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{{short description|German racing driver (born 1928)}}
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{{Infobox F1 driver
| name = Hans Herrmann
| image = Hans Herrmann (2011).jpg
| caption = Herrmann in 2011
| nationality = {{flagicon|DEU}} German
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1928|02|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Stuttgart]], [[Free People's State of Württemberg|Württemberg]], [[Weimar Republic|Germany]]
| Years = {{F1|1953}}–{{F1|1955}}, {{F1|1957}}–{{F1|1961}}, {{F1|1966}}, {{F1|1969}}
| Team(s) = [[Veritas (automobile)|Veritas]], [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]], [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]], [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]], [[British Racing Motors|BRM]], [[Porsche in motorsport#Formula One|Porsche]]
| Races = 22 (18 starts)
| Championships = 0
| Wins = 0
| Podiums = 1
| Poles = 0
| Points = 10
| Fastest laps = 1
| First race = [[1953 German Grand Prix]]
| First win = 
| Last win = 
| Last race = [[1969 German Grand Prix]]
}}
[[File:Porsche RS61-8zyl -H. Herrmann 19620527.jpg|thumb|Hans Herrmann driving [[Porsche 718|RS 61]] at the Nürburgring 1962]]
[[File:1965-05-23 Hans Herrmann vor dem Start.jpg|thumb|Hans Herrmann before the start of the 1965 [[1000km Nürburgring]], behind him the Fiat Abarth]]
[[File:Porsche 908.03 - Hans Herrmann 1970-05-31.jpg|thumb|Hans Herrmann drives the 1970 Porsche 908/03]]
'''Hans Herrmann''' (born 23 February 1928) is a retired [[Formula One]] and [[sports car racing]] driver from [[Stuttgart]], Germany.

In F1, he participated in 19 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 2 August 1953. He achieved one podium, and scored a total of 10 championship points.

In sports car racing, he also scored the first overall win at the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] for [[Porsche in motorsport|Porsche]] in 1970, in a [[Porsche 917]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.experiencelemans.com/contents/en-us/d167_1970_Le_Mans_24_Hours_Competitors_Results.html|title=1970 24 Hours of Le Mans Results and Competitors|date=2 May 2017}}</ref>

After the death of [[Tony Brooks (racing driver)|Tony Brooks]] in 2022, Hermann became the last surviving F1 podium finisher from the 1950s.

==Early career==
The racing career of Herrmann, who is a baker by trade, spans from cooperation with pre-war legends like [[Alfred Neubauer]] to the beginning of the dominance of [[Porsche in motorsport|Porsche]] at the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]]. He took part in now legendary road races like [[Mille Miglia]], [[Targa Florio]] and [[Carrera Panamericana]] and is one of the few remaining witnesses of this era. ''Hans im Glück'' (lucky John) escaped from several spectacular incidents or accidents.

Herrmann had a remarkable [[Mille Miglia]] race in 1954, when the gates of a railroad crossing were lowered in the last moment before the fast train to Rome passed. Driving a very low [[Porsche 550]] Spyder, Herrmann decided it was too late for a brake attempt anyway, knocked on the back of the helmet of his navigator [[Herbert Linge]] to make him duck, and they barely passed below the gates and before the train, to the surprise of the spectators.

==Mercedes-Benz==
From 1954 to 1955, he was part of the [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes-Benz]] factory team, as a junior driver behind [[Juan Manuel Fangio]], [[Karl Kling]], [[Hermann Lang]] and later [[Stirling Moss]]. When the [[Silver Arrows]] came back for the 1954 [[French Grand Prix]] to score a 1–2 win, Herrmann drove the fastest lap but had to retire. A podium finish at the [[1954 Swiss Grand Prix]] was his best result in that year as he had to use older versions of the [[Mercedes-Benz W196]], or the least reliable car.

