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11. Grosser Preis der Tourenwagen

Nürburgring Nordschleife, BRD

Date: 12/7/1970
Track length: 22.835 m
Attendance: unknown
Entries accepted: unknown
Starters: 93
Finishers: 47

Pole position: Hezemans/Galli in 9.25,8
Fastest lap: de Adamich in 9.28,0

Distance: 6 hours
Average speed: 137,7 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 2/70
Car info: 1970 Cars

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While Opel had its debut of the big Commodore, the 3-liter BMW coupé was a on-starter since it was thought that the car was too heavy for the circuit. Two years later, things would be quite different...

Stommelen’s Capri had been in trouble during practice, but nonetheless he went side-by-side with de Adamich in the Südkehre, only to stop a few kilometers further down the road. After three laps, the order was de Adamich, Hezemans, Glemser, Kauhsen with the new Steinmetz Commodore and Schüler. We had already lost Krebs and Christmann. More trouble for Ford: Werner lost time in the pits, Glemser’s car had a broken generator. Kauhsen got into trouble too; first the brakes, then gearbox troubles, then he had an excursion - he reached the pits only to withdraw.
The order remained the same for a while, de Adamich and Hezemans 32 seconds in front of Glemser, then Schüler, Schulze and Zeccoli, followed by the three Mazdas.

In lap 8, Hezemans crashed at the Karussell, but was unhurt. Glemser’s battery was empty now, which was another retirement for Ford, so de Adamich and Schüler were in the lead, unchallenged.
After three hours, Fontaine retired the last works Capri, the Zakspeed Escort GT retired with a broken gearbox, Basche/Stuck had an engine failure with their BMW and von Hohenzollern retired with a broken engine mount.

After three hours the order was de Adamich, Schüler and one lap behind Katayama, Zeccoli and Katakura, the only change the next few hours being “Christine” who passed Katakura into third. An unscheduled stop did not lose the lead for de Adamich, who passed the finish just a little too early so he had to do one more lap. The last minutes of the race were tragic, since Herbert Schulze blew a tire on his last lap, left the road near Hatzenbach and crashed into a tree.


