1978 DRM - round 11

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Int. V. ADAC Bilstein Super Sprint

Nürburgring Betonschleife, BRD

Date: 1/10/1978
Track length: 2.292 m
Attendance: 30.000
Entries accepted:
Starters: 12 (div. 1); 15 (division 2)
Finishers: 9 (div. 1); 12 (division 2)

Pole position: Hezemans in 0.48,90 (div. 1); Heyer in 0.50,70 (div. 2)
Fastest lap: Hezemans in 0.50,02 (div. 1); Heyer in 0.53,09 (div. 2)

Distance: 44 laps
Average speed: 155,76 kmh (div. 1); 148,00 kmh (div. 2)
Weather: Cool, a bit wet
Ruleset: Group 5/76
Car info: 1978 Cars

The big final: though the tension was reduced considerably since the last meeting, there was still excitement even after just a glance at the entry list. There was an entry for Loos and the Baby Porsche, though Fitzpatrick was missing - he raced at Bathurst instead. But the Porsche could not be prepared in time, Ludwig would start in Division 1 after all and Stommelen was not available either.

Division 2
Winkelhock had fallen out with teamchef Hohmann; the chef himself would drive, but a flew made this impossible. So for Ertl no Winkelhock to worry about, and all the other BMW’s would not pass the Sachs car anyway, Neerpasch had ordered.
Friday had rain, not unusual for the Eifel, but young Hans-Georg Bürger did the impossible by piloting Krebs’ former car third fastest, behind Heyer and Ertl. On Saturday, Heyer made it 4 out of 4 and put the Capri on pole, with Ertl second in the newer car, Hahne third and Grohs in the Faltz-farewell race fourth. The next row consisted of the two GS cars, Höttinger just a little faster than new man Bürger.
Heyer and Hahne took the lead after the start, with Ertl taking it easy in third. Behind Ertl, others fell back: Höttinger and Grohs lost first gear, Brun retired (engine), Hahne retired (valve), and Ketterer lost turbo pressure. Finally, Bürger (third!) was black flagged for a slight oil haze, unnecessary! In the end, Heyer got a deserved win and Ertl a deserved championship, his first! And the podium for privateer Karl-Heinz Becker was the icing on the cake.

Division 1
It would be the last race for the Max Moritz team; no wonder after all mishaps, but it would be a miss for Division 1. Hezemans claimed pole, after testing Fitzpatrick’s car as well, with Wollek second, Ludwig third and Schurti fourth.
The championship was already decided, but there still was the Porsche cup. Wollek took the lead for good, Hezemans was very close in the first laps but had to settle for second, Ludwig was not allowed to put pressure on Hezemans (the Porsche cup again) and Schurti had an off-road excursion in lap 1 when he had to avoid Ludwig - the pit stop for a puncture and damaged bodywork could hardly stop him, he finished fifth in the end, behind Wollek, Hezemans, Ludwig and
Jöst.

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 2 Vaillant Kremer Team
Porsche 935-77A Bob Wollek, F
2994 tc B6 Division 1 44 laps, 37.40,03 2 0.49,16

2 6 Weisberg Gelo Team
Porsche 935-77A Toine Hezemans, NL
3211 tc B6 Division 1 44 laps, 37.55,49 1 0.48,90 0.50,02

3 9 Weisberg Gelo Team
Porsche 935-77A Klaus Ludwig, D
2994 tc B6 Division 1 44 laps, 37.58,50 3 0.49,16

4 11 Liqui Moly Equipe
Porsche 935-77A Reinhold Jöst, D
2994 tc B6 Division 1 41 5 0.51,73

5 5 Jägermeister Max Moritz Team
Porsche 935-77A Manfred Schurti, FL
2994 tc B6 Division 1 41 4 0.49,44

6 3 Porsche Kremer Racing
Porsche 935-77A Dieter Schornstein, D
2994 tc B6 Division 1 41 6 0.52,77

7 4 Minolta Kremer Racing
Porsche 935-77A Louis Krages ("John Winter"), D
2994 tc B6 Division 1 40 8 0.53,29

