Ernst von Delius
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Ernst von Delius | |
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Nationality | German |
Born | Plessa, Germany | 29 March 1912
Died | 26 July 1937 Nürburgring, Germany | (aged 25)
European Championship | |
Years active | 1936-1937 |
Teams | Auto Union |
Starts | 3 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 7th in 1936 |
Ernst von Delius (29 March 1912 – 26 July 1937) was a racing driver from Germany.
Von Delius died at the age of 25 years at the Nürburgring Circuit during the 1937 German Grand Prix, having suffered a fatal collision with Richard Seaman.
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Memorial to von Delius in his birthplace of Plessa.
Ernst was the brother of Carl Christian Alexander von Delius and Friedrich von Delius. His two surviving nephews are Carl Christian von Delius (Kalispell, Montana) and Curt Friedrich von Delius (Central Florida).
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- 1912 births
- 1937 deaths
- People from Plessa
- People from the Province of Saxony
- German racing drivers
- Grand Prix drivers
- Racing drivers from Brandenburg
- Racing drivers killed while racing
- Sport deaths in Germany
- European Championship drivers
- German auto racing biography stubs