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Manfred Schiek

Manfred Schiek
  • Surname
    Schiek
  • First name
    Manfred
  • Date of birth
    11.11.1935
  • Date of death
    11.09.1965

Schiek, a native of Möglingen in Swabia, first made a name for himself on two wheels. In the 1950s, he won the German off-road motorbike championship three times on Maico. In 1960, he contested his first car event, the Rallye Solitude, in an NSU Prinz.

Working professionally in the Daimler-Benz sports department, he was soon driving Mercedes-Benz 220 SE and 300 SE cars in rally and touring car racing. His most important success was winning the 1961 Argentinian Grand Prix in a 220 SE alongside Walter Schock.

In 1965, Schiek and his co-driver Martin Braungart had a serious accident at the Tour d'Europe in Czechoslovakia. While Braungart only suffered minor injuries, help came too late for Schiek.

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