About Norbert Singer
Born 1939. Norbert Singer is a German engineer and mechanical engineer.
Norbert Singer (born 16 November 1939) is a German automotive engineer. He has played a key role in every one of Porsche’s 16 overall race victories between 1970 and 1998 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Singer was born in Eger (Cheb), which is today part of the Czech Republic, but was part of the German Sudetenland, in 1939. The young engineer from the Technical University of Munich was soon given the job of cooling the gearboxes of the powerful 917 racers which had broken down in 1969. The 911 GT1 achieved Porsche's 16th victory at Le Mans. He continued to support customer teams at races until 2010,
Singer was a consultant on the Dynamics and Lightweighting Study, a modified version of the 964 which was produced by Singer Vehicle Design, a company whose name is partly an homage to his work on 911s.
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Who is Norbert Singer?
German automotive engineer
When was Norbert Singer born?
Norbert Singer was born on 16 November 1939 in Cheb.
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Norbert Singer is an engineer and mechanical engineer.
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Norbert Singer is German.
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