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Hockenheim Motodrom, BRD

Date: 31/8/1975
Track length: 6.789 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted: unknown
Starters: 31 (div. 1), 30 (div. 2), including Swiss championship entries
Finishers: 12 (div. 1), 12 (div. 2)

Pole position: Ludwig in 2.12,5 (div. 1); Obermoser in 2.20,0 (div. 2)
Fastest lap: Ludwig in 2.14,0 (div. 1); Heyer in 2.21,8 (div. 2)

Distance: 20 laps (DRM), 10 laps (Group 1-4)
Average speed: 178,37 kmh (div. 1); 170,00 kmh (div. 2)
Weather: Sunny
Ruleset: Group 2/70, group 4/71
Car info: 1975 Cars

 

Back to normal at Hockenheim - the tension, even in the Ford family, was reduced.

Division 1
Porsches were doing well at Hockenheim lately, so Loos entered one of his cars with Fitzpatrick behind the wheel. Krebs was second in qualifying, behind Ludwig’s Capri who clocked a stunning 2.12,5. Schommers finally managed a decent practice, and was third quickest; new Goodyear tires, 10 extra HP from the factory and an on-form Fitzpatrick were good enough for P4 and the fastest Porsche time. Wollek had changed to Goodyears as well and was faster than team-mate Kelleners, still Dunlops. Grohs disappointed with 7th despite a new 440 HP works engine. And Zondler was back, but raced in the Swiss category only.
Stenzel was away first (from 6th on the grid...), but Ludwig went by in lap 1 and disappeared into the distance. Krebs climbed to second, with Fitzpatrick close behind. Too close for comfort in fact, then after 17 laps he could pass the BMW driver in the Sachs curve. Krebs got a little agitated, and braked too late in the first chicane when he tried to take back second. He went over the curb stones and damaged his front spoiler, so Schommers and Wollek went by; Krebs finished fifth only, behind Ludwig, Fitz, Schommers and Wollek.

Division 2
Obermoser clocked a time which was a little too optimistic: 2.20,0 was even faster than team boss Basche had clocked. Heyer’s unloved Escort II was partly rebuilt over the last two weeks; a new front axle was installed (like the one on the black beauty), but on the rear things remained the same for the moment.
A hard but fair race between Heyer and Obermoser - with Heyer 1 second in front at the finish. Denzel retired, Hennige came third.
A surprise was the Swiss Toyota Corolla 16 valve car, which we had seen at Zandvoort; there it was beaten by a 1300 cc Datsun, but here the car with Schurti behind the wheel finished 4th overall, its rev counter spy showing 10.200 rpm.

Points after the penultimate race: Krebs 102, Heyer 100, Ludwig 92.

Division 1 and Swiss Group 2 and 4 over 1600 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 6 General Anzeiger
Ford Capri RS 3100		 Klaus Ludwig, D
 3412 V6 Div. 1 20 laps, 45.40,4 1 2.12,5 2.14,0  
2 2 18 Gelo Racing Team
Porsche Carrera RSR		 John Fitzpatrick, GB
 2994 B6 Div. 1 20 laps, 45.42,6 4      
3 3 7 Team Ford Grab - Weisberg Werkzeuge
Ford Capri RS 3100		 Werner Schommers, D
 3412 V6 Div. 1 20 laps, 45.53,7 3 2.15,0    
4 4 14 Porsche Kremer
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Bob Wollek, F
 2994 B6 Div. 1 20 laps, 46.04,3 5 2.15,8    
5 5 4 Schnitzer
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Albrecht Krebs, D
 3498 L6 Div. 1 20 laps, 46.23,4 2 2.14,3    
6 6 12 Porsche Kremer
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Helmut Kelleners, D
 2994 B6 Div. 1 20 laps, 46.32,2 8      
7 7 1 Faltz-Alpina Essen
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Harald Grohs, D
 3498 L6 Div. 1 20 laps, 46.34,3 7 2.17,4    
  8 15 Porsche Kremer
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Cees Siewertsen, NL
 2994 B6 Div. 1 20 laps, 46.35,2 9      
  9 2 Faltz-Alpina Essen
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Thomas Betzler, D
 3498 L6 Div. 1 20 laps, 47.07,5 10 2.19,2    
  10 11 Max Moritz Racing Team
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Jürgen Lässig, D
 2994 B6 Div. 1 20 laps, 47.35,2 11      
  11 5 Faltz-Alpina Essen
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Rolf Rummel, D
 3498 L6 Div. 1 20 laps, 47.48,9 14      
  12 21  
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Josef Brambring, D
 2994 B6 Div. 1 19 12      
  (1)    
Ford Capri RS 2600 LW		 Karsten Ruhrmann, D
 2999 V6 Swiss TC +2000          
  (2) 45 Schnitzer
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Urs Zondler, CH
 3498 L6 Swiss TC +2000   (8-9) 2.18,9    
  (1) 32 Formel Rennsport Club der Schweiz
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Peter Bernhard, CH
 2994 B6 Swiss GT +2000          
  (2) 31 Formel Rennsport Club der Schweiz
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Kurt Peter, CH
 2994 B6 Swiss GT +2000          
  (3) 35 Lista Racing Team
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Eugen Strähl, CH
 2994 B6 Swiss GT +2000          
  (4)    
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Edy Kofel, CH
 2994 B6 Swiss GT +2000          
  (5)    
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Lutz Hörnssen, D
 2994 B6 Swiss GT +2000          
  (6)   MSC Calw
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Hubert Schmidt, D
 2994 B6 Swiss GT +2000          
  (7)    
Porsche 911 S		 Heinz Grieder, CH
 2494 B6 Swiss GT          
  (1) 46 Max Moritz Racing Team
VW-Porsche 914/6		 Manfred Laub, D
 1991 B6 Swiss GT 2000          
  (2)    
Alpine A 310		 Marco Vanoli, CH
     Swiss GT          
  (1)    
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Alois Viertl, CH
 1975 L4 Swiss          
  (2)    
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Moritz Wäger, CH
 1975 L4 Swiss          
  (3)   Pepsi-Cola Motorsportclub
BMW 2002 TI		 Edgar Grund, D
 1990 L4 Swiss TC 2000          
  (4)    
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm		 Dieter Meyer, D
 1985 L4 Swiss TC 2000          
  (5)    
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm		 Franz Abraham, D
 1985 L4 Swiss TC 2000          
  (6)    
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm		 Jean-Pierre Rochat, CH
 1985 L4 Swiss TC 2000          
DNF   22  
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Richard Leder, D
 2994 B6 Div. 1 20 13      
DNF   10 Max Moritz Racing Team
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Reinhard Stenzel, D
 2994 B6 Div. 1 3 6 2.17,1   Puncture

