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Vallelunga 6 hours

Autodromo Vallelunga, Italy

Date: 4/4/1976
Track length: 3.222 m
Attendance: 10.000
Entries accepted: 29
Starters: 24
Finishers: 13

Pole position: Mass in 1.14,7 = 1154,217 kmh
Fastest lap: Ickx in 1.16,9 = 149,805 kmh

Distance: 6 hours
Average speed: 143,762 kmh
Weather: Warm, dry
Ruleset: Group 1-5/76
Car info: 1976 Cars

The entry for this race was much the same, though a number of Porsche 934’s were racing at the Nürburgring this weekend - for the Euro GT championship. Porsches “flatnose” was temporarily replaced by a normal one.
A surprising third on the grid was the Lancia turbo, outpacing the BMW’s. The Schnitzer-BMW 2002 Turbo, sold to Italy, broke its crankshaft after only seven laps in practice.

The Porsches took the lead, the works car in front of course, while the Lancia settled for third - and was promoted to second when the Kremer car broke its gearbox. But after two hours, the Lancia befell the same fate as the Kremer Porsche - its gearbox broke.

The only further excitement took place at the Schnitzer pits: the coupé, which had taken over second, lost a wheel after a tire change had given problems - the nut did not want to come loose. The amount of force needed to persuade the nut to give up, probably damaged the suspension.

Group 5

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 1 Martini Racing
Porsche 935 Jacky Ickx, B
Jochen Mass, D
2857 tc B6 Div. 3 269 laps 1 1.14,70 1.16,9

2 2 5 Faltz-Alpina Essen
BMW 3.5 CSL Harald Grohs, D
Sam Posey, USA
Hughes de Fierlant, B
3498 L6 Div. 3 254 4 1.18,92 1.19,7

3 1 23
Porsche Carrera RSR Kenneth Leim, S
Kurt Simonsen, S
2994 B6 Div. 2 245 16 1.24,58 1.24,9

4 3 4 Hermetite Products
BMW 3.5 CSL John Fitzpatrick, GB
Tom Walkinshaw, GB
(Holman “Les” Blackburn, GB)
3498 L6 Div. 3 243 6 1.19,26 1.20,1

5 4 12 Jolly Club
Porsche 934 Giorgio Schön, I
Luigi Tommasi, I
Giuseppe Bianco, I
2993 tc B6 Div. 3 GT 242 11 1.23,27 1.24,2

6 2 29
Porsche Carrera RSR Michele di Gioia, I
Vittorio Bernasconi, I
2994 B6 Div. 2 242 20 1.25,53 1.25,9

7 5 9 Brescia Corse
Porsche 934 Gabriele Gottifredi, I
Girolamo Capra, I
Ruggero Parpinelli, I
2993 tc B6 Div. 3 GT 238 17 1.24,68 1.25,3

8 3 24 Jolly Club
Lancia Stratos Gianfranco Ricci, I
Renzo Zorzi, I
(Carlo Facetti, I)
2418 V6 Div. 2 GT 238 13 1.24,04 1.25,1

9 6 11 Brescia Corse
De Tomaso Pantera Maurizio Micangeli, I
Carlo Pietromarchi, I
Mario Radicella, I
5763 V8 Div. 3 238 15 1.24,26 1.25,6

10 4 14
Porsche Carrera RSR Franco Bernabei, I
Gianluigi Picchi, I
2994 B6 Div. 2 229 7 1.20,75 1.23,5

11 1 36 Jolly Club
Ford Escort RS 1600 Federico D'Amore, I
Romeo Camathias, I
Martino Finotto, I
(Vincenzo Cazzago ("Pooky"), I)
1975 L4 Div. 1 229 18 1.24,87 ?

