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Monza 4 hours

Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Italy

Date: 23/3/1980
Track length: 5.800 m
Attendance: 8.000
Entries accepted: 90
Starters: 40
Finishers: 19 classified

Pole position: Grano in 2.05,44
Fastest lap: unknown

Distance: 4 hours
Average speed: 152,971 kmh
Weather: Wet start
Ruleset: Group 2/76
Car info: 1980 Cars

 

The end of the homologation of the CSL BMW had come, so perhaps another manufacturer could win in the ETCC?
Not so. The RCV team, once started with Mazda but fielding mostly BMWs had landed a coup: former ETCC champion Grano bough a seat and the Austrians built a BMW 635 CSi with Alpina engine and their 530 suspension - and ready was the new challenger. Another one was built in Germany for Schmid and Hurler, but that one was way off the pace.
So was there any opposition? Sort of, since the ‘78 AMG Mercedes was brought back into life, though it was sponsorless and even less attractive than before. It was driven by Schickentanz and Denzel - the quality of the drivers perhaps was better than the Austrian BMW, and the Mercedes was even able to take the lead but in the end the BMW had the upper hand and won with 20 seconds in hand. Apart from these two, the BMW 320 of Kelleners/Märki/Dürig was competitive at first, but a bad planning when to switch to slicks on the drying track left them third. But both this and the fifth placed sister car were disqualified for “body or chassis” infringements. Audi won the 1600 cc class and was classified third overall in the end.

