Fritz Huschke von Hanstein

Fritz Huschke von Hanstein
Huschke von Hanstein, 1963
NationalityGerman
BornFritz Sittig Enno Werner von Hanstein
(1911-01-03)3 January 1911
Halle
Died5 March 1996(1996-03-05) (aged 85)
Stuttgart
Years activeCirca 1935–65
TeamsPorsche, BMW
Championship titles
Winner; 1940 Mille Miglia
Winner; 1956 Targa Florio
Fritz Huschke von Hanstein (second from left) with Jean Behra, Richard von Frankenberg and Edgar Barth
BMW 328 "Mille Miglia", driven by Adolf Brudes at Nürburgring, 1976
The 1940 Mille Miglia winning BMW, with streamlined top
Huschke von Hanstein in 1981, demonstrating a Porsche 804 at Nürburgring

Fritz Sittig Enno Werner von Hanstein (3 January 1911 – 5 March 1996)[1] nicknamed "Huschke von Hanstein",[2] was a German racing driver who from the 1950s served both as Porsche's public relations manager and chief of their racing department.[3]

  1. ^ "One of the Old School". Motor Sport magazine archive. April 1996. p. 64. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  2. ^ According to a document of Stuttgart's police dated 24 October 1956, he officially adopted "Fritz-Huschke" as first name
  3. ^ The Racing Baron Huschke von Hanstein - Under the patronage of his wife, Ursula von Hanstein, the Auto & Technik MUSEUM SINSHEIM dedicated a special exhibition to their late honorary member Huschke von Hanstein. Von Hanstein won worldwide recognition and respect as a racing driver, PR-manager, and chief of the racing department of Porsche as well as a functionary in German and international organizations. On exhibit are cars and motorbikes with a special relation to Huschke von Hanstein. Furthermore, show cases showing plaques and badges, posters, cups and other memorabilia commemorating the racing baron – among them e.g. also his first crash helmet. [1] Archived 2007-11-10 at the Wayback Machine