Erich Zakowski

Erich Zakowski (born 25 November 1934 in East Prussia) is a German master mechanic, and the founder and longtime head of the Zakspeed racing team.

Erich Zakowski
Born (1934-11-25) 25 November 1934
East Prussia
NationalityGerman
Occupationmechanic
Known forhead of Zakspeed (1968–1990)
Erich Zakowski (right) and Martin Schanche at the British Rallycross GP 1983 in Brands Hatch
One of the used sports car under Zakowski ( Ford Capri Turbo with Jochen Mass 1980)

After the Second World War, Zakowski fled from Prussia with his mother and four siblings initially to Dortmund then Hamburg and finally the family settled in Niederzissen. Zakowski graduated in Andernach as an apprentice auto mechanic, and passed his master exam. He founded his own garage in Niederzissen, which was the location of the Zakspeed racing operation, starting in 1968.[1] In 1968, under the name "Zakowski Niederzissen tuning", he started using a Ford Escort for the Eifel race on the Nürburgring.

In the 1970s and 1980s, under the direction of Erich Zakowski, Zakspeed established itself in various racing series,[2] (especially in sports car racing).[3] Zakspeed entered the Formula 1 series in 1985.[4] In 1990, after five years of racing, Zakowski retired active leadership of the team and handed it to his son Peter.

References
  1. "F1 News - Grandprix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Engines > Zakspeed". Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  2. "West Zakspeed Racing - F1technical.net". Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  3. ":::: Zakspeed Ford Capri TECHNICAL HISTORY ::::". Archived from the original on 4 December 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  4. "Zakspeed Profile - Teams - GP Encyclopedia - F1 History on Grandprix.com". Retrieved 5 March 2012.


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