In the [[1955 Argentine Grand Prix]] his teammates Kling and Moss had to abandon early due to the extremely hot conditions on the southern hemisphere in January. Herrmann was called in to share his car with them for a 4th-place finish, giving one point each. Fangio won with two laps more. 
Hans was quick in the 1955 [[Mille Miglia]] with the [[Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR]], comparably or even faster than Moss, but was less lucky than in 1954, as he had to abandon the race.

A crash in practice for the [[1955 Monaco Grand Prix]] put Herrmann out for the ill-fated 1955 season, even though a comeback in the [[Targa Florio]] was intended.

==Various marques==
The next years saw Herrmann racing for many marques, in F1 for [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]], [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] and [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]. In Berlin's [[AVUS]] during the [[1959 German Grand Prix]] the brakes of his BRM failed, he crashed in a spectacular way, being thrown out of the car and sliding along the track with the car somersaulting in the air.<ref name="avuscrash">{{cite news |title=German Grand Prix Crash |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald-hans-hermann/156699887/ |access-date=7 October 2024 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=4 August 1959 |page=6|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>

With different versions of the [[Porsche 718]] being used as a sportscar and as a [[Formula Two]] car, Herrmann scored some wins for Porsche, mainly both the 1960 [[12 Hours of Sebring]] and [[Targa Florio]]. When the open wheeled single seater version of the Porsche 718 became eligible for [[Formula One]] in 1961 due to the rule changes, the results in F1 were disappointing. Herrmann finished 15th (last) in the [[1961 Dutch Grand Prix]], which was the first ever F1 World Championship race to have no retirements. He left Porsche at the beginning of the 1962 season feeling that he as a local from Stuttgart was ''No Prophet In His Own Land'' compared to Californian [[Dan Gurney]] and [[Jo Bonnier]] from Sweden. Gurney scored two F1 wins (one non-championship) with the new [[Porsche 804]], but Porsche retired from F1 anyway at the end of 1962.

==Abarth==
With the small cars of the Italian [[Abarth]] marque Herrmann spent 1962 to 1965 driving in minor races and [[hillclimbing]] events. He only took outright wins in lesser [[sports car racing]] events, such as at [[AVUS]] or the [[1000km Nürburgring|500 km Nürburgring]]. The Abarths were hard to beat in their classes from 850cc to 1600cc, though. Being the only pro in a small team Hermann learned a lot about testing and developing, which helped him later. However, being dissatisfied with the preparation of his car for the 1965 [[Schauinsland]] practice, Hans went home to witness the birth of his son, Dino. At the end of the year he left Abarth for good to return to the manufacturer closer to his home.

==Porsche==
[[File:Porsche 917C.jpg|thumb|Porsche 917K 4.5L of Herrmann/Attwood, winner [[1970 24 Hours of Le Mans]]]]
In 1966 he returned to Porsche for a comeback in the [[World Sportscar Championship]], as Porsche started a serious effort there. Following several podium finishes with the still underpowered two liter [[Porsche 906]] and later models, he won the 1968 [[24 Hours of Daytona]] in a 907 as well as the [[Sebring 12 Hours]] again, now together with Swiss [[Jo Siffert]]. The overall win of the [[1000km Nürburgring]] always eluded him, even though Herrmann had taken part in each of these races at the [[Nürburgring]] since they were introduced in 1953, and had finished second three times in a row from 1968 to 1970, behind teammates [[Jo Siffert]] and/or [[Vic Elford]].

Herrmann missed the win in the 1969 [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] with a [[Porsche 908]] by only 120 meters [http://www.imca-slotracing.com/images/908LH-LeMans69.jpg], but it was he who finally scored the long-awaited first overall victory at the [[Le Mans 24 Hours]] for Porsche in 1970. He was assigned to [[Porsche Salzburg]], the Austria-based factory-backed team owned by the Porsche family, which mainly entered cars painted red and white, the Austrian colors. In heavy rain, he and his teammate [[Richard Attwood]] survived with their [[Porsche 917]]K #23 as the best of only seven finishers.

