Titles & Records

Overview of victories in national and international motorcycle championships on NSU from 1947 to 1963

Year Driver Championship Class Vehicle
1947 Hermann Böhm / Karl Fuchs German Champion 600 cc Motorbike with sidecar NSU 600 SSR King Shaft
Hermann Böhm / Karl Fuchs German Mountain Champion 1.000 cc Motorbike with sidecar NSU 600 SSR King Shaft
1948 Wilhelm Herz German Champion 350 cc Solo NSU 350 cc Supercharger
Hermann Böhm / Karl Fuchs German Champion 600 cc Motorbike with sidecar NSU 500 cc Supercharger
1950 Heiner Fleischmann German Champion 350 cc Solo NSU 350 cc Supercharger
Hermann Böhm / Karl Fuchs German Champion 600 cc Motorbike with sidecar NSU 500 cc Supercharger
1952 Otto Daiker German Champion 125 cc Solo NSU Rennfox
1953 NSU Factory Team Brand World Champion 250 cc Solo NSU Rennmax
Werner Haas World Champion 125 cc Solo NSU Rennfox
Werner Haas German Champion 125 cc Solo NSU Rennfox
Werner Haas World Champion 250 cc Solo NSU Rennfox
Werner Haas German Champion 250 cc Solo NSU Rennmax
1954 Rupert Hollaus World Champion 125 cc Solo NSU Rennfox
Werner Haas German Champion 125 cc Solo NSU Rennfox
Werner Haas World Champion 250 cc Solo NSU Rennmax
Werner Haas German Champion 250 cc Solo NSU Rennmax
H. P. Müller German Champion 350 cc Solo NSU Rennmax (288 cc)
1955 H. P. Müller World Champion 250 cc Solo NSU Sportmax
Hans Baltisberger German Champion 250 cc Solo NSU Sportmax
1956 Hans Baltisberger German Champion 250 cc Solo NSU Sportmax
1957 Horst Kassner German Champion 250 cc Solo NSU Sportmax
Helmut Hallmeier German Champion 350 cc Solo NSU Sportmax
1959 Horst Kassner German Champion 250 cc Solo NSU Sportmax
1960 Heiner Butz German Champion 250 cc Solo NSU Sportmax
1961 Horst Kassner German Champion 250 cc Solo NSU Sportmax
Gebrüder Habiger Swiss Champion 250 cc Motorbike with sidecar NSU Sportmax
1962 Gebrüder Habiger Swiss Champion 250 cc Motorbike with sidecar NSU Sportmax
1963 Heiner Butz German Champion 250 cc Solo NSU Sportmax
Gebrüder Habiger Swiss Champion 250 cc Motorbike with sidecar NSU Sportmax

Overview of the world speed records on NSU motorbikes 1951

Record runs on 12 April 1951 with Delphin I and streamlined record motorbikes with sidecar (350 cc or 500 cc NSU supercharger engines)

Class Driver Distance Speed
500 cc Solo Wilhelm Herz 1 km (flying start) 290 km/h (total motorbike world record)
1 Mile (flying start) 288 km/h
350 cc Solo Wilhelm Herz 1 km (flying start) 278 km/h
1 Mile (flying start) 279 km/h
500 cc Motorbike with sidecar Hermann Böhm 1 km (flying start) 202 km/h
1 Mile (flying start) 201 km/h
350 cc Motorbike with sidecar Hermann Böhm 1 km (flying start) 187 km/h
1 Mile (flying start) 185 km/h

Overview of the world speed records on NSU motorbikes 1951

Record runs on 25/26 October 1951 with Delphin I and streamlined record motorbike with sidecar (350 cc or 500 cc NSU supercharged engines).

