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Nürburgring Nordschleife, BRD

Date: 3/8/1975
Track length: 22.835 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted: unknown
Starters: 45/47
Finishers: 31

Pole position: Wollek in 8.25,6 = 162,59 kmh
Fastest lap: Krebs in 8.22,5 = 163,56 kmh

Distance: 7 laps = 159,845 kmh
Average speed: 161,67 kmh
Weather: Hot
Ruleset: Group 2/70, group 4/71
Car info: 1975 Cars

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Practice times were generally disappointing - traffic, heat, you name it. Only four cars lapped under 8.30 minutes, but the fifth on the grid was the real sensation: the brand-new Zakspeed Escort II for Heyer. The car was developed by Zakspeed rather than the Cologne works team like Ludwig’s car. The car seemed lower and was more suited to sprint races with its simpler wheel hubs. Girling brakes instead of Ate, less weight. 8.32,5 was an outstanding time by all standards. Ludwig was outclassed - but a solution would be found in the future.
Apart from this, Krebs’ car had a new engine, 460 HP against the 425 of the Grohs ex-works car, but it was enough for second on the grid only - Wollek was fastest. Schommers was 6th overall, and spared his engine - he had only one. Zondler would not damage a car this time; the Swiss businessman enjoyed a well-deserved holiday.
Stenzel was away better than last time and took the lead, but Krebs used the horsepower in his BMW and took over. Schommers broke his front suspension at Karussell and retired. Mohr retired as well, pulled the hand brake and left his car - but signalling marshals made him look back - and to his grief the car rolled backwards and crossed the track at a point where fellow competitors could reach 230 km/h easily... but nothing happened.
Grohs could keep up, and passed Krebs - “I outbraked him” (Grohs) or “let him by” (Krebs) at Schwalbenschwanz - but the Schnitzer horsepower secured Krebs’ victory anyway after Döttinger Höhe. Wollek damaged a rim, had to pit and finished only sixth, behind the beautiful new Zakspeed car of Heyer. With a broken gearbox, Obermoser still managed second in class, while Ludwig was only 5th in class after engine troubles.