==Retirement==
Half jokingly, Herrmann had promised to his wife before the Le Mans race that he would retire in case of a win there. Having witnessed fatal accidents of colleagues too many times, e.g. before the [[1969 German Grand Prix]] when his teammate and neighbor [[Gerhard Mitter]] died, the 42-year-old announced his retirement on TV, after having driven the winning car in a parade through Stuttgart from the factory to the town hall. To get out of his contract with [[Porsche Salzburg]], Herrmann had to recommend a replacement driver to [[Louise Piëch]].

Using his contacts, Herrmann built a successful company for automotive supplies. He was kidnapped once in the 1990s and kept in a car trunk for many hours before escaping.

Herrmann has remained engaged in the racing community through his retirement, demonstrating historical cars at events such as the ''[[Solitude Racetrack|Solitude-Revival]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Solitude Revival 2008 Review |url=http://www.solitude-revival.org/sr03-evt-08.htm |website=Solitude Revival |access-date=9 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709183828/http://www.solitude-revival.org/sr03-evt-08.htm |archive-date=9 July 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Racing record==

===Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year
! Team
! Co-Drivers
! Car
! Class
! Laps
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}
! {{Tooltip|Class<br>Pos.|Class Position}}
|-
! [[1953 24 Hours of Le Mans|1953]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Porsche|Porsche KG]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Helm Glöckler|Helmut Glöckler]]
|align="left"| [[Porsche 550|Porsche 550 Coupé]]
| S 1.5
| 247
| 16th
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd'''
|-
! [[1954 24 Hours of Le Mans|1954]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Porsche|Porsche KG]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRG}} Helmut Polensky
|align="left"| [[Porsche 550]]/4 RS 1500 Spyder
| S 1.5
| 148
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! [[1956 24 Hours of Le Mans|1956]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Porsche|Porsche KG]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Umberto Maglioli]]
|align="left"| [[Porsche 550]]A/4 RS
| S 1.5
| 136
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! [[1957 24 Hours of Le Mans|1957]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Porsche|Automobiles Porsche]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Richard von Frankenberg]]
|align="left"| [[Porsche 550|Porsche 500A RS]]
| S 1.5
| 87
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! [[1958 24 Hours of Le Mans|1958]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Porsche|Porsche KG]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean Behra]]
|align="left"| [[Porsche 718|Porsche 718 RSK Spyder]]
| S 2.0
| 291
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd'''
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st'''
|-
! [[1959 24 Hours of Le Mans|1959]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Porsche|Porsche KG]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Umberto Maglioli]]
|align="left"| [[Porsche 718|Porsche 718 RSK]]
| S 2.0
| 78
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! [[1960 24 Hours of Le Mans|1960]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Porsche|Porsche KG]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Maurice Trintignant]]
|align="left"| [[Porsche 718|Porsche 718 RS 60]]
| S 2.0
| 57
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! [[1961 24 Hours of Le Mans|1961]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Porsche System Engineering]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Edgar Barth]]
|align="left"| [[Porsche 718]]/4 RS Coupe
| S 2.0
| 306
| 7th
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd'''
|-
! [[1962 24 Hours of Le Mans|1962]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Porsche System Engineering]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Edgar Barth]]
|align="left"| [[Porsche 356]]B [[Abarth]]
| GT 1.6
| 287
| 7th
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st''' 
|-
! [[1966 24 Hours of Le Mans|1966]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Porsche System Engineering]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Herbert Linge]]
|align="left"| [[Porsche 906/6L Carrera 6]]
| P 2.0
| 338
| 5th
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd'''
|-
! [[1967 24 Hours of Le Mans|1967]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Porsche in motorsport|Porsche System Engineering]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Jo Siffert]]
|align="left"| [[Porsche 907]]/6L
| P 2.0
| 358
| 5th
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''1st'''
|-
! [[1968 24 Hours of Le Mans|1968]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Porsche in motorsport|Porsche System Engineering]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Jo Siffert]]
|align="left"| [[Porsche 908]]
| P 3.0
| 59
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! [[1969 24 Hours of Le Mans|1969]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Porsche in motorsport|Porsche System Engineering]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Gérard Larrousse]]
|align="left"| [[Porsche 908]] Coupé
| P 3.0
| 372
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd'''
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''1st'''
|-
! [[1970 24 Hours of Le Mans|1970]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Porsche Salzburg|Porsche KG Salzburg]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Richard Attwood]]
|align="left"| [[Porsche 917]]K
| S 5.0
| 343
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''1st'''
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''1st'''
|}

