Became a successful manufacturer of snow-grooming vehicles, which still runs very successfully today. Died of a heart-attack whilst at work at the Innsbruck ski resort in Austria. Prinoth was living in East Germany when he established his engineering company aged 28 before developing that into the specialist ski-grooming devices that made him his name and fortune. The success from this ended a racing career he took up in the late 1950's, compting in rallying, long-distance sportscar events and Formula Junior.

Biography last updated 1 Feb 2016