Max Sailer

{{Short description|German racing driver (1882–1964)}}

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{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Max Sailer

| image = Max Sailer at the 1914 French Grand Prix (cropped).jpg

| caption = Sailer at the 1914 French Grand Prix

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1882|12|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Esslingen am Neckar,
Württemberg, German Empire

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1964|02|05|1882|12|20|df=y}}

| death_place = Esslingen am Neckar,
Baden-Württemberg, Germany

| module1 =

{{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes

| Total_Champ_Races = 1

| Years_In_Champ = 1

| Best_Champ_Pos = 19th (1923)

| First_Champ_Race = 1923 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)

| Champ_Wins = 0

| Champ_Podiums = 0

| Champ_Poles = 0

}}}}

Max Sailer (20 December 1882 – 5 February 1964) was a German racing driver.

Biography

Sailer was born in Esslingen. Prior to World War II he headed Mercedes' racing efforts, later retiring to become a technical director of the firm. He died in his native town of Esslingen, aged 81.{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Allen |title=Max Sailer |url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Max_Sailer |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=OldRacingCars.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Max Sailer |url=http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/SailerMax.htm |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=www.champcarstats.com}}

Motorsports career results

= Indianapolis 500 results =

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Year{{cite web |url= http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/events/indy500/history/historical-stats/driver-stats/drivers/max-sailer|title= Driver Stats|website= IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com |access-date= 2016-05-16}}

!Car

!Start

!Qual

!Rank

!Finish

!Laps

!Led

!Retired

1923

|15

|20

|90.550

|18

|8

|200

|0

|Running

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|200

|0

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Starts

|1

Poles

|0

Front Row

|0

Wins

|0

Top 5

|0

Top 10

|1

Retired

|0

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References