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11. Int. Westfalen-Pokal-Rennen

Zolder, Belgium

Date: 14/8/1977
Track length: 4.261 m
Attendance: 10.000
Entries accepted:
Starters: 11 (div. 1); 18 (div. 2)
Finishers: 8 (div. 1); 12 (div. 2)

Pole position: Stommelen in 1.33,4 (div. 1); Heyer in 1.38,8 (div. 2)
Fastest lap: Wollek in 1.34,8 (div. 1); Winkelhock in 1.37,6 (div. 2)

Distance: 24 laps (DRM), 12 laps (support races)
Average speed: 159,6 kmh (div. 1); 154,5 kmh (div. 2)
Weather: Sunny
Ruleset: Group 5/76
Car info: 1977 Cars

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The championship was tense, and after this race it was even tighter.

Division 2
Krebs had evacuated the cockpit of the Schnitzer turbo (unwilling to pay for two engines at Hockenheim), but Hennige stayed in and a new face was Alain Peltier. The Hohmann team was absent; Basche had exchanged one car with Schall, but the turbo 320 had problems after the complete rebuild at Hockenheim where it was tested. Surer was absent too, of course, but Winkelhock was in great form, clocking 1.39,2 just like Cheever; Heyer got pole while Hahne qualified fourth, behind Cheever and Winkelhock. Hezemans had engine troubles, which were finally solved in the warm-up.
After the start, the order was Heyer-Winkelhock-Hahne and Cheever, who was tricked by Heyer at the start.
Winkelhock had a fine race, stayed behind Heyer and passed him on lap 9; Cheever had passed Hahne. Then the Zakspeed twins both came in with tyre troubles; later is was discovered that not only air but also water had been pumped inside the tyres...
Behind winner Winkelhock it was Cheever a close second (Winkelhock had slowed down a little, and the teammates puilled of a good show), Grohs a more distant third and Peltier fourth. Hennige, who had held up both Grohs and Hezemans, retired just like Hezemans.

Division 1
Loos had bought a bigger engine for Rolf Stommelen (3.2 litres); Kremer and Max Moritz not yet, but they promised more firework at the final round. Stommelen was fastest in practice, Wollek second while Schurti had all sorts of problems including an all-nighter to rebuild his original engine. Dören lost another turbo as usual. Ertl’s Toyota still was unready and after some testing on Thursday qualifying only lasted a few laps.
Wollek had the best start, Stommelen fought with oversteer and could not follow the Vaillant car. It was discovered later that there was water inside the tyres - just like Zakspeed. Wollek had to slow too - because of the same problem.
Wollek won, Stommelen second and Konrad finished third.

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 51 Vaillant Kremer Team
Porsche 935 K2		 Bob Wollek, F
 2857 tc B6 Division 1 24 laps, 38.27,5 2 1.33,7 1.34,8  
2 2 66 Gelo Racing Team
Porsche 935 3.2		 Rolf Stommelen, D
 3163 tc B6 Division 1 24 laps, 38.37,3 1 1.33,4    
3 3 58 Kannacher GT Racing
Porsche 935		 Franz Konrad, A
 2857 tc B6 Division 1 24 laps, 39.11,0 5 1.36,9    
4 4 53 Autohaus Max Moritz
Porsche 934/5		 Edgar Dören, D
 2993 tc B6 Division 1 23 7 1.41,2    
5 5 72 Kannacher GT Racing
Porsche 935 Kremer		 Peter Hähnlein, D
 2857 tc B6 Division 1 22 9 1.46,1    
6 6 61  
Porsche 934/5		 Dieter Schornstein, D
 2993 tc B6 Division 1 21 8 1.42,9    
7 7 73  
Porsche 934		 Heinz Conrad, D
 2993 tc B6 Division 1 19 11 1.48,4    
8 8 67 Gelo Racing Team
Porsche 935		 Tim Schenken, AUS
 2857 tc B6 Division 1 18 3 1.35,4   Turbo
DNF   52 Jägermeister Max Moritz Team
Porsche 935		 Manfred Schurti, FL
 2857 tc B6 Division 1 10 4 1.35,4   Water leak
DNF   75 Scuderia Mille Miglia
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona		 Maurice Dantinne, B
 4390 V12 Division 1 5 12 1.56,8    
DNF   56 Optische Werke Rodenstock
Toyota Celica 2000 LB Turbo		 Harald Ertl, A
 2090 tc L4 Division 1 5 6 1.37,3   Head gasket
DNS     Team Willeme
De Tomaso Pantera		 Claude Bourgoignie, B
 5763 V8 Division 1   10 1.47,9    

