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XXV. ADAC 1000 KM Rennen

Nürburgring Nordschleife, BRD

Date: 3/6/1979
Track length: 22.835 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted: 80
Starters: 48
Finishers: 22

Pole position: Stommelen in 7.32,2 = 181,791 kmh
Fastest lap: Stommelen in 7.41,9 = 177,974 kmh

Distance: 44 laps
Average speed: 168,588 kmh
Weather: Hot and humid
Ruleset: Group 1-6/76
Car info: 1979 Cars

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The 25th 1000 km race wasn’t as exciting as was hoped for. There were no Group 1 cars this year, but a handful of sportscars was added of which one was in the top-ten (on pole really!), but the Joest-Porsche 908 retired early.
There were some star drivers entered, like Redman and Pescarolo (Loos), Bell (Liqui Moly) and Lammers (Zakspeed), but still it looked more like a long-distance DRM race with some teams missing.
Harald Ertl had built his dream-Group 5 car, a Lotus Europa with Zakspeed turbo engine, and drove it together with Heyer.

The Kremer-K3 took the lead after the start, with Wollek second. But both soon ran into tire troubles, though when the Joest-908 retired the Wollek car was in the lead with the second Loos car following - until that car retired. The Kremer car, seemingly unhampered by broken engine mounts, came up through the field and even took the lead again but after the pit stop it was Fitzpatrick in the lead, with 10 seconds in hand from Ludwig. The run to the flag was exciting at last, Ludwig coming very close to the tail of Fitz on the last straight. Ludwig radioed for permission to increase the turbo boost (granted), he came aside with the Loos car and then... a big bang and in a could of smoke Ludwig crossed the line in second place, 400 metres after Fitzpatrick!

Division 1 was won by the atmo-Jägermeister car of Schimpf/Bürger after all five Zakspeed-entered cars (two Capris, one Lotus and two Group 2 Escorts) retired. The Lancia had been in the lead of the class for five hours until the engine expired.

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 1/1 6 Gelo Racing Team
Porsche 935-77A Manfred Schurti, FL
John Fitzpatrick, GB
Bob Wollek, F
3300 tc B6 Group 5/Div. 2 44 laps, 5:57.35,1 5 7.44,3

2 2/2 2 Porsche Kremer
Porsche 935 K3 Klaus Ludwig, D
Axel Plankenhorn, D
2994 tc B6 Group 5/Div. 2 44 laps, 5:57.46,8 2 7.37,6

3 3/3 9 Gelo Racing Team
Porsche 935-77A Brian Redman, GB
Henri Pescarolo, F
(John Fitzpatrick, GB)
B6 Group 5/Div. 2 43 4 7.43,0

4 4/4 7 Sekurit Racing Team
Porsche 935-77A Dieter Schornstein, D
Edgar Dören, D
Götz von Tschirnhaus, D
B6 Group 5/Div. 2 43 8 7.55,9

5/NRF 5/5 1 Liqui Moly Joest Racing
Porsche 935-77A Volkert Merl, D
Derek Bell, GB
Rolf Stommelen, D
B6 Group 5/Div. 2 41 10 8.04,2

6 6/1 25 Jägermeister Racing Team
BMW 320 Ekkehard Schimpf, D
Hans-Georg Bürger, D
(Toni Fischhaber, D)
1990 L4 Group 5/Div. 1 41 13 8.26,2

7 1 44 Autohaus Max Moritz
Porsche 934 Jürgen Lässig, D
Gerhard Holup, D
Hermann-Peter Duge, D
2993 tc B6 Group 4 40 14 8.35,6

8 2 45 Hahn Sportwagen GmbH
Porsche Carrera RSR Klaus Utz, D
Armin Jahn, D
2994 B6 Group 4 40 20 8.49,9

9 7/6 8
Porsche 935-77A Jan Lundgårdh, S
Eberhard Braun, D
B6 Group 5/Div. 2 39

10 3 47
Porsche Carrera RSR Angelo Pallavicini, CH
Enzo Calderari, CH
Marco Vanoli, CH
2994 B6 Group 4 39 28 9.19,6

11 4 52 Simca NS Motorsport
Porsche Carrera RSR Wolfgang Walter, D
Werner Prinz, D
Ludwig Nett, D
2994 B6 Group 4 38 25 9.12,2

