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Österreichring Coupe de l'Avenir

Österreichring, Zeltweg, Austria

Date: 25/5/1975
Track length: 5.911 m
Attendance: unknown
Entries accepted: unknown
Starters: unknown
Finishers: unknown

Pole position: Mitterer (TdlA); Müller (Group 1)
Fastest lap: unknown

Distance: 2 heats (31 laps and 20 laps)
Average speed: 162,025 kmh
Weather: rainy
Ruleset: Group 1 "Francorchamps"
Car info: 1975 Cars

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Tom Walkinshaw's Hermetite-entered Ford Capri won the Österreichring race on Sunday, second round of the Coupe de l'Avenir, repeating his first-round victory at Spa. Two cars were entered by the Hermetite team, the second for Holman Blackburn and Mike Crabtree, but both were beaten in a dreadfully wet practice by a Mazda and Fred Frankenhout's Opel Commodore.

On the opening lap of the first heat, the two Capris moved up to take first and second places after Mitterer retired, but after only 11 laps Blackburn's flywheel disintegrated, leaving Walkinshaw an easy victory over Dini's Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV, while Frankenhout was blackflagged for refuelling, which was not permitted. Dona, who had been second dropped to sixth after a pit stop for a puncture.
In the second, shorter heat, which was combined with a Group 2 race, Walkinshaw finished second to Siller’s Schnitzer BMW but won the Coupe de l'Avenir section on aggregate by a full six minutes.

Division 1-4 “Avenir” heat 1
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 52 Hermetite Products
Ford Capri II 3.0		 Tom Walkinshaw, GB
 2993 V6 Group 1 “Francorchamps” Div. 4 31 laps, 1:07.59,63 4      
2 1 65 Scuderia Brescia Corse
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV		 Spartaco Dini ("Paco"), I
 1962 L4 Group 1 “Francorchamps” Div. 3 29 laps        
3 2 67 Scuderia Brescia Corse
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV		 Umberto Grano, I
 1962 L4 Group 1 “Francorchamps” Div. 3 29        
4 1 71 Novarobel Alfa Romeo belgium
Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior		 Michel De Deyne, B
 1570 L4 Group 1 “Francorchamps” Div. 2 29        
5 2 72 Ecurie Arc-en-Ciel
Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior		 Nello Brunetti, B
 1570 L4 Group 1 “Francorchamps” Div. 2 29        
6 3 66 Scuderia Brescia Corse
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV		 Walter Dona, I
 1962 L4 Group 1 “Francorchamps” Div. 3 28       Pit stop: puncture
7 3 74 Scuderia San Marco
Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior		 Franco Furlanetto, I
 1570 L4 Group 1 “Francorchamps” Div. 2 28        
8 1 81 Nationale Renstal Excelsior
Fiat 128 coupé 1300		 Ugo Meloni, B
 1290 L4 Group 1 “Francorchamps” Div. 1 27        
DSQ   53 Dutch National Racing Team
Opel Commodore GS/E		 Fred Frankenhout, NL
 2784 L6 Group 1 “Francorchamps” Div. 4   2     Blackflagged: illegal refuelling
DNF   51 Hermetite Products
Ford Capri II 3.0		 Holman “Les” Blackburn, GB
 2993 V6 Group 1 “Francorchamps” Div. 4 11 3     Flywheel
DNF   61 Autohaus A. Scheffold
Mazda Savanna RX-3		 Michael Mitterer, A
 2 x 491 R2 Group 1 “Francorchamps” Div. 4   1     Engine
DNF   73 Abt
Audi 80 GT		 Hans-Joachim Nowak, D
 1588 L4 Group 1 “Francorchamps” Div. 2          

Division 1-4 “Avenir” heat 2; Group 2 ÖSM
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 11 SWR 3 Pagen Racing Team
BMW 2002		 Willi Siller, A
 1990 L4 Group 2 2000 20 laps, 43.38,46        
2 1/1 52 Hermetite Products
Ford Capri II 3.0		 Tom Walkinshaw, GB
 2993 V6 Group 1 “Francorchamps” Div. 4 19        
  2/1 67 Scuderia Brescia Corse
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV		 Giorgio Francia, I
 1962 L4 Group 1 “Francorchamps” Div. 3 19        
  3/2 65 Scuderia Brescia Corse
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV		 Mario Litrico, I
 1962 L4 Group 1 “Francorchamps” Div. 3 19        
  4/1 72 Ecurie Arc-en-Ciel
Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior		 Michel Lauria, B
 1570 L4 Group 1 “Francorchamps” Div. 2 18        
  5/3 66 Scuderia Brescia Corse
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV		 Guido Pucci, I
 1962 L4 Group 1 “Francorchamps” Div. 3 18        
  6/2 74 Scuderia San Marco
Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior		 Franco Furlanetto, I
 1570 L4 Group 1 “Francorchamps” Div. 2 18        
  7/3 71 Novarobel Alfa Romeo belgium
Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior		 Michel Noé, B
 1570 L4 Group 1 “Francorchamps” Div. 2 18        
  8/1 81 Nationale Renstal Excelsior
Fiat 128 coupé 1300		 Roger Berndtson, B
 1290 L4 Group 1 “Francorchamps” Div. 1 18        
    10 RAR Team LERU
BMW 2002		 Sepp Manhalter, A
 1990 L4 Group 2 2000          
    12 Leder Summer
BMW 2002		 Kurt Fehr, A
 1990 L4 Group 2 2000          
    14 MSC Rottenegg
BMW 2002		 Herbert Heinz, A
 1990 L4 Group 2 2000          
    15 Bosch Racing Team
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm		 Michael Lenhard, A
 1999 L4 Group 2 2000          
    21 ACS Sportteam Liechtenstein
Ford Escort TC		 Hans Zech, FL
 1594 L4 Group 2 2000          
    31 Schnabl Racing Team
Ford Escort 1300 BDA		 Johann Schnabl, A
 1298 L4 Group 2 1300          
    32 Fiat Niessner
Fiat 128 coupé 1300		 Walter Niessner, A
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300          
    35  
Morris Mini Cooper S		 Josef Chalupa, A
 1293 L4 Group 2 1300          
    38 Bosch Racing Team
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Michael Kopf, A
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300          
    39 Bosch Racing Team
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Hans Fink, A
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300          
    40 Baustoff Racing Team
NSU 1200 TT		 Kurt Brückl, A
 1296 L4 Group 2 1300          
    41  
NSU 1200 TT		 Rainer Ortner, A
 1296 L4 Group 2 1300          

