 Grave of Fritz Dirtl and his parents at the Vienna Central Cemetery | |
| Born | 9 January 1928 (1928-01-09) Vienna, Austria |
|---|---|
| Died | 19 June 1956(1956-06-19) (aged 28) Oberhausen, West Germany |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Individual honours | |
| 1948, 1951 | Austrian Champion |
| 1955 | Continental Champion |
| 1949, 1950 1951, 1952 1953, 1954 | Austrian Longtrack Champion |
Friedrich "Fritz" Dirtl (9 January 1928 – 19 June 1956) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Austria.
Career
Dirtl was a two times champion of Austria after winning the Austrian Individual Speedway Championship in 1949 and 1951. He was also a six times Longtrack champion of Austria.
He was signed by Birmingham Brummies in 1952 but was subsequently named in the Norwich Stars team before work licence issues resulted in him not racing in Britain.
Death
Dirtl was killed competing in the 1956 Individual Speedway World Championship, at the Continental final stage. He was involved in a crash with fellow Austrian rider Josef Kamper and then fell into the path of Mieczysław Połukard.
See also
References
- "Speed Champ". Leicester Evening Mail. 20 May 1949. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Fritz Dirtl". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- "Austria's best motorcycle racers on sand, grass and cinder tracks until 1960". Reisemosaik. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- "Indvidual [sic] Austrian Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- "Austria National Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- "Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Austrii". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- "Brummies' signings approved by board". Evening Despatch. 12 February 1952. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Description". The Fast Lane. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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