Oswald Karch

Oswald Karch
Driver Information
Born	March 6, 1917(1917-03-06) Ludwigshafen, Germany
Died	January 28, 2009(2009-01-28) (aged 91) Mannheim, Germany
Nationality	GER
Formula One World ChampionshipCareer Statistics
Status	Deceased
Seasons Active	1953
Teams	Veritas (privateer)
World Titles	0
Race	1 (1 starts)
Poles	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Fastest Laps	0
Points	0
Only Race	1953 German Grand Prix

Oswald Karch (born 6 March 1917 and died 28 January 2009) was a German racing driver who primarily raced in Formula Two races within Germany in the 1950s. In 1953, he participated in two German-based non-championship races using a privately entered Veritas. He also raced in the 1953 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring in his privateer Veritas, but retired after 10 laps due to engine failure.

Formula One Statistical Overview

Formula One Record

Year	Entrant	Team	WDC Points	WDC Pos.
1953	Oswald Karch	Veritas	0	NC

Career Statistics

Entries	1
Starts	1
Pole Positions	0
Race Wins	0
Podiums	0
Fastest Laps	0
Points	0
Laps Raced	10
Distance Raced	228 km (142 mi)

Career Results

Complete Formula One Results
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Pts	Pos
1953										0	NC
							Ret

Key
Symbol	Meaning		Symbol	Meaning
1st	Winner		Ret	Retired
2nd	Podium finish		DSQ	Disqualified
3rd			DNQ	Did not qualify
5th	Points finish		DNPQ	Did not pre-qualify
14th	Non-points finish		TD	Test driver
Italics	Fastest Lap		DNS	Did not start
18th†	Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance)		NC	Non-classified finish (<90% race distance)
4thP	Qualified for pole position		[+] More Symbols

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