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Nürburgring Nordschleife, BRD

Date: 3/7/1966
Track length: 22.810 m
Attendance: unknown
Entries accepted: > 100
Starters: 82
Finishers: 38

Pole position: de Adamich/Zeccoli in 9.59,7
Fastest lap: de Adamich in 10.08,9

Distance: 6 hours
Average speed: 129,88 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 2/63
Car info: 1966 Cars

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Even before the start, the six-hour race looked like a formality; the Alfa Romeo team should win, they had been testing for days and could lap around 9.55 minutes, while the Cortinas and the BMW would not be able to get under 10 minutes. After their temporary withdrawal from racing, the time to prepare the car was limited for the new 2000 TI. Alfa Romeo set pole in practice, but lost two cars in practice after big accidents.
After the start Hahne took the lead, followed by Whitmore, de Adamich and a little further back young Ickx in the second Cortina, Glemser in the second BMW and surprisingly Koster in the RTH 1800 TISA.
After this firework, Hahne took care of his tires and let de Adamich and Whitmore pass. Bussinello retired with a broken engine, and both Cortinas retired with broken wheel bearings. After all this mayhem, the field was wide spread and Ben Pon found himself in the heavy Pfuhl-Mercedes seventh overall. A slow stop dropped the car to 15th, which Pfuhl could not improve any further.
Still, it looked like the race wasn’t over yet: Zeccoli was considerably slower than de Adamich had been, and Mairesse closed the gap to 43 seconds. Hahne took over, and did not have to worry about the lonely Lancia - there were four BMWs in front of it. But the stop took 4 minutes since all the wheels had to be changed; when Hahne stormed away, traffic and misfires did not allow the lap record to be taken back (de Adamich had clocked 10.08,9 early in the race) - and then another broken wheel meant retirement for the car.
Pon retired as well with a broken wheel, and since Glemser got a puncture de Adamich could win the race with a full lap in hand.

Division 1, 2 and 3
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1/1 31 Autodelta S.p.A.
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Andrea de Adamich, I
Teodoro Zeccoli, I
 1570 L4 Div. 2/1600 35 1 9.59,7 10.08,9  
2 1/1 25 BMW
BMW 2000 TI		 Dieter Glemser, D
Toni Fischhaber, D
 1990 L4 Div. 3/2000 34        
3 2/2   Jürgen Grähser
BMW 1800 TI		 Roland Ott, D
Jürgen Zink, D
 1773 L4 Div. 3/2000 33        
4 3/3 20 HF Squadra Corse Lancia
Lancia Flavia Sport Zagato		 Sandro Munari, I
Giorgio Pianta, I
 1800 B4 Div. 3/2000 33        
5 1/1 90 Abarth Corse
Fiat Abarth 1000 TC		 Giampiero Biscaldi, I
Wolf-Dieter Mantzel, D
 982 L4 Div. 1/1000 33        
6 2/2 96 Abarth Corse
Fiat Abarth 1000 TC		 Erich Bitter, D
Willi Kauhsen, D
 982 L4 Div. 1/1000 33 (1) 10.36,7    
7 3/3 89 Abarth Corse
Fiat Abarth 1000 TC		 Klaus Steinmetz, D
Johannes Ortner, A
 982 L4 Div. 1/1000 33        
8 4/4    
BMW 1800 TI		 Heinz Schütz, D
Helmut Kelleners, D
 1773 L4 Div. 3/2000 33        
9 5/1 7 Fixo-Flex Sports Team
Mercedes 300 SE		 Alfred Katz ("Fred Cats"), D
