Theodor Helfrich (13 May 1913 in Frankfurt am Main – 29 April 1978 in Ludwigshafen am Rhein)[1] was a racing driver from Germany. He participated in three World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 3 August 1952, but scored no championship points. He was German Formula Two Champion in 1953,[1] took a number of wins in the German Formula Three Championship in a Cooper-Norton,[2] and finished in second place in the 1952 24 Hours of Le Mans race.[2]
Theo Helfrich sitting in his MkVIII Cooper 500 Formula Three car, at the 6th Leipziger Stadtparkrennen, 16 May 1954
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| Born | (1913-05-13)13 May 1913 |
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| Died | 29 April 1978(1978-04-29) (aged 64) |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  West German |
| Active years | 1952–1954 |
| Teams | Veritas, Klenk |
| Entries | 3 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1952 German Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1954 German Grand Prix |
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | WDC | Points |
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| 1952 | Theo Helfrich | Veritas RS | Veritas-L6 | SUI | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER Ret |
NED | ITA | NC | 0 | |
| 1953 | Theo Helfrich | Veritas RS | Veritas-L6 | ARG | 500 | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER 12 |
SUI | ITA | NC | 0 |
| 1954 | Hans Klenk | Klenk Meteor | BMW-L6 | ARG | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER Ret |
SUI | ITA | ESP | NC | 0 |
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