Herbert Linge (* June 11, 1928 in Weissach) is a former
German racing and rally driver. As an employee of
Porsche, he was involved in many events, and later also in motorsport safety.He took part in many
24 Hours of Le Mans races in the 1960s, even with a
Porsche 917. He became famous for being the co-driver of
Hans Herrmann in the 1954
Mille Miglia, when their low
Porsche 550 passed under a closed railroad crossing, with both ducking under the dashboard.The
Deutscher Motor Sport Bund's DMSB-Staffel, founded in
1972 by Linge for the
Oberste Nationale Sportbehörde as ONS-Staffel, is considered the first mobile track marshalling crew, equipped with fast cars like the
Porsche 914 or
Porsche 911, carrying fire extinguishers and doctors in order to arrive quickly at a crash site.
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