Eddie Hertzberger
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Eddie Hertzberger | |
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| Born | 17 October 1904 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 2 May 1993 (aged 88) |
| Occupation | Industrialist |
| Spouse | Eleonore Hertzberger-Katz (1917–2016) |
Eddie Hertzberger (17 October 1904 – 2 May 1993) was a wealthy Dutch industrialist and racecar driver.
He won the 1936 Grand Prix des Frontières for sports cars at Chimay, Belgium, and the 1937 Voiturette race at the same event. He also competed in the 1935 and 1937 24 Hours of Le Mans races.[1]
In the twenties Hertzberger also did some boxing, while he did a lot of sailing and skiing throughout his life.
Hertzberger owned cars like a Bugatti Type 57 Stelvio 4-seater, with which he participated in the 12-hour night drive organised by the KNAC (Royal Dutch Automobile Club) in September 1926, the MG Magnette K3, a 4.5 litre Bentley and an Aston Martin. He restricted his racing to England, France, Italy and Belgium, with motor racing in the Netherlands virtually non-existent, and Jews not allowed to participate in motor racing in Nazi Germany.
At Montlhéry, Hertzberger managed to break some speed records in his MG K3.[3] He also started in the Mille Miglia and at Le Mans.
He quit racing in 1938 after getting married, although he made a surprise appearance at Zandvoort in 1953 with an Aston Martin DB2.[4]
Hertzberger was the first of only two Dutch racing drivers to win races titled 'Grand Prix', the other being Carel Godin de Beaufort, until Max Verstappen won the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix.
