1978 WMC - round 2

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Mugello 6 Hours

Autodromo del Mugello, Italy

Date: 19/3/1978
Track length: 5.245 m
Attendance: 5.000
Entries accepted: 36
Starters: 27
Finishers: 17 (17 classified)

Pole position: Fitzpatrick in 1.55,42 = 163,594 kmh
Fastest lap: Hezemans in 1.56,9 = 161,523 kmh

Distance: 6 hours
Average speed: 153,078 kmh
Weather: Cold
Ruleset: Group 1-5/76
Car info: 1978 Cars

The second race for the World championship was a Loos-Porsche victory, just as the first one had been. BMW had a little hope for pole, since the track was damp on Saturday as Giacomelli was on top of the time list. But alas, the track dried and Giacomelli fell back to tenth. Since the bill came in form of a broken engine, the car was a non-starter since the spare engine would run into the same sort of trouble soon.
So BMW had to be content with a division 2 victory and a superb third overall with Quester and Bell behind the Porsches of Hezemans/Heyer/Fitzpatrick and Konrad/Jöst/Merl. The Kremer Porsche of Wollek and Pescarolo retired with a broken engine.

Overall result

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 12 Weisberg Gelo Team
Porsche 935-77A Toine Hezemans, NL
Hans Heyer, D
John Fitzpatrick, GB
(Klaus Ludwig, D)
2994 tc B6 Group 5/Div. 2 176 laps, 6:01.49,4 2 1.55,49 1,56,9

2 2 15 Konrad Racing
Porsche 935-77A Franz Konrad, A
Reinhold Jöst, D
Volkert Merl, D
2994 tc B6 Group 5/Div. 2 175 4 1.57,2

3 1 31 Faltz-Alpina Essen/BMW Austria+UK
BMW 320 Dieter Quester, A
Derek Bell, GB
1990 L4 Group 5/Div. 1 174 12 2.00,94

4 3 22 Heinz Schiller
Porsche 935 Claude Haldi, CH
Herbert Müller, CH
2857 tc B6 Group 5/Div. 2 174 14 2.04,41

5 4 3
Porsche 935 Martino Finotto, I
Carlo Facetti, I
2857 tc B6 Group 5/Div. 2 174 6 1.59,29

6 2 23 BMW Sweden
BMW 320 Bo Emanuelsson, S
Anders Olofsson, S
1990 L4 Group 5/Div. 1 174 11 2.00,39

7 5 8 Porsche Kremer
Porsche 935 Dieter Schornstein, D
Louis Krages ("John Winter"), D
Bob Wollek, F
(Henri Pescarolo, F)
2857 tc B6 Group 5/Div. 2 169 8 1.59,67

8 6 21
De Tomaso Pantera Maurizio Micangeli, I
Carlo Pietromarchi, I
5763 V8 Group 5/Div. 2 161 16 2.08,00

9 7 11 Weisberg Gelo Team
Porsche 935-77A John Fitzpatrick, GB
Klaus Ludwig, D
Toine Hezemans, NL
2994 tc B6 Group 5/Div. 2 157 1 1.55,42 Driveshaft

10 3 32 Faltz-Alpina Essen/BMW Belgium
BMW 320 Patrick Nève, B
Harald Grohs, D
1990 L4 Group 5/Div. 1 154 7 1.59,32 Fuel injection

11 8/1 4 Jolly Club
Lancia Stratos Fulvio Bacchelli, I
Claudio Magnani, I
2418 V6 Group 4/Div. 2 154 23 2.14,17

12 9/2 27 Max Moritz Racing Team
Porsche 934 Edgar Dören, D
Gerhard Holup, D
2993 tc B6 Group 4/Div. 2 154 19 2.09,90

13 10/3 25
Porsche 934 Antonio Ferrari, I
Romeo Camathias, I
Francesco Pacetta, I
2993 tc B6 Group 4/Div. 2 153 18 2.09,63

