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23. AvD/HMSC-Flugplatzrennen Mainz-Finthen

Mainz-Finthen, BRD

Date: 31/5/1987
Track length: 2.250 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters: 30
Finishers: 26

Pole position: Reuter in 1.02,60
Fastest lap: Manthey in 1.03,11 = 128,347 kmh (?)

Distance: 45 laps
Average speed:
Weather:
Ruleset: Group A with weight and tire penalties
Car info: 1987 Cars

 

It was supposed to be a BMW track with its twisty nature; but after practice, things looked different. Two Fords on row 1, the best M3 (Manthey) fourth, Grohs and Van de Poele on row 7 and Hessel on row 10 - the BMW teams had reckoned the weather would be warmer.
Reuter took the lead and was never challenged, but poor Winkelhock (P2 on the grid) retired in lap 1 with yet another broken turbo. Manthey had a fine race, finishing second and clocked fastest lap (though other sources mention von Löwis of Menar).
Mertes finally ended his string of bad luck with third place in the race, after a fight with König and his new M3; a backmarker decided the outcome. It was considered that the Sierras should have another 50 kg added to their weight; though Reuter’s car already tipped the scales at 1345 kg including penalties after his recent good results.

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   15 Ford Ringshausen Motorsport
Ford Sierra XR4 TI		 Manuel Reuter, D
 2320 tc L4   45 laps, 47.48,43 1 1.02,60    
2   24 BMW Isert
BMW M3		 Olaf Manthey, D
 2332 L4   45 laps, 47.50,67 4 1.02,95 1.03,11  
3   14 Ford Ringshausen Motorsport
Ford Sierra XR4 TI		 Walter Mertes, D
 2320 tc L4   45 laps, 48.10,03 7 1.03,03    
4   6 Vogelsang Automobile GmbH
BMW M3		 Harald Grohs, D
 2332 L4   45 laps, 48.16,89 13      
5   19 Wolf Racing
Ford Sierra XR4 TI		 Frank Biela, D
 2320 tc L4   45 laps, 48.31,90 16      
6   11 AMG Marko RSM
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16		 Jörg van Ommen, D
 2323 L4   45 laps, 48.35,74        
7   5 IPS Motorsport
Volvo 240 Turbo		 Anders Lindberg, S
 2141 tc L4   45 laps, 48.36,19        
8   2 Zakspeed BMW Team
BMW M3		 Eric Van de Poele, B
 2332 L4   45 laps, 48.36,82 14      
9   4 IPS Motorsport
Volvo 240 Turbo		 Per Stureson, S
 2141 tc L4   44 3 1.02,84    
10   7 AC München
BMW 635 CSi		 Anton Goeser, D
 3475 L6   44 5 1.03,00    
11   17 Gubin-Sport
BMW 635 CSi		 Volker Strycek, D
 3475 L6   44        
12   3 Kamei Crew
BMW M3		 Kurt König, D
 2332 L4   44 6 1.03,02   Pit stop (flat spot)
13   9 Ford-Grab Motorsport GmbH
Ford Sierra XR4 TI		 Beate Nodes, D
 2320 tc L4   44        
14   33 Alpina
BMW M3		 Andy Bovensiepen, D
 2332 L4   44 8 1.03,27    
15   36  
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT		 Reinhold Gröpper, D
 4999 V8   44        
16   35  
BMW M3		 Thomas von Löwis of Menar, D
 2332 L4   44     1.03,07?  
17   1 Zakspeed BMW Team
BMW M3		 Marc Hessel, D
 2332 L4   44        
18   31 Autohaus Wollstadt Racing Team
BMW M3		 Arnold Mattschul, D
 2332 L4   44        
19      
Ford Sierra XR4 TI		 Michael Bartels, D
 2320 tc L4   44        
20   34  
BMW 635 CSi		 Manfred Niederhof, D
 3475 L6   43        
21   12 Star AMG Marko RSM
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16		 Franz Klammer, A
 2323 L4   43        
22   13 AMG Marko RSM
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16		 Heiner Weiss, D
 2323 L4   43        
23   29 Format Fahrzeugteile GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16		 "Ludwig Weber", D
 2323 L4   43        
24      
Ford Sierra XR4 TI		 Axel Felder, D
 2320 tc L4   43        
25      
BMW 635 CSi		 Jochen Felder, D
 3475 L6   43        
26   22 ATN Autotechnik Nickel
Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Evoluzione		 Kurt Thiim, DK
 1762 tc L4   35        
DNF   25 BMW Isert
BMW M3		 Josef Gerold, D
 2332 L4   23        
DNF   10 Müller-Bräu Team
BMW 635 CSi		 Fritz Müller, D
 3475 L6   16        
DNF      
BMW 635 CSi		 Walter Nussbaumer, CH
 3475 L6   2        
DNF   18 Wolf Racing
Ford Sierra XR4 TI		 Joachim Winkelhock, D
 2320 tc L4     2 1.02,73   Turbo