Erwin Grupp

Erwin Grupp
  • Surname
    Grupp
  • First name
    Erwin
  • Date of birth
    23.01.1909
  • Date of death
    07.10.1963

As a foreman in the racing department of Daimler-Benz AG, Erwin Grupp was very familiar with the company's competition cars. When Hermann Lang chose him as a co-driver in the 300 SL racing sports car for long-distance road races in 1952, Grupp began a brief active competitive career.

At the first event, the Mille Miglia at the beginning of May, the team was forced to retire after an accident with rear axle damage, but at the Carrera Panamericana in Mexico, the final race of the 1952 season, the Lang/Grupp team celebrated a hard-fought second place behind Kling/Klenk.

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