Max Deubel

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Max Deubel
BMW RS 54 Replica Deubel-Horner.JPG
NationalityGerman
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years 19601966
First race 1960 Isle of Man Sidecar TT
Last race 1966 Belgian Sidecar Grand Prix
First win 1961 West German Sidecar Grand Prix
Last win 1965 Isle of Man Sidecar TT
Team(s) BMW
Championships 4
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
12N/AN/A
Isle of Man TT career
TTs contested7 (1960 - 1966)
TT wins3
First TT win 1961 Sidecar TT
Last TT win 1965 Sidecar TT
TT podiums4

Max Deubel (born 5 February 1935 in Wiehl, Germany) is a German former professional sidecar racer. He was four time FIM Sidecar World Champion [1] and a three-time Isle of Man Sidecar TT winner.

In 1962 Deubel and passenger Emil Hörner were the first sidecar team to lap the Isle of Man TT course at over 90 miles (140 km) per hour. Deubel and Hörner were awarded the 1966 Sidecar World Championship after Fritz Scheidegger and John Robinson were excluded for a fuel irregularity at the Isle of Man TT, but on appeal Scheidegger and Robinson were reinstated three months later. [2] Deubel retired after the 1966 season and has remained involved in motorsport as an FIM official. [1] In 2015, Deubel was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycle racing achievements. [3]

Deubel and Emil Hoerner during the 1963 Sidecar Dutch TT. Kanshebbers TT in Assen Max Deubel en Emil Hoerner voor Duitsland zijspan grote, Bestanddeelnr 915-3048.jpg
Deubel and Emil Hoerner during the 1963 Sidecar Dutch TT.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Superside America Sidecar Championship". Archived from the original on 22 January 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  2. "Max Deubel profile at www.iomtt.com" . Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  3. "FIM Legends". fim-live.com. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
Sporting positions
Preceded by World Sidecar Champion
with Emil Hörner

1961-1964
Succeeded by