Class Driver Distance Speed
500 cc Motorbike with sidecar Hermann Böhm 1 km (flying start) 248 km/h (total motorbike with sidecar world record)
1 Mile (flying start) 247 km/h
350 cc Motorbike with sidecar Hermann Böhm 1 km (flying start) 217 km/h
1 Mile (flying start) 216 km/h
500 cc Motorbike with sidecar Hermann Böhm 1 km (standing start) 136 km/h
1 Mile (standing start) 157 km/h
500 cc Solo Wilhelm Herz 1 km (standing start) 164 km/h
1 Mile (standing start) 183 km/h
350 cc Solo Wilhelm Herz 1 km (standing start) 146 km/h
1 Mile (standing start) 164 km/h

The records in the 500 cc solo and sidecar classes apply simultaneously to the 750 cc, 1,000 cc and 1,200 cc classes.

Overview of the world speed records on NSU motorbikes in 1954

Record runs on 27 April 1954 with Baumm I and Baumm II (50 cc NSU Quickly engine and 100 cc NSU Fox engine respectively)

Class Driver Distance Speed
50 cc Solo G. A. Baumm 1 km (flying start) 127.3 km/h
1 Mile (flying start) 127.8 km/h (also applies to the 75 cc class)
5 km (flying start) 124 km/h (also applies to the 75 cc class)
100 cc G. A. Baumm 1 km (flying start) 178.5 km/h
1 Mile (flying start) 178.6 km/h
5 km (flying start) 171.4 km/h
5 Miles (flying start) 173.4 km/h (also applies to the 125 cc and 175 cc class)

Overview of the world speed records on NSU motorbikes in 1955

Record runs on 10 May 1955 with Baumm II (50 cc NSU Quickly engine or 125 cc NSU Rennfox engine)

Class Driver Distance Speed
50 cc Solo (also applies to the 75 cc class) G. A. Baumm 1 km (flying start) 150 km/h
1 Mile (flying start) 151 km/h
5 km (flying start) 145 km/h
5 Miles (flying start) 147 km/h
125 cc Solo (also applies to the 175 cc and 250 cc class) G. A. Baumm 1 km (flying start) 217 km/h
1 Mile (flying start) 218 km/h
5 km (flying start) 209 km/h
5 Miles (flying start) 211 km/h

Overview of the world speed records on NSU motorbikes in 1956

Record runs in August 1956 with Baumm II (50 cc NSU Quickly engine; 100 cc and 125 cc NSU Rennfox engine) and Delphin III (350 cc and 500 cc NSU supercharger engine).

Class Driver Vehicle Distance Speed
50 cc (also applies to the 75 cc class) H. P. Müller Baumm II 1 km (fs.) 196 km/h
1 Mile (fs.) 196 km/h
5 km (fs.) 196 km/h
5 Milen (fs.) 195 km/h
10 km (ss.) 134 km/h
10 Miles (ss.) 131 km/h
100 cc H. P. Müller Baumm II 1 km (fs.) 222 km/h
1 Mile (fs.) 222 km/h
5 km (fs.) 220 km/h
5 Miles (fs.) 221 km/h
10 km (ss.) 180 km/h
10 Miles (ss.) 192 km/h
125 cc (also applies to the 175 cc and 250 cc class) H. P. Müller Baumm II 1 km (fs.) 242 km/h
1 Mile (fs.) 241 km/h
5 km (fs.) 239 km/h
5 Miles (fs.) 240 km/h
10 km (ss.) 199 km/h
10 Miles (ss.) 213 km/h
350 cc Wilhelm Herz Delphin III 1 km (fs.) 304 km/h
1 Mile (fs.) 305 km/h
5 km (fs.) 295 km/h
5 Miles (fs.) 293 km/h
H. P. Müller Baumm II (with 50 cc engine) 10 km (ss.) 199 km/h
10 Miles (ss.) 213 km/h
500 cc (also applies to the 750 cc and 1,000 cc class) Wilhelm Herz Delphin III 1 km (fs.) 338 km/h
1 Mile (fs.) 339 km/h (total motorbike world record)
5 km (fs.) 336 km/h
5 Miles (fs.) 328 km/h

fs. = flying start, ss. = standing start

Overview of victories in the German off-road championship on NSU Geländemax from 1955 to 1967

