HANS STUCK (1900-1978) – Austrian

HANS STUCK (1900-1978) – Austrian

Hans Stuck, considered the undefeated king of the mountains, as evidenced by his nickname "Bergmeister”, nevertheless won the title of European Champion on the Grand Prix tracks in 1934 year. In his competitive career spanning forty years, the car and racing were everything to him. As a recent graduate of the technical school in Karlsruhe, he started by improving the Durkopp car, later it changed to Austro-Daimler and Mercedes SSKL. In year 1930 became the mountain champion of Europe. His name is most often associated with the Auto Union car, which earned him the title of European Champion and marked his career peak. The last victory on the Grand Prix tracks was the laurels in Bucharest in 1939 year. After the war, he tries his luck in mountain racing again, by car Cisitalia and AFM. At the age of sixty, he was still competing in a BMW car 700. His son, Hans Stuck junior, inherited his passion for motorsport, which very quickly entered the elite of the formula riders 1.