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ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Wunstorf

Wunstorf Airfield, BRD

Date: 17/8/1968 to: 18/8/1968
Track length: 5.100 m
Attendance: 40.000
Entries accepted: unknown
Starters:
Finishers:

Pole position:
Fastest lap:

Distance: 10 laps
Average speed:
Weather: Heavy rain
Ruleset: Group 2/63, group 3/63
Car info: 1968 Cars

 

Round 7 should have been the support race to the German Grand Prix; but the thick fog and heavy rain made cancellation of all the Saturday races a wise decision. So the championship continued on the Wunstorf Airfield track. The weather was no better than the GP, but all races were held on schedule.

The small GT’s raced on Saturday. Panowitz’ NSU did not survive practice (at least its gearbox didn’t, so four Hondas were on their own, Herd winning. The 1300 cc cars were not particularly impressed with the rain either, Marschke winning in front of Ernst.

The 1000 cc touring cars had a surprise entry for Erich Bitter, better known up that point for his outings in a Carrera 6. He got used to the little Italian car quickly - he won the race in front of Casteel, Obid and Wisskirchen. Eichhammer had to retire.

The 1300- and 1600 cc touring cars had predictable winners in Schmarje and Schultze, although the first one had to deal with Eckhardt’s Alfa first.


GTs under 1300 cc
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    
Alpine A 110 1300
Manfred Marschke, D
1255/1289 L4 GT 1300 10 laps, 24.08,8     2.18,8  
2 2    
Matra Djet 6
Peter Ernst, D
1255 L4 GT 1300 10 laps, 24.21,4        
3 3    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior
Dieter Mohr, D
1290 L4 GT 1300 10 laps, 24.22,7        
4 4    
Alfa Romeo
Otto Stopka, D
1290 L4 GT 1300 10 laps, 25.48,4        
5 5    
Glas 1300 GT
Alois Roppes, D
1290 L4 GT 1300 10 laps, 25.52,5        
6 1    
Honda S 800
Karl Herd, D
791 L4 GT 1000 10 laps, 26.41,0     2.36,4  
7 2    
Honda S 800
Armin Siefener, D
791 L4 GT 1000 10 laps, 26.50,2        
8 3    
Honda S 800
Klaus Habig, D
791 L4 GT 1000 10 laps, 27.32,2        
DNF      
Glas 1300 GT
Gerhard Brost, D
1290 L4 GT 1300          
DNS      
NSU Wankel Spider
Karl-Heinz Panowitz, D
498 R1 GT 1300         Gearbox