12 1/1 114
Lola-BMW T390 Peter Groh, D
Roland Binder, D
1990 L4 Sports -2000 37 11 8.19,5

13 5 46 Norddeutscher Automobilclub
Porsche Carrera RS Jürgen Oppermann, D
Joachim Oppermann, D
2994 B6 Group 4 36 24 9.06,7

14 6 40
Porsche Carrera Thierry Perrier, F
Roger Carmillet, F
B6 Group 4 36

15 7 53 Norddeutscher Automobilclub
Porsche Carrera Matthias Loerper, D
Karl-Josef Römer, D
B6 Group 4 36

16 1 84 KWS Autotechnik Team
Ford Escort RS 2000 Rolf Rosenkranz, D
Hans-Günther Stoffel, D
1993 L4 Group 2 36

17 2 89 Yale Stapler Team
BMW 2002 Heiner Müller, D
Lothar von Stein, D
Peter Paul Biewald, D
1990 L4 Group 2 35

18 8/2 23 Lancia Squadra Corse
Lancia Beta Montecarlo Riccardo Patrese, I
Walter Röhrl, D
1425 tc L4 Group 5/Div. 1 34 7 7.55,5 Oil pipe

19/NRF 3 85 Ford Berkenkamp Racing
Ford Escort RS 2000 Matthias Schneider, D
Holger Soltwedel, D
Winfried Maiworm, D
1993 L4 Group 2 34

20/NRF 9/3 82 AC Bad Honnef
VW Golf GTI Hans-Jörn Ley, D
Josef Rietmann, D
1588 L4 Group 5/Div. 1 34

21 4 75 Auto-Wilhelmy Racing Team
BMW 2002 Kurt Hens, D
Hans Schell, D
Peter Stern, D
1990 L4 Group 2 34

22 2/2 118
Rex-Ford SP1 Norbert Dombrowski, D
Peter Hoffmann, D
1996 L4 Sports -2000 34 22 9.05,00

23 3/3 116
Lola-Ford T297 Eugen Grupp, D
Jörg Zaborowski, D
1996 L4 Sports -2000 34

24 5 66 Renngemeinschaft Bergisch Gladbach
BMW 2002 Hans Weissgerber, D
Hermann Josef Nett, D
Richard Bremmekamp, D
1990 L4 Group 2 32

25 6 77 Renngemeinschaft Sieglar
Audi 80 Hagen Arlt, D
Klaus Bieler, D
1596 L4 Group 2 32

26/NRF 3 Gelo Racing Team
Porsche 935-77A Bob Wollek, F
John Fitzpatrick, GB
Manfred Schurti, FL
(Henri Pescarolo, F)
2857 tc B6 Group 5/Div. 2 31 3 7.38,1 Piston

27/NRF 60 Team Zakspeed
Ford Escort II RS Jochen Dauer, D
Wolfgang Boller, D
Klaus Niedzwiedz, D
1840 L4 Group 2 31 23 9.05,9 Fuel pressure

DNF 21 Team Zakspeed
Ford Capri III Turbo Mario Ketterer, D
Klaus Niedzwiedz, D
1427 tc L4 Group 5/Div. 1 27 9 8.02,6 Rocker

DNF 79 Veytal Tuning
VW Scirocco Michael Sanden, D
Wolfgang Hansen, D
1596 L4 Group 2 27

DNF 61 Team Zakspeed
Ford Escort II RS Jörg Denzel, D
Helmut Döring, D
(Wolfgang Boller, D)
(Jochen Dauer, D)
1840 L4 Group 2 26 21 9.00,6 Fuel pressure

DNF 11 Jägermeister Racing Team
Porsche Carrera RSR Toni Fischhaber, D
Roman Feitler, L
Uwe Köhler, D
2994 B6 Group 5/Div. 2 24 18 8.49,1

DNF 20 Team Zakspeed
Ford Capri III Turbo Hans Heyer, D
Jan Lammers, NL
1427 tc L4 Group 5/Div. 1 23 6 7.54,7 Rocker

DNF 88 Cavallo Matras
Ford Escort RS 2000 Herbert Kummle, D
Karl Mauer, D
Winfried Vogt, D
1993 L4 Group 2 23

DNF 112 Mogil Motors Ltd.
Chevron-Ford B36 Tony Charnell, GB
Martin Raymond, GB
1996 L4 Sports -2000 22 15 8.40,6 Engine mounts