Kurt Geiss, D
 2996 L6 Div. 3/+2000 32        
10 2/1    
Glas 1304 TS		 Gerhard Bodmer, D
Dieter Schmid, D
 1290 L4 Div. 2/1300 32        
11 3/2    
Austin Mini Cooper S		 David Meer, GB
Mike Pigneguy, GB
 1293 L4 Div. 2/1300 32        
12 4/3    
Morris Mini Cooper S		 Colin Mynott, GB
Michael Clark, GB
 1293 L4 Div. 2/1300 32        
13 4/4 88 Abarth Corse
Fiat Abarth 1000 TC		 Giancarlo Baghetti, I
Ernst Furtmayr, D
 982 L4 Div. 1/1000 32        
14 5/2    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Günther Lohsträter, D
Wolf-Dieter Kniese, D
 1570 L4 Div. 2/1600 32        
15 6/4    
Austin Mini Cooper S		 Roger Heavens, GB
Mike Garton, GB
 1293 L4 Div. 2/1300 32        
16 7/5   Don Moore
Austin Mini Cooper S		 Julien Vernaeve, B
John Handley, GB
 1293 L4 Div. 2/1300 31        
17 6/5 13  
Volvo 122 S		 Evert Christofferson, S
Hans Wängstre, S
 1778 L4 Div. 3/2000 31        
18 8/3   VDS Racing team
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Serge Trosch, B
Georges Harris, B
 1570 L4 Div. 2/1600 31        
19 5/1 103  
Saab 96 Special		 Gösta Karlsson, S
Sigvard Johansson, S
 841 L3 Div. 1/850 30        
20 6/2 107 Abarth Corse Deutschland
Fiat Abarth 850 TC		 Waldemar Warmbold, D
Leonardo Cirincione, I
 847 L4 Div. 1/850 30        
21 7/2 5  
Mercedes 300 SE		 Robert Leysieffer, D
Karl von Kothem, D
 2996 L6 Div. 3/+2000 29        
22 7/1 119  
BMW 700 C		 Peter Marx, D
Wolfgang Kirch, D
 697 B2 Div. 1/700 28        
23 8/2 122  
BMW 700		 Anton Schramm, D
Hubert Müller, D
 697 B2 Div. 1/700 28        
24 9/3 101  
Panhard 24 CT		 Jacques Bigrat ("Bagrit"), F
Pierre Lelong, F
 848 B2 Div. 1/850 28        
25 8/3 6 Racing Team Holland
Mercedes 300 SE		 Albert Pfuhl, D
Ben Pon, NL
 2996 L6 Div. 3/+2000 27       Accident
26 10/3 110 Scuderia Colonia
BMW 700 S		 Heinz-Josef Derichs, D
Wilfried Zahn ("Peter Sylvester"), D
 697 B2 Div. 1/700 27        
  9/6 19  
BMW 1800 TI		 Manfred Busch, D
Hans Eickenberg, D
 1773 L4 Div. 3/2000          
  10/7 15 IGFA Racing Team
BMW 1800 TI		 Klaus-Peter Post, D
Winfried von Wrede, D
 1773 L4 Div. 3/2000          
  11/8 18 Rhein-Ruhr Racing Team
BMW 1800 TISA		 Rolf Kienen, D
Wolfgang Hansen, D
 1773 L4 Div. 3/2000          
  12/9 12 Racing Team Holland
BMW 2000 TI		 Hans Koster, NL
Kurt Pfnier, D
 1990 L4 Div. 3/2000         Accident
  /6    
Morris Mini Cooper S		 Max Wilson, GB
Martin Ryan, GB
 1293 L4 Div. 2/1300          
  /7    
Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI		 Frank Kalkuhl, D
Klaus-Friederich Rund, D
 1290 L4 Div. 2/1300          
  /8    
Glas 1304 TS		 Friedel Noenen, D
Dieter Nakaten, D
 1290 L4 Div. 2/1300          
  /9    
Renault R 8 Gordini		 Rolf Altmann, D
Adolf Neumann, D
 1108 L4 Div. 2/1300          
  /10    
Opel Kadett		 Eduard Kraus, D
Hugo Züpcke, D
 1078 L4 Div. 2/1300          
  /5 81 John Aley
Austin Mini Cooper S 970		 George Cayley, GB
Paul Hughes, GB
 999 L4 Div. 1/1000          
  /4 106 Team Valvoline
Saab 96 Special		 David Livebrandt, S
Kjell Jansson, S
 841 L3 Div. 1/850          
  1 125  
NSU Wankel Spider		 Josef Weber, D
Achim Zerbe, D
 498 R1 Wankel class 28   12.49,0    
DNF     Autodelta S.p.A.
