Hans Stuck, Sr.
Driver
Hans Stuck (sometimes called Hans Stuck von Villiez, last name pronounced shtook) was a German motor racing driver.
Despite many successes in Grand Prix motor racing for Auto Union in the early 1930s, during the era of the famous "Silver Arrows", he is now mostly known for his domination of hillclimbing, which earned him the nickname "Bergkönig" or "King of the Mountains".
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MoreHans Stuck (sometimes called Hans Stuck von Villiez, last name pronounced shtook) was a German motor racing driver.
Despite many successes in Grand Prix motor racing for Auto Union in the early 1930s, during the era of the famous "Silver Arrows", he is now mostly known for his domination of hillclimbing, which earned him the nickname "Bergkönig" or "King of the Mountains".
In 1933, his acquaintance with Adolf Hitler (whom he had met by chance on a hunting trip in 1925) led to his involvement with Ferdinand Porsche and Auto Union in Hitler's plans for German auto racing. With his experience from racing up mountain passes in the Alps in the 1920s, he was virtually unbeatable when he got the new Auto Union Car, which was designed by Porsche.
Subject ID: 45220
Subject ID: 45220
