Werner Haas

Werner Haas
Werner Haas
	Werner Haas after winning the 1954 Dutch TT 250cc race
Nationality	German
Born	30 May 1927; Augsburg, Germany
Died	13 November 1956 (aged 29); Neuburg an der Donau, West Germany
hideMotorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years	1952 – 1954
First race	1952 250cc West German Grand Prix
Last race	1954 250cc West German Grand Prix
First win	1952 250cc West German Grand Prix
Last win	1954 250cc West German Grand Prix
Team(s)	NSU
Championships	125cc- 1953 250cc- 1953, 1954

Werner Haas (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛʁnɐ haːs] (listen); 30 May 1927 – 13 November 1956) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Germany. He became Germany's first motorcycle world champion when he won the 1953 FIM 125 and 250 World Championship for NSU.^[1] The following year, he would repeat as the 250 world champion. Haas was killed in 1956 in a light plane accident in Germany.^[2]

Motorcycle Grand Prix results[]

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6
Points	8	6	4	3	2	1

(Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Class	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Points	Rank	Wins
1952	125cc	NSU		IOM -	NED -		GER 1	ULS -	NAT 7	ESP -	8	6th	1
1952	250cc	NSU	SUI -	IOM 4	NED -	BEL -	GER -	ULS -	NAT 2		6	7th	0
1953	125cc	NSU	IOM 2	NED 1	GER 2	ULS 1		NAT 1	ESP -		30	1st	3
1953	250cc	NSU	IOM 2	NED 1	GER 1	ULS 2	SUI 6	NAT 2	ESP -		28	1st	2
1954	125cc	NSU		IOM -	ULS 4	NED 5	GER 2		NAT -	ESP -	11	5th	0
1954	250cc	NSU	FRA 1	IOM 1	ULS 1	NED 1	GER 1	SUI -	NAT -		32	1st	5

References[]

Awards
Preceded by Karl Kling	German Sportsman of the Year 1953	Succeeded by Heinz Fütterer

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[1] Werner Haas career statistics at MotoGP.com

[2] Werner Haas career profile at Motorsport Memorial

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