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 13 BMW Junior Team
BMW 320		 Manfred Winkelhock, D
 1998 L4 Division 2 24 laps, 39.44,0 3 1.39,2 1.37,6  
2 2 11 BMW Junior Team
BMW 320		 Eddie Cheever, USA
 1998 L4 Division 2 24 laps, 39.44,3 2 1.39,2    
3 3 14 Jägermeister BMW Faltz
BMW 320		 Harald Grohs, D
 1998 L4 Division 2 24 laps, 40.19,2 5 1.40,0    
4 4 6 Optische Werke Rodenstock
BMW 2002 Turbo		 Alain Peltier, B
 1428 tc L4 Division 2 24 laps, 40.29,4 12 1.45,9    
5 5 4 Team Warsteiner GS Tuning
BMW 320		 Jörg Obermoser, D
 1998 L4 Division 2 24 laps, 40.50,7 8 1.41,5    
6 6 18 Liqui Moly GmbH
BMW 320		 Andreas Schall, D
 1998 L4 Division 2 23 9 1.43,1    
7 7 3 Toshiba Büromaschinen Zakspeed
Ford Escort II RS		 Thomas Betzler, D
 1975 L4 Division 2 23 10 1.44,9    
8 8 50 Team Warsteiner GS Tuning
BMW 2002		 Günther Hildenbrand, D
 1990 L4 Division 2 23 14 1.46,6    
9 9 8 Fruit of the Loom - Heidegger Team
BMW 320		 Peter Schneeberger, D
 1998 L4 Division 2 22 15 1.47,4    
10 10 31  
BMW 2002		 Hannes Pennartz, D
 1990 L4 Division 2 21 16 1.51,8    
11 11 1 Mampe Ford Zakspeed
Ford Escort II RS		 Hans Heyer, D
 1975 L4 Division 2 19 1 1.38,8   Tyres/ ignition
12 12 2 Mampe Ford Zakspeed
Ford Escort II RS		 Armin Hahne, D
 1975 L4 Division 2 18 4 1.39,7   Tyres/ gear lever
DNF   47  
Alpine A 110 ?1600S		 Michel-Jean Vinachin, D
 1565? L4 Division 2 17 18 2.20,1    
DNF   10 Ford Grab Weisberg Werkzeuge
Ford Escort II RS		 Toine Hezemans, NL
 1975 L4 Division 2 17 7 1.40,5   Valve
DNF   7 Optische Werke Rodenstock
BMW 2002 Turbo		 Peter Hennige, D
 1428 tc L4 Division 2 17 6 1.40,0   Rear axle
DNF   24 AC Weidensees
Fiat X 1/9 Dallara		 Wolfgang Wolf, D
 1578 L4 Division 2 8 13 1.46,4    
DNF   19  
BMW 320		 Karl-Heinz Becker, D
 1998 L4 Division 2 5 11 1.45,0    
DNF   45 Valvoline Team Hatje BMW Tuning
BMW 2002		 Willi Hatje, D
 1990 L4 Division 2 5 17 1.52,1    

Group 1/3 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    
Porsche Carrera RS		 Ralf-Dieter Schreiber, D
 2994 B6 Group 1 and 3 +2000          
  2    
Ford Capri		 Hans-Günther Stabenau, D
 2993 V6 Group 1 and 3 +2000          
  1   Ford Berkenkamp Valvoline Racing Team
Ford Escort II RS 2000		 Dieter Selzer, D
 1993 L4 Group 1 and 3 2000          
  2   MSC Oer-Erkenschwick
Ford Escort RS 2000		 Rolf Rosenkranz, D
 1993 L4 Group 1 and 3 2000          
  3   Ford Gerstmann Racing Team
Ford Escort II RS 2000		 Peter Pieper, D
 1993 L4 Group 1 and 3 2000          
  4   Eichberg Racing
Ford Escort RS 2000		 Peter Prang, D
 1993 L4 Group 1 and 3 2000          
  5   Ford Berkenkamp Valvoline Racing Team
Ford Escort II RS 2000		 Günther Frauenkron, D
 1993 L4 Group 1 and 3 2000          
  6    
Opel Kadett GT/E		 Ernst Flacke, D
 1897 L4 Group 1 and 3 2000          
  7   Ford Berkenkamp Valvoline Racing Team
Ford Escort II RS 2000		 Winfried Maiworm, D
 1993 L4 Group 1 and 3 2000          
  1    
Audi 80 GTE		 Heinz Schmalgemeier, D
 1588 L4 Group 1 and 3 1600          
  2   Westspeed Tuning
VW Scirocco GTI		 Gottfried Peter, D
 1588 L4 Group 1 and 3 1600          
  3    
VW Golf GTI		 Peter Söhngen, D
 1588 L4 Group 1 and 3 1600          
  4    
Toyota Celica GT		 Lothar Gross, D
 1588 L4 Group 1 and 3 1600          
  5    
Toyota Celica GT		 Henri van Gompel, B
 1588 L4 Group 1 and 3 1600          
  1   RG Fischeln
Simca Rallye 2		 Rainer Möllmann, D
 1294 L4 Group 1 and 3 1300          
  2    
Simca Rallye 2		 Alexander Zitnik, D
 1294 L4 Group 1 and 3 1300          
  1    
Autobianchi A112 Abarth 70HP		 Heinz-Jürgen Grewe, D
 1050 L4 Group 1 and 3 1150          
  2   Valvoline Racing
Autobianchi A112 Abarth 70HP		 Manfred Delonge, D
 1050 L4 Group 1 and 3 1150          
  3   Veytal Tuning
Audi 50 GL		 Karl Kühnen, D
 1093 L4 Group 1 and 3 1150          
  4   Bergischer Motorclub e.V.
Audi 50 GL		 Thomas Klein, D
 1093 L4 Group 1 and 3 1150          
  5    
Autobianchi A112 Abarth 70HP		 Karl-Heinz Killi, D
 1050 L4 Group 1 and 3 1150          
  6   RC Sauerland
Autobianchi A112 Abarth 70HP		 Franz-Heinrich Gastreich, D
 1050 L4 Group 1 and 3 1150          
  7    
Autobianchi A112 Abarth 70HP		 Wilfried Hoffmann, D
 1050 L4 Group 1 and 3 1150          
  8    
Audi 50 LS		 Reinhard König, D
 1093 L4 Group 1 and 3 1150          
  9   Renngemeinschaft Holstein
Autobianchi A112 Abarth 70HP		 Jens Tietge, D
 1050 L4 Group 1 and 3 1150          
  1   RG Fischeln
Autobianchi A112 Abarth		 Hans van den Hövel, D
 982 L4 Group 1 and 3 1000          
  2   Renngemeinschaft MSC Langenfeld
Autobianchi A112 Abarth		 Harald Borchardt, D
 982 L4 Group 1 and 3 1000          