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 27 Autodelta S.p.A.
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm
Andrea de Adamich, I
Gianluigi Picchi, I
1985 L4 Div. 3/2000 37 laps, 6:08.35,7 2 9.26,7    
2 2/2 33 Alfa Romeo Deutschland
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm
Hans Hessel, D
Gerhard Schüler, D
1985 L4 Div. 3/2000 37 laps, 6:09.02,2        
3 3/3 28 Autodelta S.p.A.
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm
Teodoro Zeccoli, I
Christine Beckers ("Christine"), B
1985 L4 Div. 3/2000 36 laps, 6:01.00,6        
4 4/4 30 Mazda Racing Team
Mazda Familia R100 M10A coupé
Yoshimi Katayama, J
Yves Deprez, B
2 x 491 eq. 1964 R2 Div. 3/2000 36 laps, 6:01.32,8        
5 5/5 32 Mazda Racing Team
Mazda Familia R100 M10A coupé
Masami Katakura, J
Toshinori Takechi, J
2 x 491 eq. 1964 R2 Div. 3/2000 36 laps, 6:06.40,7        
6 6/6 31 Mazda Racing Team
Mazda Familia R100 M10A coupé
Julien Vernaeve, B
Clive Baker, GB
2 x 491 eq. 1964 R2 Div. 3/2000 35 laps, 6:01.59,6        
7 1/1    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior
Carlo Truci, I
Carlo Facetti, I
1290 L4 Div. 2/1300 35 laps, 6:09.20,6        
8 2/1 63 Auto König Tuning
BMW 1600/2
Bernd Henne, D
Detlef Basche, D
1573 L4 Div. 2/1600 34? laps, 6:01.58,3        
9 7/7 47 BMW Alpina Essen, R. Faltz
BMW 2002
Thomas Fervers, D
Bernhard Niehaus, D
1990 L4 Div. 3/2000 34 laps, 6:04.22,2        
10 3/2 69  
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior
Peter Marx, D
Wolfgang Kirch, D
1290 L4 Div. 2/1300 34 laps, 6:06.12,5        
11 8/8 22 Koepchen BMW Tuning
BMW 2002
Hans Heyer, D
Clemens Schickentanz, D
1990 L4 Div. 3/2000 34 laps, 6:07.02,7        
12 1/1 102 Escuderia La Coruna Spain
Fiat Abarth 1000 TCR
Johann Abt, D
Willi Sommer, D
982 L4 Div. 1/1000 34 laps, 6:10.39,3        
13 4/3 77 Scuderia Brescia Corse
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior
Sandro Uberti, I
Carlo Zuccoli, I
1290 L4 Div. 2/1300 33 laps, 6:01.05,6        
14 2/2 103 Team Viktor Sweden
Fiat Abarth 1000 TCR
Olof Wijk, S
Björn Steenberg, S
982 L4 Div. 1/1000 33 laps, 6:02.44,9        
15 5/4 75  
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior
Gerhard Hennemann, D
Rudolf Strobl, D
1290 L4 Div. 2/1300 33 laps, 6:04.24,1        
16 6/2    
BMW 1600/2
Rainer Zweibäumer, D
Günther Schons, D
1573 L4 Div. 2/1600 33 laps, 6:06.15,1        
17 9/9 45 Ahrens Racing Team
BMW 2002
Wolfgang Stiller, D
Lars Stendevaad, DK
1990 L4 Div. 3/2000 33 laps, 6:07.46,6        
18 10/10 49  
BMW 2002 TI
Karl-Heinz Eisenschenk, D
Hans-Günther Stoffel, D
1990 L4 Div. 3/2000 33 laps, 6:08.23,1        
19 7/5 78 Scuderia Brescia Corse
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior
Vincenzo Cazzago ("Pooky"), I
Marsilio Pasotti ("Pam"), I
1290 L4 Div. 2/1300 33 laps, 6:09.23,0        
20 8/3 64 Auto-Reifen Müller
BMW 1600 TI
Armand Müller, D
Heinz-Josef Derichs, D
1573 L4 Div. 2/1600 32 laps, 6:00.22,6        
