Pole position: Grano/Kelleners in 1.18,43
Fastest lap: Lombardi in 1.20,53 = 140,82 kmh
Distance: 500 km
Average speed: 125,64 kmh
Weather: Rain showers
Ruleset: Group 2/76
Car info: 1981 Cars
"Is a beautiful car. I think the most beautiful BMW I had. Only trouble was to drive so slowly to win. I change up, 5500 rpm, last few laps. Make sure of it, Donington was very, very important to us for this year's Championship." Umberto Grano, 1978 European Touring Car Champion, winked adieu affectionately at the gleaming Enny BMW 635 CSi he and 1980 Champion Helmut Kelleners had just defeated an outstanding Gp2 saloon car entry with at Donington Park on Sunday. While the Pirelli-shod Eggenberger BMW ran faultlessly, it had most definitely not been an ETC bore. Stretching over 4hr41.01m and 504 kilometres, the Donington 500 had such changeable weather that all but the closing stages were a kaleidoscope of changing, and sometimes unlikely leaders. There were some fabulous performances from the lesser classes as the big cars wallowed round in a series of sharp showers and sunshine. A Skoda, one of four works entries, finished sixth in a meritorious performance in such conditions, while Howitt Man of the Meeting Jurgen Pohlmann earned his award in the second place BMW 320i he shared with Dieter Kindlmann by beating off Lella Lombardi/Anna Cambiaghi's Brake-less 5.7-litre Luigi Racing Camaro in a straight fight! |
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Division 1-5
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| 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 | Eggenberger/BMW Italia BMW 635 CSi |
Umberto Grano, I Helmut Kelleners, D |
3475 | L6 | Div. 5 | 160 | 1 | 1.18,43 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Beccara Wohnbau Racing Team BMW 320 |
Dieter Kindlmann, D Jürgen Pohlmann, D |
1998 | L4 | Div. 3 | 159 | |||||
| 3 | 2 | 4 | Luigi Racing Chevrolet Camaro |
Lella Lombardi, I Anna Cambiaghi, I |
V8 | Div. 5 | 158 | 3 | 1.19,91 | 1.20,53 | Brakes | |
| 4 | 2 | BMW 320 |
Marco Vanoli, CH Enzo Calderari, CH |
1998 | L4 | Div. 3 | 156 | 1.22,28 | ||||
| 5 | 3 | 7 | BMW 635 CSi |
Marco Micangeli, I Gianfranco Brancatelli, I Dieter Schmid, D |
3475 | L6 | Div. 5 | 154 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 45 | Skoda 130 RS |
Zdenek Vojtech, CS Bretislav Enge, CS |
1298 | L4 | Div. 1 | 153 | 1.26,85 | |||
| 7 | 2 | Audi 50 |
Heinz Pütz, D Reinhold Pütz, D Bodo Eichner, D |
ca. 1300 | L4 | Div. 1 | 150 | |||||
| 8 | 1 | VW Golf GTI |
Bill Wykeham, GB Brian Classic, GB |
1588 | L4 | Div. 2 | 149 | |||||
| 9 | 1 | 16? | Ford Capri III 3.0S |
Holman “Les” Blackburn, GB John Morrison, GB |
2993 | V6 | Div. 4 | 148 | ||||
| 10 | 2 | VW Scirocco |
Bob Meacham, GB Bill Pinkney, GB Bill Postins, GB |
1588 | L4 | Div. 2 | 142 | |||||
| 13 | 3 | Skoda 130 RS |
Adolf Fesárek, CS Josef Sivík, CS |
1298 | L4 | Div. 1 | 138 | |||||
| 15 | Skoda 130 RS |
Oldrich Vanícek, CS Josef Michl, CS Petr Martinovsky, CS |
1298 | L4 | Div. 1 | 132 | Engine | |||||
| 16? | Janspeed Engineering Ltd. Datsun B110 Sunny |
Jon Mowatt, GB Martin Pearson, GB |
1296 | L4 | Div. 1 | Gearbox | ||||||
| DNF | Skoda 130 RS |
Zdenek Vojtech, CS Jan Senkyr, CS |
1298 | L4 | Div. 1 | Engine | ||||||
| DNF | Racing Corporation Vienna BMW 635 CSi |
Heribert Werginz, A Walter Brun, CH |
3475 | L6 | Div. 5 | 111 | Accident | |||||
| DNF | TWR Mazda RX-7 |
Tom Walkinshaw, GB Chuck Nicholson, GB Pete Lovett, GB |
2 x 573 | R2 | Div. 4 | 15 | 2 | Electrics | ||||
| DNF | Spitfire Jeans Fiat Ritmo 75CL |
Luigi Calamai, I |
1498 | L4 | Div. 2 | 1.25,72 | Electrics | |||||
| DNF | Müller-Bräu Team Valvoline Mazda RX-7 |
Fritz Müller, D Heinz Kühn-Weiss, D |
2 x 573 | R2 | Div. 4 | Accident | ||||||
| DNF | Votex Team Seikel Audi Coupé GT5S |
Peter Seikel, D Fred Rosterg, D |
1933 | L5 | Div. 3 | Ignition | ||||||
| DNF | Spiess Tuning Audi Coupé GT5S |
Willi Bergmeister, D Jaime Sanz de Madrid, E |
1933 | L5 | Div. 3 | Accident | ||||||
| DNF | ABR Ringhausen Rennsport Ford Capri III 3.0S |
Bernd Ringshausen, D Georges Bosshard, CH |
2993 | V6 | Div. 4 | 1.24,08 | Engine | |||||
| DNF | BMW 320 |
Hans Stalder, D Urs Knecht, CH Meir |
1998 | L4 | Div. 3 | Fuel pump | ||||||
| DNS | Talbot Sunbeam TI |
Terry Watts, GB Dud Moseley, GB |
1598 | L4 | Div. 2 | Camshaft | ||||||