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Int. ADAC-Mampe-Avus-Rennen

Avus Berlin, BRD

Date: 21/5/1978
Track length: 8.110 m
Attendance: 15.000
Entries accepted:
Starters: 10 (Div. 1), 16 (Div. 2)
Finishers: 7 (Div. 1), 11 (Div. 2)

Pole position: Wollek in 2.05,6 (Div. 1); Ertl in 2.16,7 (Div. 2)
Fastest lap: Hezemans in 2.03,4 (Div. 1), Brun in 2.19,3 (Div. 2)

Distance: 15 laps
Average speed: 232,49 kmh (Div. 1), 205,12 kmh (Div. 2)
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 5/76
Car info: 1978 Cars

 

For the first time in the history of the Rennsport Meisterschaft, a race at the Avus was held. Dangerous it was; 15 total-losses were counted at the R5 race, and in second practice for division 1 the track was flooded. Since both Hezemans and Fitzpatrick did not set a time in first practice, they would have to start from the rear. They duly did, Hezemans, in a longtail 935, got to the front quickly but had some trouble with Schurti who for a change could challenge right to the end - even Loos wouldn’t have mind to see him win, but Hezemans delivered the goods, 6 tenths in front of Schurti.

In division 2, Ertl was fastest in practice and in the race, Heyer was second fastest both in practice and race - he lost the slipstream to Ertl, like Höttinger lost his to Heyer. Heyer himself was slipstream expert after this race; in practice he got a tow from Loos-WC team mate Ludwig, in the race one front the surprisingly quick Brun until the latter retired.
Winkelhock had lots of troubles with his new miracle engine, another one was hastily prepared but was not strong enough.

And Toyota? Toyota Germany said they released Stommelen to race F1 in Zolder and other Grand Prix...

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 6 Weisberg Gelo Team
Porsche 935-77A		 Toine Hezemans, NL
 2994 tc B6 Division 1 15 laps, 31.23,7 9 2.23,7 2.03,4  
2 2 5 Jägermeister Max Moritz Team
Porsche 935-77A		 Manfred Schurti, FL
 2994 tc B6 Division 1 15 laps, 31.24,3 3 2.08,9    
3 3 8 Weisberg Gelo Team
Porsche 935-77A		 John Fitzpatrick, GB
 2994 tc B6 Division 1 15 laps, 31.45,0 10 2.39,5    
4 4 9 Weisberg Gelo Team
Porsche 935-77A		 Klaus Ludwig, D
 2994 tc B6 Division 1 15 laps, 31.46,1 2 2.06,0    
5 5 2 Vaillant Kremer Team
Porsche 935-77A		 Bob Wollek, F
 2994 tc B6 Division 1 15 laps, 31.59,1 1 2.05,6    
6 6 11 Equipe Liqui Moly
Porsche 935-77A		 Reinhold Jöst, D
 2994 tc B6 Division 1 15 laps, 32.41,7 4 2.09,3    
7 7 3 Porsche Kremer Racing
Porsche 935-77A		 Dieter Schornstein, D
 2994 tc B6 Division 1 15 laps, 33.09,2 5 2.09,6    
DNF   10 Konrad Racing
Porsche 935-77A		 Franz Konrad, A
 2994 tc B6 Division 1 10 6 2.09,7    
DNF   4 Minolta Kremer Racing
Porsche 935 K2		 Louis Krages ("John Winter"), D
 2857 tc B6 Division 1 3 7 2.10,8    
DNF   16 Konrad Racing
Porsche 935		 Volkert Merl, D
 2857 tc B6 Division 1 1 8 2.13,0    