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Roberto Bussinello, I
Giacomo Russo ("Geki"), I
 1570 L4 Div. 2/1600 2       Engine
DNF   115  
BMW 700 S		 Holger Maassen, D
Günther Lehmann, D
 697 B2 Div. 1/700          
DNF   112 Caltex Racing Team
BMW 700		 Manfred Berthold, D
Ekkehard Schimpf, D
 697 B2 Div. 1/700          
DNF   114  
Steyr-Puch 650 TR		 Wolfgang Frye, D
Adolf Beyerlein, D
 692 B2 Div. 1/700          
DNF   116  
BMW 700 S		 Jürgen Dietrich, D
Horst Herrnleben, D
 697 B2 Div. 1/700          
DNF   118 Renngemeinschaft Nürburgring
BMW 700 S		 Peter Otto, D
Jörg Klasen, D
 697 B2 Div. 1/700          
DNF   123  
BMW 700		 Yvan Pillonell, F
Michel Finkel, F
 697 B2 Div. 1/700          
DNF      
NSU Sport Prinz		 Werner Heiden, D
Günter Schlieper, D
 598 L2 Div. 1/700          
DNF   113  
BMW 700		 Horst Ranke, D
Gustav-Dieter Edelhoff, D
 697 B2 Div. 1/700   (1) 11.14,2    
DNF      
Ford Anglia Super		 Laurie Goodwin, GB
Tony Lanfranchi, GB
 1220 L4 Div. 2/1300         Halfshaft
DNF   91 Abarth Corse
Fiat Abarth 1000 TC		 Rolf Stommelen, D
John Fitzpatrick, GB
 982 L4 Div. 1/1000         Gearbox
DNF     VDS Racing team
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Maurice Damseaux, B
"Klemm"
 1570 L4 Div. 2/1600 26       Engine
DNF   24 BMW
BMW 2000 TI		 Hubert Hahne, D
Willy Mairesse, B
 1990 L4 Div. 3/2000 24 3 10.01,7   Broken wheel
DNF     Alan Mann Racing
Ford Lotus Cortina		 Jacky Ickx, B
Paul Hawkins, AUS
 1594 L4 Div. 2/1600 4       Wheel bearing
DNF   37 Alan Mann Racing
Ford Lotus Cortina		 John Whitmore, GB
Frank Gardner, AUS
 1594 L4 Div. 2/1600 3 2 10.00,8   Wheel bearing
DNF      
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Karl Foitek, CH
Dieter Fröhlich, D
 1570 L4 Div. 2/1600 3       Engine
DNF   1 Österreichischer Automobilsportclub
Ford Mustang (T5)		 Hubertus von Rohrer, A
Lutz Hillesheim, D
 4728 V8 Div. 3/+2000          
DNF     John Aley
Austin Mini Cooper S		 John Aley, GB
Han Akersloot, NL
 1293 L4 Div. 2/1300          
DNF      
Morris Mini Cooper S		 Phil de Banks, GB
Brian Smith, GB
 1293 L4 Div. 2/1300          
DNF   10  
BMW 1800 TISA		 Wilhelm Friedrich Klein, D
Wolfgang Haaf, D
 1773 L4 Div. 3/2000          
DNF   16 IGFA Racing Team
BMW 1800 TI		 Siegfried Dau, D
Dieter Basche, D
 1773 L4 Div. 3/2000          
DNF   17  
BMW 1800 TI		 Hans-Peter Koepchen, D
Josef Schnitzer, D
 1773 L4 Div. 3/2000          
DNF   21 Renngemeinschaft Nürburgring
BMW 2000 TI		 Heinz Gilges, D
Hans E. Böhm, D
 1990 L4 Div. 3/2000          
DNF      
BMW 2000 TI		 Heinz Becker, D
