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Hockenheim Motodrom, BRD

Date: 1/8/1981
Track length: 6.789 m
Attendance: 40.000
Entries accepted:
Starters: 23 (Div. 1); 29 (Div. 2)
Finishers: 16 (Div. 1); 11 (Div. 2)

Pole position: Winkelhock in 1.57,49 (Div. 1); Ludwig in 2.01,33 (Div. 2)
Fastest lap: Winkelhock in 2.01,82 (Div. 1); Ludwig in 2.06,50 (Div. 2)

Distance: 18 laps
Average speed: 198,590 kmh (Div. 1); 190,770 kmh (Div. 2)
Weather: Sunny and hot
Ruleset: Group 2-4 and 5
Car info: 1981 Cars

 

The German GP support race was a total triumph for Zakspeed: both divisions were won with pole and fastest lap. Heyer was unable to match the pace of Ludwig, despite Italian qualifiers; Ludwig won with ease, with 2-3 going to Lancia, since Hamelmann just wasn’t fast enough and Niedzwiedz getting his usual share of misery.
Winkelhock had no serious opposition too, despite a brand new Moby Dick built for Mass. The latter and Stuck had no chance, and Wollek retired early with a broken gearbox.
Alarm in the Rennsport Trophy: Selzer and Boller all retired with the same problem: an oil plug came loose during the race. Sabotage? Now Vogt won the class in division 2, while Henzler returned behind the wheel after his accident - and won again.


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 55 Liqui Moly Equipe
Ford Capri III Turbo 1.7
Manfred Winkelhock, D
1745 tc L4 Division 1 18 laps, 36.54,93 1 1.57,49 2.01,82  
2 2 51 Team Schnitzer
BMW M1 Turbo
Hans-Joachim Stuck, D
3150 tc L6 Division 1 25 laps, 37.19,32 3 1.58,06    
3 3 66 Joest Racing
Porsche 935/78-81
Jochen Mass, D
3200 tc B6 Division 1 25 laps, 38.24,61 4 2.00,43   Pit stop (puncture)
4 4 67 Spot-Oil Racing Team
Porsche 935 J
Volkert Merl, D
3160 tc B6 Division 1 25 laps, 38.41,0 6 2.03,63    
5 5 72 Porsche Kremer Racing
Porsche 935 K3-80 3.2
Louis Krages ("John Winter"), D
3163 tc B6 Division 1 17 5 2.03,57    
6 6 70 BASF Cassetten/Team GS Sport
BMW M1
Christian Danner, D
3498 L6 Division 1 17 9 2.07,34    
7 7 53 Vegla Racing Team
Porsche 935 J
Dieter Schornstein, D
3160 tc B6 Division 1 17 7 2.06,19    
8 1 76 BASF Cassetten/Team GS Sport
BMW M1
Helmut Henzler, D
3498 L6 Division 1/Group 2-4 17 9 2.07,34    
9 2 71  
BMW M1
Kurt König, D
3498 L6 Division 1/Group 2-4 17 14 2.11,65    
10 3 81 Obermaier
BMW M1
Mario Ketterer, D
3498 L6 Division 1/Group 2-4 17 13 2.10,02    
11 4 77 Team Schnitzer
BMW M1
Leopold von Bayern, D
3498 L6 Division 1/Group 2-4 17 16 2.14,08    
12 5 85 Kannacher GT Racing
BMW M1
Ralf-Dieter Schreiber, D
3498 L6 Division 1/Group 2-4 17 15 2.12,93    
13 6 84 Kannacher GT Racing
BMW M1
Jürgen Kannacher, D
3498 L6 Division 1/Group 2-4 17 17 2.14,70    
14 7 80  
BMW M1
Rolf Göring, D
3498 L6 Division 1/Group 2-4 17 20 2.15,70    
15 8 74  
BMW M1
Marco Vanoli, CH
3498 L6 Division 1/Group 2-4 17 18 2.15,44    
16 9 62  
BMW M1
Erich Schiebler, D
3498 L6 Division 1/Group 2-4 16 19 2.15,45    
DNF   52 Jägermeister Kremer Racing
Porsche 935 K4
Bob Wollek, F
3163 tc B6 Division 1 12 2 1.57,99   Gearbox
DNF   54 Wera Meissberg Team
Porsche 935 K3
Jürgen Lässig, D
  B6 Division 1 12 8 2.06,23   Engine
DNF   65  
Porsche 935-77A
Claude Haldi, CH
  B6 Division 1 13 12 2.09,50   Wheel bearing
DNF   64 Sauber Racing Switzerland
BMW M1
Walter Nussbaumer, CH
3498 L6 Division 1 7 10 2.09,42   Water pump
DNF   68 Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH & Co. KG
BMW M1
Hans-Christian Jürgensen, D
3498 L6 Division 1/Group 2-4 5 21 2.18,37   Accident
DNF?   68  
Porsche ?935
Peter Schärer, CH
  B6 Division 1   22 2.19,94    
DNS?   69  
Porsche ?Carrera RSR
Urs Schweizer, CH
2994 B6 Division 1   23 2.28,92    

