Rupert Hollaus
Male, Deceased Person
1931 – 1954
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Who was Rupert Hollaus?
Rupert Hollaus was an Austrian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who competed for the NSU factory racing team. He is the only Austrian to win a road racing World Championship.
Hollaus began his Grand Prix career in the 1953 season. In the 1954 season, he dominated the 125cc class by winning the first four Grands Prix. Later that same year, he was killed in practice for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Hollaus became the first posthumous World Champion in 1954, in the 125cc class and was runner up to his NSU team-mate, Werner Haas, in the 250cc class.
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- Born
- Sep 4, 1931
Traisen - Nationality
- Austria
- Died
- Sep 11, 1954
Autodromo Nazionale Monza
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on July 23, 2013
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