Pole position: Stuck/Xhenceval/Dieudonné in 8.29,0
Fastest lap: Stuck in 8.37,4 = 158,88 kmh
Distance: 4 hours
Average speed: 151,688 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 2/76
Car info: 1976 Cars
The Nürburgring 4-hour race was an event with lots of history. Even in the darkest hours of group 2, the organisers never failed to get a competitive entry with the occasional Big Names. In 1976, the result was the signing of Jody Scheckter, Gunnar Nilsson and Hans-Joachim Stuck. But the problem was the lack of competitive cars. Nilsson and Stuck would drive a Luigi car, Scheckter would have driven the Zakspeed Escort - but after breaking the 15th crankshaft of the year in testing, Zakowski gave up. Scheckter was moved to the McMahon team. Luigi, meanwhile, by far the most professional team, had its share of problems after Nilsson had a small off in practice - and de Fierlant a big one. Luigi worked wonders to present an immaculate car on Sunday. Scheckter had to retire with engine problems, the TM Scirocco was in third place overall (!) but the two Luigi cars had a big lead. After a pit stop, the Scirocco would not start, unfortunately, and left the pits 50 minutes later. Then, Xhenceval had to stop the #1 car with zero oil pressure, handing victory to the second Luigi car of De Fierlant / Nilsson / Dewael. The rest of the finishers tell the story of a poor entry: second was a neat but old BMW 2002, third and fourth two Alfa Romeo GTV's, and in fifth the first group 1 car and the only car currently in production: a Ford Escort RS 2000, driven by journalist pairing Mauer and Braun. |
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Division 1-4
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| 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 | 2 | Luigi Racing BMW 3.0 CSL |
Hughes de Fierlant, B Gunnar Nilsson, S Claude De Wael, B |
3196 | L6 | Div. 4 | 27 laps, 4:03.52,4 | 2 | 8.47,7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 31 | Renngemeinschaft Bergisch Gladbach BMW 2002 |
Richard Bremmekamp, D Ottmar Ickenroth, D |
1990 | L4 | Div. 2 | 25 | ||||
| 3 | 2 | 41? | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV |
Duilio Ghislotti, I Romeo Camathias, I |
1962 | L4 | Div. 2 | 24 | ||||
| 4 | 3 | 27 | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV |
Vittorio Ciardi, I Giordano Perego, I |
1962 | L4 | Div. 2 | 24 | ||||
| 5 | 4 | 36 | Team Europa-Möbel Ford Escort II RS 2000 Gr. 1 |
Karl Mauer, D Rainer Braun, D |
1993 | L4 | Div. 2 | 24 | 9.51,7 | |||
| 6 | 5 | 35 | Alfa Romeo Hähn Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV Gr. 1 |
Frank Mayr, D Karl-Heinz Arend, D Manfred Mohr, D |
1962 | L4 | Div. 2 | 24 | ||||
| 7 | 6 | 32 | SEEO Motor-Racing Volvo 142 |
Alf-Tore Jideteg, S Sveneric Olsson, S |
1985 | L4 | Div. 2 | 24 | ||||
| 8 | 7 | 30 | Jolly Club Switzerland Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV |
Tarcisio Fornera, CH Ruedi Franz, CH |
1962 | L4 | Div. 2 | 23 | ||||
| 9 | 8 | 62 | Valvoline Deutschland VW Golf |
Peter Valder, D Helmut Bolz Jr, D |
1588 | L4 | Div. 2 | 23 | ||||
| 10 | 2 | 4 | Juma BMW 3.0 CSL |
Eddy Joosen, B Alain Corbisier, B Roger Berndtson, B |
3196 | L6 | Div. 4 | 23 | 16? | |||
| 11 | 9 | 65 | Alfa Romeo GT |
Gaudenzio Uboldi, I Luigi Colzani, I Anna Cambiaghi, I |
1570 | L4 | Div. 2 | 23 | ||||
| 12 | 1 | 88 | Renngemeinschaft MSC Langenfeld Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior Gr. 1 |
Wolfgang Balzar, D Ingo Peters, D |
1290 | L4 | Div. 1 | |||||
