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{{Short description|German racing driver (1918{{ndash}}1995)}}
{{Infobox F1 driver|
  name = Harry Merkel |
  nationality = {{flagicon|DEU}} German |
  birth_date = {{birth date|1918|1|10|df=y}} |
  birth_place = [[Taucha]], [[Saxony]], Germany |
  death_date = {{death date and age|1995|2|11|1918|1|10|df=y}} |
  death_place = [[Killarney Vale, New South Wales|Killarney Vale]], [[New South Wales]], Australia |
  Years = {{F1|1952}} |
  Team(s) =  non-works [[BMW in Formula One|BMW]] |
  Races = 1 (0 starts)|
  Championships = 0 |
  Wins = 0 |
  Podiums = 0 |
  Points = 0 |
  Poles = 0 |
  Fastest laps = 0 |
  First race = [[1952 German Grand Prix]] |
}}
'''Harry Erich Merkel''' (10 January 1918 – 11 February 1995) was a German racing driver. His single entry to a World Championship Grand Prix was at the [[1952 German Grand Prix]], sharing one of [[Willi Krakau]]'s cars, a [[BMW in Formula One|BMW]]-Eigenbau. He did not qualify, failing to set a time.<ref>Steve Small, "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Guinness, 1996, p.462.</ref>
[[File:Porsche Spyder Rometsch - Harry Merkel - 1954.jpg|thumb|left|Merkel in a Porsche Spyder Rometsch in 1954]]

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==Complete Formula One World Championship results==
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! WDC
! Points
|-
| [[1952 Formula One season|1952]]
! [[Willi Krakau]]
! [[Willi Krakau|Krakau]] [[BMW 328|Eigenbau]]
! [[BMW in Formula One|BMW]] 328 2.0 [[Straight-6|L6]]
| [[1952 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]
| [[1952 Indianapolis 500|500]]
| [[1952 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1952 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1952 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[1952 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|DNS}}
| [[1952 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1952 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
! NC
! 0
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Formula One drivers from Germany}}

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[[Category:1918 births]]
[[Category:1995 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Taucha]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from the Kingdom of Saxony]]
[[Category:German racing drivers]]
[[Category:German Formula One drivers]]
[[Category:BMW (1950s–60s) Formula One drivers]]
[[Category:Racing drivers from Saxony]]
[[Category:German expatriate sportspeople in Australia]]


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