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15. ADAC-Westfalen-Pokal-Rennen

Zolder, Belgium

Date: 23/8/1981
Track length: 4.261 m
Attendance: 8.000
Entries accepted:
Starters: 15 (Div. 1); 24 (Div 2)
Finishers: 11 (Div. 1); 14 (Div. 2)

Pole position: Winkelhock in 1.29,32 (Div. 1); Ludwig in 1.32,75 (Div. 2)
Fastest lap: Winkelhock in 1.31,09 (Div. 1); Ludwig in 1.35,30 (Div. 2)

Distance: 24 laps
Average speed: 166,552 kmh (Div. 1); 156,103 kmh (Div. 2)
Weather: Sunny
Ruleset: Group 2-4 and 5
Car info: 1981 Cars

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Zolder was nearly an exact copy of the triumphal weekend at the German GP, with one exception: apart from victory, pole and fastest lap in both divisions, the other two Capris finished 2-3 in Division 2, making it the ideal Zakspeed weekend. And it came even better: Ludwig clinched the title, 2 races before the end of the season.
The team was helped by problems for Lancia: head gasket in practice, and for Müller Jr in the race. Heyer was touched by Hamelmann, got a puncture and finished no higher than fifth after his pit stop.
Division 2 wasn’t exciting at all, but division 1 was a little better. In lap 1, the lead changed between Winkelhock and Wollek four times, but then Winkelhock said good-bye and disappeared. The next time Wollek saw the Capri it appeared in his rear view mirrors - to lap him, helped by the tires of the Kremer car going off. Stuck’s turbo BMW had gearbox problems, bad brakes and a slow puncture and in the end turbo pressure dropped, his car ran only on five cylinders - and Danner passed him for third.

Trophy wins were for Henzler and Lilier, after Henzler’s car had been damaged in practice.

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 24 laps, 36.50,94 1 1.29,32 1.31,09  
2 2 52 Jägermeister Kremer Racing
Porsche 935 K4		 Bob Wollek, F
 3163 tc B6 Division 1 23 2 1.29,88    
3 3 56 BASF Cassetten/Team GS Sport
BMW M1		 Christian Danner, D
 3498 L6 Division 1 23 4 1.32,51    
4 4 51 Team Schnitzer
BMW M1 Turbo		 Hans-Joachim Stuck, D
 3150 tc L6 Division 1 23 3 1.31,39    
5 5 53 Vegla Racing Team
Porsche 935 J		 Dieter Schornstein, D
 3160 tc B6 Division 1 23 7 1.36,87    
6 1 76 BASF Cassetten/Team GS Sport
BMW M1		 Helmut Henzler, D
 3498 L6 Division 1/Group 2-4 23 8 1.37,88    
7 2 71  
BMW M1		 Kurt König, D
 3498 L6 Division 1/Group 2-4 23 10 1.39,14    
8 3 74 Kannacher GT Racing
BMW M1		 Ralf-Dieter Schreiber, D
 3498 L6 Division 1/Group 2-4 22 11 1.40,84    
9 4 77 Kannacher GT Racing
BMW M1		 Jürgen Kannacher, D
 3498 L6 Division 1/Group 2-4 21 9 1.39,00    
10 5 78 Luigi Racing
Chevrolet Camaro Z28		 Jean Xhenceval, B
 5736 V8 Division 1/Group 2-4 21 13 1.46,29    
11 6 72  
Chevrolet Camaro Z28		 Peter Pospiesczcyk, D
 5736 V8 Division 1/Group 2-4 21 15 1.47,24    
DNF   59  
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Urs Schweizer, CH
 2994 B6 Division 1 17 14 1.46,92   Gearbox, tyres
DNF   57 Porsche Kremer Racing
Porsche 935 K3 3.2		 Louis Krages ("John Winter"), D
 3163 tc B6 Division 1 10 6 1.36,74   Engine
DNF   75 Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH & Co. KG
BMW M1		 Hans-Christian Jürgensen, D
 3498 L6 Division 1/Group 2-4 9 12 1.40,85   Crankshaft damper
DNF   58 Sauber Racing Switzerland
BMW M1		 Walter Nussbaumer, CH
 3498 L6 Division 1 7 5 1.33,17   Crankshaft damper
DNS      
Ford Capri III 3.0S		 Bodo Jähn, D
 2993 V6 Division 1   16 1.52,87    

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 24 laps, 39.18,93 1 1.32,75 1.35,30  
2 2 3 D&W Zakspeed Team
Ford Capri III Turbo		 Klaus Niedzwiedz, D
 1427 tc L4 Division 2 24 laps, 39.32,53 2 1.34,92    
3 3 4 Jürgen Hamelmann Team
Ford Capri III Turbo		 Jürgen Hamelmann, D
 1427 tc L4 Division 2 24 laps, 40.06,35 4 1.35,20    
4 4 7 Team Schnitzer
BMW 320 Turbo 1.4		 Walter Brun, CH
 1428 tc L4 Division 2 24 laps, 40.22,61 6 1.36,87    
5 5 1 Fruit of the Loom / GS Sport
Lancia Beta Montecarlo		 Hans Heyer, D
 1425 tc L4 Division 2 23 3 1.34,93    
6 1 25 Kamei Crew Nothelle
Audi Coupé GT5S		 Bernd Lilier, D
 1933 L5 Division 2/Group 2-4 22 11 1.47,78    
7 2 22 Kilian Tuning
Audi Coupé GT5S		 Wolfgang Wolf, D
 1933 L5 Division 2/Group 2-4 22        
8 3 35  
BMW 320		 Jörg Denzel, D
 1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 22        
9 4 23 Heidapal Racing
Ford Escort II RS 2.0		 Bernd Dransmann, D
 1992 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 22        
10 5 32 Autohaus Wollstadt Racing Team
BMW 320		 Johannes Wollstadt, D
 1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 22        
11 6 26 Ford Berkenkamp Racing
Ford Escort II RS 2.0		 Lili Reisenbichler, D
 1992 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 21        
12 6 9 Autohaus Knippschild
Opel Kadett GT/E		 Günther Knippschild, D
 ca. 2000 L4 Division 2 21 9 1.46,42    
13 7 47  
BMW 2002		 Siegfried Wetzel
 1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 20        
14 7 27  
Opel Kadett GT/E		 Heinz Kilp, D
 ca. 2000 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 20        
DNF   8 Fruit of the Loom / GS Sport
Lancia Beta Montecarlo		 Siegfried Müller Jr, D
 1425 tc L4 Division 2 12 5 1.35,69   Engine
DNF   5 Rummel Mineralölspedition
BMW 320 Turbo 1.4		 Karl-Heinz Becker, D
 1428 tc L4 Division 2 12 7 1.41,52   Pistons
DNF   33  
BMW 320		 Wido Roessler, D
 1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 10        
DNF   46  
Ford Escort II RS 2.0		 Werner Boller, D
 1992 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 6 8 1.46,39   Head gasket
DNF   29 Postert Toyota Team
Toyota Celica		 Winfried Vogt, D
 ca. 2000 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 6 12 1.49,18   Puncture/ignition?
DNF   21 Ford Berkenkamp Racing
Ford Escort II RS 2.0		 Dieter Selzer, D
 1992 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 3 10 1.47,16   Head gasket
DNF   42  
BMW 320		 Jürgen Brauers, D
 1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 2        
DNF   24  
BMW 320		 Willi Hatje, D
 1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 1        
DNF   48  
BMW 320		 Martin Wagenstetter, D
 1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 1        
DNF   28  
BMW 320		 Arthur Deutgen, D
 1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4