Motoring trade manager from Mannheim. A very capable amateur indeed, with 2nd at Le Mans in 1952 with Helmut Niedermayr in their Mercedes Benz 300SL a highlight. Helfrich also won the German Formula 2 championship in 1953, a year which also saw him come third in the Rhineland Cup held at the Nurburgring. A good car developer, he later liased with Borgward and then raced in hillclimbs, sportscars and Formula 3, again taking many wins, until he stopped racing in the late 1950's.

Biography last updated 20 Dec 2015