21 3/3 101 AC Radevormwald “Team Breku”
NSU 1000 TTS
Peter Grimberg, D
Peter Boden, D
996 L4 Div. 1/1000 32 laps, 6:00.28,5        
22 9/6 76 Eurotechnic Racing
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior
Pierre Rubens, B
Charles van Rijn, B
1290 L4 Div. 2/1300 32 laps, 6:00.29,4        
23 11/1    
Ford Mustang
Rolf Kienen, D
Ernst Jüntgen, D
  V8 Div. 3/+3000 32 laps, 6:02.16,0        
24 4/4 98 Firma Wisski-Tuning
NSU 1000 TTS
Peter Wisskirchen, D
Gerd Knözinger, D
996 L4 Div. 1/1000 32 laps, 6:06.29,2        
25 10/7 73  
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior
Willi Hild, D
Gernot Kretschmer, D
1290 L4 Div. 2/1300 32 laps, 6:07.10,2        
26 11/8 74 Agripina-Autohaus Tölle Racing
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior
Ernst-Willi Tölle, D
Detlef Hendricks, D
1290 L4 Div. 2/1300 31 laps, 6:03.57,2        
27 12/1 16 Autohandel Gebr. Van Eupen
Opel Commodore GS/E
"Candy", D
Eckhardt Gutowski, D
2490 L6 Div. 3/3000 31 laps, 6:04.02,4        
28 12/1 94 Motor Club Stuttgart
NSU 1000 TT
Werner Schruf, D
Thomas Bossert, D
1148 L4 Div. 2/1150 31 laps, 6:09.01,9        
29 13/2 3  
Ford Mustang Mach 1
Reinhard Kern, CH
Max Lanz, CH
  V8 Div. 3/+3000 31 laps, 6:09.14,7        
30 5/5 100 AZNP Mladá Boleslav
Skoda 100 L
Jaroslav Bobek, CS
John Haugland, N
988 L4 Div. 1/1000 31 laps, 6:10.01,0        
31 14/11 23 Racing Team Biral
BMW 2002 TI
Emile Lecler, B
Edward Boutet, B
1990 L4 Div. 3/2000 30 laps, 6:02.05,3        
32 13/9 82 Rheydter Club für Motorsport
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior
Peter Berghausen, D
Heinz Behr, D
1290 L4 Div. 2/1300 30 laps, 6:02.05,3        
33 15/2 17 Rheydter Club für Motorsport
Ford Capri 2300 GT
Friedhelm Coenen, D
Hans Coenen, D
2293 V6 Div. 3/3000 30 laps, 6:02.52,0        
34 6/6 99 AZNP Mladá Boleslav
Skoda 100 L
Václav Bobek, CS
Oldrich Horsák, CS
988 L4 Div. 1/1000 30 laps, 6:03.37,4        
35 7/1 116 Renngemeinschaft Sieglar
Steyr-Puch 650 TR
Dieter Walterscheid, D
Karl Lübbering, D
692 B2 Div. 1/700 30 laps, 6:05.59,3        
36 14/2 92  
Daf 55
Werner Geller, D
Herbert Schnater, D
1148 L4 Div. 2/1150 30 laps, 6:08.56,8        
37 8/1 111  
Fiat Abarth 850 TC
Rolf Krenzer, D
Georg Weber, D
847 L4 Div. 1/850 29 laps, 6:02.19,9        
38 15/3 90  
Daf 55 coupé
Günther Olschewski, D
Heinz Vogel, D
1108 L4 Div. 2/1150 29 laps, 6:06.59,1        
39 16/4 91  
Opel Kadett SR
Franz Heine, D
Armin Reichart, D
1078 L4 Div. 2/1150 29 laps, 6:08.59,2        
40 17/5 93  
Opel Kadett
Wolfgang Bingemer, D
Herbert Heimer, D
1078 L4 Div. 2/1150 29 laps, 6:11.22,3        
41 18/6 89 Hans Böhm
Simca 1000 EC
Werner Heiden, D
Rüdiger Schumacher, D
1148 L4 Div. 2/1150 29 laps, 6:13.46,2        
42 16/3 18  
Citroën DS 21
Jacques Bigrat ("Bagrit"), F
Pierre Lelong, F
2175 L4 Div. 3/3000 28 laps, 6:03.21,3        
43 9/2 118 Vereinigung Süddeutscher Automobilsportler
Steyr-Puch 650 TR
Franz Eichhammer, D
Hannes Haering, D
