Paul Pietsch

Paul Pietsch
Pietsch at 1938 Targa Florio in a Maserati 4CM
Born(1911-06-20)20 June 1911
Freiburg im Breisgau, German Empire
Died31 May 2012(2012-05-31) (aged 100)
Titisee-Neustadt, Germany
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality German
Active years19501952
TeamsAlfa Romeo, non-works Maserati and Veritas
Entries3
First entry1950 Italian Grand Prix
Last entry1952 German Grand Prix

Paul Pietsch (20 June 1911 – 31 May 2012) was a racing driver, journalist and publisher from Germany, who founded the magazine Das Auto and published many other as his Motor Presse Stuttgart became the largest publisher in the European market for technology and special interest magazines.

He had a career in 1930s Grand Prix racing, and returned after the war, becoming the first German ever to take part in Formula One World Championship Grand Prix.