Touring Cars under 1000 cc
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    
Fiat Abarth 1000 TC
Erich Bitter, D
982 L4 TC 1000 10 laps, 23.16,7     2.16,8  
  2    
Fiat Abarth 1000 TC
Eckhard Casteel, D
982 L4 TC 1000 10 laps, 24.12,7        
  3    
Fiat Abarth 1000 TC
Günther Obid, D
982 L4 TC 1000 10 laps, 24.13,2        
  4    
Fiat Abarth 1000 TC
Peter Wisskirchen, D
982 L4 TC 1000 10 laps, 24.12,7        
  5    
BMC Mini Cooper
Paul Braun, D
998 L4 TC 1000 10 laps, 24.20,8        
  6    
NSU 1000 TTS
Bernd Bahle, D
996 L4 TC 1000 10 laps, 24.45,6        
  7    
NSU 1000 TTS
Gernot Kretschmer, D
996 L4 TC 1000 10 laps, 24.47,7        
  8    
DKW F12
Wolfram Steinert, D
889 L3 TC 1000 10 laps, 24.49,7        
  9    
NSU 1000 TTS
Willi Offenborn, D
996 L4 TC 1000 10 laps, 25.42,8        
  10    
NSU 1000 TTS
Wilfried Busse, D
996 L4 TC 1000 9 laps, 24.53,9        
  11    
NSU 1000 TTS
Paul Heidmüller, D
996 L4 TC 1000 9 laps, 25.27,1        
  12    
DKW F12
Klaus Rodat, D
889 L3 TC 1000 9 laps, 25.29,9        
  13    
NSU 1000 TTS
Günter Sprick, D
996 L4 TC 1000 9 laps, 25.36,3        
  14    
DKW F12
Gerhard Löhning, D
889 L3 TC 1000 8? laps, 25.03,7        
  1    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC
Jochen Beumer, D
847 L4 TC 850 10 laps, 25.14,2     2.23,9  
  2    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC
Helmut Amelung, D
847 L4 TC 850 10 laps, 25.15,0        
  3    
DKW F11 Junior
Helmut Dombrowsky, D
796 L3 TC 850 10 laps, 27.36,1        
  4    
DKW F11 Junior
Otto Linzenburg, D
796 L3 TC 850 10 laps, 27.44,2        
  5    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC
Klaus Riecken, D
847 L4 TC 850 10 laps, 27.56,6        
  6    
DKW F11 Junior
Peter Rambow, D
796 L3 TC 850 10 laps, 27.58,3        
  1    
Steyr-Puch 650 TR
Friedhelm Vogt, D
660 B2 TC 700 10 laps, 25.35,1     2.29,7  
  2    
Steyr-Puch 650 TR
Udo Plückelmann, D
660 B2 TC 700 10 laps, 25.35,8        
  3    
BMW 700
Wilfried Schmitz, D
697 B2 TC 700 10 laps, 25.48,6        
  4    
BMW 700
Wolfgang Fleischer, D
697 B2 TC 700 10 laps, 26.35,6        
  5    
BMW 700
Joachim Bogacz, D
697 B2 TC 700 10 laps, 26.38,9        
  6    
BMW 700
Harald Lehnshack, D
697 B2 TC 700 10 laps, 26.57,4        
  7    
Steyr-Puch 650 TR
Rolf Kienen, D
660 B2 TC 700 10 laps, 27.37,5        
  8    
BMW 700
Walter Prüser, D
697 B2 TC 700 10 laps, 28.14,9        
  9    
Steyr-Puch 650 TR
Fritz Nickel, D
660 B2 TC 700 10 laps, 30.11,4        
  10    
BMW 700
Klaus Kawaleck, D
697 B2 TC 700 10 laps, 30.55,2        
DNF      
Fiat Abarth 1000 TC
Hans Peter Klein, D
982 L4 TC 1000          
DNF      
NSU 1000 TTS
Hans-Joachim Fröber, D
996 L4 TC 1000          
DNF      
Fiat Abarth 1000 TC
Klaus Göttig, D
982 L4 TC 1000          
DNF      
DKW F11 Junior
Franz Maintz, D
796 L3 TC 850          
DNF      
DKW F11 Junior
Willi Feuersänger, D
796 L3 TC 850          
DNF      
DKW F11 Junior
Gotthelf Wirsig, D
796 L3 TC 850          
DNF      
Fiat Abarth 850 TC
Dieter Schulz, D
847 L4 TC 850          
DNF      
Fiat Abarth 850 TC
Harald Menzel, D
847 L4 TC 850          
DNF      
Fiat 850
Ewald Henne, D
843 L4 TC 850          
DNF      
Austin Mini Seven
Jürgen Klette, D
848 L4 TC 850          
DNF      
Steyr-Puch 650 TR
Franz Eichhammer, D
660 B2 TC 700          
DNF      
Steyr-Puch 650 TR
Klaus Rubach, D
660 B2 TC 700          
DNF      
BMW 700
Peter Biella Jr., D
697 B2 TC 700          
DNF      
BMW 700
Dieter Göldner, D
697 B2 TC 700          
DNF      
Steyr-Puch 650 TR
Rainer Milster, D
660 B2 TC 700          
DNF      
BMW 700
Karlheinz Conrad, D
697 B2 TC 700          

