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ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Wunstorf

Wunstorf Airfield, BRD

Date: 5/5/1985
Track length: 5.050 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters: 30
Finishers: 21

Pole position: Stureson in 2.01,72
Fastest lap: John in 2.01,81 = 149,249 kmh

Distance: 20 laps
Average speed: 147,220 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group A with weight and tire penalties
Car info: 1985 Cars

 

The 1984 season had been a good one for BMW, the Zolder race was special because of the rain, but the first dry race of 1985 made clear that to win you had to have either a turbo car or a V8. Ravaglia still qualified third, but the other ones in the top-7 were three Volvos, a Mustang, a Rover and a Camaro.
After the start, Strycek was the best BMW - in eight! Ravaglia had spun and dropped to the tail of the field. Peil retired with a broken turbo, while John had an eventful race. Starting from seventh on the grid, he climbed up the field, finally passing Stureson under braking (!) for first - only to spin one lap later. He fought back, passing Kröber (Volvo), Asch (Mustang), Andersson (who spun) - but Stureson remained out of reach when John’s gearbox started to fail. He still managed second, a fine achievement.


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   21 IPS Motorsport
Volvo 240 Turbo
Per Stureson, S
2141 tc L4   20 laps, 41.09,77 1 2.01,72    
2   16 American Car Service
Chevrolet Camaro Z28
Peter John, D
5736 V8   20 laps, 41.10,60 7   2.01,81 Spin
3   47 M & L Racing Sweden
Volvo 240 Turbo
Per-Gunnar "Peggen" Andersson, S
2141 tc L4   20 laps, 41.32,09 4 2.02,86   Spin
4   14 ABR Ringhausen Rennsport
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT
Roland Asch, D
4999 V8   20 laps, 41.33,04 5 2.03,03    
5   6 Marko RSM
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Peter Oberndorfer, D
2491 V6   20 laps, 42.14,25        
6   1 BMW Gubin Sport
BMW 635 CSi
Volker Strycek, D
3475 L6   20 laps, 42.15,32        
7   10 Team Schnitzer
BMW 635 CSi
Roberto Ravaglia, I
3475 L6   20 laps, 42.21,90 3 2.02,82   Spin
8   3 Obermaier
BMW 635 CSi
Harald Grohs, D
3475 L6   20 laps, 42.28,40        
9   22 Kamei Crew
BMW 635 CSi
Walter Nussbaumer, CH
3475 L6   20 laps, 42.34,36        
10   2 Massa-Real Racing Team
Rover Vitesse
Olaf Manthey, D
3532 V8   20 laps, 43.11,04 6 2.03,59    
11   4 Linder Rennsport
BMW 323i
Winfried Vogt, D
2330 L6   20 laps, 43.23,70        
12   15 ABR Ringhausen Rennsport
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT
Helmut Döring, D
4999 V8   20 laps, 43.52,89        
13   7 Marko RSM
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Franz Klammer, A
2491 V6   19        
14   19 Nissan Motor Deutschland GmbH
Nissan Silvia RS US12
Hermann Behrens, D
1991 L4   19        
15   42 König Motorsport AG
Fiat Ritmo 130TC
Herbert Schürg, D
1995 L4   19        
16   41  
Opel Monza 3.0E
Klaus Emil Röckel, D
2998 L6   19        
17   52 Linder Rennsport
BMW 323i
Josef Gerold, D
2330 L6   19        
18   10 ISA Racing GmbH
Volvo 240 Turbo
Peter Kröber, D
2141 tc L4   17        
19   36 Alfa + Co Tuning Busch
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Werner Busch, D
2491 V6   17        
20      
VW Golf GTI
Gottfried Eckle, D
  L4   16        
21   9 FHS-Motorsport
BMW 635 CSi
Robert Walterscheid-Müller, D
3475 L6   14        
DNF   28 Kissling Motorsport
Opel Manta GT/E
Wolfgang Offermann, D
1979 L4   11        
DNF   34  
MG Metro Turbo
Volker Anhalt, D
1275 tc L4   10        
DNF   12 Team Schnitzer
BMW 635 CSi
Markus Oestreich, D
3475 L6   9 12 2.05,49   Engine
DNF   20 Kissling Motorsport
Volvo 240 Turbo
Heinz-Friedrich Peil, D
2141 tc L4   3 2 2.02,36   Turbo
DNF   5  
BMW 635 CSi
Kurt König, D
3475 L6   3        
DNF   50  
BMW 635 CSi
Peter Elgaard, DK
3475 L6   2        
DNF   30 Ulrich Mönninghoff RT
Chevrolet Camaro Z28
Peter Mamerow, D
5736 V8   1        
DNF     Mantzel Opel Tuning
Opel Monza 3.0E
Heinz-Otto Fritsche, D
2998 L6   1        
DNF      
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT
Reinhold Gröpper, D
4999 V8   1