Rolf Steinhausen [SEP] place of birth
Rolf Steinhausen
Rolf Steinhausen (born July 27, 1943 in Nümbrecht) is a German former motorcycle racer, winner of two Sidecar World Championships.
Steinhausen made his debut in motorcycle racing in 1961. After a few incidents, in 1964 moved on to the sidecar class, driven also by his friendship with the four-time World Sidecar Champion Max Deubel. Deubel recognized Steinhausen's talent and gave him one of his sidecars.
Having started with the sidecar powered by BMW in 1972 Steinhausen decided to use the engines of
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Despite winning his third Sidecar TT, he had an anonymous 1978, finishing in 14th place in the world championship, the 1979 season saw Steinhausen fighting for the title of the category B2A, finishing in 2nd place behind the Swiss Rolf Biland. That '79 title was one of the last competitive seasons for Steinhausen, whose career ended in late 1989, having won two German sidecar titles (1986 and 1987).
After retiring Steinhausen has become an entrepreneur, running a trucking firm. He is father of current