Klaus Enders

Klaus Enders (2 May 1937 in Wetzlar, Germany – 20 January 2019) was a German Sidecar racer. He was a six-time FIM Sidecar World Champion and a four-time winner of the sidecar class at the Isle of Man TT. Enders decided to retire at the end of the 1970 season and try car racing, only to return to sidecars a year later, winning three more world titles before retiring for good at the end of 1974. His co-drivers were Wolfgang Kalauch and Ralf Engelhardt.

Klaus Enders
NationalityGerman
Born(1937-05-02)2 May 1937
Died20 January 2019(2019-01-20) (aged 81)
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1960 – 1974
First race1960 Belgian Sidecar Grand Prix
Last race1974 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix
First win1967 West German Sidecar Grand Prix
Last win1974 Dutch Sidecar TT
Team(s)BMW
Championships6
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
27 N/A N/A
Isle of Man TT career
TTs contested8 (1966 – 1970, 1972 – 1974)
TT wins4
First TT win1969 Sidecar TT
Last TT win1973 Sidecar TT
TT podiums5

Enders died on 20 January 2019 at the age of 81 following a long illness.

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