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Nürburgring 24 hours

Nürburgring Nordschleife, BRD

Date: 3/10/1981 to: 4/10/1981
Track length: 22.835 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters: 147
Finishers:

Pole position: Selzer
Fastest lap: Stommelen in 9.30,0

Distance: 24 hours
Average speed: 125,38 kmh
Weather: Rain
Ruleset: Group 1B
Car info: 1981 Cars

 

The winning Ford Capri of Döring, Gartmann and Müller had to climb from position 90 to 1 during the race; they needed five extra stops to rectify a misfire. Fastest in practice had been Selzer, but he retired with a broken gearbox.



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   Gilden-Kölsch Racing Team Köln
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Helmut Döring, D
Dieter Gartmann, D
Fritz Müller, D
2993 V6 Klasse 7: Group 1B +2500 132 laps 2      
2 2 2  
Opel Monza 3.0E
Herbert Herler, D
Rolf Stommelen, D
Johann Weisheidinger, A
2998 L6 Klasse 7: Group 1B +2500 132 laps, 10,47 sec behind!     9.30,0  
3 1 23  
Audi 80 5E
Peter Seikel, D
Hans-Joachim Nowak, D
Willi Bergmeister, D
2145 L5 Klasse 6: Group 1B 2500 130       Driveshaft
4 3 3  
BMW 530i
Peter John, D
Fritz Möller, D
Dieter Miltz, D
2985 L6 Klasse 7: Group 1B +2500 130        
5 1    
Ford Escort II RS 2000
Bernd Dransmann, D
Klaus Niedzwiedz, D
Burg, D
1993 L4 Klasse 5: Group 1B 2000 128        
6 1    
VW Golf GTI
Springmann, D
Meneken, D
Meyer, D
1588 L4 Klasse 4: Group 1B 1600 127        
7 2    
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint
Weber
Herbert Lingmann, D
1498 B4 Klasse 4: Group 1B 1600 127        
8 2    
Ford Escort II RS 2000
Lehnhoff
Eichen
Felder, D
1993 L4 Klasse 5: Group 1B 2000 127        
9 3    
Ford Escort II RS 2000
Warthofer, D
Herbort, D
Jürgen Hamelmann, D
1993 L4 Klasse 5: Group 1B 2000 127        
10 4    
Ford Capri III 3.0S
? Jürgen Oppermann, D
? Rolf-Dieter Peschke, D
Norbert Jülicher, D
2993 V6 Klasse 7: Group 1B +2500 126        
  3    
VW Golf GTI
Mossfeld
Hartmann, D
Jipak
1588 L4 Klasse 4: Group 1B 1600 122        
  1    
VW Golf D
Jürgen Ilgner, D
Hofmann
Heinz-Jürgen Hoffknecht, D
1588 L4 Klasse 8: Diesel 122        
19 1   Mantzel Opel Tuning
Opel Ascona
Jörg Helmich, D
Heinz-Friedrich Peil, D
Harald Grohs, D
2000 L4 Klasse 9: Group A 121        
  1   Ford Berkenkamp Racing
Ford Fiesta
Manfred Lauderbach, D
Gisela Blume, D
Dieter Selzer, D
1136 L4 Klasse 2: Group 1B 1150 120        
  2    
Audi 100 5E
Hermann Bongen, D
? Egon Meurer, D
2145 L5 Klasse 6: Group 1B 2500 120        
  1    
Renault R 5 Alpine
Salzer
Guffanti, I
Köhler
1397 L4 Klasse 9: Renault 5 Pokal 120        
  3    
BMW 323i
Rüdiger Hempel, D
Widdenhöfer
Hans-Jürgen Möhle, D
2291 L6 Klasse 6: Group 1B 2500 119        
  2    
VW Golf D
Klaus Ligensa, D
Horst Bonefeld, D
? Manfred Birk, D
1588 L4 Klasse 8: Diesel 118        
  1    
Talbot Simca Rallye 3
Heinz-Edgar Roth, D
Walter Mond, D
Wolfgang Kudrass, D
1294 L4 Klasse 3: Group 1B 1300 118        
  2    
Talbot Simca Rallye 3
? Helmut Klinkhammer, D
Wolfgang Sander, D
Hans-Peter Morawietz, D
1294 L4 Klasse 3: Group 1B 1300 118        
  3    
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti
Ludwig Hölzl, D
Dirk Amthor, D
1286 B4 Klasse 3: Group 1B 1300 118        
  2    
Renault R 5 Alpine
Vögtlin, D
Peter Staffel, D
Wolfgang Krankemann, D
1397 L4 Klasse 9: Renault 5 Pokal 118        
  3    
Renault R 5 Alpine
Schock
Wendt
Grassl
1397 L4 Klasse 9: Renault 5 Pokal 118        
  2   HWRT Ford Tuning
Ford Fiesta
Lili Reisenbichler, D
Wilhelm Kern, D
Genzenhöfer
1136 L4 Klasse 2: Group 1B 1150 117        
  3    
Audi 50 GL
Horst Scheidereiter, D
Wolfgang Partenheimer, D
? Ralf Partenheimer, D
1093 L4 Klasse 2: Group 1B 1150 116        
  3    
VW Golf D
Hüneke
Mager
Heinz Schaaf, D
1588 L4 Klasse 8: Diesel 114        
  1    
Autobianchi A112 Abarth
Scheid
Schuster
Dreeser, D
982 L4 Klasse 1: Group 1B 1000 111        
  2    
Autobianchi A112 Abarth
Kulhavy
Jahn
Joachim Schliesinger, D
982 L4 Klasse 1: Group 1B 1000 105        
  3    
Fiat 127
Plenkner
Priese
Heintz
903 L4 Klasse 1: Group 1B 1000 103        
    9  
BMW 530i
Hans-Joachim Stuck, D
Michael Middelhaufe, D
Mens
2985 L6 Klasse 7: Group 1B +2500         Punctures
DNF     Ford Berkenkamp Racing
Ford Escort II RS 2000
Dieter Selzer, D
1993 L4 Group 1B 2000   1     Gearbox
DNF   77  
Ford Escort XR3
Klaus Niedzwiedz, D
Karl Mauer, D
Michael Werner, D
1598 L4 Group A 1600         Gearbox
DNF      
Ford Escort II RS 2000
Axel Felder, D
1993 L4 Group 1B 2000         Accident
DNF      
Ford Capri III 3.0S
U. Moldenhauer, D
Kaufhold
Herrmann
2993 V6 Klasse 7: Group 1B +2500         Accident