DNF 67 Renngemeinschaft Bergisch Gladbach
BMW 320 Richard Bremmekamp, D
Klaus Lindlar, D
Hans Weissgerber, D
1990 L4 Group 2 20

DNF 81 P.F. Akemi Team Hürth
VW Scirocco Hans Werner Hilger, D
Wolfgang Jacobs, D
1596 L4 Group 2 20

DNF 42 Biennoise
Porsche Carrera RSR Enzo Calderari, CH
Angelo Pallavicini, CH
Willi Spavetti, CH
2994 B6 Group 4 16 27 9.19,50 Engine

DNF 78 Kilian Tuning
Audi 80 Heinz Gilges, D
Wolfgang Wolf, D
1596 L4 Group 2 15

DNF 41 Basilea
Porsche 934 Peter Zbinden, CH
Edy Kofel, CH
2993 tc B6 Group 4 14 16 8.43,30 Accident

DNF 101 Liqui Moly Joest Racing
Porsche 908/4 Rolf Stommelen, D
Reinhold Jöst, D
2142 tc B6 Sports +2000 1 7.32,2 7.41,9 Fuel leak

DNF 22 Team Zakspeed
Lotus Europa TC Harald Ertl, A
Hans Heyer, D
(Harald Grohs, D)
1427 tc L4 Group 5/Div. 1 19 8.49,9 Electrics

DNF 49 Valvoline Deutschland
Porsche Carrera RS Fritz Müller, D
Alfred Späh, D
2994 B6 Group 4 29 9.21,4

DNF 104 AC Mayen
Toj-Ford SC302 Norbert Przybilla, D
Dieter Kern, D
2993 V8 Sports +2000 12 8.20,2

DNF 24
Fiat X 1/9 Dallara Giuseppe Piazzi, I
Renzo Zorzi, I
Stanislao Sterzel, I
1578 L4 Group 5/Div. 1

DNF 105
Toj-Ford SC306 Kurt Hild, D
Dieter Kern, D
2993 V8 Sports +2000 26 9.18,5

DNF 106
Deutsch-Porsche Special Ralf Walter, D
Franz Kaiser, A
Kurt Lotterschmid, D
Sports +2000 17 8.44,2

DNF 63 Dick Barbour
Ford Escort RS 2000 Dick Barbour, USA
Bob Akin, USA
Helmut Gall, D
1993 L4 Group 2

DNF 65 Renngemeinschaft Bergisch Gladbach
BMW 2002 Hans-Jürgen Möhle, D
Norbert Philipps, D
1990 L4 Group 2

DNS 10 Paul Mahlke
Porsche 935 Ralf-Dieter Schreiber, D
Peter Hähnlein, D
John Lagodny, L
B6 Group 2 Fire

DNQ 4
De Tomaso Pantera Gianfranco Brancatelli, I
Carlo Pietromarchi, I
Maurizio Micangeli, I
5763 V8 Group 2 no time Transmission

DNQ 26 Morfe Racing with Polaroof
Lotus Esprit S1 Richard Jenvey, GB
David Mercer, GB
Mike Chittenden, GB
1973 L4 Group 5/Div. 1 Fuel vaporisation