Touring Cars over 1000 cc
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    
Ford Mustang
Friedhelm Meier, D
4728 V8 TC +2000 10 laps, 23.07,3     2.14,4  
  2    
Opel Rekord 6
Ernst-Dieter Heine, D
2239 L6 TC +2000 10 laps, 24.20,8        
  3    
Mercedes 300 SE
Campbell McComas, USA
2996 L6 TC +2000 10 laps, 24.56,5        
  4    
Mercedes 250 SE
Horst Schreiber, D
2496 L6 TC +2000 9 laps, 24.56,5        
  1    
Porsche 911
Walter Struckmann, D
1991 B6 TC 2000 10 laps, 21.18,1        
  2    
Porsche 911 L
Willi Bayer, D
1991 B6 TC 2000 10 laps, 21.20,3     2.03,6  
  3    
Porsche 911
Alexander Wieland, D
1991 B6 TC 2000 10 laps, 21.59,0        
  4    
Porsche 911
Helmut Raue, D
1991 B6 TC 2000 10 laps, 22.13,9        
  5    
BMW
Erich Pelka, D
1990 L4 TC 2000 9 laps, 21.30,8        
  1    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA
Herbert Schultze, D
1570 L4 TC 1600 10 laps, 21.47,3     2.07,0  
  2    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA
Hans Hessel, D
1570 L4 TC 1600 10 laps, 22.44,3        
  3    
BMW 1600
Konrad Riemer, D
1573 L4 TC 1600 10 laps, 23.53,9        
  4    
BMW 1600
Bernd Didjürgies, D
1573 L4 TC 1600 9 laps, 22.08,5        
  5    
Alfa Romeo
Winfried Fettweiss, D
1570 L4 TC 1600 9 laps, 22.28,4        
  6    
BMW 1600
Jörg Stolze, D
1573 L4 TC 1600 9 laps, 22.32,4        
  7    
BMW 1600
Manfred Ziemer, D
1573 L4 TC 1600 9 laps, 23.11,5        
  8    
BMW 1600
Rolf Schwertfeger, D
1573 L4 TC 1600 9 laps, 23.25,6        
  9    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA
Curt Wetzel, D
1570 L4 TC 1600 9 laps, 23.28,7        
  1    
Morris Mini Cooper
Christian Schmarje, D
1293 L4 TC 1300 10 laps, 22.29,1     2.12,4  
  2    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior
Friedrich-Wilhelm Eckhardt, D
1290 L4 TC 1300 10 laps, 22.45,8        
  3    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior
Hans Bohlmeier, D
1290 L4 TC 1300 10 laps, 22.58,7        
  4    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior
Hans Schulze-Schwering, CH
1290 L4 TC 1300 10 laps, 23.17,2        
  5    
Morris Mini Cooper S
George Beasley, USA
1293 L4 TC 1300 10 laps, 24.07,0        
  6    
Alfa Romeo
Dietmar Wagner, D
1290 L4 TC 1300 9 laps, 22.37,6        
  7    
Glas
Dieter Franke, D
  L4 TC 1300 9 laps, 22.39,8        
  8    
NSU 1200 TT
Willy Odermatt, D
1177 L4 TC 1300 9 laps, 22.57,0        
  9    
Alfa Romeo
Dieter Fiedler, D
1290 L4 TC 1300 9 laps, 23.02,2        
  10    
Glas
Meent Francksen, D
1290 L4 TC 1300 9 laps, 23.11,8        
  11    
Glas
Siegwart Naske, D
1290 L4 TC 1300 9 laps, 23.16,8        
  12    
Glas
Helmut Gottbrath, D
1290 L4 TC 1300 9 laps, 23.43,8        
  13    
NSU 1200 TT
Hans-Peter Ziegenbein, D
1177 L4 TC 1300 9 laps, 24.34,8        
  14    
Glas
Hauke Winzer, D
1290 L4 TC 1300 9 laps, 24.48,9        
  15    
Glas
Bernd Heuer, D
1290 L4 TC 1300 8 laps, 22.46,6        
  1    
Austin Mini Cooper S
Hans-Dieter Sieker, D
1071 L4 TC 1150 10 laps, 25.22,4     2.25,2  
  2    
Morris Mini Cooper S
Dieter Machatius, D
1071 L4 TC 1150 10 laps, 26.00,1        
  3    
NSU 1000 TT
Rolf Michels, D
1085 L4 TC 1150 10 laps, 26.00,6        
  4    
Opel Kadett
Erwin Fricke, D
1078 L4 TC 1150 9 laps, 25.27,6        
  5    
Opel Kadett
Wilhelm Bruns, D
1078 L4 TC 1150 9 laps, 26.19,5        
DNF      
Ford Mustang
Hans Bormann, D
4728 V8 TC +2000          
DNF      
Ford Mustang
Bernd Lange, D
4728 V8 TC +2000          
DNF      
BMW
Wolfgang Bitter, D
1990 L4 TC 2000          
DNF      
Porsche 911
Harald Wagner, D
1991 B6 TC 2000          
DNF      
BMW 1600
Bernd Burgdorf, D
1573 L4 TC 1600          
DNF      
BMC Mini Cooper S
Rainer Blumberg, D
1293 L4 TC 1300          
DNF      
Alfa Romeo
Michael Kranefuss, D
1290 L4 TC 1300          
DNF      
Glas
Peter Herdt, D
1290 L4 TC 1300          
DNF      
Glas
Ulrich Riedel, D
1290 L4 TC 1300          
DNF      
Glas
Horst Wildau, D
1290 L4 TC 1300          
DNF      
Opel Kadett
Rolf Kühne, D
1078 L4 TC 1150          
DNF      
Opel Kadett
Franz Heine, D
1078 L4 TC 1150          

GTs over 1300 cc
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    
Porsche 911 S
Fritz Leinenweber, D
1991 B6 GT 2000 10 laps, 20.25,2     2.00,4  
  2    
Porsche 911 S
Ernst Kraus, D
1991 B6 GT 2000 10 laps, 20.51,6        
  3    
Porsche 911 S
Roland Bauer, D
1991 B6 GT 2000 10 laps, 21.14,9        
  4    
Porsche 911 S
Martin Maraggia ("Hunter"), CH
1991 B6 GT 2000 10 laps, 21.15,9        
  5    
Porsche 911 S
Hans-Jürgen Kramer, D
1991 B6 GT 2000 9 laps, 21.58,5        
  1    
Lotus Elan
Hans-Joachim Rössing, D
1594 L4 GT 1600 10 laps, 21.46,4     2.07,3  
  2    
Lotus Elan
Dieter Buchholz, D
1594 L4 GT 1600 10 laps, 23.19,7        
DNF      
Porsche 911
Willi Kauhsen, D
1991 B6 GT 2000          
DNF      
Lotus Elan
Wolfgang Schmidt, D
1594 L4 GT 1600          

Remarks: Exact race/class schedule unknown