Helmut Fath

Helmut Fath (24 May 1929 – 19 June 1993)^[1] was a German sidecar racer and engineer. He won the Sidecar World Championship in 1960 and 1968.^[3] His early racing was on BMW R50 sidecars with a chassis of his own design. After a bad accident in 1961, he took time off and returned with his own design URS four-cylinder machine to win the title in 1968.^[4] The URS engine was also used in solo competition as well as powering Horst Owesle/Peter Rutterford to the 1971 World Sidecar Championship.^[5]

Helmut Fath
Helmut Fath wearing the race winner's garland
Nationality	German
Born	(1929-05-24)24 May 1929 Ursenbach, Germany[1]
Died	19 June 1993(1993-06-19) (aged 64) Heidelberg, Germany
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1956 - 1969 First race 1956 Belgian Sidecar Grand Prix Last race 1969 Belgian Grand Prix[2] First win 1960 French Sidecar Grand Prix Last win 1969 Belgian Sidecar Grand Prix Team(s) BMW URS Championships 2 (1960, 1968) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 11 N/A N/A Isle of Man TT career TTs contested 6 (1958 - 1969) TT wins 1 First TT win 1960 Sidecar TT Last TT win 1960 Sidecar TT TT podiums 2