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Theo Helfrich

  • 1952–1954
  • HEL
  • Born 13 May 1913 in Frankfurt am Main
  • Died 29 April 1978
  • Theodor Karl Helfrich

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Career numbers

  • Avg grid position22.3
  • Avg finish12
  • Retirement rate67%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+16
  • Points scored0
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak–
  • TeamsVeritas (1952–1953) · Klenk (1954)

Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.

The career at a glance

1 1952: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1953: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1954: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1952195319541 1952: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1953: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1954: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 195219531954
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1952Veritas10–
1953Veritas10–
1954Klenk10–

Every race

3 entries. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

All 3 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1952German Grand PrixVeritas18DNF
1953German Grand PrixVeritas28P12
1954German Grand PrixKlenk21DNF

Against team-mates

Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.

Team-mateYearsRacesQualifyingQuali gapPoints
Hans Herrmann19530:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Wolfgang Seidel19531:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Adolf Brudes19520:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Paul Pietsch19520:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Josef Peters19520:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Fritz Riess19520:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Toni Ulmen19520:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Hans Klenk19520:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Oswald Karch19530:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Willi Heeks19530:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Erwin Bauer19530:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Ernst Loof19530:01:0–0 : 0Compare

Green: Theo Helfrich came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.

Strongest circuits

Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.

CircuitStartsWinsPodiumsAvg finish
Nürburgring312