Rupert Hollaus

Infobox Former Grand Prix motorcycle rider


Caption =
Name = Rupert Hollaus
Nationality = flagicon|Austria Austrian
Years = 1953 - 1954
Teams = NSU
Races = 11
Championships = 125cc - 1954
Wins = 5
Podiums = 10
Points = 63
Poles = 0
Fastest laps = 0
First race = 1953 250cc West German Grand Prix
First win = 1954 Isle of Man 125cc Ultra-Lightweight TT
Last win = 1954 250cc Swiss Grand Prix
Last race = 1954 250cc Swiss Grand Prix

Rupert Hollaus (September 4, 1931 in Traisen - September 11, 1954) was an Austrian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who competed for the NSU factory racing team. He remains the only Austrian to win an F.I.M. road racing world championship.

Hollaus began his Grand Prix career in the 1953 season. In the 1954 season, he dominated the 125cc class by winning the first four Grands Prix. Unfortunately, that same year, he was killed in practice for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Hollaus became the first posthumous World Champion in 1954, in the 125cc class and was runner up to his NSU team-mate, Werner Haas, in the 250cc class.

External links

* [http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Rupert+Hollaus Rupert Hollaus career statistics at the MotoGP Homepage]
* [http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/competitors.aspx?ride_id=1619&filter=H Rupert Hollaus career profile at the Isle of Man TT Homepage]
* [http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=1418 Rupert Hollaus career profile at Motorsport Memorial]