===Complete Formula One World Championship results===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! {{abbr|WDC|World Drivers Championship standing}}
! [[List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems|Pts]]
|-
| {{F1|1953}}
! Hans Herrmann
! [[Veritas (automobile)|Veritas]] [[Veritas Meteor|Meteor]]
! [[Veritas (automobile)|Veritas]] 2.0 [[Straight-six engine|L6]]
| [[1953 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[1953 Indianapolis 500|500]]
| [[1953 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1953 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1953 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1953 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
|style="background: #CFCFFF"| [[1953 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br>{{small|9}}
| [[1953 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]
| [[1953 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|
|
! NC
! 0
|-
| {{F1|1954}}
! [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Daimler Benz AG]]
! [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes-Benz]] [[Mercedes-Benz W196|W196]]
! [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]] M196 2.5 [[Straight-eight engine|L8]]
| [[1954 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[1954 Indianapolis 500|500]]
| [[1954 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
|style="background: #EFCFFF"| ''[[1954 French Grand Prix|FRA]]''<br>{{small|Ret}}
| [[1954 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
|style="background: #EFCFFF"| [[1954 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background: #FFDF9F"| [[1954 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br>{{small|3}}
|style="background: #DFFFDF"| [[1954 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br>{{small|4}}
|style="background: #EFCFFF"| [[1954 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|
|
! 7th
! 8
|-
| {{F1|1955}}
! [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Daimler Benz AG]]
! [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes-Benz]] [[Mercedes-Benz W196|W196]]
! [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]] M196 2.5 [[Straight-eight engine|L8]]
|style="background: #DFFFDF"| [[1955 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br>{{small|4{{ref|1|1}}}}
|style="background: #FFCFCF"| [[1955 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br>{{small|DNQ}}
| [[1955 Indianapolis 500|500]]
| [[1955 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1955 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1955 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1955 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|
|
|
|
! 22nd
! 1
|-
|rowspan=2| {{F1|1957}}
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Officine Alfieri Maserati]]
!rowspan=2| [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Maserati 250F|250F]]
!rowspan=2| [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] 250F1 2.5 [[Straight-six engine|L6]]
| [[1957 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
|style="background: #FFCFCF"| [[1957 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br>{{small|DNQ}}
| [[1957 Indianapolis 500|500]]
| [[1957 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1957 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
!rowspan=2| NC
!rowspan=2| 0
|-
! [[Scuderia Centro Sud]]
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background: #EFCFFF"| [[1957 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
| [[1957 Pescara Grand Prix|PES]]
| [[1957 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2| {{F1|1958}}
! [[Scuderia Centro Sud]]
!rowspan=2| [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Maserati 250F|250F]]
!rowspan=2| [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] 250F1 2.5 [[Straight-six engine|L6]]
| [[1958 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[1958 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1958 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1958 Indianapolis 500|500]]
| [[1958 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1958 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1958 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
|style="background: #EFCFFF"| [[1958 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
| [[1958 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]
|
|
!rowspan=2| NC
!rowspan=2| 0
|-
! [[Ecurie Bonnier|Jo Bonnier]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background: #EFCFFF"| [[1958 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background: #CFCFFF"| [[1958 Moroccan Grand Prix|MOR]]<br>{{small|9}}
|-
|rowspan=2| {{F1|1959}}
! [[Scuderia Centro Sud]]
! [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] [[Cooper T51|T51]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] 250S 2.5 [[Inline-four engine|L4]]
| [[1959 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1959 Indianapolis 500|500]]
| [[1959 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1959 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
