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Hans-Georg Bürger

ハンス＝ゲオルグ・ブルガー　/　はんす＝げおるぐ・ぶるがー

Racing driver from Germany

April 1, 1952 – July 22, 1980　・　Welschbillig, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate
racing driver
racing automobile driver

My Take

Hans-Georg Bürger's story leaves me genuinely shaken. Born on April Fools' Day in 1952, he was chasing the summit of European Formula Two when a practice crash at Zandvoort took his life in 1980, at just 28. There is something unbearably cruel about a talent extinguished mid-ascent, and his death is a stark reminder of how lethal motorsport was before modern safety. I think of him as one of the brave who pressed the throttle when the cars offered little protection. He deserves to be remembered, not as a footnote, but as a young man who truly loved speed.

Overview

Hans-Georg Bürger (1 April 1952 – 22 July 1980) was a racing driver from West Germany. He was fatally injured in a racing accident while practicing for the 1980 European Formula Two Championship at Circuit Zandvoort in the Netherlands.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Hans-Georg Bürger
Name (Japanese): ハンス＝ゲオルグ・ブルガー
Reading: はんす＝げおるぐ・ぶるがー
Born: April 1, 1952 – July 22, 1980
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Dragon
Origin: Welschbillig, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: racing driver / racing automobile driver

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%EF%BC%9D%E3%82%B2%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC

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