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'Rudi Fischer' (born 'Rudolf Fischer' April 19 1912 in Stuttgart, Germany - December 30 1976 in Luzern) was a racing driver from Switzerland. He participated in 8 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on May 27, 1951. He achieved 2 podiums, and scored a total of 10 championship points. He also participated in numerous non-Championship Grands Prix.
Fischer placed third in a race which marked the reopening of the AVUS, a popular Berlin, Germany motor racing venue. It was
closed for a 14 year interval and was damaged during World War II. A crowd of 350,000 watched Paul Greifzu of Suhl, Thuringia, Germany, win in a car he built himself. Fischer drove a Ferrari to third place over a distance of 207.5 kilometers. His time was 1 hour, 10 minutes, 27.5 seconds.^[1] In the 1952 Swiss Grand Prix, in Berne, Fischer came in 2nd to Piero Taruffi. Both drivers were in Ferraris.^[2]

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Complete World Championship results

References

Complete World Championship results

(Note: grands prix in 'bold' denote 'points scoring' races.)

Yr	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Team
1951	Ferr	SUI	500	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	ESP	Ferr
1952	Ferr	'SUI'	500	BEL	FRA	GBR	'GER'	NED	ITA	Ferr

References

1. ''350,000 See Reopening of Motor RaceWay In Berlin After an Interval of 14 Years'', New York Times, July 2, 1951, Page 31.
2. ''Swiss Auto Race to Taruffi'', Los Angeles Times, May 19, 1952, Page 24.