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Nürburgring 1000 km

Nürburgring Nordschleife, BRD

Date: 27/5/1973
Track length: 22.835 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters: 49
Finishers: 23 classified

Pole position:
Fastest lap:

Distance: 1000 km, 44 laps
Average speed:
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 2, Group 4, Group 6
Car info: 1973 Cars

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Porsche, Ford and BMW were out in force for the first time together, so we could get an idea of what the production car world series of 1975 would look like. The Porsche Carrera Prototype was getting fatter around the hips, sporting 917 tires now. The second Martini car, a GT, had a fantastic time of 8.24,7, too fantastic in fact, around 8.40 it should have been. An alternative BMW, Muir’s Alpina car, crashed out in practice and did not start. “Next time he should take his own car over here, perhaps he will be more careful with that”, Alpina boss Bovensiepen told the press. He would, incidentally.

No real fight in the production class unfortunately, the Martini prototype far too fast for the others, but the GT crashed out. One of the BMW’s would be the hare (Stuck) while the other car would be there at the finish. The Ford versus BMW brigade was reduced to 1 each when Stuck left the road at Wehrseifen (taking the order a little too literally - he was too fast) and Mass retired with electric troubles. Ford won, the Capri the faster car at the ring, one lap ahead of the remaining BMW.


Sportscar Race
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
5 4 6 Martini Racing Team
Porsche Carrera Prototyp
Gijs van Lennep, NL
Herbert Müller, CH
2994 B6 S +2000 40 laps, 5:40.56,1 15 8.20,6    
6 1/1 76 Ford Köln
Ford Capri RS 2600
John Fitzpatrick, GB
Gerry Birrell, GB
2983 V6 T +2000 39 18 8.28,2    
9 2 69 BMW Motorsport
BMW 3.0 CSL
Toine Hezemans, NL
Dieter Quester, A
3331 L6 T +2000 38 24 8.35,3    
11 1/1 55 Porsche Kremer
Porsche Carrera RSK
Paul Keller, CH
Jürgen Neuhaus, D
Clemens Schickentanz, D
2808? B6 GT +2000 38 28 8.44,8    
12 2/2 54 Porsche Kremer
Porsche Carrera RSK
Clemens Schickentanz, D
Paul Keller, CH
Günther Steckkönig, D
2808? B6 GT +2000 38 25 8.35,9    
13 3/3 59 Gelo Racing Team
Porsche Carrera RSR
Georg Loos, D
Jürgen Barth, D
2808? B6 GT +2000 38 26 8.39,4    
14 4/4 49  
Porsche Carrera RSR
Toni Fischhaber, D
Leopold von Bayern, D
2808? B6 GT +2000 37 37 9.09,4    
15 5/5 50 Team Kubero Racing
Porsche Carrera RSR
Bengt Ekberg, S
Kurt Simonsen, S
Roland Larsson, S
2808? B6 GT +2000 37 32 8.55,2    
16 6/6 52 Europa Möbel
Porsche Carrera RSR
Eberhard Sindel, D
Wilhelm Siegle, D
2808? B6 GT +2000 36 40 9.17,9    
17 2/1 85 Koepchen BMW Tuning
BMW 2002
Helmut Kelleners, D
Teddy Pilette, B
1990 L4 T -2000 35 38 9.14,0    
19 7/1 51  
Porsche 911 S
Lothar Wagner, D
Eckard Babendenderde, D
2494? B6 GT +2000 33 48 10.06,5    
20 3/2 82 Koepchen BMW Tuning
BMW 2002
Heinrich Hirth, D
Günther Mohrs, D
1990 L4 T -2000 32 47 9.45,6    
21 4/2 78 General Anzeiger
Ford Capri RS 2600
Klaus Ludwig, D
Lothar Pinske, D
2940? V6 T +2000 32 23 8.33,8/9.16,3?    
DNF   75 Ford Köln
Ford Capri RS 2600
Dieter Glemser, D
Jochen Mass, D
2983 V6 T +2000 23 17 8.25,4   Camshaft
DNF   66 Martini Racing Team
Porsche Carrera RSR
George Follmer, USA
Willi Kauhsen, D
2808? B6 GT +2000 6 16 8.24,7   Accident
DNF   68 BMW Motorsport
BMW 3.0 CSL
Hans-Joachim Stuck, D
Chris Amon, NZ
3331 L6 T +2000 5 20 8.30,7   Accident
DNF   48 Porsche Club Romand
Porsche Carrera RSR
Peter Zbinden, CH
Serge Bolomey, CH
Klaus Fritzinger, D
2808? B6 GT +2000   34 8.58,1   Engine
DNF   60  
Porsche Carrera RSR
Juan Carlos Bolanos, MEX
Carlo Nicastro, MEX
2808? B6 GT +2000   42 9.19,9    
DNF   62 Europa Möbel
Porsche 911 S
Horst Klauke, D
Franz-Josef Rieder, D
2494? B6 GT +2000   50 10.33,7    
DNF   64 Alfa Romeo Deutschland
Alfa Romeo Montreal
Dieter Gleich, D
Dieter Weizinger, D
2997 V8 GT +2000   44 9.27,2    
DNF   72  
Chevrolet Camaro
Robert Eberhard, D
Kurt Auer, D
  V8 T +2000   49 10.15,5   Engine
DNF   81 Rheydter Club für Motorsport
BMW 2002
Friedhelm Theissen, D
Walter Prüser, D
1990 L4 T -2000   46 9.43,1    
DNF   84  
BMW 2002
Hans-Lothar Koch, D
Hans-Joachim Goerke, D
1990 L4 T -2000   51 10.34,1    
DNS   53  
Porsche Carrera RSR
Hans-Peter Ziegler, D
Bernd Ziegler, D
2808? B6 GT +2000         Engine
DNS   57 Grindelwald Racing
De Tomaso Pantera
Heinrich Keller, CH
Cox Kocher, CH
5763 V8 GT +2000         Engine
DNS   58 Manfred Weissmann Racing Speyer
Porsche Carrera RSR
Günther Steckkönig, D
Klaus Fritzinger, D
2808? B6 GT +2000          
DNS   65  
VW-Porsche 914/6
Werner Christmann, D
Helmut Hinse, D
1991 B6 GT -2000          
DNS   70 BMW-Alpina
BMW 3.0 CSL
Niki Lauda, A
Brian Muir, AUS
3331? L6 T +2000     8.38,0    
DNS   83 Alfa Romeo Deutschland
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm
Dieter Weizinger, D
Wilhelm Bisterfeld, D
1999 L4 T -2000