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 2 Würth-Zakspeed Team
Ford Capri III Turbo
Klaus Ludwig, D
1427 tc L4 Division 2 18 laps, 38.25,72 1 2.01,33 2.06,50  
3 2 1 Fruit of the Loom / GS Sport
Lancia Beta Montecarlo
Hans Heyer, D
1425 tc L4 Division 2 18 laps, 38.40,94 3 2.05,15    
3 3 8 Fruit of the Loom / GS Sport
Lancia Beta Montecarlo
Siegfried Müller Jr, D
1425 tc L4 Division 2 18 laps, 39.26,60 6 2.07,42    
4 4 4 Jürgen Hamelmann Team
Ford Capri III Turbo
Jürgen Hamelmann, D
1427 tc L4 Division 2 18 laps, 39.33,70 5 2.06,81    
5 5 7 Team Schnitzer
BMW 320 Turbo 1.4
Walter Brun, CH
1428 tc L4 Division 2 18 laps, 40.04,48 4 2.06,75    
6 6 5 Rummel Mineralölspedition
BMW 320 Turbo 1.4
Karl-Heinz Becker, D
1428 tc L4 Division 2 18 laps, 40.41,05 7 2.11,15    
7 1 29 Postert Toyota Team
Toyota Celica
Winfried Vogt, D
ca. 2000 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 16 12 2.26,51    
8 2 22 Kilian Tuning
Audi Coupé GT5S
Wolfgang Wolf, D
1933 L5 Division 2/Group 2-4 16 13 2.26,66    
9 3 25 Kamei Crew Nothelle
Audi Coupé GT5S
Bernd Lilier, D
1933 L5 Division 2/Group 2-4 16 11 2.23,86   Gearbox
10 4 42  
BMW 320
Enzo Calderari, CH
1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 16 10 2.22,68    
11 5 43  
BMW 320
Hans-Jürg Dürig, CH
1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 16 14 2.27,36    
DNF   46  
Ford Escort II RS 2.0
Wolfgang Boller, D
1992 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 14 9 2.22,50   Gearbox
DNF   35  
BMW 320
Jörg Denzel, D
1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 14 20 2.29,74   Accident
DNF   3 D&W Zakspeed Team
Ford Capri III Turbo
Klaus Niedzwiedz, D
1427 tc L4 Division 2 9 2 2.03,87   Engine
DNF   41 Spiess Tuning
Audi Coupé GT5S
Willi Bergmeister, D
1933 L5 Division 2/Group 2-4 4 15 2.28,31   Engine
DNF   21 Ford Berkenkamp Racing
Ford Escort II RS 2.0
Dieter Selzer, D
1992 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 2 8 2.22,28   Oil loss
DNF   23 Heidapal Racing
Ford Escort II RS 2.0
Bernd Dransmann, D
1992 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4   16 2.28,33    
DNF   26 Ford Berkenkamp Racing
Ford Escort II RS 2.0
Lili Reisenbichler, D
1992 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4   18 2.29,41    
DNF   27 Team Zakspeed
Ford Escort II RS
Werner Haug, D
1840 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4   25 2.34,00    
DNF   30 Ideal Schlauchklemmen Racing Team
BMW 320
Rolf Rummel, D
1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4   21 2.31,00   Accident
DNF   32  
Ford Escort II RS 2.0
Günter Schneider, D
1992 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4   23 2.31,49    
DNF   37  
BMW 320
Arthur Deutgen, D
1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4   22 2.31,10    
DNF   45 Beccara Wohnbau Racing Team
BMW 320
Dieter Kindlmann, D
1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4   19 2.29,41    
DNF   50 Autohaus Wollstadt Racing Team
BMW 320
Johannes Wollstadt, D
1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4   17 2.29,12    
DNF/DNS?   47  
BMW 320
Martin Wagenstetter, D
1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4   24 2.32,15    
DNF/DNS?   31  
Alpine A 110 1600S
Rob Redeker, NL
1565 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4   26 2.34,79    
DNF/DNS?   13  
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Turbo
Heinz Isert, D
1421 tc L4 Division 2   27 2.34,90    
DNF/DNS?   40  
Porsche 924
Klaus Assmuth, D
1984 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4   28 2.38,23    
DNF/DNS?   49  
Audi Coupé GT5S
Max Stocker, D
1933 L5 Division 2/Group 2-4   29 2.38,56    
DNF/DNS?   33  
BMW 320
Wolfgang Krankemann, D
1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4   30 2.39,33    
DNF/DNS?   34  
BMW 320
Martin Geigenscheder, D
1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4   31 2.39,95    
DNQ   9 Autohaus Knippschild
Opel Kadett GT/E
Günther Knippschild, D
ca. 2000 L4 Division 2          

Remarks: Both divisions started in the same race but as separate groups