Division 2 and Swiss Group 2 and 4 1000-1600 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 1 301 Castrol Team Zakspeed
Ford Escort II RS		 Hans Heyer, D
 1975 L4 Div. 2 20 laps, 47.55,3 2 2.21,0 2.21,8  
2 2 307 Team Warsteiner GS Tuning
BMW 2002		 Jörg Obermoser, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2 20 laps, 47.56,3 1 2.20,0    
3 3 302/303 Castrol Team Zakspeed
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Peter Hennige, D
 1975 L4 Div. 2 20 laps, 49.47,0 3 ca. 2.24,0    
  (1) 333 Toyota AG Schweiz
Toyota Corolla		 Manfred Schurti, FL
 1596 L4 Swiss TC 1600 20 (5) 2.27,9    
  4 308 Freiburger Motorsportclub
BMW 2002		 Peter Schneeberger, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2 19 6      
  5 317 Oberland Racing Organisation
Alpine A 110		 Ulrich Müller, CH
   L4 Div. 2 19 9      
  6 312  
BMW 2002		 Gerd Herrmann, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2 19 5      
  7 319 ADAC Königstein e.V.
BMW 2002		 Johannes Wollstadt, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2 19 8      
  8 304  
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Werner Boller, D
 1975 L4 Div. 2 19 13      
  9 314 Max Moritz Racing Team
VW-Porsche 914/6		 Dieter Ankele, D
 1991 B6 Div. 2 19 7      
  10 315  
VW-Porsche 914/6		 Wilhelm Siegle, D
 1991 B6 Div. 2 19 10      
  11   Faltz-Alpina Essen
BMW 2002		 Peter Kuhlmann, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2 19 12      
  12 316  
VW-Porsche 914/6		 Klaus Erle, D
 1991 B6 Div. 2 18 14      
  (2) 322  
BMW 1602		 Rolf Hartge, D
 1573 L4 Swiss TC 1600          
  (3) 331 MSC Langenfeld
VW Scirocco		 Dieter Sindermann, D
 1596 L4 Swiss TC 1600          
  (4) 332 MST Lufthansa
Opel Ascona 16 S		 Rolf Rypka, D
 1584 L4 Swiss TC 1600          
  (5) 326  
BMW 1602		 Dieter Knüttel, D
 1573 L4 Swiss TC 1600          
  (6) 327  
BMW 1602		 Heinz-Günther Schmid, D
 1573 L4 Swiss TC 1600          
  (7) 321  
BMW 1602		 Horst Döring, D
 1573 L4 Swiss TC 1600          
  (8) 323  
BMW 1602		 Rolf Wurst, D
 1573 L4 Swiss TC 1600          
  (1) 356 Formel Rennsport Club der Schweiz
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Ruedi Franz, CH
 1290 L4 Swiss TC 1300          
  (2) 354 Mascotte Racing Team
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Celeste Lips, CH
 1290 L4 Swiss TC 1300          
  (3) 355 Écurie Basilisk
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Primo Saligari, CH
 1290 L4 Swiss TC 1300          
  (4) 360 Schwarzwälder Möbelversand F. Kummle
NSU 1200 TT		 Herbert Kummle, D
 1296 L4 Swiss TC 1300          
  (5) 362 Squadra Caposcarico
NSU 1200 TT		 Hans Peter Müller, CH
 1296 L4 Swiss TC 1300          
  (6) 351 Alfa Romeo Hähn
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Bernd Fischer, D
 1290 L4 Swiss TC 1300          
  (7) 364 Formel Rennsport Club der Schweiz
Fiat 128		 Hans-R. Hirter, CH
   L4 Swiss TC 1300          
DNF   318  
BMW 2002		 Gustav Fischer, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2 15 11      
DNF   303/302 Castrol Team Zakspeed
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Jörg Denzel, D
 1975 L4 Div. 2 7 4     Engine

