Hubert Hahne

Hubert Hahne
Hubert Hahne
Born	28 March 1935 (age 91); Moers, Germany
Died	2019-04-24
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	1960s–1970
Known for	German motorsport competitor, Formula One and touring car racing

Hubert Hahne (born 28 March 1935, passed away 24 April 2019) was a German motorsport competitor, known as the elder sibling of Armin Hahne and the uncle of Jörg van Ommen.

Career

Hahne took part in five Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, two of which he contested using Formula Two vehicles, in addition to one non-Championship Formula One event.

His greatest achievements came in touring car competitions, particularly within the European Touring Car Championship. In 1966, behind the wheel of a BMW New Class 2000TI, he became the pioneer touring car driver to complete a Nürburgring lap in under ten minutes, clocking 9:58.5 and establishing a new record. That same year, he also secured victory at the Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour endurance race with co-driver Jacky Ickx.

Hahne also competed in the Formula Two categories during the 1966 and 1969 German Grands Prix—races held alongside Formula One events but not awarding World Championship points. He withdrew from the 1969 event after the tragic death of teammate Gerhard Mitter.

His official debut in Formula One occurred at the 1967 German Grand Prix, where he drove a Lola chassis powered by a BMW engine. Backed by BMW to showcase German driving talent, his race ended on lap seven due to suspension issues. The following year, he managed to finish tenth driving the same car model.

In 1970, Hahne purchased a March 701 but was unable to qualify for the German Grand Prix at Hockenheimring. He attributed this failure to subpar chassis and engine performance compared with other March-Cosworth entries. Subsequently, he retired from professional racing.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	WDC
1966	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	Matra MS5 (F2)	BRM P80 1.0 L4	MON	BEL	FRA	GBR	NED	GER 9	ITA	USA	MEX					NC
1967	Bayerische Motoren Werke AG	Lola T100	BMW M10 2.0 L4	RSA	MON	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER Ret	CAN	ITA	USA	MEX			NC
1968	Bayerische Motoren Werke AG	Lola T102	BMW M12/1 1.6 L4	RSA	ESP	MON	BEL	NED	FRA	GBR	GER 10	ITA	CAN	USA	MEX		NC
1969	Bayerische Motoren Werke AG	BMW BMW 269 (F2)	BMW M12 1.6 L4	(RSA)	(ESP)	(MON)	(NED)	(FRA)	(GBR)	style="background:#fff;" \|(GER) DNS	(ITA)	(CAN)	(USA)	(MEX)			NC
(1970)	Hubert Hahne	March Engineering March 701	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	RSA	ESP	MON	BEL	NED	FRA	GBR	GER DNQ	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA	MEX	NC

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

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Year	Team	Chassis	Power Unit	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pos.	Points
Template:F2	BMW	Lola T100	BMW	SNE DNQ	SIL	NÜR 4	HOC	TUL	JAR	ZAN	PER	BRH 9	VAL Retired	12th	7
Template:F2	BMW	Lola T102	BMW	HOC	THR	JAR	PAL	TUL	ZAN	PER	HOC 7th place	VAL 10th place		NC	0
Template:F2	BMW	Lola T102	BMW	THR 12th place	HOC 2

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Full British Saloon Car Championship Results

(legend) (Races highlighted in bold denote pole positions; those in italics signify fastest laps.)

BMW	BMW 269	BMW
BMW		BMW

Year	Team	Vehicle	Category	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pos.	Points	Category Result
1968	Malcolm Gartlan Racing	Ford Falcon Sprint	D	BRH	THR	SIL	CRY	MAL	BRH overall:2 class:1	SIL	CRO	OUL	BRH	BRH	28th	9	6th

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