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Helmut Polensky was born on 10 October, 1915, is a German racing driver. Discover Helmut Polensky's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 96 years old?
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96 years old |
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10 October, 1915 |
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10 October |
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6 November 2011, Saint-Tropez |
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Helmut Polensky Height, Weight & Measurements
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Helmut Polensky Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Helmut Polensky worth at the age of 96 years old? Helmut Polensky’s income source is mostly from being a successful driver. He is from . We have estimated Helmut Polensky's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Helmut Polensky (10 October 1915, Berlin – 6 November 2011, Saint-Tropez) was a German moto racer, racing driver and racing car constructor.
Polensky was the youngest of four sons.
His father was an architect.
After leaving school and finishing military service, he began a career as a professional motorcycle and auto racer.
After the Second World War, he married.
He spent the last decades of his life in Saint-Tropez.
He also took the 21st Biennial Cup.
Polensky began racing motorcycles as a club racer in the mid-1930s.
In 1939, he switched to sports car racing, piloting a used BMW 328.
The same year, he signed as an engineer apprentice with Auto Union, and also joined the National Socialist Motor Corps.
Polensky spent the Second World War as a logistics specialist in Berlin.
Polensky raced his Monopoletta throughout the late 1940s across West Germany.
In 1945 he escaped from a Soviet prisoner of war camp, fleeing to Hamburg.
He worked there in 1946 as managing director of a small motor company.
In 1947, Polensky returned to Berlin and in the ruins opened one of the first Vespa dealerships in Germany.
He also began racing again, designing and in his own workshop constructing a Formula Three racer with a 500 cc motorcycle engine, akin to the Cooper 500.
Polensky's first model was the Kurpfalz.
This was followed by the Monopoletta, a BMW-powered monoposto.
In 1950, he was fifth overall in the West German Formula Three Championship.
In the early the 1950s, Polensky began to concentrate increasingly on sports car races.
He entered the Mille Miglia in 1952.
His wife served as co-driver several times in the Tour de France.
Around the same time, he moved his family to Karlsruhe, where he opened a Volkswagen dealership.
Driving a Porsche, he won the 1953 Coupe des Alpes and European Rally Championship, coming first overall in the championship.
He was also eighth overall at the 12 Hours of Reims in 1954.
Polensky entered the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times.
In 1955, he was shared a Porsche 550 with journalist Richard von Frankenberg, coming fourth overall and earning a class win.
In 1956, Polensky quit racing to become a successful automobile dealer.
