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'''Timo Fuchs''' (Born April 4, 1953 in Stuttgart, West Germany) is a German racing driver. He ran | '''Timo Fuchs''' (Born April 4, 1953 in Stuttgart, West Germany) is a German racing driver. He ran in various series from Formula One to the World Sportscar Championship. He participated in Formula 1 starting in [[1978 Alternate Formula One season|1978]]. He also participated in the [[Dywa Grand Prix Series]]. | ||
==Open-Wheel Career== | |||
Timo Fuchs first entered international spotlight by signing for the nascent Dywa Series for the [[1978 Dywa Grand Prix Series season|1978 season]]. Driving for [[Scuderia del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia-Romagna]] He suffered an injury at Imola and missed 1 round. He struggled to finish the race with the poor machinery, but won a the Mugello round and placed 3rd at the season finally Monza. He elected to not run in the following season, claiming the car to be "A total deathtrap, I would rather die in a Formula One car." | |||
Fuchs ran coroccruently in formula one for 1978. Driving for [[Centro Asegurador F1]] with an old March chassis he failed to pre=-qualify in all four attempts. | |||
For [[1979 Alternate Formula_One season|1979]] he managed to replace [[Jan Lammers]] for the South African Grand Prix with sponsor from alcohol brand Gilden Kölsch. After failing to qualify and Ensign's sponsor threatening to pull sponsorship funding Fuchs was shelved in favor of Lammers. | |||
Later in the season he self-funded a privateer entry for three rounds. Using Martini chassis he and [[Klaus Ludwig]] filae dot pre-qualify for their two attempts. The team scheduled to run at the Dutch Grand Prix before the event was cancelled. | |||
==Post-Formula One Career== | |||
While running in Formula One he also ran a privateer entry in the BMW M1 Procar Championship. | |||
==Career Results== | ==Career Results== | ||
Revision as of 16:38, 19 June 2022
Timo Fuchs (Born April 4, 1953 in Stuttgart, West Germany) is a German racing driver. He ran in various series from Formula One to the World Sportscar Championship. He participated in Formula 1 starting in 1978. He also participated in the Dywa Grand Prix Series.
Open-Wheel Career
Timo Fuchs first entered international spotlight by signing for the nascent Dywa Series for the 1978 season. Driving for Scuderia del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia-Romagna He suffered an injury at Imola and missed 1 round. He struggled to finish the race with the poor machinery, but won a the Mugello round and placed 3rd at the season finally Monza. He elected to not run in the following season, claiming the car to be "A total deathtrap, I would rather die in a Formula One car."
Fuchs ran coroccruently in formula one for 1978. Driving for Centro Asegurador F1 with an old March chassis he failed to pre=-qualify in all four attempts.
For 1979 he managed to replace Jan Lammers for the South African Grand Prix with sponsor from alcohol brand Gilden Kölsch. After failing to qualify and Ensign's sponsor threatening to pull sponsorship funding Fuchs was shelved in favor of Lammers.
Later in the season he self-funded a privateer entry for three rounds. Using Martini chassis he and Klaus Ludwig filae dot pre-qualify for their two attempts. The team scheduled to run at the Dutch Grand Prix before the event was cancelled.
Post-Formula One Career
While running in Formula One he also ran a privateer entry in the BMW M1 Procar Championship.
Career Results
Complete Dywa Grand Prix Series Results
| Season | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 |  Scuderia del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia-Romagna
|
ENN 22 |
IMO 14 |
ROU INJ |
NOR 7 |
SYR 16 |
MUG 1 |
PAU 11 |
CAS 22 |
CHA 13 |
MNZ 3 |
14 | 7th |
Complete Formula 1 Results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; Races in italics indicate fastest lap)| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Points | WDC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Centro Asegurador F1 | March 761 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | RZA | USW | ESP | BEL | MON | SUI | MUG | GBR | FRA DNPQ |
NED DNPQ |
GER DNPQ |
AUT DNPQ |
ITA DNPQ |
CAN | USA | 0 | - | |
| 1979 | Team Ensign | Ensign N179 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | BRA | RZA DNQ |
USW | ESP | BEL | MON | EUR | SMR | FRA | GBR | 0* | - | ||||||
| Gilden-Kölsch Sachs Racing | Martini MK24B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | GER DNPQ |
AUT DNPQ |
NED C |
ITA | CAN | USA |