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AvD Sportwagen-Festival

Hockenheim Motodrom, BRD

Date: 29/3/1987
Track length: 2.634 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters: 29
Finishers: 21

Pole position: Reuter in 1.12,38
Fastest lap: Grohs in 1.12,14 = 129,748 kmh

Distance: 40 laps
Average speed: 129,748 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group A with weight and tire penalties
Car info: 1987 Cars

 

A new season and new cars, in the form of seven BMW M3s, complete with new roofs after the Monza debacle. The minimum weights for this first race were:
BMW M3: 1000 kg
Ford Sierra XR4TI: 1350 kg
BMW 635 CSi: 1200 kg
Volvo 240 Turbo: 1315 kg
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16: 1060 kg
Theoretically, the M3 should have been superior; compare its weight to the Mercedes, which had something like 40 HP less... but in practice, the Sierra of Reuter was fastest though in the race he retired soon with gearbox problems. The other Sierras were less competitive with Schneider the best with sixth at the finish. Both Volvo and Rover were not on the pace, the Volvo far too heavy, the Rover having its last race before Thiim would get his Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo.
The BMW juniors had a fine debut, especially Van der Poele who was second on the grid, while teammate Hessel had to get used to slicks - he never drove them before.
It was all BMW at the front; behind Grohs and van der Poele it was Goeser in the 635 who enjoyed himself, until he had a puncture after an enthusiastic ride over the kerbs. His third place was taken over by van Ommen in the Mercedes, who was followed by Hessel and König, the latter in a 635 while waiting for his M3. The winner of the race was Grohs, who had a big fight with Van der Poele but the experience of Grohs paid off.

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   6 Vogelsang Automobile GmbH
BMW M3		 Harald Grohs, D
 2332 L4   40 laps, 49.46,18 3 1.13,24 1.12,14  
2   2 Zakspeed BMW Team
BMW M3		 Eric Van de Poele, B
 2332 L4   40 laps, 49.46,80 2 1.12,71    
3   11 AMG Marko RSM
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16		 Jörg van Ommen, D
 2323 L4   40 laps, 50.10,33 7 1.14,01    
4   1 Zakspeed BMW Team
BMW M3		 Marc Hessel, D
 2332 L4   40 laps, 50.12,48 10 1.14,33 1.10,52 ?!  
5   3 Kamei Crew
BMW 635 CSi		 Kurt König, D
 3475 L6   40 laps, 50.35,81 6 1.14,00    
6   8 Ford-Grab Motorsport GmbH
Ford Sierra XR4 TI		 Bernd Schneider, D
 2320 tc L4   40 laps, 50.36,29        
7   17 Gubin-Sport
BMW 635 CSi		 Volker Strycek, D
 3475 L6   40 laps, 50.41,47        
8   22 ATN Autotechnik Nickel
Rover Vitesse		 Kurt Thiim, DK
 3532 V8   40 laps, 50.51,83        
9   25 BMW Isert
BMW M3		 Josef Gerold, D
 2332 L4   40 laps, 50.52,16        
10   5 IPS Motorsport
Volvo 240 Turbo		 Anders Lindberg, S
 2141 tc L4   39        
11   4 IPS Motorsport
Volvo 240 Turbo		 Per Stureson, S
 2141 tc L4   39        
12   19 Wolf Racing
Ford Sierra XR4 TI		 Frank Biela, D
 2320 tc L4   39        
13   31 Autohaus Wollstadt Racing Team
BMW M3		 Arnold Mattschul, D
 2332 L4   39        
14   34  
BMW 635 CSi		 Manfred Niederhof, D
 3475 L6   39        
15   10 Müller-Bräu Team
BMW 635 CSi		 Fritz Müller, D
 3475 L6   39        
16   35  
BMW M3		 Thomas von Löwis of Menar, D
 2332 L4   39        
17   33 Alpina
BMW M3		 Andy Bovensiepen, D
 2332 L4   39 4 1.13,38   Accident, puncture
18   14 Ford Ringshausen Motorsport
Ford Sierra XR4 TI		 Walter Mertes, D
 2320 tc L4   38 8 1.14,05   Accident
19   9 Ford-Grab Motorsport GmbH
Ford Sierra XR4 TI		 Beate Nodes, D
 2320 tc L4   38        
20      
Ford Sierra XR4 TI		 H. Engel, D
 2320 tc L4   37        
21   12 Star AMG Marko RSM
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16		 Franz Klammer, A
 2323 L4   35        
DNF   32 Sachs Sporting
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16		 Jürgen Weiler, D
 2323 L4   28        
DNF   21 Kissling Motorsport
Opel Kadett GSi 2.0		 Heinz-Friedrich Peil, D
 1998 L4   20        
DNF   13 AMG Marko RSM
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16		 Heiner Weiss, D
 2323 L4   16        
DNF   7 AC München
BMW 635 CSi		 Anton Goeser, D
 3475 L6   12 9 1.14,07   Puncture
DNF   36  
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT		 Reinhold Gröpper, D
 4999 V8   11        
DNF   29 Format Fahrzeugteile GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16		 "Ludwig Weber", D
 2323 L4   9        
DNF   15 Ford Ringshausen Motorsport
Ford Sierra XR4 TI		 Manuel Reuter, D
 2320 tc L4   8 1 1.12,38   Gearbox
DNF   18 Wolf Racing
Ford Sierra XR4 TI		 Joachim Winkelhock, D
 2320 tc L4   1 5 1.13,96   Turbo