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Fritz Riess was a German Formula 1 driver who drove one race for Veritas-BMW in 1952. He was born on 1922-07-11 in Nuremberg. The only Formula 1 race he drove was the the 1952 Grand Prix of Germany. During that race Riess wasn't able to score points.
| Name: | Fritz Riess |
| Nationality: |  German |
| Birthday: | July 11th 1922 |
| Passed away: | May 15th 1991 (68) |
| Birthplace: | Nuremberg | Races: | 1 race |
| Total points: | 0 points |
| Wins: | 0 wins |
| Podiums: | 0 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 0 retirements |
| First race: | 1952 Germany |
| Last race: | 1952 Germany |
Fritz Riess by year
| All years | 1952 |
Overall stats: Fritz Riess
| #1 | Best Finish | Fritz Riess |  | 7 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Fritz Riess | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Fritz Riess | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Fritz Riess | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Fritz Riess | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Fritz Riess | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Fritz Riess | | (0x) |
Best finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1952 | 6 | Nurburgring | Fritz Riess | Veritas-BMW | 7 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Fritz Riess | | 7 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Fritz Riess | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Fritz Riess | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Fritz Riess | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Fritz Riess | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Fritz Riess | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Fritz Riess | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1952 | 6 | Nurburgring | Fritz Riess | Veritas-BMW | 7 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1952 Veritas-BMW | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Fritz Riess
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna | | 2.49 place | |
| #708 | Average race points | Fritz Riess | | 0 points | |
| #708 | Most points finishes | Fritz Riess | | finishes | |
| #464 | Average race result | Fritz Riess | | 7 place | |
| #708 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Fritz Riess | | 0 retirements | |
| #724 | Most avoidable retirements | Fritz Riess | | 0 retirements | |
| #669 | Most race laps | Fritz Riess | | 16 laps | |
| #511 | Oldest driver | Fritz Riess | | 30 years, 23 days | |
| #689 | Most races | Fritz Riess | | 1 races | |
| #453 | Youngest driver | Fritz Riess | | 30 years, 23 days | |
| #707 | Start from P1 | Fritz Riess | | 0 starts | |
| #551 | Biggest gain in race | Fritz Riess | | 5 places gained | |
| #708 | Most points | Fritz Riess | | 0 points | |
| #758 | Most retirements | Fritz Riess | | 0 retirements | |
| #708 | Most podiums | Fritz Riess | | 0 podiums | |
| #707 | Most wins | Fritz Riess | | 0 wins |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 2.49 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 3.13 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 3.36 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 4.22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 4.84 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 305 | Eitel Cantoni | 0 |
| 305 | Bill Aston | 0 |
| 305 | Fritz Riess | 0 |
| 305 | Helmut Niedermayr | 0 |
| 305 | Hans Klenk | 0 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 297 | Eitel Cantoni | |
| 297 | Bill Aston | |
| 297 | Fritz Riess | |
| 297 | Helmut Niedermayr | |
| 297 | Hans Klenk |
| Driver | Place | |
| 445 | Peter Broeker | 7 |
| 445 | Mike Sparken | 7 |
| 445 | Fritz Riess | 7 |
| 445 | Harry Blanchard | 7 |
| 466 | Jenson Button | 6.98 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 271 | Eitel Cantoni | 0 |
| 271 | Bill Aston | 0 |
| 271 | Fritz Riess | 0 |
| 271 | Helmut Niedermayr | 0 |
| 271 | Hans Klenk | 0 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 387 | Eitel Cantoni | 0 |
| 387 | Bill Aston | 0 |
| 387 | Fritz Riess | 0 |
| 387 | Helmut Niedermayr | 0 |
| 387 | Hans Klenk | 0 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 665 | Ottorino Volonterio | 16 |
| 665 | Rodney Nuckey | 16 |
| 665 | Fritz Riess | 16 |
| 670 | Andre Milhoux | 15 |
| 670 | Willi Heeks | 15 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 509 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | 30 years, 1 month, 14 days |
| 510 | Aldo Gordini | 30 years, 1 month, 11 days |
| 511 | Fritz Riess | 30 years, 23 days |
| 512 | Tony Marsh | 30 years, 17 days |
| 513 | Kimi Raikkonen | 30 years, 15 days |
| Driver | Races | |
| 574 | Eric Thompson | 1 |
| 574 | Graham Whitehead | 1 |
| 574 | Fritz Riess | 1 |
| 574 | Helmut Niedermayr | 1 |
| 574 | Hans Klenk | 1 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 451 | Jean Pierre Beltoise | 30 years, 11 days |
| 452 | Herbert MacKay-Fraser | 30 years, 14 days |
| 453 | Fritz Riess | 30 years, 23 days |
| 454 | Jackie Pretorius | 30 years, 1 month, 10 days |
| 455 | Aldo Gordini | 30 years, 1 month, 11 days |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 92 | Eitel Cantoni | 0 |
| 92 | Bill Aston | 0 |
| 92 | Fritz Riess | 0 |
| 92 | Helmut Niedermayr | 0 |
| 92 | Hans Klenk | 0 |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 547 | Kurt Ahrens | 5 |
| 547 | Jay Chamberlain | 5 |
| 547 | Fritz Riess | 5 |
| 547 | Dave Morgan | 5 |
| 547 | Moises Solana | 5 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 305 | Eitel Cantoni | 0 |
| 305 | Bill Aston | 0 |
| 305 | Fritz Riess | 0 |
| 305 | Helmut Niedermayr | 0 |
| 305 | Hans Klenk | 0 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 641 | Eric Thompson | 0 |
| 641 | Graham Whitehead | 0 |
| 641 | Fritz Riess | 0 |
| 641 | Helmut Niedermayr | 0 |
| 641 | Hans Klenk | 0 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 192 | Eitel Cantoni | 0 |
| 192 | Bill Aston | 0 |
| 192 | Fritz Riess | 0 |
| 192 | Helmut Niedermayr | 0 |
| 192 | Hans Klenk | 0 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 101 | Eitel Cantoni | 0 |
| 101 | Bill Aston | 0 |
| 101 | Fritz Riess | 0 |
| 101 | Helmut Niedermayr | 0 |
| 101 | Hans Klenk | 0 |
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