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AvD/HMSC-Flugplatz-Rennen Mainz-Finthen

Mainz-Finthen, BRD

Date: 17/6/1979
Track length: 2.150 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters: 14 (Div. 1); 31 (Div. 2)
Finishers: 13 (Div. 1); 23 (Div. 2)

Pole position: Ludwig in 0.47,42 (Div. 1); Winkelhock in 0.49,48 (Div. 2)
Fastest lap: Ludwig in 0.48,7 (Div. 1); Ertl in 0.50,2 (Div. 2)

Distance: 50 laps
Average speed: 155,6 kmh (Div. 1); 150,7 kmh (Div. 2)
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 2-4 and 5
Car info: 1979 Cars

Pictures

Division 1
Liqui Moly had built their own 1977-style rear body with some help from Zimmermann, the K3 builders - and an air/air cooler as well, unlike Wollek’s car. Loos found out that Stommelen even had a 3.3 engine now, and both in practice as in the race, Wollek was now the fastest-but-two Porsche instead of the fastest-but one... Fitzpatrick might have turned things Loos’ way, but a spin after a great start resulted in fourth at the finish.
By the way, Ludwig clocked pole with a sick car, and with a new engine he won the race with ease.

Division 2
Finally, the GS BMW if Höttinger showed promise - and a lot of it. His car, rumoured to have 480 HP went from fourth on the grid to first in only 9 laps - and was both on the straights and in the corner the fastest car on the track. That Zakspeed landed a double victory in the end had two reasons: the wastegate of the GS turbo failed, so Höttinger had to finish with a 1.4 atmo car, and Winkelhock who had taken the lead initially with a great start but a slow puncture forced him to stop; a fine drive one lap down brought him to third in the end. The decision between the Zakspeeds were the tires; Ertl had a softer compound and could pass Heyer when he ran into a backmarker - thereafter, Heyer was incapable of passing Ertl again. Bürger finished fifth as first atmo car, while Selzer won the Rennsporttrophäe class.


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 54 Porsche Kremer Racing
Porsche 935 K3
Klaus Ludwig, D
3163 tc B6 Division 1 50 laps, 41.27,1 1 0.47,42 0.48,7  
2 2 66 Liqui Moly Equipe
Porsche 935-77A/2
Rolf Stommelen, D
3300 tc B6 Division 1 50 laps, 41.34,4 2 0.47,45    
3 3 51 Gelo Sportswear Team
Porsche 935-77A/2
Bob Wollek, F
3297 tc B6 Division 1 50 laps, 41.41,8 3 0.47,48    
4 4 53 Gelo Sportswear Team
Porsche 935-77A
John Fitzpatrick, GB
2994 tc B6 Division 1 50 laps, 41.45,1 4      
5 5 52 Gelo Sportswear Team
Porsche 935-77A
Manfred Schurti, FL
2994 tc B6 Division 1 50 laps, 41.51,3 5 0.48,38    
6 6 55 Porsche Kremer Racing
Porsche 935-77A
Axel Plankenhorn, D
2994 tc B6 Division 1 50 laps, 42.06,7 6 0.49,02    
7 1 71 Autohaus Max Moritz
Porsche 934
Edgar Dören, D
2993 tc B6 Division 1/Group 2-4 47 laps, 42.08,2 10 0.52,58    
8 2   Air Press Winddeflectors
BMW M1
Wolfgang Schütz, D
3498 L6 Division 1/Group 2-4 47 laps, 42.18,5 9 0.52,28    
9 3   Konrad Racing
BMW M1
Franz Konrad, A
3498 L6 Division 1/Group 2-4 47 laps, 42.21,5 8 0.52,18    
10 4 73 Autohaus Max Moritz
Porsche 934
"Harry Hirsch", D
2993 tc B6 Division 1/Group 2-4 45 laps, 42.21,2 12      
11 5 72 Autohaus Max Moritz
Porsche 934
Jürgen Lässig, D
2993 tc B6 Division 1/Group 2-4 43 11      
12 7 74  
Porsche 935
Peter Hähnlein, D
2857 tc B6 Division 1 43 13      
13 6 68  
Porsche Carrera RSR
Werner Prinz, D
2994 B6 Division 1/Group 2-4 42 14      
DNF   67 Liqui Moly Equipe
Porsche 935-77A
Volkert Merl, D
2994 tc B6 Division 1 8 7 0.51,42    