692 B2 Div. 1/700 28 laps, 6:05.43,2        
44 10/7 107  
BMC Mini Cooper
Bernd Ziegler, D
Hans-Peter Ziegler, D
998 L4 Div. 1/1000 28 laps, 6:09.20,0        
45 19/7 88 Auto Lakat
Daf 55
Helmut Lerche, D
Willi Miebach, D
1108 L4 Div. 2/1150 28 laps, 6:10.19,4        
46 20/4 59 AC Mayen
BMW 1600 TI
Kurt Hens, D
Hans Münch, D
1573 L4 Div. 2/1600 27 laps, 6:01.14,4        
47 11/8 106 Johann Weisheidinger
NSU 1000 TTS
Bernd Rack, D
Johann Weisheidinger, A
996 L4 Div. 1/1000 26 laps, 6:04.28,9        
DNF   65  
Ford Escort TC
Graham Bean, GB
Damir Wiesner
1594 L4 Div. 2/1600          
DNF   1  
Ford Mustang
Dieter Eymann, D
Klaus Fritzinger, D
  V8 Div. 3/+3000          
DNF   29 Autodelta S.p.A.
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm
Herbert Schultze, D
Reinhard Stenzel, D
1985 L4 Div. 3/2000 36       Fatal accident (Schultze)
DNF   26 Autodelta S.p.A.
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm
Toine Hezemans, NL
Giovanni "Nanni" Galli, I
1985 L4 Div. 3/2000 8 1 9.25,8   Accident
DNF   7 Ford-Werke AG
Ford Capri 2300 GT
Rolf Stommelen, D
Rauno Aaltonen, SF
2394 V6 Div. 3/3000 1 3 9.27,1   Engine
DNF   15 Steinmetz Automobiltechnik
Opel Commodore GS 2800
Willi Kauhsen, D
Dieter Fröhlich, D
2998 L6 Div. 3/3000 1 5      
DNF   9 Ford-Werke AG
Ford Capri 2300 GT
Yvette Fontaine, B
Hannelore Werner, D
2394 V6 Div. 3/3000         Gearbox
DNF   8 Ford-Werke AG
Ford Capri 2300 GT
Dieter Glemser, D
Manfred Mohr, D
2394 V6 Div. 3/3000   4 9.29,0   Alternator
DNF   14 Steinmetz Automobiltechnik
Opel Commodore GS 2800
Leopold von Bayern, D
Gerhard Koch, D
2998 L6 Div. 3/3000         Brakes
DNF   34 Racing Team Jürgen Grähser
BMW 2002
Albrecht Krebs, D
Walter Brun, CH
1990 L4 Div. 3/2000 <3        
DNF   21 Koepchen BMW Tuning
BMW 2002 TI
Paul Bergner, D
Karl-Heinz Herbst ("Heinrich Lenz"), D
1990 L4 Div. 3/2000         Accident
DNF      
BMW 2002 TI
Hans-Werner Brohl, D
Jürgen Bartelt, D
1990 L4 Div. 3/2000          
DNF      
BMW 2002 TI
Helmut Kuhl, D
Wilhelm Deutsch, D
1990 L4 Div. 3/2000          
DNF   61 BMW-Alpina
BMW 1600/2
René Herzog, CH
Niki Lauda, A
1573 L4 Div. 2/1600          
DNF   62 BMW-Alpina
BMW 1600/2
Ferfried von Hohenzollern, D
Gerold Pankl, A
1573 L4 Div. 2/1600         Engine mounting
DNF   20 Koepchen BMW Tuning
BMW 2002
Dieter Basche, D
Hans-Joachim Stuck, D
1990 L4 Div. 3/2000         Engine
DNF   48 BMW Alpina Essen, R. Faltz
BMW 2002
Werner Christmann, D
Willi Nolte, D
1990 L4 Div. 3/2000 <3        
DNF   80 Team Zakspeed
Ford Escort 1300 GT
Harald Menzel, D
Michael Kranefuss, D
1298 L4 Div. 2/1300          
DNF      
Fiat 850 S
Heinz Winz, D
Siegfried Schnittcher, D
843 L4 Div. 1/850          
DNF   2  
Ford Mustang
Friedhelm Meier, D
Peter Peters, D
  V8 Div. 3/+3000          
DNF   4 Auto-Renn-Club Wuppertal
Ford Mustang
Bernd Lange, D
Friedhelm Theissen, D
  V8 Div. 3/+3000          
DNF   24 Racing Team Jürgen Grähser
BMW 2002 TI
Kurt Fuchs, D
Walter Czadek, D
1990 L4 Div. 3/2000          
