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Looking back on 61 years of Solitude history and 14 automobile racing events

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Created on July 6, 2011

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Bruno von Rotz

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Lotus Coventry Climax (1964) - Jim Clark führt mit dem Lotus F1 das Feld nach dem Start bei schlechter Sicht in eine Linkskurve beim Solitude-Rennen 1964

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Brabham Climax (1964) - Jack Brabham führt das Feld beim Start zum Formel-1-Rennen auf der Solutide im Jahre 1964 an

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Plakat des Solitude-Rennens von 1925

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Mercedes Tropfenwagen (1924) - Franz Hörner belegte mit dem 2-Liter Benz-Tropfenwagen den dritten Platz auf der Solutide 1924 - Durchschnittsgeschwindigkeit 90,3 km pro Stunde

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Mercedes (1926) - Rund um die Solitude am 12. September 1926Willy Walb (Startnummer 27) am Start

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Solitude Streckenskizze 1926

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Mercedes (1927) - Willy Walb am Start des Solitude-Rennens von 1927

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Porsche Achtzylinder Prototyp (1965) - Gerhard Mitter siegt bei den Sportwagen beim Solitude-Rennen 1965

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Lola Cosworth F2 (1965) - Chris Amon wurde in seinem Lola-Cosworth Sieger in der Formel 2 beim Solitude-Rennen 1965

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Porsche 356 (1959) - am Solitude-Rennen

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Porsche 904 GTS (1965) - am Solutide Rennen 1965

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Porsche 904 (1965) - Ben Pon gewinnt beim Solitude-Rennen 1965 die GT-Klasse bis 2500ccm auf seinem Porsche 904

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VW Formel V (1965) - Kurz nach dem Start der Formel-V beim Solitude-Rennen 1965 - keiner der Konkurrenten fiel aus

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Lola Cosworth F2 (1965) - Feld der Formel 2, beim Einbiegen in die Hedersbachkurve - Solitude-Rennen 1965

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Lotus Coventry Climax (1964) - Auch Gerhard Mitter schied in der Startkarambolage des Solitude-Rennen 1964 aus

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Lola Cosworth F2 (1965) - Chris Amon - Gewinner der Formel 2 - Solitude-Rennen 1965

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Start zum Formel-1-Rennen auf der Solutide im Jahr 1963

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Fahrerlager und Vorbereitungen beim Solutide-Rennen 1963

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Brabham Coventry Climax (1964) - Jack Brabham schied wie viele andere Fahrer in der Startkarambolage beim Solitude-Rennen 1964 aus

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Lotus Borgward Kuhnke (1964) - Joachim Parker fuhr auf dem BKL - einem Lotus mit von Kuhnke optimierten Borgward-Einspritzmotor - nur eine Runde im Formel-1-Feld beim Solitude-Rennen 1964

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Start zum Motorradrennen auf der Solitude im Jahr 1956

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Start zum Motorradrennen auf der Solitude im Jahr 1962

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Solitude Streckenskizze 1964

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Summary

Between 1904 and 1965, car races were held at Solitude, some as hill climbs and most as circuit races. The track changed several times, with a total of 16 major motor racing events taking place at Solitude. Almost all vehicle categories raced at Solitude at some point, from touring cars and sports cars to Formula Vee, Formula III, Formula 2, Formula 1 and sports prototypes. This article gives an overview of 61 years of Solitude and describes the most important races.

This article contains the following chapters

The beginnings of the Solitude races
The Solitude hill climb of 1922
The hill climb at Solitude in 1923
The Solitude hill climb of 1924
The transformation to a circuit from 1925
The Solitude Race of 1926
The last pre-war sports car race in 1927
Resurrected car races at Solitude in 1949
German Grand Prix at Solitude in 1950
The 1956 German Grand Prix on the Solitude Ring
Touring cars, GTs and Formula Junior at the 1959 international Solitude race
The Stuttgart Grand Prix in 1960
The 1961 Solitude Grand Prix
GTs and Formula 1 at Solitude in 1962
1963 Solitude Grand Prix without motorcycles for the first time
The problem with the telegraph poles at the 1964 Solitude Grand Prix
Varied 1965 Solitude Grand Prix
Further information

Estimated reading time: 21min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Between 1904 and 1965, car races were held at Solitude, with almost all types of vehicles competing at some point. Fourteen race weekends of national or international importance were held. The beginnings of the Solitude races In 1904, a race with "Solitude" in its name took place for the first time. The first time it was held, the route led from Stuttgart's Westbahnhof train station over around four kilometers to Solitude Palace. Incidentally, the race, which featured tough climbs and was open to motorcycles, was won by a lightweight woman, Marie Reuschel from Berlin, who was able to show off her advantages on the slope.

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