Fritz Riess

Friedrich "Fritz" Riess or Rieß (11 July 1922 in Nuremberg – 15 May 1991 in Samedan, Switzerland^[1])^[2] was a racing driver from Germany. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on 3 August 1952. He finished seventh, scoring no championship points as only the first five finishers scored points at that time.

Fritz Riess

Born	(1922-07-11)11 July 1922 Nuremberg, Germany
Died	15 May 1991(1991-05-15) (aged 68) Samedan, Switzerland
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	German
Active years	1952
Teams	privateer Veritas
Entries	1
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1952 German Grand Prix

Riess also won the 1952 24 Hours of Le Mans for Mercedes-Benz, sharing the drive with Hermann Lang.

Racing record

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	WDC	Points
1952	Fritz Riess	Veritas RS	Veritas Straight-6	SUI	500	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER 7	NED	ITA	NC	0

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1952	Daimler-Benz A.G.	Hermann Lang	Mercedes-Benz W194	S3.0	277	1st	1st
1953	SpA Alfa Romeo	Karl Kling	Alfa Romeo 6C 3000 CM	S5.0	133	DNF (Transmission)