DNF   39  
BMW 2002 TI
Hugo Kathmann, D
Heinz Broschk, D
1990 L4 Div. 3/2000          
DNF   42 BMW Faltz Essen
BMW 2002 TI
Peter Kuhlmann, D
Hans-Peter Joisten, D
1990 L4 Div. 3/2000          
DNF   50  
BMW 2002
Holger Bohne, D
Rolf Stöver, D
1990 L4 Div. 3/2000          
DNF      
BMW 1600/2
Dieter Schmid, D
Karl Hurler, D
1573 L4 Div. 2/1600          
DNF   53 Neusser MSC
BMW 1600/2
Ulf Kayser, D
Heinz Gilges, D
1573 L4 Div. 2/1600          
DNF   55  
Ford Escort TC
Karl-Heinz Tibor, D
Eugen Herrrmuth, D
1594 L4 Div. 2/1600          
DNF      
BMW 1600/2
Winfried Huke, D
Ekkehard Schimpf, D
1573 L4 Div. 2/1600          
DNF   58 IMEX Racing Car
BMW 1600/2
Hans Peter Klein, D
Manfred Mineif, D
1573 L4 Div. 2/1600          
DNF   60  
Alfa Romeo Giulia Super
Manfred Hartung, D
Michael Westerfrölke, D
1570 L4 Div. 2/1600          
DNF   67 Scuderia Sportfahter-Center
BMW 1600/2
Wilhelm Kern, D
Fritz Erbach, D
1573 L4 Div. 2/1600          
DNF   68  
BMW 1600/2
Kurt Auer, D
Norbert Auer, D
1573 L4 Div. 2/1600          
DNF   70 Alfa Romeo Deutschland
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior
Dieter Weizinger, D
Wilhelm Bisterfeld, D
1290 L4 Div. 2/1300          
DNF   71 Alfa Romeo Deutschland
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior
Dieter Gleich, D
Dieter Mohr, D
1290 L4 Div. 2/1300          
DNF   72 Auto-Kümpel Racing Team
Morris Mini Cooper S
Wilfried Menden, D
Detlef Lonnemann, D
1293 L4 Div. 2/1300          
DNF   79 Scuderia Brescia Corse
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior
Walter Dona, I
Franco Solci, I
1290 L4 Div. 2/1300          
DNF   81 Keiper-Recaro Racing Team
NSU 1200 TT
Karlhorst Müller, D
Carl-Jürgen Wirthmuller, D
  L4 Div. 2/1300          
DNF   95 Scuderia Palladio
Fiat 128
Giorgio Danieli, I
? Tacus Luciano, I
1148 L4 Div. 2/1150          
DNF      
NSU 1000 TT
Jochen Schramm, D
Klaus Henrich, D
  L4 Div. 2/1150          
DNF      
Opel Rallye Kadett
Rolf Langen, D
Harald Zimmer, D
1078 L4 Div. 2/1150          
DNF   97 Auto-Ernst
Fiat Abarth 1000 TCR
Peter Ernst, D
Horst Ranke, D
982 L4 Div. 1/1000          
DNF      
Fiat Abarth 1000 TCR
Umberto Grano, I
Erasmo Crivellari ("Opicina"), I
982 L4 Div. 1/1000          
DNF      
NSU 1000 TTS
Hermann Barg, D
Josef Kaufmann, D
996 L4 Div. 1/1000          
DNF   110  
Fiat Abarth 850 TC
Ernst Kraus, D
Hans Monath, D
847 L4 Div. 1/850          
DNF   119 Racing Club Wien Süd
Steyr-Puch 650 TR
Gerhard Mayrhofer, A
Josef Krecjirik, A
692 B2 Div. 1/700          
DNF   120 Scuderia Auto-Neuser
Steyr-Puch 650 TR
Hans Musäus, D
Heinz Jürgen Siebert, D
692 B2 Div. 1/700          
DNF   121 Austin Erpelding
Honda N600
Frithjof Erpelding, D
Götz Brunswicker, D
599 L2 Div. 1/700          
DNS   11 BMW-Alpina
BMW 2800 CS
Dieter Quester, A
Alex Soler-Roig, E
2996 L6 Div. 3/3000         Tyre problems
DNS   12 BMW-Alpina
BMW 2800 CS
Gunther Huber, A
Helmut Kelleners, D
2996 L6 Div. 3/3000         Tyre problems