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Int. IV. ADAC Bilstein Super Sprint

Nürburgring Betonschleife, BRD

Date: 2/10/1977
Track length: 2.292 m
Attendance: 20.000
Entries accepted:
Starters: 12 (div. 1); 15 (division 2)
Finishers: 9 (div. 1); 12 (division 2)

Pole position: Schurti in 0.49,2 (div. 1); Ludwig in 0.52,1 (div. 2)
Fastest lap: Schurti in 0.58,2 (div. 1); Ludwig in 0.52,9 (div. 2)

Distance: 44 laps (DRM), 22 laps (Group 1 and 3)
Average speed: 134,543 kmh (div. 1); 151,943 kmh (div. 2)
Weather: Cool, rain showers
Ruleset: Group 5/76
Car info: 1977 Cars

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The last race of the season - would it be Wollek or Stommelen?

Division 1
Both Stommelen and Schurti had a 3.2 litre engine for this race, while Wollek had a 3.0 - in line with the Porsche advice, where the idea was that a 3.2 would cause problems with cooling and fuel injection.
Despite this, the 3.2 of Schurti qualified on pole, with Stommelen next in the same time.
In the race, all earlier predictions were pointless, since it rained; and there, the tyre was the deciding factor. Stommelen and Wollek on Goodyears, Schurti on Dunlop - Stommelen walked away with the race and the championship, since Wollek’s choice for a dry set-up backfired. Schurti’s Dunlops were useless, but Ertl had a fine race and finished fourth - which gave some hope for the future.

Division 2
“I’ll put the car on pole and win the race”, Ludwig said before qualifying. But first practice ended too soon: ignition problems. Second practice however he did put the car on pole, 0,7 seconds faster than Heyer and Winkelhock, with Surer fourth after his 2-monts suspension. But Surer’s race hardly started when Grohs touched him in the startcurve, he spun and Grohs hit him so hard that Surer had to be blackflagged since his bodywork was very damaged.
At front, Ludwig and Heyer pulled away, Heyer trying to outbrake the Schnitzer car from time to time, but Ludwig was clearly faster - in fact he drove just fast enough to stay in front of Heyer; withouth doubt he could have been faster - he even turned down the boost pressure.
Hahne and Winkelhock had a fight until Hahne ran into braking problems. Winkelhock finished third and came third in the championship as well.

Division 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 66 Gelo Racing Team
Porsche 935 3.2		 Rolf Stommelen, D
 3163 tc B6 Division 1 44 laps, 44.58,4 2 0.49,2    
2 2 51 Vaillant Kremer Team
Porsche 935 K2 3.0		 Bob Wollek, F
 2994? tc B6 Division 1 44 laps, 45.28,8 3 0.49,3    
3 3 52 Jägermeister Max Moritz Team
Porsche 935 3.2		 Manfred Schurti, FL
 3163 tc B6 Division 1 44 laps, 45.42,7 1 0.49,2 0.58,2  
4 4 60 Optische Werke Rodenstock
Toyota Celica 2000 LB Turbo		 Harald Ertl, A
 2090 tc L4 Division 1 44 laps, 45.56,5 7 0.51,9    
5 5 56 Valvoline Deutschland
Porsche 935		 Eberhard Sindel, D
 2857 tc B6 Division 1 42 8 0.52,9    
6 6 58 Kannacher GT Racing
Porsche 935		 Franz Konrad, A
 2857 tc B6 Division 1 42 5 0.50,8    
7 7 70 Vaillant Kremer Team
Porsche 935 K2		 Werner Christmann, D
 2857? tc B6 Division 1 42 6 0.51,5    
8 8 61 Sekurit
Porsche 934/5		 Dieter Schornstein, D
 2993 tc B6 Division 1 41 11 0.57,6    
9 9 71 Vaillant Kremer Team
Porsche 934		 Bertram Schäfer, D
 2993 tc B6 Division 1 40 10 0.55,5    
DNF   53 Autohaus Max Moritz
Porsche 934/5		 Edgar Dören, D
 2993 tc B6 Division 1 16 9 0.53,3   Turbo
DNF   67 Gelo Racing Team
Porsche 935		 Tim Schenken, AUS
 2857? tc B6 Division 1 14 4 0.50,3    
DNF   59  
Porsche 935		 Peter Hähnlein, D
 2857? tc B6 Division 1 13 12 1.00,4    

