Franz Hammernick Explained

Franz Hammernick
Nationality:	Swiss
Birth Name:	Franz Eugen Hammernick

Franz Eugen Hammernick, was a Swiss racing driver who completed mainly in Sports Car racing during the 1950s.

Career

His most notable results was a third place in the ADAC-1000 Kilometer-Rennen, taking a class win, when he partnered Adolf Brudes, in a Borgward Hansa 1500 RS. The couple years before, he took a class victory in the 1951 Eifelrennen.^[1]

The only other event of note during Hammernick career, was during the 1954 Carrera Panamericana, when as one of the works Borgward drivers, he struck an embankment trying to avoid a dog. He was thrown out of the car and broke his collarbone.^[2]

Racing record

Career highlights

Season	Series	Position	Team	Car
1951	Internationales ADAC-Eifelrennen Nürburgring [S1.5] ^[3]	1st		Veritas RS BMW
1953	Internationales ADAC-1000 km Rennen Weltmeisterschaftslauf Nürburgring ^[4]	3rd	Borgward	Borgward Hansa 1500 RS
1954	Preis von Bremgarten ^[5]	2nd		Borgward 54 1500

Complete Carrera Panamericana results

Notes and References

1. Web site: Franz Hammernick (CH) - All Results - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 12 August 2015.
2. Johnny Tipler, "La Carrera Panamaericana: "The World’s Greatest Road Race!”" (Veloce Publishing Ltd.,, 2008)
3. Web site: Eifelrennen Nürburgring - Sports 1500 cc 1951 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 12 August 2015.
4. Web site: Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 1953 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 12 August 2015.
5. Web site: Preis von Bremgarten [S1.5] 1954 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 12 August 2015.