12 2 34
Ford Escort RS 1600 Mario Ruoso, I
Gianfranco Palazzoli ("Pal Joe"), I
(Paolo de Leonibus, I)
1975 L4 Div. 1 223 24 1.27,87 1.28,1

13 5 25 Brescia Corse
Porsche Carrera RSR Mario Radicella, I
Germano Nataloni, I
(Carlo Biloti, I)
2994 B6 Div. 2 202 19 1.25,02 1.25,2

DNF 8 Louis Meznarie
Porsche 934 Hubert Striebig, F
Anny-Charlotte Verney, F
2993 tc B6 Div. 3 GT 227 22 1.25,76 1.26,1 Gearbox

DNF 21 Lancia Squadra Corse
Lancia Stratos Turbo Carlo Facetti, I
Vittorio Brambilla, I
2418 tc V6 Div. 3 185 3 1.17,29 1.19,3 Gearbox

DNF 2 Team Schnitzer
BMW 3.5 CSL Dieter Quester, A
Albrecht Krebs, D
3498 L6 Div. 3 169 5 1.18,99 1.20,5 Wheel

DNF 7 Egon Evertz KG Solingen
Porsche 934 Leo Kinnunen, SF
Egon Evertz, D
2993 tc B6 Div. 3 GT 125 9 1.22,59 1.23,0 Engine

DNF 33
BMW 2002 Cosimo Turizio, I
Gianfranco Ricci, I
(Ciro Nappi, I)
1990 L4 Div. 1 76 21 1.25,74 ? Engine

DNF 27 Jolly Club
Porsche Carrera RSR Kemal Nuri Pelit, TR
Giorgio Schön, I
(Sergio Rombolotti, I)
2994 B6 Div. 2 48 12 1.23,47 1.24,4 Suspension

DNF 3 Porsche Kremer
Porsche 935 Kremer Hans Heyer, D
(Bob Wollek, F)
2857 tc B6 Div. 3 37 2 1.16,37 1.18,8 Gearbox

DNF 35 Vesuvio
Ford Escort RS 1600 Carlo Giorgio, I
(Cosimo Turizio, I)
(Ciro Nappi, I)
1975 L4 Div. 1 25 14 1.24,24 ? Engine

DNF 32 Jolly Club
Ford Escort II RS Martino Finotto, I
(Umberto Grano, I)
1975 L4 Div. 1 11 8 1.22,31 1.24,3 Engine

DNF 31 Angelini
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA Claudio Francisci, I
Maurizio Gellini, I
1570 L4 Div. 1 6 23 1.27,58 1.33,8 Engine

DNF 15
De Tomaso Pantera Marco Curti ("Spiffero"), I
Roberto Nardini, I
5763 V8 Div. 3 GT 1 25 1.30,29 Ignition

DNQ
Opel Commodore GS/E Larini, I
Sergio Scalabrini, I
2784 L6 Div. 2 1.33,33

DNS 22 Team Schnitzer Ovoro
BMW 2002 Turbo Arturo Merzario, I
Gianfranco Palazzoli ("Pal Joe"), I
1990 tc L4 Div. 2 10 1.22,75 Crankshaft