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 55 Sachs Sporting
BMW 320 Turbo 1.4		 Harald Ertl, A
 1428 tc L4 Division 2 15 laps, 35.35,0 1 2.16,7    
2 2 52 Mampe Ford Zakspeed
Ford Escort II RS		 Hans Heyer, D
 1975 L4 Division 2 15 laps, 35.53,2 2 2.19,3    
3 3 57 Team GS - Fruit of the Loom
BMW 320		 Markus Höttinger, A
 1990 L4 Division 2 15 laps, 36.08,5 4 2.23,5    
4 4 53 Mampe Ford Zakspeed
Ford Escort II RS		 Armin Hahne, D
 1975 L4 Division 2 15 laps, 35.53,2 6 2.28,2    
5 5 68 Mampe Ford Zakspeed
Ford Escort II RS		 Jürgen Weiler, D
 1975 L4 Division 2 14 9 2.30,2    
6 6 54? Mampe Ford Zakspeed
Ford Escort II RS		 Thomas Datzmann, D
 1975 L4 Division 2 14 18 3.20,0    
7 7 76  
BMW 320		 Gustav Fischer, D
 1990 L4 Division 2 14 10 2.39,2    
8 8 73 Eggenberger
BMW 320		 Kurt König, D
 1990 L4 Division 2 13 12 2.40,8    
9 9 75  
Ford Escort II RS		 Werner Boller, D
 1840 L4 Division 2 13 7 2.29,6    
10 10 67  
BMW 2002		 Günther Hildenbrand, D
 1990 L4 Division 2 13 14 2.47,0    
11 11 74  
BMW 2002		 Helmut Hesse, D
 1990 L4 Division 2 12 17 3.02,5    
DNF     IFM Efector
BMW 2002		 Peter Kuhlmann, D
 1990 L4 Division 2 6 16 2.50,3    
DNF   61 Team Heidegger
BMW 320 Turbo 1.4		 Walter Brun, CH
 1428 tc L4 Division 2 5 5 2.27,6   Gearbox
DNF   63 Renngemeinschaft Holstein
BMW 2002		 Willi Hatje, D
 1990 L4 Division 2 5 11 2.40,6    
DNF   50 Würth HAT
BMW 320 Turbo 1.4		 Manfred Winkelhock, D
 1428 tc L4 Division 2 3 3 2.22,3   Engine
DNF   70 Écurie Basilisk
BMW 320		 Walter Nussbaumer, CH
 1990 L4 Division 2   8 2.30,1    
DNS   59  
BMW 320		 Karl-Heinz Becker, D
 1990 L4 Division 2   15 2.48,6    
DNS   69 Rallye Gemeinschaft Ulm
Lotus Europa TC		 Rolf Wurst, D
 1594 L4 Division 2   13 2.46,6    
DNS   56 Team GS - Fruit of the Loom
BMW 320 Turbo 1.4		 Albrecht Krebs, D
 1428 tc L4 Division 2     no time    

Group 1B under 1600 cc
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   Abex Pagid Racing Team
Audi 80 GTE		 Peter Seikel, D
 1588 L4 Group 1B 1600 10        
  2    
Toyota Celica GT		 Siegfried Rothfuss, D
 1588 L4 Group 1B 1600          
  3    
VW Golf GTI		 Wolfgang Adam, D
 1588 L4 Group 1B 1600          
  4   Polizei-SV
VW Scirocco GTI		 Rainer Pubanz, D
 1588 L4 Group 1B 1600          
  5    
Audi 80 GTE		 Otto Linzenburg, D
 1588 L4 Group 1B 1600          
  6   ACV Motorsport
VW Scirocco GTI		 Hardi-Ralf Hoffmann, D
 1588 L4 Group 1B 1600          
  7    
VW Golf GTI		 Rainer Falk, D
 1588 L4 Group 1B 1600          
  8   Autoveri Racing Team
VW Scirocco GTI		 Wilfried Schwertfeger, D
 1588 L4 Group 1B 1600          
  9    
VW Golf GTI		 Wolfgang Feierabend, D
 1588 L4 Group 1B 1600          
  10    
VW Golf GTI		 Kurt Blümel, D
 1588 L4 Group 1B 1600          
  11    
Audi 80 GTE		 Helmut Dombrowsky, D
 1588 L4 Group 1B 1600          
  12    
Toyota Celica GT		 Peter Klobe, D
 1588 L4 Group 1B 1600          
  1   Polizei-SV
Simca Rallye 3		 Hans-Dieter Melzer, D
 1294 L4 Group 1B 1300          
  2   Polizei-SV
Simca Rallye 3		 Hartmut Luttmann, D
 1294 L4 Group 1B 1300          
  3   Polizei-SV
Simca Rallye 2		 Reinhard Zinn, D
 1294 L4 Group 1B 1300          
  4    
Autobianchi A112 Abarth		 Peter von Heyne, D
   L4 Group 1B 1300          
  5    
Fiat 128 coupé		 Frank Endt, D
   L4 Group 1B 1300          
  6    
Simca Rallye 2		 Winfried Muszkieta, D
 1294 L4 Group 1B 1300          
  7   ACV Motorsport
Autobianchi A112 Abarth		 Manfred Michelmichel, D
   L4 Group 1B 1300          
  8    
Autobianchi A112 Abarth		 Werner Pritzkow, D
 982 L4 Group 1B 1300          
  9   Private RG Spandau
Autobianchi A112 Abarth		 Martin Rietz, D
 982 L4 Group 1B 1300          
  10    
Autobianchi A112 Abarth		 Heinz-Dieter Beier, D
 982 L4 Group 1B 1300          
  11    
Audi 50 GL		 Dietmar Kahl, D
 1093 L4 Group 1B 1300          
  12   Private RG Spandau
Autobianchi A112 Abarth		 Rudolf Neumann, D
 982 L4 Group 1B 1300          
  13    
Chrysler-Simca		 Heinz-Jürgen Schmidt, D
   L4 Group 1B 1300          

