Franz 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.

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.

Racing record

Career highlights

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

Complete Carrera Panamericana results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Stage 1954 Carl Borgward Fritz Jüttner Borgward Rennsport 55 S1.5 1DNF(Accident)