Group 5
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	1	Martini Racing Porsche 935	Jacky Ickx, B Jochen Mass, D	2857 tc	B6	Div. 3	269 laps	1	1.14,70	1.16,9
2	2	5	Faltz-Alpina Essen BMW 3.5 CSL	Harald Grohs, D Sam Posey, USA Hughes de Fierlant, B	3498	L6	Div. 3	254	4	1.18,92	1.19,7
3	1	23	Porsche Carrera RSR	Kenneth Leim, S Kurt Simonsen, S	2994	B6	Div. 2	245	16	1.24,58	1.24,9
4	3	4	Hermetite Products BMW 3.5 CSL	John Fitzpatrick, GB Tom Walkinshaw, GB (Holman “Les” Blackburn, GB)	3498	L6	Div. 3	243	6	1.19,26	1.20,1
5	4	12	Jolly Club Porsche 934	Giorgio Schön, I Luigi Tommasi, I Giuseppe Bianco, I	2993 tc	B6	Div. 3 GT	242	11	1.23,27	1.24,2
6	2	29	Porsche Carrera RSR	Michele di Gioia, I Vittorio Bernasconi, I	2994	B6	Div. 2	242	20	1.25,53	1.25,9
7	5	9	Brescia Corse Porsche 934	Gabriele Gottifredi, I Girolamo Capra, I Ruggero Parpinelli, I	2993 tc	B6	Div. 3 GT	238	17	1.24,68	1.25,3
8	3	24	Jolly Club Lancia Stratos	Gianfranco Ricci, I Renzo Zorzi, I (Carlo Facetti, I)	2418	V6	Div. 2 GT	238	13	1.24,04	1.25,1
9	6	11	Brescia Corse De Tomaso Pantera	Maurizio Micangeli, I Carlo Pietromarchi, I Mario Radicella, I	5763	V8	Div. 3	238	15	1.24,26	1.25,6
10	4	14	Porsche Carrera RSR	Franco Bernabei, I Gianluigi Picchi, I	2994	B6	Div. 2	229	7	1.20,75	1.23,5
11	1	36	Jolly Club Ford Escort RS 1600	Federico D'Amore, I Romeo Camathias, I Martino Finotto, I (Vincenzo Cazzago ("Pooky"), I)	1975	L4	Div. 1	229	18	1.24,87	?
12	2	34	Ford Escort RS 1600	Mario Ruoso, I Gianfranco Palazzoli ("Pal Joe"), I (Paolo de Leonibus, I)	1975	L4	Div. 1	223	24	1.27,87	1.28,1
13	5	25	Brescia Corse Porsche Carrera RSR	Mario Radicella, I Germano Nataloni, I (Carlo Biloti, I)	2994	B6	Div. 2	202	19	1.25,02	1.25,2
DNF		8	Louis Meznarie Porsche 934	Hubert Striebig, F Anny-Charlotte Verney, F	2993 tc	B6	Div. 3 GT	227	22	1.25,76	1.26,1	Gearbox
DNF		21	Lancia Squadra Corse Lancia Stratos Turbo	Carlo Facetti, I Vittorio Brambilla, I	2418 tc	V6	Div. 3	185	3	1.17,29	1.19,3	Gearbox
DNF		2	Team Schnitzer BMW 3.5 CSL	Dieter Quester, A Albrecht Krebs, D	3498	L6	Div. 3	169	5	1.18,99	1.20,5	Wheel
DNF		7	Egon Evertz KG Solingen Porsche 934	Leo Kinnunen, SF Egon Evertz, D	2993 tc	B6	Div. 3 GT	125	9	1.22,59	1.23,0	Engine
DNF		33	BMW 2002	Cosimo Turizio, I Gianfranco Ricci, I (Ciro Nappi, I)	1990	L4	Div. 1	76	21	1.25,74	?	Engine
DNF		27	Jolly Club Porsche Carrera RSR	Kemal Nuri Pelit, TR Giorgio Schön, I (Sergio Rombolotti, I)	2994	B6	Div. 2	48	12	1.23,47	1.24,4	Suspension
DNF		3	Porsche Kremer Porsche 935 Kremer	Hans Heyer, D (Bob Wollek, F)	2857 tc	B6	Div. 3	37	2	1.16,37	1.18,8	Gearbox
DNF		35	Vesuvio Ford Escort RS 1600	Carlo Giorgio, I (Cosimo Turizio, I) (Ciro Nappi, I)	1975	L4	Div. 1	25	14	1.24,24	?	Engine
DNF		32	Jolly Club Ford Escort II RS	Martino Finotto, I (Umberto Grano, I)	1975	L4	Div. 1	11	8	1.22,31	1.24,3	Engine
DNF		31	Angelini Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA	Claudio Francisci, I Maurizio Gellini, I	1570	L4	Div. 1	6	23	1.27,58	1.33,8	Engine
DNF		15	De Tomaso Pantera	Marco Curti ("Spiffero"), I Roberto Nardini, I	5763	V8	Div. 3 GT	1	25	1.30,29		Ignition
DNQ			Opel Commodore GS/E	Larini, I Sergio Scalabrini, I	2784	L6	Div. 2			1.33,33
DNS		22	Team Schnitzer Ovoro BMW 2002 Turbo	Arturo Merzario, I Gianfranco Palazzoli ("Pal Joe"), I	1990 tc	L4	Div. 2		10	1.22,75		Crankshaft