Group 1 (Swiss championship)
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    
BMW 3.0 CSi		 Peter Otto, D
 2985 L6 Swiss Gr 1 +2000          
  2    
Opel Commodore GS/E		 Charly Guenin, CH
 2784 L6 Swiss Gr 1 +2000          
  3    
Opel Commodore GS/E		 Rene Ramuz, CH
 2784 L6 Swiss Gr 1 +2000          
  4    
Opel Commodore GS/E		 Walter Haas, D
 2784 L6 Swiss Gr 1 +2000          
  5    
Ford Mustang		 Ekkehard Brede, D
   V8 Swiss Gr 1 +2000          
  1   Eichberg Racing
Ford Escort Mk.I RS 2000		 Siegfried Köpcke, D
 1993 L4 Swiss Gr 1 2000          
  2    
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV		 Ernst Hugentobler, CH
 1962 L4 Swiss Gr 1 2000          
  3    
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV		 Manfred Göbel, D
 1962 L4 Swiss Gr 1 2000          
  4    
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV		 Wolfgang Dietrich, D
 1962 L4 Swiss Gr 1 2000          
  1   MCS
Audi 80 GT		 Gerhard Krech, D
 1588 L4 Swiss Gr 1 1600          
  2    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior		 Alex Bressan, CH
 1570 L4 Swiss Gr 1 1600          
  3    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior		 Hans-Günther Paul, D
 1570 L4 Swiss Gr 1 1600          
  4    
Alfa Romeo Giulia Super		 Dietmar Klösters, D
 1570 L4 Swiss Gr 1 1600          
  5    
Opel Ascona 16 S		 Günter Ludwig, D
 1584 L4 Swiss Gr 1 1600          
  6   MST Lufthansa
Opel Ascona 16 S		 Gerd Braun, D
 1584 L4 Swiss Gr 1 1600          
  1    
Simca Rallye 2		 Jo Zeller, CH
 1294 L4 Swiss Gr 1 1300          
  2    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior		 Norbert Seezer, D
 1290 L4 Swiss Gr 1 1300          
  3    
Simca Rallye 2		 Heinz Strasser, CH
 1294 L4 Swiss Gr 1 1300          
  1   AC Säckingen
Autobianchi A112 Abarth		 Roland Herrmann, D
 982 L4 Swiss Gr 1 1000          
  2    
Autobianchi A112 Abarth		 Günter Rudigier, D
 982 L4 Swiss Gr 1 1000          
  3   MC Wernau
Autobianchi A112 Abarth		 Hans Ulli Haug, D
 982 L4 Swiss Gr 1 1000          
  4    
Autobianchi A112 Abarth		 Wolfgang Albiez, D
 982 L4 Swiss Gr 1 1000          

Group 2 under 1000 cc; GT Group 3 (Swiss championship)
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   Autohaus Max Moritz
Porsche Carrera RS		 Klaus Utz, D
 2994 B6 Group 3 +2000          
  2   Sports Car Club of Stuttgart
Porsche Carrera RS		 Leo Eigner, D
 2994 B6 Group 3 +2000          
  3    
Porsche Carrera RS		 Theo Hofer, CH
 2994 B6 Group 3 +2000          
  4    
Porsche Carrera RS		 Hans Habermann, D
 2994 B6 Group 3 +2000          
  5   Sports Car Club of Stuttgart
Porsche Carrera RS		 Heinz Blind, D
 2994 B6 Group 3 +2000          
  6    
Porsche Carrera RS		 Helmut Betz, D
 2994 B6 Group 3 +2000          
  1    
NSU 1000 TTS		 Jakob Schaufelberger, CH
 996 L4 Group 2 1000          
  2    
NSU 1000 TTS		 Ernst Hintermann, CH
 996 L4 Group 2 1000          
  3    
Fiat Abarth 1000 TCR		 Niklaus Moor, CH
 982 L4 Group 2 1000          
  4    
NSU 1000 TTS		 Bernhard Jeck, CH
 996 L4 Group 2 1000          
  5    
Datsun Cherry 100A		 Paul Nüssli, CH
 998 L4 Group 2 1000          
  6    
NSU 1000 TTS		 Ernst Sutter, CH
 996 L4 Group 2 1000          

Remarks: The race counted towards the Swiss championship too; in the DRM results, the Swiss entries were completely neglected. I have included results if known. Division 1 of the DRM was combined with Swiss GT and touring cars over 1600 cc; division 2 started together with Group 2 1000-1600 cc.