| 13 | 1 | 17 | Valvoline Deutschland Opel Commodore GS/E Gr. 1 |
Siegfried Herzog, D Robert Rupitsch, D |
2784 | L6 | Div. 3 | |||||
| 14 | 10 | 40 | KWS Autotechnik Team Ford Escort II RS 2000 Gr. 1 |
Hartmut Bauer, D Dieter Wilke, D |
1993 | L4 | Div. 2 | |||||
| 15 | 2 | 16 | Opel Commodore GS/E Gr. 1 |
Otto Kälberer, D Klaus Assmuth, D |
2784 | L6 | Div. 3 | |||||
| 16 | 2 | 76 | RT Haribo-Lakritzen Fiat 128 coupé 1300 |
Lothar Moll, D Bodo Eichner, D |
1290 | L4 | Div. 1 | |||||
| 17 | 3 | 75 | NSU 1000 TTS |
Michael Degenhardt, D Peter Döring, D |
996 | L4 | Div. 1 | |||||
| 18 | 11 | 22 | Autovama Firenze Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV |
Amerigo "Joe" Bigliazzi, I Spartaco Dini ("Paco"), I |
1985 | L4 | Div. 2 | 5 | ||||
| 19 | 4 | 77 | RT Haribo-Lakritzen Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior |
Peter Uhrmacher, D Hans-Günther Stoffel, D |
1290 | L4 | Div. 1 | |||||
| 20 | 5 | 81 | NSU 1000 TTS |
Helmer Michalak, D Friedrich Strassen, D |
996 | L4 | Div. 1 | |||||
| 21 | 12 | 57 | Sunbeam Avenger |
John Lagodny, L Uwe Reich, D Nico Demuth, L |
1594 | L4 | Div. 2 | |||||
| 22 | 6 | 84 | Neusser MSC Autobianchi A112 Abarth 70HP |
Herbert Schuster, D Wolfgang Willkomm, D |
1050? | L4 | Div. 1 | |||||
| 23 | 7 | 71 | Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior |
Peter Marx, D Karl-Heinz Arend, D Wolfgang Kirch, D Helmut Kuhl, D |
1290 | L4 | Div. 1 | |||||
| 24 | 8 | 87 | NSU 1200 TT |
Lothar Moll, D Willibald Graul, D |
1296 | L4 | Div. 1 | |||||
| 25 | 13 | 38 | BMW 2002 |
Hanno Schumacher, D Hans Spix, D |
1990 | L4 | Div. 2 | |||||
| 26 | 14 | 64 | Opel Ascona |
Dieter Fiedler, D Fritz Nickel, D |
1584 | L4 | Div. 2 | |||||
| 27 | 3 | 11 | Smith Kendon Travel Sweets Mazda Savanna RX-3 |
John Markey, GB David Palmer, GB |
2 x 491 | R2 | Div. 3 | Propshaft | ||||
| 28 | 15 | 61 | Team Menden VW Scirocco |
Heinz Hinze, D Manfred Mohr, D |
1596 | L4 | Div. 2 | 4 | 9.20,3 | |||
| 29 | 9 | 85 | Simca Rallye 2 |
Hans-Peter Morawietz, D Klaus Wey, D |
1294 | L4 | Div. 1 | |||||
| 30 | 4 | 18 | Team Besico Bernd Siller Ford Capri RS 2600 |
Harald Hinz, D Bernd Siller, D |
ca. 2600 | V6 | Div. 3 | |||||
| 31 | 10 | 72 | AC Mayen Ford Escort 1300 GT |
Eckard Babendenderde, D Dietmar Köndgen, D |
1298 | L4 | Div. 1 | |||||
| 74 | Pallvano Corse Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior |
Rolf Hadorn, CH Marco Vanoli, CH |
1290 | L4 | Div. 1 | |||||||
| 33 | Valvoline Deutschland BMW 2002 |
Rainer Zweibäumer, D Peter Ernst, D Lothar von Stein, D |
1990 | L4 | Div. 2 | 25 | ||||||
| 37 | Team Europa-Möbel BMW 2002 |
Fritz Kossak, D Josef Stockhausen, D |
1990 | L4 | Div. 2 | 25 | ||||||
| DNF | 23 | Derek McMahon racing Ford Escort II RS |
Alec Poole, IRL Jody Scheckter, ZA |
1840 | L4 | Div. 2 | 7 | 3 | 9.12,0 | 9.03? | Engine | |
| DNF | 51 | Jägermeister Racing Team VW Scirocco |
Willi Bergmeister, D |
1588 | L4 | Div. 2 | 7 | |||||
| DNF | 1 | Luigi Racing BMW 3.0 CSL |
Hans-Joachim Stuck, D Jean Xhenceval, B Pierre Dieudonné, B |
3196 | L6 | Div. 4 | 14 | 1 | 8.29,0 | Engine | ||
| DNF | 25 | Faltz-Alpina Essen BMW 2002 |
Peter Ochs, D |
1990 | L4 | Div. 2 | ||||||
| DNF | 79 | Renngemeinschaft Sieglar Fiat 128 Berlina |
Peter Rust, D Rolf Arndt, D Dieter Walterscheid, D |
L4 | Div. 1 | |||||||
| DNF | 80 | Springbock Simca Tuning Simca Rallye 1 |
Christian Brauer, D Winfried Huth, D |
1294 | L4 | Div. 1 | ||||||
| DNF | 54 | Abex Pagid Racing Audi 80 GT |
Hans-Joachim Nowak, D Johann Abt, D |
1588 | L4 | Div. 2 | ||||||