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Stefan Bellof, Formula 1 driver
🇩🇪1957 – 1985

Stefan Bellof

Bellof

0Wins
0Poles

Sam-4u · CC BY-SA 4.0

Born

20 November 1957

Giessen, Germany

Died

1 September 1985

Spa-Francochamps Circuit, Belgium

Current status

Deceased

Biography under construction. Statistics available below.

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Timeline

A life in dates

  1. 1957

    Stefan Bellof is born

    Born in Giessen, Germany.

    Giessen, Germany

  2. 1983

    Nürburgring lap record

    Sets the lap record on the Nordschleife configuration at the Nürburgring while qualifying for the 1000 km race, which stood for 35 years until beaten in 2018.

    Nürburg, Alemanha

  3. 1984

    FIA World Endurance Champion

    Wins the Drivers' Championship in the 1984 FIA World Endurance Championship, driving for the factory Rothmans Porsche team.

  4. 1984

    Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft Champion

    Wins the 1984 Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft with the official Porsche team.

  5. 1984

    Formula 1 debut

  6. 1985

    Last F1 race

  7. 1985

    Death

    Dies in Spa-Francochamps Circuit.

    Spa-Francochamps Circuit, Belgium

  8. 2009

    35th greatest F1 driver by Autosport

    Elected by his peers as the 35th greatest Formula 1 driver of all time in a poll organized by Autosport magazine consulting 217 drivers.

Gallery

Illustration (created by Rundvald) of the full-face helmet of the late German Formula 1 driver Stefan Bellof, 1984 World Sportscar Champion. This is the SJ (Sans Jugulaire) model from the French brand GPA. The design of the helmet was created in 1982

Illustration (created by Rundvald) of the full-face helmet of the late German Formula 1 driver Stefan Bellof, 1984 World Sportscar Champion. This is the SJ (Sans Jugulaire) model from the French brand GPA. The design of the helmet was created in 1982

Rundvald · CC BY-SA 4.0

Stefan Bellof, #4 Tyrrell-Ford was disqualified on Lap 9, don't know why. Bellof had a short Formula 1 career of only 20 starts before he was killed in the crash of a Porsche 956 at the 1000 km Spa event in Belgium. He was highly regarded as a future

Stefan Bellof, #4 Tyrrell-Ford was disqualified on Lap 9, don't know why. Bellof had a short Formula 1 career of only 20 starts before he was killed in the crash of a Porsche 956 at the 1000 km Spa event in Belgium. He was highly regarded as a future

twm1340 · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stefan Bellof 1982 bei einem Rennen am Nürburgring

Stefan Bellof 1982 bei einem Rennen am Nürburgring

Sam-4u · CC BY-SA 4.0

Portrait of Stefan Bellof taken from the image "Stefan Bellof 7508.JPG" representing the space "Stefan Bellof Memorial" in the Sammler- & Hobbywelt (World of collectors and hobbies) located in Alten-Buseck (near Gießen) in Germany.

Portrait of Stefan Bellof taken from the image "Stefan Bellof 7508.JPG" representing the space "Stefan Bellof Memorial" in the Sammler- & Hobbywelt (World of collectors and hobbies) located in Alten-Buseck (near Gießen) in Germany.

Rundvald · CC BY-SA 4.0

Statistics

The numbers

Grands Prix21
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Points4
World titles0
Best finish4th

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