Year Driver Class
1955 Werner Sautter 250 cc Motorbike with sidecar
1956 Werner Sautter 250 cc Motorbike with sidecar
1957 Werner Sautter 250 cc Motorbike with sidecar
1958 Erwin Schmider 350 cc Solo
Josef Kelle 250 cc Motorbike with sidecar
1959 Erwin Schmider 350 cc Solo
Josef Kelle 250 cc Motorbike with sidecar
1960 Erwin Schmider 350 cc Solo
Josef Kelle 250 cc Motorbike with sidecar
1961 Erwin Schmider 350 cc Solo
Josef Kelle 250 cc Motorbike with sidecar
1962 Erwin Schmider 350 cc Solo
Josef Kelle 250 cc Motorbike with sidecar
1963 Erwin Schmider 350 cc Solo
Josef Kelle 250 cc Motorbike with sidecar
1964 Erwin Schmider 350 cc Solo
Josef Kelle 250 cc Motorbike with sidecar
1965 Erwin Schmider 350 cc Solo
Josef Kelle 250 cc Motorbike with sidecar
1966 Erwin Schmider 350 cc Solo
Josef Kelle 250 cc Motorbike with sidecar
1967 Erwin Schmider 350 cc Solo
Josef Kelle 250 cc Motorbike with sidecar

Overview of victories in national and international touring car championships on NSU from 1962 to 1976

Year Driver Championship Vehicle
1962 Karl-Heinz Panowitz German Touring Car Mountain Champion NSU 600
1963 Siegfried Spiess German Touring Car Mountain Champion NSU 600
1964 Günther Irmscher ONS Cup Winner NSU Sportprinz
1965 Siegfried Spiess German GT Mountain Champion in all classes NSU 1000
Günther Irmscher German Rally Champion NSU 600
1966 Karl-Heinz Panowitz German GT Rally Champion NSU Spider
Alexandros Maniatopoulos Greek Motoring Champion NSU Spider
Heinz Böck Austrian Motoring Champion NSU 1000
William Scheeren Belgian Mountain Champion NSU TT
1967 Siegfried Spiess German Mountain Champion in all classes NSU Spider
Paul Merklein ONS Cup Winner NSU TTS
William Scheeren Belgian Mountain Champion NSU TT
Christine Beckers Belgian Mountain Champion NSU Spider
K. Rehbein North American and Canadian Champion NSU TTS
Günther Irmscher Overall winner Tour d’Europe NSU TT
1968 Siegfried Spiess German Mountain Champion in all classes NSU Spider
Axel Houben German Automobile Slalom Champion NSU TT
William Scheeren Belgian Mountain Champion NSU TT
Flemming H. Andersen Danish Motoring Champion NSU TTS
Henri van Oorschot Dutch Special Touring Car Champion NSU TTS
Gluhak Mladen Yugoslavian State Champion NSU TT
Gluhak Mladen Yugoslavian State Champion NSU TT
Jovica Palikovic Yugoslavian State Champion NSU TTS
Bill Allen American Champion, South Pacific Region NSU TTS
1969 Bartuschat/Hojer ONS Cup Winner NSU TTS
Manfred Kilian ONS Cup Winner NSU TTS
Ernst Binder Austrian Rally State Champion NSU TTS
Alexandros Maniatopoulos Greek Rally Champion NSU TT
Smiljanic Dubravko Yugoslavian Rally Champion NSU TT
Michael Buekeas Belgian Circuit Champion NSU TT
Yves Deprez Belgian Circuit Champion NSU TT
Bill Allen American Champion, South Pacific Region NSU TTS
Mike Sherwin American Champion, Central Division Region NSU TTS
Emett Wilder American Champion, North Pacific Region NSU TTS
1970 Ernst Binder Austrian Rally State Champion NSU TTS
Smiljanic Dubravko Yugoslavian Rally Champion NSU TT
Manfred Kilian German Automobile Slalom Champion NSU TTS
1971 Franz Waldhier German Mountain Champion NSU TT
1973 Winnie Vogt German Mountain Champion NSU TTS
1974 Willie Bergmeister German Mountain Champion NSU TTS
1976 Ludwig Nieberle German Mountain Champion NSU TTS