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	1/1	6	Gelo Racing Team Porsche 935-77A	Manfred Schurti, FL John Fitzpatrick, GB Bob Wollek, F	3300 tc	B6	Group 5/Div. 2	44 laps, 5:57.35,1	5	7.44,3
2	2/2	2	Porsche Kremer Porsche 935 K3	Klaus Ludwig, D Axel Plankenhorn, D	2994 tc	B6	Group 5/Div. 2	44 laps, 5:57.46,8	2	7.37,6
3	3/3	9	Gelo Racing Team Porsche 935-77A	Brian Redman, GB Henri Pescarolo, F (John Fitzpatrick, GB)		B6	Group 5/Div. 2	43	4	7.43,0
4	4/4	7	Sekurit Racing Team Porsche 935-77A	Dieter Schornstein, D Edgar Dören, D Götz von Tschirnhaus, D		B6	Group 5/Div. 2	43	8	7.55,9
5/NRF	5/5	1	Liqui Moly Joest Racing Porsche 935-77A	Volkert Merl, D Derek Bell, GB Rolf Stommelen, D		B6	Group 5/Div. 2	41	10	8.04,2
6	6/1	25	Jägermeister Racing Team BMW 320	Ekkehard Schimpf, D Hans-Georg Bürger, D (Toni Fischhaber, D)	1990	L4	Group 5/Div. 1	41	13	8.26,2
7	1	44	Autohaus Max Moritz Porsche 934	Jürgen Lässig, D Gerhard Holup, D Hermann-Peter Duge, D	2993 tc	B6	Group 4	40	14	8.35,6
8	2	45	Hahn Sportwagen GmbH Porsche Carrera RSR	Klaus Utz, D Armin Jahn, D	2994	B6	Group 4	40	20	8.49,9
9	7/6	8	Porsche 935-77A	Jan Lundgårdh, S Eberhard Braun, D		B6	Group 5/Div. 2	39
10	3	47	Porsche Carrera RSR	Angelo Pallavicini, CH Enzo Calderari, CH Marco Vanoli, CH	2994	B6	Group 4	39	28	9.19,6
11	4	52	Simca NS Motorsport Porsche Carrera RSR	Wolfgang Walter, D Werner Prinz, D Ludwig Nett, D	2994	B6	Group 4	38	25	9.12,2
12	1/1	114	Lola-BMW T390	Peter Groh, D Roland Binder, D	1990	L4	Sports -2000	37	11	8.19,5
13	5	46	Norddeutscher Automobilclub Porsche Carrera RS	Jürgen Oppermann, D Joachim Oppermann, D	2994	B6	Group 4	36	24	9.06,7
14	6	40	Porsche Carrera	Thierry Perrier, F Roger Carmillet, F		B6	Group 4	36
15	7	53	Norddeutscher Automobilclub Porsche Carrera	Matthias Loerper, D Karl-Josef Römer, D		B6	Group 4	36
16	1	84	KWS Autotechnik Team Ford Escort RS 2000	Rolf Rosenkranz, D Hans-Günther Stoffel, D	1993	L4	Group 2	36
17	2	89	Yale Stapler Team BMW 2002	Heiner Müller, D Lothar von Stein, D Peter Paul Biewald, D	1990	L4	Group 2	35
18	8/2	23	Lancia Squadra Corse Lancia Beta Montecarlo	Riccardo Patrese, I Walter Röhrl, D	1425 tc	L4	Group 5/Div. 1	34	7	7.55,5		Oil pipe
19/NRF	3	85	Ford Berkenkamp Racing Ford Escort RS 2000	Matthias Schneider, D Holger Soltwedel, D Winfried Maiworm, D	1993	L4	Group 2	34
20/NRF	9/3	82	AC Bad Honnef VW Golf GTI	Hans-Jörn Ley, D Josef Rietmann, D	1588	L4	Group 5/Div. 1	34
21	4	75	Auto-Wilhelmy Racing Team BMW 2002	Kurt Hens, D Hans Schell, D Peter Stern, D	1990	L4	Group 2	34
22	2/2	118	Rex-Ford SP1	Norbert Dombrowski, D Peter Hoffmann, D	1996	L4	Sports -2000	34	22	9.05,00
23	3/3	116	Lola-Ford T297	Eugen Grupp, D Jörg Zaborowski, D	1996	L4	Sports -2000	34
24	5	66	Renngemeinschaft Bergisch Gladbach BMW 2002	Hans Weissgerber, D Hermann Josef Nett, D Richard Bremmekamp, D	1990	L4	Group 2	32
25	6	77	Renngemeinschaft Sieglar Audi 80	Hagen Arlt, D Klaus Bieler, D	1596	L4	Group 2	32
26/NRF		3	Gelo Racing Team Porsche 935-77A	Bob Wollek, F John Fitzpatrick, GB Manfred Schurti, FL (Henri Pescarolo, F)	2857 tc	B6	Group 5/Div. 2	31	3	7.38,1		Piston
