Kurt Adolff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kurt Adolff

racecar driver

Date of Birth: 05-Nov-1921

Place of Birth: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 24-Jan-2012

Profession: engineer, racing automobile driver, Formula One driver

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Kurt Adolff (5 November 1921 – 24 January 2012) was a racing driver from Germany. Adolff was born in Stuttgart, Germany, into a family that owned a textile company, and served as a paratrooper during the Second World War.
Adolf competed in Formula Two races in the early 1950s racing BMW-engined cars, achieving modest success including second place at a race at the Munich-Riem Airport.
He later competed in a Ferrari 500 during 1953, and participated in the 1953 German Grand Prix, driving Rudi Fischer's Ferrari 500 for the Ecurie Espadon Team.
He retired after only a few laps, and left single-seater racing to concentrate on his business interests.
Adolff later enjoyed some success in hillclimbs and touring car racing with Jaguar, and also served as a consul to Chile.