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 1 Sachs Sporting
Ford Capri III Turbo
Harald Ertl, A
1427 tc L4 Division 2 50 laps, 42.47,6 3 0.49,87 0.50,2  
2 2 3 Mampe Ford Zakspeed
Ford Capri III Turbo
Hans Heyer, D
1427 tc L4 Division 2 50 laps, 42.48,0 2 0.49,68    
3 3 4 Rodenstock Würth Team / Schnitzer
BMW 320 Turbo 1.4
Manfred Winkelhock, D
1428 tc L4 Division 2 49 laps, 43.01,0 1 0.49,48    
4 4 6 Jägermeister Racing Team / GS
BMW 320 Turbo 1.4
Markus Höttinger, A
1428 tc L4 Division 2 49 laps, 43.04,7 4 0.50,65    
5 5 23 Glysantin GS Rennsport Team
BMW 320
Hans-Georg Bürger, D
1990 L4 Division 2 49 laps, 43.18,7 6 0.51,41    
6 6 12 Immo Klein Racing Team
Ford Escort II RS Turbo
Mario Ketterer, D
1427 tc L4 Division 2 48 laps, 42.50,10 10 0.52,37    
7 7 20 Caprez / Brun-Automaten
BMW 320 Turbo 1.4
Walter Brun, CH
1428 tc L4 Division 2 48 laps, 43.02,7 12      
8 8 17 Team Lepitre Champagne
BMW 320
Edy Brandenberger, CH
1990 L4 Division 2 48 laps, 43.15,6 9 0.52,34    
9 9 2 Sachs Sporting
Ford Capri III Turbo
Walter Nussbaumer, CH
1427 tc L4 Division 2 48 laps, 43.41,70 8 0.52,14    
10 10 9 Team Albert Rodenstock
BMW 320 Turbo 1.4
Franz Albert, A
1428 tc L4 Division 2 48 laps, 43.41,7 11      
11 1 33 Ford Berkenkamp Racing
Ford Escort II RS ?2.0
Dieter Selzer, D
1992 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 45 15      
12 2 40 Eggenberger Motorsport
BMW 320
Helmut Kelleners, D
1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 45 18      
13 11 11 Team Warsteiner TBS
BMW 320 Turbo 1.4
Albrecht Krebs, D
1428 tc L4 Division 2 44 7 0.51,90    
14 3 44 Kfz. Gebrauchteile RT
Ford Escort II RS ?2.0
Dieter Alzen, D
  L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 44 22      
15 4 28 Rhein-Ruhr Racing Team
BMW 320
Dieter Hegels, D
1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 43 21      
16 5 39 Kamei Autoextras
Opel Kadett GT/E
Otto Kälberer, D
ca. 2000 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 43 24      
17 12 8 Fruit of the Loom / GS Sport
BMW 320
Wolfgang Braun, D
1990 L4 Division 2 42 14      
18 6 31  
BMW 2002
Jürgen Galle, D
1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 42 23      
19 7 43 MSTC Erbach
BMW 2002
Hans Weissgerber, D
1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 42 26      
20 8 29  
BMW 320
Peter Schumacher, D
1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 42 28      
21 9 36 RK-Tuning Köln-Opel Haus Hennef
Opel Kadett GT/E
Mathias Bungard, D
ca. 2000 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 40 30      
22 10 38 Bertram Schäfer Racing
BMW 320
Manfred Hebben, D
1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 40 29      
23 11 41  
BMW 320
Jürgen Konrad, D
1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 39 31      
DNF   5 Hohmann Automations Technik
BMW 320 Turbo 1.4
Harald Grohs, D
1428 tc L4 Division 2   13      
DNF   13  
BMW 320 Turbo 1.4
Karl-Heinz Becker, D
1428 tc L4 Division 2   5 0.51,29    
DNF   18 Team Immobilien G. Reiss
BMW 320
Gerhard Reiss, D
1990 L4 Division 2   16      
DNF   19 Autohaus Krankenberg GS Tuning
BMW 320
Michael Krankenberg, D
1990 L4 Division 2   17      
DNF   25  
Ford Escort II RS ?2.0
Wolfgang Boller, D
1992 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4   25      
DNF   30 Cavallo Matras
BMW 320
Winfried Vogt, D
1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4   19      
DNF   32 Autohaus Hartge
BMW 320
Werner Kröll, D
1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4   27      
DNF   37 Autohaus Hartge BMW
BMW 320
Herbert Hartge, D
1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4   20