8 41 Jägermeister Max Moritz Team
Porsche 934 Edgar Dören, D
2993 tc B6 Division 1 39 9 0.55,08

9 20 Sports Car Club of Stuttgart
Porsche Carrera Hans Grossmann, D
2994 B6 Division 1 37 10 0.59,73

10 17
Porsche Carrera RSR Leo Eigner, D
2994 B6 Division 1 37 11 0.59,80

11 42 Norddeutscher Automobilclub
Porsche Carrera Matthias Loerper, D
B6 Division 1 35 12 1.02,86

DNF 16 Konrad Racing
Porsche 935-77A Volkert Merl, D
2994 tc B6 Division 1 15 7 0.52,98

DNF 43
Alpine (!) Axel Walkowiak, D
Division 1 9 13 1.03,21

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 52 Mampe Ford Zakspeed
Ford Capri III Turbo Hans Heyer, D
1427 tc L4 Division 2 44 laps, 39.39,47 1 0.50,70 0.53,09

2 55 Sachs Sporting
BMW 320 Turbo 1.4 Harald Ertl, A
1428 tc L4 Division 2 44 laps, 41.01,6 2 0.51,91

3 59
BMW 320 Turbo 1.4 Karl-Heinz Becker, D
1428 tc L4 Division 2 43 9 0.54,57

4 67 Immo Klein Racing
Ford Escort II RS Turbo Mario Ketterer, D
1427 tc L4 Division 2 43 8 0.54,52 Turbo pressure

5 69 Team Rodenstock Albert Austria
BMW 320 Turbo 1.4 Franz Albert, A
1428 tc L4 Division 2 42 10 0.55,64

6 66 Écurie Basilisk
BMW 320 Walter Nussbaumer, CH
1990 L4 Division 2 42 11 0.55,88

7 74 Faltz-Alpina Essen/BMW Belgium
BMW 320 Peter Kuhlmann, D
1990 L4 Division 2 42 13 0.56,77

8 56 Auto Zeitung Nachwuchsförderung ‘78 / GS Tuning
BMW 320 Hans-Georg Bürger, D
1990 L4 Division 2 41 6 0.53,53 Black flagged, oil loss

9 54 Mampe Ford Zakspeed
Ford Escort II RS Jürgen Weiler, D
1975 L4 Division 2 41 12 0.56,74 Clutch

10 65
BMW 2002 Dieter Erdmann, D
1990 L4 Division 2 40 16 0.59,78

11 68 Mampe Ford Zakspeed
Ford Escort II RS Siegfried Müller Jr, D
1840? L4 Division 2 40 15 0.58,52

12 58 Faltz-Alpina Essen
BMW 320 Harald Grohs, D
1990 L4 Division 2 35 4 0.53,36

DNF 64 Essen-Werdener AC
Alpine A 110 1600S Friedrich Winkelmann, D
1565 L4 Division 2 29 17 0.59,78

DNF 53 Mampe Ford Zakspeed
Ford Escort II RS Turbo Armin Hahne, D
1427 tc L4 Division 2 22 3 0.52,64 Valve

DNF 63 Renngemeinschaft Holstein
BMW 2002 Willi Hatje, D
1990 L4 Division 2 20 14 0.58,40

DNF 61 Team Heidegger
BMW 320 Turbo 1.4 Walter Brun, CH
1428 tc L4 Division 2 9 7 0.54,35 Engine

DNF 57 Team GS - Fruit of the Loom
BMW 320 Markus Höttinger, A
1990 L4 Division 2 8 5 0.53,45