Overall result “Avenir”
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 52 Hermetite Products
Ford Capri II 3.0		 Tom Walkinshaw, GB
 2993 V6 Group 1 “Francorchamps” Div. 4 51 laps, 1:51.38,09        
2 1 65 Scuderia Brescia Corse
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV		 Spartaco Dini ("Paco"), I
Mario Litrico, I
 1962 L4 Group 1 “Francorchamps” Div. 3 29 laps        
3 2 67 Scuderia Brescia Corse
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV		 Umberto Grano, I
Giorgio Francia, I
 1962 L4 Group 1 “Francorchamps” Div. 3 29        
4 1 72 Ecurie Arc-en-Ciel
Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior		 Nello Brunetti, B
Michel Lauria, B
 1570 L4 Group 1 “Francorchamps” Div. 2 29        
5 2 71 Novarobel Alfa Romeo belgium
Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior		 Michel De Deyne, B
Michel Noé, B
 1570 L4 Group 1 “Francorchamps” Div. 2 29        
6 3 66 Scuderia Brescia Corse
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV		 Walter Dona, I
Guido Pucci, I
 1962 L4 Group 1 “Francorchamps” Div. 3 28        
7 3 74 Scuderia San Marco
Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior		 Franco Furlanetto, I
 1570 L4 Group 1 “Francorchamps” Div. 2 28        
8 1 81 Nationale Renstal Excelsior
Fiat 128 coupé 1300		 Ugo Meloni, B
Roger Berndtson, B
 1290 L4 Group 1 “Francorchamps” Div. 1 27        
DSQ   53 Dutch National Racing Team
Opel Commodore GS/E		 Fred Frankenhout, NL
(Huub Vermeulen, NL)
 2784 L6 Group 1 “Francorchamps” Div. 4   2     Blackflagged: illegal refuelling
DNF   51 Hermetite Products
Ford Capri II 3.0		 Holman “Les” Blackburn, GB
 2993 V6 Group 1 “Francorchamps” Div. 4 11       Flywheel
DNF   61 Autohaus A. Scheffold
Mazda Savanna RX-3		 Michael Mitterer, A
 2 x 491 R2 Group 1 “Francorchamps” Div. 4         Engine
DNF   73 Abt
Audi 80 GT		 Hans-Joachim Nowak, D
 1588 L4 Group 1 “Francorchamps” Div. 2          

Group 1
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 3 BMW Rischer
BMW 3.0 Si		 Alois Müller, A
 2985 L6 Group 1 +2000   1      
    9 Peter Kiss Racing Team
Triumph Dolomite Sprint		 Harald Neger, A
 1998 L4 Group 1 2000   2      
    10 Bosch Racing Team
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV		 Wolfgang Löffelmann, A
 1962 L4 Group 1 2000   3      
    11 Bosch Racing Team
BMW 2002 TI		 Georg Koltay, A
 1990 L4 Group 1 2000   4      
    32 ARBÖ St. Johann
Simca Rallye 2		 Josef Thaler, A
 1294 L4 Group 1 1300   5      
    18 SWR 3 Pagen Racing Team
Triumph Dolomite Sprint		 Alex Reiner, A
 1998 L4 Group 1 2000   6      
    19 BMW Rischer
BMW 2002 TI		 Ingrid Weber, A
 1990 L4 Group 1 2000   7      
    22  
Renault R 12 Gordini		 Karl Grumeth, A
 1565 L4 Group 1 2000   8      
    17 Kromer Race
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV		 Hans-Dieter Kromer, A
 1962 L4 Group 1 2000   9?      
    14 MSC Rutzenmoos
Mazda RX-2		 Ernst Hamberger, A
 2 x 491 R2 Group 1 +2000   10      
    31  
Simca Rallye 2		 Franz Haider, A
 1294 L4 Group 1 1300   11      
    34  
Fiat 128 coupé 1300		 Franz Zeh, A
 1290 L4 Group 1 1300   12      
    12 Bosch Racing Team
Triumph Dolomite Sprint		 Werner Ausserhofer, A
 1998 L4 Group 1 2000   13      
    2 MSC Rutzenmoos
Mazda RX-2		 Franz Mirschitzka, A
 2 x 491 R2 Group 1 +2000   14      
    30  
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior		 Dieter Tauchner, A
 1290 L4 Group 1 1300   15      
    33 Feibra Werbung
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior		 Lia Schneider, A
 1290 L4 Group 1 1300   16