|style="background: #EFCFFF"| [[1959 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
!rowspan=2| NC
!rowspan=2| 0
|-
! [[British Racing Partnership]]
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[BRM P25|P25]]
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] P25 2.5 [[Inline-four engine|L4]]
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background: #EFCFFF"| [[1959 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
| [[1959 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]
| [[1959 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1959 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
|
|
|-
| {{F1|1960}}
! [[Porsche in motorsport|Porsche System Engineering]]
! [[Porsche in motorsport|Porsche]] [[Porsche 718|718]]
!  [[Porsche]] 547/3 1.5 [[Flat-four engine|F4]]
| [[1960 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[1960 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1960 Indianapolis 500|500]]
| [[1960 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1960 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1960 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1960 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1960 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]
|style="background: #DFFFDF"| [[1960 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br>{{small|6}}
| [[1960 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
|
! 28th
! 1
|-
|rowspan=2| {{F1|1961}}
! [[Porsche in motorsport|Porsche System Engineering]]
!rowspan=2| [[Porsche in motorsport|Porsche]] [[Porsche 718|718]]
!rowspan=2| [[Porsche]] 547/3 1.5 [[Flat-four engine|F4]]
|style="background: #CFCFFF"| [[1961 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br>{{small|9}}
|
|
|
|
|style="background: #CFCFFF"| [[1961 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br>{{small|13}}
| [[1961 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1961 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
|
|
|
!rowspan=2| NC
!rowspan=2| 0
|-
! [[Ecurie Maarsbergen]]
|
|style="background: #CFCFFF"| [[1961 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br>{{small|15}}
| [[1961 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1961 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|WD}}
| [[1961 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| [[1966 Formula One season|1966]]
! Roy Winkelmann Racing
! [[Brabham]] [[Brabham BT18|BT18]] (F2)
! [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Cosworth#The SCA series|Cosworth SCA]] 1.0 [[Inline-four engine|L4]]
| [[1966 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1966 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1966 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1966 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1966 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
|style="background: #CFCFFF"| [[1966 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br>{{small|11}}
| [[1966 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1966 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
| [[1966 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]
|
|
! NC
! 0
|-
| [[1969 Formula One season|1969]]
! Roy Winkelmann Racing
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 59|59B]] (F2)
! [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Cosworth#The FVA series|Cosworth FVA]] 1.6 [[Inline-four engine|L4]]
| [[1969 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
| [[1969 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[1969 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1969 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1969 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1969 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
|style="background: white"| [[1969 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br>{{small|WD}}
| [[1969 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[1969 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1969 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
| [[1969 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]
! NC
! 0
|}
;Notes
*{{note|1|1}} – Shared drive with [[Karl Kling]] and [[Stirling Moss]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== Further reading ==
* Frank Wiesner: ''Hans Herrmann Story'', Motorbuch Verlag, 2008, {{ISBN|978-3-613-02871-5}}
* Bernhard Völker: ''Hans Herrmann – Ein Leben für den Rennsport'', Motorbuch Verlag, 1998, {{ISBN|3-613-01880-2}}
* ''Hans Herrmann – Ich habe überlebt'',  Motorbuch Verlag, 1971 [http://www.rennfahrer-hans-herrmann.de/buecher.htm]

==External links==
{{commons category|Hans Herrmann (driver)}}
* [http://www.rennfahrer-hans-herrmann.de official Homepage of Hans Herrmann ]
* [http://www.motorsport-stats.com/f1/index.html F1 results ]
* [http://www.imca-slotracing.com/Porsche908.htm Porsche 908 races ]
* [http://www.imca-slotracing.com/AS70LM.htm Porsche 917 races]
* [http://baszero.ch/racing/2009/11/la-ronde-infernale/ The famous Hans Herrmann race at Le Mans 1969 on DVD!]

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