14 11/4 42
Porsche 934 Franz Gschwendtner, D
Hans Forster, D
2993 tc B6 Group 4/Div. 2 152 17 2.08,90

15 12 16 Henri Cachia
Porsche 935 Claude Ballot-Léna, F
Jean-Louis Lafosse, F
2857 tc B6 Group 5/Div. 2 141 13 2.02,64

16 13 29
Porsche 935 Klaus Drees, D
Wolfgang Kauwertz, D
2857 tc B6 Group 5/Div. 2 133 25 2.16,29

17 14 7
Porsche 935 Mario Casoni, I
Corrado Manfredini, I
2857 tc B6 Group 5/Div. 2 133 15 2.04,93

DNF 26
Porsche 935 Pietro Monticone, I
Vittorio Coggiola, I
2857 tc B6 Group 5/Div. 2 20 2.12,9

DNF 9 Porsche Kremer
Porsche 935-77A Bob Wollek, F
Henri Pescarolo, F
2994 tc B6 Group 5/Div. 2 3 1.55,86 Piston

DNF 36 BMW Italia
BMW 320 Eddie Cheever, USA
Giorgio Francia, I
1994 L4 Group 5/Div. 1 5 1.58,19

DNF 2 BMW Schweiz
BMW 320 Marc Surer, CH
Freddy Kottulinsky, S
1990 L4 Group 5/Div. 1 9 1.59,85

DNF 14 Wrangler Racing
Porsche Carrera RSR Preben Kristoffersen, DK
Eberhard Sindel, D
2994 B6 Group 4/Div. 1 21 2.14,11

DNF 5 Jolly Club
Porsche 934 Michele di Gioia, I
Girolamo Capra, I
2993 tc B6 Group 4/Div. 2 22 2.14,17

DNF 18
Porsche 934 Angelo Pallavicini, CH
Peter Bernhard, CH
2993 tc B6 Group 4/Div. 2 24 2.15,33

DNF 41
BMW 320 Don Carter, GB
Dante Gargan, I
1990 L4 Group 5/Div. 1 26 2.16,98

DNF 19
Porsche 935 Carlo Rebai, I
Anna Cambiaghi, I
2857 tc B6 Group 5/Div. 2 27 2.21,41

DNF 37
Alfa Romeo ?1600 GTA Luigi Laschi, I
Vittorio Ciardi, I
Allessandro Fracastoro, I
1570 L4 Group 5/Div. 2 28 2.31,04

DNS 1 BMW Motorsport
BMW 320 Turbo 2.1 Manfred Winkelhock, D
Bruno Giacomelli, I
2100 tc L4 Group 5/Div. 1 10 2.00,09 Holed piston, withdrawn

