, 1957 - September 1, 1985
Stefan Bellof
Stefan Bellof
(Photo; autonewsinfo.com)
Born in Giessen, West Germany.
Best known for setting the fastest lap ever on the Nordschleife configuration at the Nürburgring in 1983, driving a Porsche 956. He was the winner of the Drivers' Championship in the 1984 World Sportscar Championship, driving for the factory Rothmans Porsche team. He also competed with the Tyrrell Formula One team during 1984 and 1985. He was killed in an accident during the 1985 1000 km of Spa World Sportscar Championship race.
Today, he is often mentioned as Michael Schumacher's childhood racing idol, and in 2009, a poll of 217 Formula One drivers chose Bellof as their 35th greatest Formula One driver, in a survey conducted by British magazine Autosport.
D Bell, S Bellof - Porsche 956-009 Rothmans Group C
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