Division 1-5
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 98 Racing Corporation Vienna
BMW 635 CSi		 Harald Neger, A
Heribert Werginz, A
Umberto Grano, I
 3475 L6 Div. 5 106 laps, 4:01.08,6 1 2.05,44    
2 1 96 AMG
Mercedes 450 SLC		 Clemens Schickentanz, D
Jörg Denzel, D
 4520 V8 Div. 5 106 laps, 4:01.29,2 2 2.06,60    
DQ     Eggenberger Motorsport/Walter Wolf
BMW 320		 Helmut Kelleners, D
Stefan Märki, CH
Hans-Jürg Dürig, CH
 1998 L4 Div. 3 103 3 2.09,53   Technical infringement
3 1 33 Abex Pagid Racing
Audi 80 GTE		 Manfred Trint, D
Peter Seikel, D
 1596 L4 Div. 2 103 7 2.11,38    
DQ     Eggenberger Motorsport
BMW 320		 Marco Vanoli, CH
Enzo Calderari, CH
Siegfried Müller Jr, D
 1998 L4 Div. 3 103 4 2.10,86   Technical infringement
4 2   Audi Motorsport
Audi 80 GTE		 Willi Bergmeister, D
Hans-Joachim Nowak, D
 1596 L4 Div. 2 101 5 2.10,95    
5 1    
Opel Commodore GS/E		 Toni Spiegelsberger, D
Hermann Tomczyk, D
 2784 L6 Div. 4 99 13 2.13,85    
6 1    
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV		 Ademaro Massa, I
Biagi, I
 1962? L4 Div. 3 96 17 2.15,77    
7 3    
Fiat Ritmo 75CL		 Enzo Santucci, I
Pierluigi Foglieni ("Gilena"), I
Anna Cambiaghi, I
 1498 L4 Div. 2 96 16 2.15,68    
8 4    
Renault R 5 Alpine		 Corti, I
Geerlof Stam, NL
 ca. 1400 L4 Div. 2 95 29 2.21,42    
9 3    
BMW 635 CSi		 Dieter Schmid, D
Karl Hurler, D
 3475 L6 Div. 5 94 8 2.11,84    
10 1    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior		 Angelo Chiapparini, I
Giancarlo Galimberti, I
Renato Benusiglio, I
 1290 L4 Div. 1 93 31 2.21,87    
11 2    
Opel Ascona		 Heinrich Haag, D
Reiner Geiger, D
 ca. 2000 L4 Div. 3? 93 15 2.15,28    
12 3    
Alfa Romeo GTV		 Sironi, I
Antonio Scabari, I
 1962? L4 Div. 3 92 32 2.21,90    
13 2    
Ford Capri III 3.0S		 Siegfried Müller Sr, D
Bernd Ringshausen, D
 2993 V6 Div. 4 92 19 2.17,25    
14 2    
Skoda 130 RS		 Josef Michl, CS
Jan Senkyr, CS
 1298 L4 Div. 1 91 28 2.20,87    
15 3    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior		 ? Giuseppe Chiapparini, I
A. Turconi, I
 1290 L4 Div. 1 91 37 2.22,75    
16 4    
Ford Escort		 Cipolli, I
Gianni Braga, I
 ca. 2000? L4 Div. 3? 90 20 2.18,00    
17 4 16  
Fiat 128 coupé 1300		 Enrico Carlini, I
Adelino Bonara, I
 1290 L4 Div. 1 87 38 2.23,37    
18 5    
Renault R 5 Alpine		 Pietta, I
Ferrari, I
 ca. 1400 L4 Div. 2 83 40 2.25,42    
19 3    
Skoda 130 RS		 Zdenek Vojtech, CS
Bretislav Enge, CS
 1298 L4 Div. 1 76 24 2.18,96    
NC      
BMW 320		 Ludwig Linder, D
Dieter Kindlmann, D
 1990 L4 Div. 3   10 2.12,34    
DNF     Ronnie Scotts Club
Ford Escort II RS		 Dave McPherson, GB
Pete King, GB
 1840 L4 Div. 3   6 2.11,25    
DNF     Romeo Ferraris
Fiat Ritmo 75CL		 Walter Dona, I
Enzo de Vito, I
 1498 L4 Div. 2   9 2.12,03    
DNF   25  
Fiat Ritmo 75CL		 Piercarlo Ghinzani, I
Pierluigi Grassetto, I
Daniele Toffoli, I
 1498 L4 Div. 2   11 2.13,36    
DNF     Eggenberger Motorsport
BMW 320		 Paul Geisser, CH
Georges Bosshard, CH
 1990 L4 Div. 3   12 2.13,63    
DNF      
Ford Capri III 3.0S		 Johann Schlosser, A
Harald Hinz, D
 2993 V6 Div. 4   14 2.14,99    
DNF      
BMW		 Ubaldo Smittarello, I
Serpe
Giuseppe Arlotti, I
         18 2.15,89    
DNF      
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior		 Abele Tanghetti ("Tango"), I
Sandro Uberti, I
 1290 L4 Div. 1   21 2.18,58    
DNF   17  
Fiat 128 coupé 1300		 Luigi Colzani, I
Gian Pietro Fusar Bassini, I
 1290 L4 Div. 1   23 2.18,90    
DNF      
BMW		 Erasmo Crivellari ("Opicina"), I
Cocconcelli, I
         23 2.18,90    
DNF      
BMW		 Tolfo, I
Zampellon, I
         25 2.20,30    
DNF      
Alfa Romeo		 Berto, I
? Gianangelo Grandi, I
         26 2.20,71    
DNF      
VW Scirocco		 Wolfgang Hansen, D
Karl-Heinz Dalemans, D
 1596 L4 Div. 2   27 2.20,87    
DNF      
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior		 Pietro Villa, I
Consonni, I
Cazzaniga, I
 1290 L4 Div. 1   30 2.21,85    
DNF      
Opel Kadett		 Gatto, I
Alfio Frasson, I
         33 2.21,95    
DNF      
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior		 Ferrari, I
Montini, I
Fausto Danesi, I
 1290 L4 Div. 1   34 2.22,09   Start from pit lane
DNF      
VW Scirocco		 Guido Fossati, I
Sabadini, I
 1596 L4 Div. 2   35 2.22,17    
DNF      
Opel Commodore GS/E		 Felito, I
"Archimede", I
 2784 L6 Div. 4 99 13 2.13,85    
DNF      
Alfa Romeo Alfasud		 Cassagrande, I
Gianni Giudici, I
Borgogelli, I
   B4     39 2.25,24    
DNQ      
BMW 3.0 CSi		 Gianfranco Brancatelli, I
M. Micangeli, I
M. Micangeli, I
 2985 L6 Div. 4         Injection pump
DNQ      
VW Scirocco		 Beppe Schenetti, I
Giovanardi, I
 1596 L4 Div. 2