Gerhard Koch (July 15, 1935 - August 21, 2010) was a German racing driver.
Gerhard Koch was known as a works driver for Porsche in the 1960s. Between 1959 and 1970 he celebrated 20 overall and 15 class wins. For the first time he stayed victorious in a national sports car race in the Netherlands in 1958. His last victory was the triumph at the Avus Grand Prix in 1967 on a Porsche 906.
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MoreGerhard Koch (July 15, 1935 - August 21, 2010) was a German racing driver.
Gerhard Koch was known as a works driver for Porsche in the 1960s. Between 1959 and 1970 he celebrated 20 overall and 15 class wins. For the first time he stayed victorious in a national sports car race in the Netherlands in 1958. His last victory was the triumph at the Avus Grand Prix in 1967 on a Porsche 906.
In between, the overall victory lay in the sports car world championship in 1966 scoring Grand Prix of Mugello, together with Jochen Neerpasch the wheel of a Porsche 906, the second place at the 1000 km race at the Nurburgring in 1967, the third with Ben Pon in 1964 on Porsche 904 and fifth place including class win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1965. Koch ran a haulage company in Neuss. After developing cancer, he sold the company. He was married and had a daughter and a son.
Subject ID: 53263
Subject ID: 53263