Ambraüsus "Brausch" Niemann (born 7 January 1939) is a former

racing driver Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. In North America, the term is commonly used to describe all forms of automobile sport including non ...

from

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. He participated in 2

Formula One Formula One (F1) is the highest class of worldwide racing for open-wheel single-seater formula Auto racing, racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The FIA Formula One World Championship has been one ...

World Championship Grands Prix in 1963 and 1965, both in his home country, driving a privately entered Lotus. He managed to qualify for the first of these, finishing 14th and scoring no championship points. After success in

Formula Junior Formula Junior was an international single-seater auto racing, motor racing category that existed between 1958 and 1963. Devised by Italian motorsport promoter Count Giovanni "Johnny" Giovanni Lurani, Lurani, the formula was created as an ac ...

in the mid-1960s, Niemann switched to enduro motor cycle racing, winning the South African championship in 1979.

Racing record

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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Complete British Saloon Car Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.) † Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

References

*"The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1996 {{DEFAULTSORT:Niemann, Brausch South African racing drivers South African Formula One drivers 1939 births Living people Sportspeople from Durban