Rolf Stommelen (D)

b. 11 July 1943 (Siegen, Germany) - d. 24 April 1983 (Riverside International Raceway, USA)

Wikipedia
Rolf Johann Stommelen Stommellen was killed in a crash during the 1983 Riverside 6 Hours On lap 95 driving the John Fitzpatrick entered Porsche 935, he had just taken over the car from Derek Bell and was running in second place when the rear wing broke due to mechanical failure at 190 mph (310 km/h). The car became uncontrollable, slammed against a concrete wall, somersaulted and caught fire. He died of head injuries.
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1965

No.	Car	#	Class	Drivers	Entrant	Pos	Class	Grid	Notes
62	Porsche 904 GTS	904-100	GT2.0	Rolf Stommelen (D)/Christian Poirot (F)	C. Poirot	DNF		38th	13 laps - Gearbox

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