Werner Haas

NationalityGerman

Born(1927-05-30)30 May 1927
Augsburg, Germany

Died13 November 1956(1956-11-13) (aged 29)
Neuburg an der Donau, West Germany

Active years1952 – 1954

Werner Haas
Werner Haas after winning the 1954 Dutch TT 250cc race
Nationality	German
Born	(1927-05-30)30 May 1927 Augsburg, Germany
Died	13 November 1956(1956-11-13) (aged 29) Neuburg an der Donau, West Germany
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1952 – 1954 First race 1952 250cc West German Grand Prix Last race 1954 250cc West German Grand Prix First win 1952 250cc West German Grand Prix Last win 1954 250cc West German Grand Prix Team(s) NSU Championships 125cc- 1953 250cc- 1953, 1954 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 21 11 18 N/A 11 115

Werner Haas (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛʁnɐ haːs] ^ⓘ; 30 May 1927 – 13 November 1956) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Germany. He became Germany's first motorcycle world champion when he won the 1953 FIM 125 and 250 World Championship for NSU.^[1] The following year, he would repeat as the 250 world champion. Haas was killed in 1956 in a light plane accident in West Germany.^[2]