Ernst Jakob Henne ((1904-02-22)22 February 1904 – 23 May 2005(2005-05-23) (aged 101) ) was a German motorcycle racer and racecar driver.
[3] In 1925 he competed in the Monza Grand Prix, his first major international event, where he placed sixth in the 350cc class.
[1] Henne competed in the International Six Days Trial, and was a member of the winning German teams of 1933, 1934, and 1935.
[3] He also raced sports cars, winning the two-litre class of the 1936 Eifelrennen in the first appearance of the BMW 328.
[5] Having earned his pilot's licence in 1932, Henne was conscripted by the Luftwaffe during World War II, but was declared unfit due to the skull fractures and concussions he had suffered during his racing career.