Division 1 and 2
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 1 135 Schnitzer
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Albrecht Krebs, D
 3498 L6 Div. 1 7 laps, 59.19,4 2   8.22,5  
2 2 139 Faltz-Alpina Essen
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Harald Grohs, D
 3498 L6 Div. 1 7 laps, 59.19,9 b8      
3 3 137 Max Moritz Racing Team
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Reinhard Stenzel, D
 2994 B6 Div. 1 7 laps, 59.24,3 3      
4 4   Porsche Kremer
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Helmut Kelleners, D
 2994 B6 Div. 1 7 laps, 59.24,3 4 8.29,7    
5 1 204 Castrol Team Zakspeed
Ford Escort II RS		 Hans Heyer, D
 1975 L4 Div. 2 7 laps, 1:01.24,3 5 8.32,5 8.36,9  
6 5   Porsche Kremer
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Bob Wollek, F
 2994 B6 Div. 1 7 laps, 1:01.38,0 1 8.25,6    
7 6   Faltz-Alpina Essen
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Rolf Rummel, D
 3498 L6 Div. 1 7 laps, 1:01.49,1 b9      
8 2   Team Warsteiner GS Tuning
BMW 2002		 Jörg Obermoser, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2 7 laps, 1:03.10,9 a3 8.46,2    
9 7 171 Ford Odenthal
Ford Capri RS 3100		 Waltraud Odenthal, D
 3412 V6 Div. 1 7 laps, 1:03.32,5 b10      
10 3 226 Eichberg Racing
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Horst Bonefeld, D
 1975 L4 Div. 2 7 laps, 1:03.34,3 a5      
11 4    
BMW 2002		 Jörg Denzel, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2 7 laps, 1:03.37,8 a6      
12 5 202 Castrol Team Zakspeed
Ford Escort II RS		 Klaus Ludwig, D
 1975 L4 Div. 2 7 laps, 1:01.57,8 a2 8.41,3    
13 8    
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Gerhard Holup, D
 2994 B6 Div. 1 7 laps, 1:04.45,7 b11      
14 9    
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Ekkehard Schimpf, D
 2994 B6 Div. 1 7 laps, 1:04.59,8 b13      
15 10    
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Georg Freiberger, D
 2994 B6 Div. 1 7 laps, 1:05.15,9 b12      
16 11    
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Klaus Utz, D
 2994 B6 Div. 1 7 laps, 1:05.56,9 b14      
17 6   Eichberg Racing
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Alois Roppes, D
 1975 L4 Div. 2 7 laps, 1:06.21,9 a10      
18 7/1    
VW Scirocco		 Rüdiger Dahlhäuser, D
 1588 L4 Div. 2/1600 7 laps, 1:06.43,8 a9      
19 8   Faltz-Alpina Essen
BMW 2002		 Peter Kuhlmann, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2 7 laps, 1:07.16,9 a12      
20 9/2    
Ford Escort TC		 ? Björn Steenberg, S
 1594 L4 Div. 2/1600 7 laps, 1:07.53,8 a24      
21 10    
BMW 2002		 Walter Luft, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2 7 laps, 1:07.16,9 a18      
22 11 210 ADAC Königstein e.V.
BMW 2002		 Johannes Wollstadt, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2 7 laps, 1:08.18,6 a23      
23 12   Max Moritz Racing Team
VW-Porsche 914/6		 Dieter Ankele, D
 1991 B6 Div. 2 7 laps, 1:08.28,7 a19      
24 13    
BMW 2002		 Joachim Utsch, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2 7 laps, 1:08.39,1 a22      
25 12   Automobilclub Koblenz-Rüdenach
Opel Commodore GS 2800		 Axel Sonntag, D
 2998 L6 Div. 1 7 laps, 1:09.05,7 b16      
  13    
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Heribert Asselborn, D
 2994 B6 Div. 1 6 b17      
  14    
VW-Porsche 914/6		 Manfred Laub, D
 1991 B6 Div. 2 6 a16      
  15    
BMW 2002		 Gerd Herrmann, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2 6 a8      
  16    
BMW 2002		 Harald Müller, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2 6 a25      
  17    
BMW 2002		 Wolfgang Dimmendaal, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2 6 a27      
  18/3    
BMW 1602		 Hermann Beilharz Jr, D
 1573 L4 Div. 2/1600 6 a26      
    277  
Audi 80 GT		 Manfred Kilian, D
 1588 L4 Div. 2          
    242 AC Rübenach
Opel Ascona 19 S		 Werner Dittert, D
 ca. 2000 L4 Div. 2          
DNF      
BMW 2002		 Jacob Hiltebrand, CH
 1990 L4 Div. 2 5 a15      
DNF      
Ford Capri RS 2600 LW		 Bo Emanuelsson, S
 2999 V6 Div. 1 4 b6     Brakes
DNF   179  
Ford Capri RS 2600 LW		 Manfred Balzereit, D
 2999? V6 Div. 1 4 b15      
DNF      
Fiat 128		 Heinz Tubbesing, D
 1290? L4 Div. 2 4 a21      
DNF     Bla-bla Renngemeinschaft
BMW 2002		 Peter Koch, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2 3 a14      
DNF      
BMW 2002		 Karl-Heinz Becker, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2 3 a7     Wheel bearing
DNF      
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Hans Wallberg, S
 1975 L4 Div. 2 3 a17      
DNF     Balafre Lancome
BMW 2002		 Lothar Wagner, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2 3 a13      
DNF     Rheydter Club für Motorsport
BMW 2002		 Walter Prüser, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2 3 a11      
DNF     Castrol Team Zakspeed
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Manfred Mohr, D
 1975 L4 Div. 2 2 a4     Ignition
DNF     Team Ford Grab - Weisberg Werkzeuge
Ford Capri RS 3100		 Werner Schommers, D
 3412 V6 Div. 1 1 6 8.33,1   Suspemsion, accident
DNF     Neusser MSC
Alpine A 110		 Heinz Gilges, D
 1800 L4 Div. 2 1 a20      
DNF   151 Faltz-Alpina Essen
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Thomas Betzler, D
 3498 L6 Div. 1   b7     Throttle cable
DNF     Leinberger Racing
Fiat 128 coupé 1300		 Henning Schmidt, D
 1290 L4 Div. 2   a28      

Remarks: a div 2 practice position b div 1 practice position