Division 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 6 Optische Werke Rodenstock
BMW 2002 Turbo		 Klaus Ludwig, D
 1428 tc L4 Division 2 44 laps, 39.49,4 1 0.52,1 0.52,9  
2 2 1 Mampe Ford Zakspeed
Ford Escort II RS		 Hans Heyer, D
 1975 L4 Division 2 44 laps, 39.55,5 2 0.52,8    
3 3 13 BMW Junior Team
BMW 320		 Manfred Winkelhock, D
 1998 L4 Division 2 44 laps, 40.21,4 3 0.52,8    
4 4 2 Mampe Ford Zakspeed
Ford Escort II RS		 Armin Hahne, D
 1975 L4 Division 2 43 5 0.53,6    
5 5 10 Ford Grab Weisberg Werkzeuge
Ford Escort II RS		 Toine Hezemans, NL
 1975 L4 Division 2 43 6 0.53,6    
6 6 14 Jägermeister BMW Faltz
BMW 320		 Harald Grohs, D
 1998 L4 Division 2 42 7 0.54,1    
7 7 4 Team Warsteiner GS Tuning
BMW 320		 Pierre Dieudonné, B
 1998 L4 Division 2 42 9 0.55,1    
8 8 8 Fruit of the Loom - Heidegger Team
BMW 320		 Peter Schneeberger, D
 1998 L4 Division 2 41 12 0.56,4    
9 9 26 Team Sonnenschein Batterien
Ford Escort II RS		 Bernd Ringshausen, D
 1975 L4 Division 2 41 14 0.57,0    
10 10 28 MSC Bad Cannstadt
VW Scirocco		 Paul Wunsch, D
 1596 L4 Division 2 39 18 1.00,3    
11 11 31  
BMW 2002		 Hannes Pennartz, D
 1990 L4 Division 2 39 17 1.00,2    
12 12 19  
BMW 320		 Karl-Heinz Becker, D
 1998 L4 Division 2 36 13 0.56,4    
DNF   34 Balafre Lancome
BMW 320		 Lothar Wagner, D
 1998 L4 Division 2 8 16 0.59,3   Accident
DNF   12 BMW Junior Team
BMW 320		 Marc Surer, CH
 1998 L4 Division 2 3 4 0.52,9   Accident
DNF   25 Valvoline Team Hatje BMW Tuning
BMW 2002		 Willi Hatje, D
 1990 L4 Division 2 2 15 0.58,8    
DNS?   18 Liqui Moly GmbH
BMW 320		 Andreas Schall, D
 1998 L4 Division 2   8 0.55,0    
DNS?   20 HAT-Freizeit Racing Team
BMW 320 Turbo 1.4		 Reinhold Hohmann, D
 1428 tc L4 Division 2   10 0.56,1    
DNS?   35  
BMW 2002		 Günther Hildenbrand, D
 1990 L4 Division 2   11 0.56,2    
DNS?   27 Essen-Werdener AC
Alpine A 110 ?1600S		 Friedrich Winkelmann, D
 1565? L4 Division 2   19 1.00,9    

