Andreas Waldherr

Andreas Waldherr ( born April 29, 1968; † 6 July, 2011 Aspangbahn ) was an Austrian rally driver.

Career

Andreas Waldherr secured in 2000 to second place in the Rally Cup of Supreme National Sports Commission for the Automotive Sport ( OSK ) ÖAMTC for diesel vehicles. Three times (2001 to 2003) he won the Rally Cup by the OSK for diesel vehicles. Since 2004, Waldherr drove the Austrian Rally Championship with good success.

The greatest success he succeeded in 2006, when he reached the third place in the overall standings. His first success in the Austrian state championship he reached on 2/3. May 2008 Bosch Super Plus Rallye on VW Polo S 2000. Throughout his career, Waldherr denied 72 rallies, three of which he could finish victorious. The 2010 season could finish behind champion Raimund Baumschlager with the second place, the committed the VW Racing Austria Club Waldherr. Less well it ran in 2011, where he ranked only eighth place after a number of problems. Also in circuit races succeeded Waldherr, prove your abilities; as he reached the third place in the 2006 24 Hours of Dubai and 2011 he won superior in a Golf TDI, the score for diesel vehicles.

Andreas Waldherr lived in Thomas Berg, was married and has one son.

On the morning of July 6, 2011 accident Waldherr in his workshop deadly when he was crushed for maintenance under his rally car lying by it. At this time he was alone in the shop, in which he was found around 11:30 clock.