Kurt Louis, D
 1990 L4 Div. 3/2000          
DNF      
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 March Schadler, I
 1570 L4 Div. 2/1600          
DNF      
Alfa Romeo Giulia TI Super		 Dieter Jeub, D
Arthur Schneider, D
 1570 L4 Div. 2/1600          
DNF      
Ford Lotus Cortina		 Frans Lubin, NL
Karl-Heinz Herbst ("Heinrich Lenz"), D
 1594 L4 Div. 2/1600          
DNF      
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Dieter Gleich, D
Friedhelm Theissen, D
 1570 L4 Div. 2/1600          
DNF      
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Jan-Erik Andreason, S
Björn Rothstein, S
 1293 L4 Div. 2/1300          
DNF      
Glas 1304 TS		 Herbert Heimer, D
Wolfgang Bingemer, D
 1290 L4 Div. 2/1300          
DNF      
Austin Mini Cooper S		 ? Lionel Wallman, B
H.-Joachim Klemm, CH
 1293 L4 Div. 2/1300          
DNF      
Glas 1304 TS		 Klaus Scholz, D
Werner Geller, D
 1290 L4 Div. 2/1300          
DNF      
Glas 1204 TS		 Detlev Reiff, D
"Hoffstätter", D
 1189 L4 Div. 2/1300          
DNF      
Glas 1304 TS		 Manfred Herbertz, D
Fritz Rohsky, D
 1290 L4 Div. 2/1300          
DNF      
Glas 1204 TS		 Willibald Graul, D
Franz Schwan, D
 1189 L4 Div. 2/1300          
DNF      
Morris Mini Cooper S		 Dieter Mohr, D
Tappleton, USA
 1293 L4 Div. 2/1300          
DNF   82 Abarth Corse
Fiat Abarth 1000 TC		 Klaus Göttig, D
Hans Hessel, D
 982 L4 Div. 1/1000          
DNF   83 Hay-Hay Racing Team
Fiat Abarth 1000 TC		 Ove Nicklasson, S
Rolf Eklöf, S
 982 L4 Div. 1/1000          
DNF   84 Racing Team S.A.S.
Fiat Abarth 1000 TC		 Ed Swart, NL
Toine Hezemans, NL
 982 L4 Div. 1/1000          
DNF   87  
DKW F12		 Heinz Behr, D
Hans Coenen, D
 889 L3 Div. 1/1000          
DNF   86  
NSU Prinz 1000		 K.H. Thiemann, D
Manfred Juchem, D
 996 L4 Div. 1/1000          
DNF   94  
Fiat Abarth 1000 TC		 Josef Menneken, D
Heinz-Dieter Werner, D
 982 L4 Div. 1/1000          
DNF   102 Renngemeinschaft MSC
DKW F11 Junior		 Hannelore Werner, D
Wilfried Oetelshoven, D
 796 L3 Div. 1/850          
DNF   104  
DKW F11 Junior		 Willi Feuersänger, D
Dieter Weizinger, D
 796 L3 Div. 1/850          
DNS     Morris Cooper Racing Holland
Morris Mini Cooper S		 Tonio Hildebrand, NL
John Fitzpatrick, GB
 1293 L4 Div. 2/1300         Blown engine
DNS   30 Autodelta S.p.A.
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Ignazio Giunti, I
Enrico Pinto, I
 1570 L4 Div. 2/1600         Accident in practice
DNS     Autodelta S.p.A.
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Giovanni "Nanni" Galli, I
 1570 L4 Div. 2/1600         Accident in practice