Overall result
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	12	Weisberg Gelo Team Porsche 935-77A	Toine Hezemans, NL Hans Heyer, D John Fitzpatrick, GB (Klaus Ludwig, D)	2994 tc	B6	Group 5/Div. 2	176 laps, 6:01.49,4	2	1.55,49	1,56,9
2	2	15	Konrad Racing Porsche 935-77A	Franz Konrad, A Reinhold Jöst, D Volkert Merl, D	2994 tc	B6	Group 5/Div. 2	175	4	1.57,2
3	1	31	Faltz-Alpina Essen/BMW Austria+UK BMW 320	Dieter Quester, A Derek Bell, GB	1990	L4	Group 5/Div. 1	174	12	2.00,94
4	3	22	Heinz Schiller Porsche 935	Claude Haldi, CH Herbert Müller, CH	2857 tc	B6	Group 5/Div. 2	174	14	2.04,41
5	4	3	Porsche 935	Martino Finotto, I Carlo Facetti, I	2857 tc	B6	Group 5/Div. 2	174	6	1.59,29
6	2	23	BMW Sweden BMW 320	Bo Emanuelsson, S Anders Olofsson, S	1990	L4	Group 5/Div. 1	174	11	2.00,39
7	5	8	Porsche Kremer Porsche 935	Dieter Schornstein, D Louis Krages ("John Winter"), D Bob Wollek, F (Henri Pescarolo, F)	2857 tc	B6	Group 5/Div. 2	169	8	1.59,67
8	6	21	De Tomaso Pantera	Maurizio Micangeli, I Carlo Pietromarchi, I	5763	V8	Group 5/Div. 2	161	16	2.08,00
9	7	11	Weisberg Gelo Team Porsche 935-77A	John Fitzpatrick, GB Klaus Ludwig, D Toine Hezemans, NL	2994 tc	B6	Group 5/Div. 2	157	1	1.55,42		Driveshaft
10	3	32	Faltz-Alpina Essen/BMW Belgium BMW 320	Patrick Nève, B Harald Grohs, D	1990	L4	Group 5/Div. 1	154	7	1.59,32		Fuel injection
11	8/1	4	Jolly Club Lancia Stratos	Fulvio Bacchelli, I Claudio Magnani, I	2418	V6	Group 4/Div. 2	154	23	2.14,17
12	9/2	27	Max Moritz Racing Team Porsche 934	Edgar Dören, D Gerhard Holup, D	2993 tc	B6	Group 4/Div. 2	154	19	2.09,90
13	10/3	25	Porsche 934	Antonio Ferrari, I Romeo Camathias, I Francesco Pacetta, I	2993 tc	B6	Group 4/Div. 2	153	18	2.09,63
14	11/4	42	Porsche 934	Franz Gschwendtner, D Hans Forster, D	2993 tc	B6	Group 4/Div. 2	152	17	2.08,90
15	12	16	Henri Cachia Porsche 935	Claude Ballot-Léna, F Jean-Louis Lafosse, F	2857 tc	B6	Group 5/Div. 2	141	13	2.02,64
16	13	29	Porsche 935	Klaus Drees, D Wolfgang Kauwertz, D	2857 tc	B6	Group 5/Div. 2	133	25	2.16,29
17	14	7	Porsche 935	Mario Casoni, I Corrado Manfredini, I	2857 tc	B6	Group 5/Div. 2	133	15	2.04,93
DNF		26	Porsche 935	Pietro Monticone, I Vittorio Coggiola, I	2857 tc	B6	Group 5/Div. 2		20	2.12,9
DNF		9	Porsche Kremer Porsche 935-77A	Bob Wollek, F Henri Pescarolo, F	2994 tc	B6	Group 5/Div. 2		3	1.55,86		Piston
DNF		36	BMW Italia BMW 320	Eddie Cheever, USA Giorgio Francia, I	1994	L4	Group 5/Div. 1		5	1.58,19
DNF		2	BMW Schweiz BMW 320	Marc Surer, CH Freddy Kottulinsky, S	1990	L4	Group 5/Div. 1		9	1.59,85
DNF		14	Wrangler Racing Porsche Carrera RSR	Preben Kristoffersen, DK Eberhard Sindel, D	2994	B6	Group 4/Div. 1		21	2.14,11
DNF		5	Jolly Club Porsche 934	Michele di Gioia, I Girolamo Capra, I	2993 tc	B6	Group 4/Div. 2		22	2.14,17
DNF		18	Porsche 934	Angelo Pallavicini, CH Peter Bernhard, CH	2993 tc	B6	Group 4/Div. 2		24	2.15,33
DNF		41	BMW 320	Don Carter, GB Dante Gargan, I	1990	L4	Group 5/Div. 1		26	2.16,98
DNF		19	Porsche 935	Carlo Rebai, I Anna Cambiaghi, I	2857 tc	B6	Group 5/Div. 2		27	2.21,41
DNF		37	Alfa Romeo ?1600 GTA	Luigi Laschi, I Vittorio Ciardi, I Allessandro Fracastoro, I	1570	L4	Group 5/Div. 2		28	2.31,04
DNS		1	BMW Motorsport BMW 320 Turbo 2.1	Manfred Winkelhock, D Bruno Giacomelli, I	2100 tc	L4	Group 5/Div. 1		10	2.00,09		Holed piston, withdrawn