Willy Lehmann |
By mid 1953, Willy had acquired a West German Scampolo-BMW to take his second championship. He won again in 1954 but was no match for the Cooper Mk VIII of Theo Helfrich. With Formula 3 effectively ended in West Germany by 1955, Willy's fourth championship was assured, with only occasional appearances by westerners. Kurt Ahrens, Kurt Kuhnke, Philip Meub and Theo Helfrich to spoil things and it was the same story in 1956 and '57, giving Willy his six East German Championships in all. Only in 1958 was he defeated by a Heinz Melkus. He continued for 1959, the last year of Formula 3 in East Germany, though no championship was awarded. Willy's results:
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