Doing his duty for Mercedes-Benz, Jochen takes the 1939 W154 up the hill at the Goodwood Festival on a demonstration run.
Photo: Roger Dixon
With no fewer than 32 world championship victories to his credit, Jochen Mass is one of the most successful sports car racers of all time. He was only beaten to the unofficial title of the most successful by his longtime co-driver, Jacky Ickx, who has 37 wins.
Born in Munich, Germany, in 1946, Jochen began his motor racing career by competing in sprints and hillclimbs at the wheel of his own Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint. He then turned some of the heads that mattered when he won the 1972 European Touring Car Championship in a Ford Capri RS2600.
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