27/NRF		60	Team Zakspeed Ford Escort II RS	Jochen Dauer, D Wolfgang Boller, D Klaus Niedzwiedz, D	1840	L4	Group 2	31	23	9.05,9		Fuel pressure
DNF		21	Team Zakspeed Ford Capri III Turbo	Mario Ketterer, D Klaus Niedzwiedz, D	1427 tc	L4	Group 5/Div. 1	27	9	8.02,6		Rocker
DNF		79	Veytal Tuning VW Scirocco	Michael Sanden, D Wolfgang Hansen, D	1596	L4	Group 2	27
DNF		61	Team Zakspeed Ford Escort II RS	Jörg Denzel, D Helmut Döring, D (Wolfgang Boller, D) (Jochen Dauer, D)	1840	L4	Group 2	26	21	9.00,6		Fuel pressure
DNF		11	Jägermeister Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR	Toni Fischhaber, D Roman Feitler, L Uwe Köhler, D	2994	B6	Group 5/Div. 2	24	18	8.49,1
DNF		20	Team Zakspeed Ford Capri III Turbo	Hans Heyer, D Jan Lammers, NL	1427 tc	L4	Group 5/Div. 1	23	6	7.54,7		Rocker
DNF		88	Cavallo Matras Ford Escort RS 2000	Herbert Kummle, D Karl Mauer, D Winfried Vogt, D	1993	L4	Group 2	23
DNF		112	Mogil Motors Ltd. Chevron-Ford B36	Tony Charnell, GB Martin Raymond, GB	1996	L4	Sports -2000	22	15	8.40,6		Engine mounts
DNF		67	Renngemeinschaft Bergisch Gladbach BMW 320	Richard Bremmekamp, D Klaus Lindlar, D Hans Weissgerber, D	1990	L4	Group 2	20
DNF		81	P.F. Akemi Team Hürth VW Scirocco	Hans Werner Hilger, D Wolfgang Jacobs, D	1596	L4	Group 2	20
DNF		42	Biennoise Porsche Carrera RSR	Enzo Calderari, CH Angelo Pallavicini, CH Willi Spavetti, CH	2994	B6	Group 4	16	27	9.19,50		Engine
DNF		78	Kilian Tuning Audi 80	Heinz Gilges, D Wolfgang Wolf, D	1596	L4	Group 2	15
DNF		41	Basilea Porsche 934	Peter Zbinden, CH Edy Kofel, CH	2993 tc	B6	Group 4	14	16	8.43,30		Accident
DNF		101	Liqui Moly Joest Racing Porsche 908/4	Rolf Stommelen, D Reinhold Jöst, D	2142 tc	B6	Sports +2000		1	7.32,2	7.41,9	Fuel leak
DNF		22	Team Zakspeed Lotus Europa TC	Harald Ertl, A Hans Heyer, D (Harald Grohs, D)	1427 tc	L4	Group 5/Div. 1		19	8.49,9		Electrics
DNF		49	Valvoline Deutschland Porsche Carrera RS	Fritz Müller, D Alfred Späh, D	2994	B6	Group 4		29	9.21,4
DNF		104	AC Mayen Toj-Ford SC302	Norbert Przybilla, D Dieter Kern, D	2993	V8	Sports +2000		12	8.20,2
DNF		24	Fiat X 1/9 Dallara	Giuseppe Piazzi, I Renzo Zorzi, I Stanislao Sterzel, I	1578	L4	Group 5/Div. 1
DNF		105	Toj-Ford SC306	Kurt Hild, D Dieter Kern, D	2993	V8	Sports +2000		26	9.18,5
DNF		106	Deutsch-Porsche Special	Ralf Walter, D Franz Kaiser, A Kurt Lotterschmid, D			Sports +2000		17	8.44,2
DNF		63	Dick Barbour Ford Escort RS 2000	Dick Barbour, USA Bob Akin, USA Helmut Gall, D	1993	L4	Group 2
DNF		65	Renngemeinschaft Bergisch Gladbach BMW 2002	Hans-Jürgen Möhle, D Norbert Philipps, D	1990	L4	Group 2
DNS		10	Paul Mahlke Porsche 935	Ralf-Dieter Schreiber, D Peter Hähnlein, D John Lagodny, L		B6	Group 2					Fire
DNQ		4	De Tomaso Pantera	Gianfranco Brancatelli, I Carlo Pietromarchi, I Maurizio Micangeli, I	5763	V8	Group 2			no time		Transmission
DNQ		26	Morfe Racing with Polaroof Lotus Esprit S1	Richard Jenvey, GB David Mercer, GB Mike Chittenden, GB	1973	L4	Group 5/Div. 1					Fuel vaporisation