Adolf Brudes Biography, Wiki, Height, Weight, Racing Career & More

Adolf Brudes Biography: Adolf Brudes von Breslau was a German Formula One driver and member of the German nobility. In 1919, he began racing motorbikes. He had the opportunity to race as the proprietor of a BMW and Auto Union business in Breslau, which he did start in 1928, initially in Hillclimbs.

Adolf Brudes Biography

Adolf Brudes Biography: Adolf was born in the town of Kotulin, near Breslau. Breslau is currently known as Wroclaw and is in Poland. It was a part of the German Reich in 1899. He started racing on two wheels as early as 1919. Between 1924 and 1927, he worked for motorcycle manufacturer Victoria as a master technician and works rider. The business fit a Root blower to its 2-cylinder ohv 597cc flat engine in 1925. While riding one of these bikes a year later, Brudes established a Land Speed Record of 10212 mph (165 km/h).

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Adolf Brudes Career

Adolf wanted to compete at a higher level, so he began racing cars alongside motorcycles in 1928. He purchased a Bugatti Type 37A with which he participated in hill-climbing competitions, primarily in Poland, and won some gather and class victories. In the interim, he opened a BMW and Auto Union dealership in Breslau. In 1934, he added a Bugatti Type 35B and an MG C-type to his stable, and it was with the MG that he won his class at the Nürburgring’s Eifelrennen.

Adolf Hitler participated in an Auto Union driver evaluation test in 1936, but the driver position went to another candidate. Not encouraged by this setback, he purchased a BMW 328. After numerous outstanding performances, he secures a place in the works team for the 1938 Spa 24 Hours. They finished fourth overall and second in class with Paul Heinemann as their partner. Also would spend on the podium in the 1940 Mille Miglia. Under the name Gran Premio Brescia della Mille Miglia, the race went on a shorter course. Brudes finished third in a BMW 328 Spider with Ralph Roese.

With the outbreak, racing naturally stopped. After the war’s conclusion, Brudes’ situation drastically changed; by 1945, he had lost everything. His family had to move to Sedlitz, an eastern German village where his brothers resided. After numerous odd jobs, he shifted to Berlin in search of employment. Alexander Orley, a racing-interested American officer, introduced him to the BMW dealership in Halensee, where he was later hired. Brudes was hired to modify BMW coupés for racing by Orley.

When Brudes resumed his racing career, he was driving a BMW Orley Speciale based on the Vertias-Meteor owned by Orley. In this car, he competed in his lone World Championship Grand Prix, the 1952 German Grand Prix. His closest competitor, only five laps behind him, retired due to engine difficulties. A few years earlier, August Momberger invited him to drive the new Borgward sports cars in a series of record attempts.

In October 1953, he set some speed and endurance records at L’autodrome de Linas-Monthlhéry in a very aerodynamic 1500cc sports car with a lightweight twin-tube chassis. During the 1953 season, Borgward finally awarded him a contract, and he became an official works driver. When the organization entered international motorsport, Brudes was a member of the driver roster. Their first race was the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where three Borgward-Hansa 1500 Rennsport Coupés competed. After three hours of racing, Brudes’s car would run out of fuel.