Group 1 and 3 class results
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		 Fritz Müller, D
 2994 B6 Group 3 +2000          
  2    
Porsche 911 SC		 Konrad Heberer, D
 2994 B6 Group 3 +2000          
  1   Renault-Brand
Alpine A 110 1600S		 Peter Brand, D
 1565 L4 Group 3 2000          
  2    
Alpine A 110 1600S		 Franz Hagen, D
 1565 L4 Group 3 2000          
  3   MSC Adenau
Alpine A 110 1600S		 Siegfried Manke, D
 1565 L4 Group 3 2000          
  1   Eichberg Racing
Ford Capri II 3.0S		 Dieter Gartmann, D
 2993 V6 Group 1 +2000          
  2   Abex Pagid Valvoline Racing Team
Opel Commodore GS/E		 Johann Weisheidinger, A
 2784 L6 Group 1 +2000          
  3   Renngemeinschaft MSC Langenfeld
BMW 530i US		 Dieter Miltz, D
 2985 L6 Group 1 +2000          
  4    
Opel Commodore GS/E		 Wolfgang Dackweiler, D
 2784 L6 Group 1 +2000          
  5   AC Radevormwald
Opel Commodore GS/E		 Michael Lehmacher, D
 2784 L6 Group 1 +2000          
  1   Kneipp-Sanatorium “Sonnenhof”
Ford Escort RS 2000		 Wulf-Gunter Schumacher, D
 1993 L4 Group 1 2000          
  2   Eichberg Racing
Ford Escort RS 2000		 Bernd Dransmann, D
 1993 L4 Group 1 2000          
  3   Ford Gerstmann Racing Team
Ford Escort II RS 2000		 Rolf Rosenkranz, D
 1993 L4 Group 1 2000          
  4   Ford Gerstmann Racing Team
Ford Escort II RS 2000		 Peter Pieper, D
 1993 L4 Group 1 2000          
  5   Ecurie Moselle
Ford Escort RS 2000		 Matthias Schneider, D
 1993 L4 Group 1 2000          
  6   SFG Köln
Ford Escort RS 2000		 Bernd Althausen, D
 1993 L4 Group 1 2000          
  7   Pepsi-Cola
Ford Escort RS 2000		 Ramon Müller, D
 1993 L4 Group 1 2000          
  8    
Opel Kadett GT/E		 Rolf Pelizaeus, D
 1897 L4 Group 1 2000          
  9   Scuderia Colonia
Ford Escort RS 2000		 Günter Wohlfahrter, D
 1993 L4 Group 1 2000          
  10   Pepsi-Cola
Ford Escort RS 2000		 Bernd Corten, D
 1993 L4 Group 1 2000          
  11    
Opel Kadett GT/E		 Herbert Köhsel, D
 1897 L4 Group 1 2000          
  1    
Audi 80 GTE		 Alfons Hohenester, D
 1588 L4 Group 1 1600          
  2    
Audi 80 GTE		 Franz Schneider, D
 1588 L4 Group 1 1600          
  3    
Audi 80 GTE		 Heinz Schmalgemeier, D
 1588 L4 Group 1 1600          
  4   Scuderia Lindau
VW Golf GTI		 Georg Schwärzler, D
 1588 L4 Group 1 1600          
  5    
VW Scirocco GTI		 Helmut Konka, D
 1588 L4 Group 1 1600          
  6   Essen-Werdener AC
VW Scirocco GTI		 Karlheinz Sprenger, D
 1588 L4 Group 1 1600          
  7   AMC Duisburg
Toyota Celica GT		 Peter John, D
 1588 L4 Group 1 1600          
  8   MSC Oer-Erkenschwick
VW Golf GTI		 Manfred Huckschlag, D
 1588 L4 Group 1 1600          
  9    
Toyota Celica GT		 Lothar Gross, D
 1588 L4 Group 1 1600          
  10    
Toyota Celica GT		 Arno Derichs, D
 1588 L4 Group 1 1600          
  11   VBA
Toyota Celica GT		 Günter Hoffmann, D
 1588 L4 Group 1 1600          
  12    
VW Golf GTI		 Willi Meinert, D
 1588 L4 Group 1 1600          
  13   Valvoline Racing
VW Scirocco GTI		 Peter Valder, D
 1588 L4 Group 1 1600          
  14    
Audi 80 GTE		 Hartmut Mandt, D
 1588 L4 Group 1 1600          
  15    
Audi 80 GTE		 Franz-Josef Müller, D
 1588 L4 Group 1 1600          
  1   Rhein-Weser Rennsport
Simca Rallye 2		 Hans "Ali" Frensch, D
 1294 L4 Group 1 1300          
  2   Bergischer Motorclub e.V.
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior		 Hans Motte, D
 1290 L4 Group 1 1300          
  3    
Simca Rallye 2		 Hans Schötteldreyer, D
 1294 L4 Group 1 1300          
  4    
Simca Rallye 2		 Günter Ruder, D
 1294 L4 Group 1 1300          
  5   Rhein-Weser Rennsport
Simca Rallye 2		 Peter Hast, D
 1294 L4 Group 1 1300          
  6   AMC Hellertal DMV
Simca Rallye 2		 Hans-Dieter Sturm, D
 1294 L4 Group 1 1300          
  7    
Simca Rallye 2		 Ludwig Nett, D
 1294 L4 Group 1 1300          
  8    
Simca Rallye 2		 Klaus Wey, D
 1294 L4 Group 1 1300          
  9   Pepsi-Cola Motorsportclub
Simca Rallye 2		 Wolfgang Vogt, D
 1294 L4 Group 1 1300          
  10    
Simca Rallye 2		 Alexander Zitnik, D
 1294 L4 Group 1 1300          
  11   Valvoline Racing
Simca Rallye 2		 Hans-Hermann Niemann, D
 1294 L4 Group 1 1300          
  1   Renngemeinschaft Holstein
Autobianchi A112 Abarth 70HP		 Jens Tietge, D
 1050 L4 Group 1 1150          
  2   Renngemeinschaft Holstein
Autobianchi A112 Abarth 70HP		 Fritz Beyerlein, D
 1050 L4 Group 1 1150          
  3    
Autobianchi A112 Abarth 70HP		 Wolfgang Weste, D
 1050 L4 Group 1 1150          
  4   Martini Valvoline Team
Autobianchi A112		 Johannes Scheid, D
   L4 Group 1 1150          
  5    
Autobianchi A112 Abarth 70HP		 Hubert Jahn, D
 1050 L4 Group 1 1150          
  6    
VW Polo GLS		 Reinhard König, D
 1093 L4 Group 1 1150          
  7    
Fiat 128		 Franz Maintz, D
 1116 L4 Group 1 1150          
  8    
Autobianchi A112 Abarth 70HP		 Walter Hermann, D
 1050 L4 Group 1 1150          
  9    
Audi 50 GL		 Karl-P. Nagelschmitz, D
 1093 L4 Group 1 1150          
  10    
Audi 50		 Michael Benthin-Dahlmann, D
 1093 L4 Group 1 1150          
  11    
Autobianchi A112 Abarth 70HP		 Manfred Delonge, D
 1050 L4 Group 1 1150