Group 2/4/5 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   EPN Automobilsport
BMW 320		 Walter Prüser, D
 1990 L4 Group 2, 4 and 5 2000          
  2    
BMW 2002		 Jakob Hürtgen, D
 1990 L4 Group 2, 4 and 5 2000          
  1   MSC Bad Cannstadt
VW Scirocco		 Paul Wunsch, D
 1596 L4 Group 2, 4 and 5 1600          
  2   Essen-Werdener AC
Alpine A 110 1600S		 Friedrich Winkelmann, D
 1565 L4 Group 2, 4 and 5 1600          
  1   Touren- und Sportwagen H.H. Stahlberg
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Dieter Meyer, D
 1290 L4 Group 2, 4 and 5 1300          
  2   MSC Gütersloh
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Wilfried Liehr, D
 1290 L4 Group 2, 4 and 5 1300          
  3   Hüsch Racing Team
NSU 1200 TT		 Gerhard Molzberger, D
 1296 L4 Group 2, 4 and 5 1300          
  4    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Armin Duwe, D
 1290 L4 Group 2, 4 and 5 1300          
  5    
NSU 1200 TT		 Wilhelm Arkenau Jr, D
   L4 Group 2, 4 and 5 1300          
  6   MSC Gütersloh
NSU 1200 TT		 Manfred Grübel, D
   L4 Group 2, 4 and 5 1300          
  7   Spiess Tuning
NSU 1200 TT		 Udo Wagenhäuser, D
 1296 L4 Group 2, 4 and 5 1300          
  8   Valvoline Racing
NSU 1200 TT		 Anton-Josef Weihs, D
 1296 L4 Group 2, 4 and 5 1300          
  1    
Sunbeam Imp		 Klaus Edel, D
   L4 Group 2, 4 and 5 1150          
  2   Veytal Tuning
Audi 50 LS		 Michael Sanden, D
   L4 Group 2, 4 and 5 1150          
  3    
Simca 1000 S		 Heinrich Grewer, D
   L4 Group 2, 4 and 5 1150          
  1    
NSU 1000 TTS		 Manfred Potreck, D
 996 L4 Group 2, 4 and 5 1000          
  2    
Autobianchi A112 Abarth		 Helmut Tiedeken, D
 982 L4 Group 2, 4 and 5 1000          
  3    
Autobianchi A112 Abarth		 Gerhard Siebert, D
 982 L4 Group 2, 4 and 5 1000          

Group 2/4/5 under 1300 cc - Sekurit Pokal?
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   Touren- und Sportwagen H.H. Stahlberg
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Dieter Meyer, D
 1290 L4 Group 2, 4 and 5 1300          
  2    
Sunbeam Imp		 Klaus Edel, D
   L4 Group 2, 4 and 5 1300          
  3   MSC Gütersloh
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Wilfried Liehr, D
 1290 L4 Group 2, 4 and 5 1300          
  4   Veytal Tuning
Audi 50 LS		 Michael Sanden, D
   L4 Group 2, 4 and 5 1300          
  5   Hüsch Racing Team
NSU 1200 TT		 Gerhard Molzberger, D
 1296 L4 Group 2, 4 and 5 1300          

Remarks: Support race schedule unknown