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		2	Vaillant Kremer Team Porsche 935-77A	Bob Wollek, F	2994 tc	B6	Division 1	44 laps, 37.40,03	2	0.49,16
2		6	Weisberg Gelo Team Porsche 935-77A	Toine Hezemans, NL	3211 tc	B6	Division 1	44 laps, 37.55,49	1	0.48,90	0.50,02
3		9	Weisberg Gelo Team Porsche 935-77A	Klaus Ludwig, D	2994 tc	B6	Division 1	44 laps, 37.58,50	3	0.49,16
4		11	Liqui Moly Equipe Porsche 935-77A	Reinhold Jöst, D	2994 tc	B6	Division 1	41	5	0.51,73
5		5	Jägermeister Max Moritz Team Porsche 935-77A	Manfred Schurti, FL	2994 tc	B6	Division 1	41	4	0.49,44
6		3	Porsche Kremer Racing Porsche 935-77A	Dieter Schornstein, D	2994 tc	B6	Division 1	41	6	0.52,77
7		4	Minolta Kremer Racing Porsche 935-77A	Louis Krages ("John Winter"), D	2994 tc	B6	Division 1	40	8	0.53,29
8		41	Jägermeister Max Moritz Team Porsche 934	Edgar Dören, D	2993 tc	B6	Division 1	39	9	0.55,08
9		20	Sports Car Club of Stuttgart Porsche Carrera	Hans Grossmann, D	2994	B6	Division 1	37	10	0.59,73
10		17	Porsche Carrera RSR	Leo Eigner, D	2994	B6	Division 1	37	11	0.59,80
11		42	Norddeutscher Automobilclub Porsche Carrera	Matthias Loerper, D		B6	Division 1	35	12	1.02,86
DNF		16	Konrad Racing Porsche 935-77A	Volkert Merl, D	2994 tc	B6	Division 1	15	7	0.52,98
DNF		43	Alpine (!)	Axel Walkowiak, D			Division 1	9	13	1.03,21

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		52	Mampe Ford Zakspeed Ford Capri III Turbo	Hans Heyer, D	1427 tc	L4	Division 2	44 laps, 39.39,47	1	0.50,70	0.53,09
2		55	Sachs Sporting BMW 320 Turbo 1.4	Harald Ertl, A	1428 tc	L4	Division 2	44 laps, 41.01,6	2	0.51,91
3		59	BMW 320 Turbo 1.4	Karl-Heinz Becker, D	1428 tc	L4	Division 2	43	9	0.54,57
4		67	Immo Klein Racing Ford Escort II RS Turbo	Mario Ketterer, D	1427 tc	L4	Division 2	43	8	0.54,52		Turbo pressure
5		69	Team Rodenstock Albert Austria BMW 320 Turbo 1.4	Franz Albert, A	1428 tc	L4	Division 2	42	10	0.55,64
6		66	Écurie Basilisk BMW 320	Walter Nussbaumer, CH	1990	L4	Division 2	42	11	0.55,88
7		74	Faltz-Alpina Essen/BMW Belgium BMW 320	Peter Kuhlmann, D	1990	L4	Division 2	42	13	0.56,77
8		56	Auto Zeitung Nachwuchsförderung ‘78 / GS Tuning BMW 320	Hans-Georg Bürger, D	1990	L4	Division 2	41	6	0.53,53		Black flagged, oil loss
9		54	Mampe Ford Zakspeed Ford Escort II RS	Jürgen Weiler, D	1975	L4	Division 2	41	12	0.56,74		Clutch
10		65	BMW 2002	Dieter Erdmann, D	1990	L4	Division 2	40	16	0.59,78
11		68	Mampe Ford Zakspeed Ford Escort II RS	Siegfried Müller Jr, D	1840?	L4	Division 2	40	15	0.58,52
12		58	Faltz-Alpina Essen BMW 320	Harald Grohs, D	1990	L4	Division 2	35	4	0.53,36
DNF		64	Essen-Werdener AC Alpine A 110 1600S	Friedrich Winkelmann, D	1565	L4	Division 2	29	17	0.59,78
DNF		53	Mampe Ford Zakspeed Ford Escort II RS Turbo	Armin Hahne, D	1427 tc	L4	Division 2	22	3	0.52,64		Valve
DNF		63	Renngemeinschaft Holstein BMW 2002	Willi Hatje, D	1990	L4	Division 2	20	14	0.58,40
DNF		61	Team Heidegger BMW 320 Turbo 1.4	Walter Brun, CH	1428 tc	L4	Division 2	9	7	0.54,35		Engine
DNF		57	Team GS - Fruit of the Loom BMW 320	Markus Höttinger, A	1990	L4	Division 2	8	5	0.53,45