Herbert Fritz Linge[1] (11 June 1928 – 5 January 2024) was a German racing and rally driver. As an employee of Porsche,[2] he was involved in many events, and later also in motorsport safety.
Life and career
Herbert Linge was born on 11 June 1928.[3]
Linge took part in many 24 Hours of Le Mans races in the 1960s,[4] even with a Porsche 917. He became famous for being the co-driver of Hans Herrmann in the 1954 Mille Miglia, when their low Porsche 550 passed under a closed railroad crossing, with both ducking under the dashboard. In 1960, Linge won the Tour de Corse rally in a Porsche SC 90. He is still the only German to win the event.
The Deutscher Motor Sport Bund's DMSB-Staffel, founded in 1972 by Linge for the Oberste Nationale Sportbehörde as ONS-Staffel, is considered the first mobile track marshalling crew, equipped with fast cars like the Porsche 914 or Porsche 911, carrying fire extinguishers and doctors in order to arrive quickly at a crash site.
Linge died on 5 January 2024, at the age of 95.[5]
Official Results
24 Hours of Le Mans
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos | Class Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Baron de Beaufort | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche 550A | S 1.5 | 288 | 5 | 2 |
| 1960 | Porsche KG | Hans Walter | Porsche 356 B Carrera GTL Abarth | GT 1.6 | 269 | 10 | 1 |
| 1961 | Porsche KG | Ben Pon | Porsche 356 B Carrera GTL Abarth | GT 1.6 | 284 | 10 | 1 |
| 1963 | Porsche System Engineering | Edgar Barth | Porsche 718/8 W-RS Spyder | P 2.0 | 300 | 8 | 1 |
| 1964 | Porsche System Engineering | Edgar Barth | Porsche 904/8 | P 2.0 | 139 | DNF | DNF |
| 1965 | Porsche System Engineering | Peter Nöcker | Porsche 904/6 | P 2.0 | 336 | 4 | 1 |
| 1966 | Porsche System Engineering | Hans Herrmann | Porsche 906/6 LH | P 2.0 | 338 | 5 | 2 |
| 1967 | ' Auguste Veuillet | Robert Buchet | Porsche 911 S | GT 2.0 | 308 | 14 | 1 |
| 1968 | ' P. Farjon | Robert Buchet | Porsche 907/8 | P 3.0 | 102 | DSQ | DSQ |
| 1969 | John Woolfe Racing | John Woolfe | Porsche 917 | S 5.0 | 0 | DNF | DNF |
| Porsche System Engineering | Brian Redman Rudi Lins | Porsche 917LH | S 5.0 | DNS | DNS | ||
| 1970 | Solar Productions | Jonathan Williams | Porsche 908/2 (Camera Car) | P 3.0 | 282 | N/C | N/C |
References
- ^ "Motorsport Memorial - Herbert Linge". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Herbert Linge proclaimed honorary citizen of Weissach". Porsche Press Release. 2006. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "Herbert Linge". arelgodindebeaufort.nl. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "4.5 PORSCHE 917 (1969)". imca-slotracing.com. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ Herbert Linge ist gestorben (in German)