August Auinger

August " Gustl " Auinger ( May 3, 1955 in Lambach ) is a former Austrian motorcycle racer.

Between 1985 and 1986 he won five World Cup races in the 125 cc class. He is currently in charge of the Red Bull Rookies Cup.

His son Bernhard Auinger (* 1982 ) is automobile racing driver.

  • 2.1 Achievements
  • 2.2 In the World Motorcycle Championship
  • 3.1 Literature
  • 3.2 External links

Sports career

The first successes

In 1974 reached " Gustl " Auinger at his first appearance in a mountain race in Bad Mühllacken third place. Shortly before, he had sold his street-legal Yamaha and so financed his first 125 - cc racing machine of Maico. Supports it had from the beginning his four- year older brother Ernst, who stood him as a mechanic to the side. In circuit racing, he was inferior to his motorcycle while technically, at the shorter mountain race but he could fully exploit his daring driving technique. The competitors of the nickname bestowed upon him the spirit testifies to his irreverent approach and its completely fearless riding style. In the same year repeated Auinger in the race to the Alpl third place. After the Dobratsch He even managed the first victory. For 1975, Auinger bought a more modern Maico motorcycle, but was due to the likelihood of punctures his new work unit and a serious training crash in which he incurred a comminuted fracture of the ankle, not build on the success of the previous year. After modifications in the winter 1975/76 Auinger could repeat his performance in the following year and even be placed on round courses in the top ten.

Grand Prix

1977 moved to Auinger Morbidelli, which he financed with the help of his family. Thus the conditions for participation in Grand Prix races around the world motorcycle championship were given the new bike but had to be tuned over a year and understood by the driver. Just as Auinger at all surprised at his first race with a top spot, he could go on his first Grand Prix, the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa- Francorchamps in 1978 with the fourth place in the middle of the world-class. In subsequent years, however, Auinger could not improve particularly impressive for wet race in fourth place. For the 1981 season took Harald Bartol, after he finished his career, the tuning of Auinger motorcycle. This represents a further step towards professionalization was done. At the same time he advocated Bartol also higher in the 250 cc class. 1982, followed finally the long-awaited podium at a World Championship race. Auinger was in the 125 cc race at his home race at the Salzburg ring behind the 13 - time World Champion Ángel Nieto of Spain runner-up. In the same year he was able to confirm the placement with the third place in the Grand Prix of Sweden in Anderstorp and the second at the Grand Prix in Finland Imatra impressive. In the following two years Auinger stabilized his achievements in the eighth liter class, without creating the very big success. The first pole position succeeded Auinger 1984 at the Dutch TT in Assen, the race he landed back behind Nieto in second place.

Highlights

The first Grand Prix victory managed Auinger August 1985 at the Grand Prix of Germany at Hockenheim. Then in Silverstone and at Anderstorp followed by two more triumphs. In the overall standings that year, Auinger closed behind the Italians Fausto Gresini and Pier Paolo Bianchi from third place. The greatest triumph of his career celebrated Auinger 1986. Having managed to repeat the 125cc victory at Silverstone, he sat down in the stronghold of the then dominant Italian Grand Prix of San Marino at Misano through and beat all the Italian factory team. The following year, 1987, two- cylinder engines were allowed in the 125 cc class for the last time. Thus, this was also the last year for Auinger in this class, since he would have had, due to its size and weight with the less powerful and prescribed from 1988 single cylinder no chance. He said goodbye with some podium finishes, including at Misano, which he reached after only five weeks of rehabilitation after a serious fall at the Salzburg Ring. His career was August Auinger close in the 250 cc class and 1989 in which he, however, as a private driver had no chance due to the higher financial claim to repeat his earlier successes.

Statistics

Achievements

  • Austrian 125 cc champion: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984

In the World Motorcycle Championship

References

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