Group 1B over 1600 cc
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   Eichberg Racing
Ford Capri 3.0S		 Rolf Körner, D
 2993 V6 Group 1B +2000          
  2   Ford Berkenkamp Racing
Ford Capri 3.0S		 Heinz-Jürgen Stammel, D
 2993 V6 Group 1B +2000          
  3    
Opel Commodore GS/E		 Bernhard Uphoff, D
 2784 L6 Group 1B +2000          
  4    
Ford Capri 3.0S		 Albrecht Müller, D
 2993 V6 Group 1B +2000          
  1   Eichberg Racing
Ford Escort II RS 2000		 Wulf-Gunter Schumacher, D
 1993 L4 Group 1B 2000          
  2   Ford Berkenkamp Racing
Ford Escort II RS 2000		 Winfried Maiworm, D
 1993 L4 Group 1B 2000          
  3    
Ford Escort II RS 2000		 Ramon Müller, D
 1993 L4 Group 1B 2000          
  4   Eichberg Racing
Ford Escort II RS 2000		 Bernd Dransmann, D
 1993 L4 Group 1B 2000          
  5    
Ford Escort II RS 2000		 Alfons Pacholek, D
 1993 L4 Group 1B 2000          
  6    
BMW 2002 TII		 Lutz Ziegler, D
 1990 L4 Group 1B 2000          
  7    
Ford Escort II RS 2000		 Detlef Schadebach, D
 1993 L4 Group 1B 2000          
  8   Polizei-SV
Ford Escort II RS 2000		 Kurt Da Prat, D
 1993 L4 Group 1B 2000          
  9    
Ford Escort II RS 2000		 Klaus-Dieter Stübing, D
 1993 L4 Group 1B 2000          
  10   Private RG Spandau
Opel Kadett GT/E		 Frank Peggau, D
 1979? L4 Group 1B 2000          

Group 2 under 1600 cc
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   Scuderia Avus Berlin
VW Scirocco		 Jürgen-Peter Wilde, D
 1596 L4 Group 2 1600          
  2    
VW Scirocco		 Detlev Scheede, D
 1596 L4 Group 2 1600          
  3    
BMW 1602		 Hans-Michael Griep, D
 1573 L4 Group 2 1600          
  1   Hörmann Tuning
Fiat 128 coupé 1300		 Heinz Jürgen Siebert, D
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300          
  2   Alfa Romeo Hähn
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior		 Harry Schultze, D
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300          
  3    
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti		 Dirk Amthor, D
 1286 B4 Group 2 1300          
  4   Hörmann Tuning
Fiat 128 coupé 1300		 Uwe Kallweit, D
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300          
  5    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Klaus-Peter Stöhr, D
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300          
  6    
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti		 Paul Hofmann, D
 1286 B4 Group 2 1300          
  7    
NSU 1200 TT		 Volker Rhinow, D
 1177 L4 Group 2 1300          
  8    
NSU 1200 TT		 Manfred Günther, D
 1177 L4 Group 2 1300          
  9    
Autobianchi A112 Abarth		 Helmut Tiedeken, D
   L4 Group 2 1300          

Group 2 over 1600 cc
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    
BMW 320		 Kurt König, D
 1990 L4 Group 2 +1600          
  2    
BMW 2002		 Helmut Hesse, D
 1990 L4 Group 2 +1600          
  3   IFM Efector
BMW 2002		 Peter Kuhlmann, D
 1990 L4 Group 2 +1600          
  4    
BMW 320		 Klaus-Dieter Meier, D
 1990 L4 Group 2 +1600          
  5   IFM Efector
BMW 2002		 Klaus-Peter Preuss, D
 1990 L4 Group 2 +1600          
  6   VBA
BMW 2002		 Jürgen Storm, D
 1990 L4 Group 2 +1600          
  7   Polizei-SV
BMW 2002		 Holger Kühn, D
 1990 L4 Group 2 +1600          
  8    
BMW 2002		 Jürgen Groebe, D
 1990 L4 Group 2 +1600          
  9    
Volvo 142		 Peter Weber, D
 1985 L4 Group 2 +1600          
  10    
Ford Escort II RS		 Werner Boller, D
 1840 L4 Group 2 +1600          

Remarks: Group 1 and 2 race schedule unknown.