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200 Meilen von Nürnberg

Norisring, Nürnberg, BRD

Date: 28/6/1987
Track length: 2.300 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters: 30
Finishers: 22

Pole position: Grohs in 0.58,73
Fastest lap: Hessel in 0.58,33

Distance: 44 laps
Average speed:
Weather:
Ruleset: Group A with weight and tire penalties
Car info: 1987 Cars

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The base weight of the Sierra was indeed increased by 50 kg to 1300, which meant that championship leader Reuter now had 1395 kilos to move around the Norisring track, which hosted only the second DTM race in its history.
Reuter practised 12th and finished 17th after two pit stops. At front, the BMW’s were in control, though the Swedish Volvos were fast here on their new 17” wheels.
Grohs was on pole, Stureson second and Hessel third. But after the start, the German BMW junior was touched from behind and spun in the first hairpin. Grohs was in the lead, but after he braked a flat spot on his tires, the suspension collapsed and he was out. Manthey took over and won the race, ahead of Hessel who had made an impressive comeback. The Volvos finished 3-4, Mertes was fifth and the first Sierra, despite a slipping clutch. Winkelhock was unlucky as ever; he had to pit after a contact and finished 13th. Thiim’s Alfa Romeo found some speed, was sixth for a while until his fuel pump gave up - he finished tenth in the end.

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   24 BMW Isert
BMW M3		 Olaf Manthey, D
 2332 L4   44 laps, 43.58,42 5 0.59,23    
2   1 Zakspeed BMW Team
BMW M3		 Marc Hessel, D
 2332 L4   44 laps, 44.08,48 3 0.59,15 0.58,33  
3   4 IPS Motorsport
Volvo 240 Turbo		 Per Stureson, S
 2141 tc L4   44 laps, 44.08,88 2 0.59,00    
4   5 IPS Motorsport
Volvo 240 Turbo		 Anders Lindberg, S
 2141 tc L4   44 laps, 44.09,61        
5   14 Ford Ringshausen Motorsport
Ford Sierra XR4 TI		 Walter Mertes, D
 2320 tc L4   44 laps, 44.14,31 6 0.59,24    
6   2 Zakspeed BMW Team
BMW M3		 Eric Van de Poele, B
 2332 L4   44 laps, 44.14,91 4 0.59,22   2 spins
7   3 Kamei Crew
BMW M3		 Kurt König, D
 2332 L4   44 laps, 44.24,74        
8   7 AC München
BMW 635 CSi		 Anton Goeser, D
 3475 L6   44 laps, 44.42,52        
9   33 Alpina
BMW M3		 Andy Bovensiepen, D
 2332 L4   44 laps, 44.43,08        
10   22 ATN Autotechnik Nickel
Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Evoluzione		 Kurt Thiim, DK
 1762 tc L4   44 laps, 44.53,06 8     Fuel pressure
11   9 Ford-Grab Motorsport GmbH
Ford Sierra XR4 TI		 Beate Nodes, D
 2320 tc L4   44 laps, 45.00,36        
12   17 Gubin-Sport
BMW 635 CSi		 Volker Strycek, D
 3475 L6   43        
13   18 Wolf Racing
Ford Sierra XR4 TI		 Joachim Winkelhock, D
 2320 tc L4   43       Pit stop (accident damage)
14   34  
BMW 635 CSi		 Manfred Niederhof, D
 3475 L6   43        
15      
BMW 635 CSi		 Walter Nussbaumer, CH
 3475 L6   43        
16   16 Ford Ringshausen Motorsport
Ford Sierra XR4 TI		 Uwe Reich, D
 2320 tc L4   43        
17   15 Ford Ringshausen Motorsport
Ford Sierra XR4 TI		 Manuel Reuter, D
 2320 tc L4   42 12     Pit stops (flat spot)
18   21 Kissling Motorsport
Volvo 240 Turbo		 Heinz-Friedrich Peil, D
 2141 tc L4   42        
19   25 BMW Isert
BMW M3		 Josef Gerold, D
 2332 L4   40        
20   12 Star AMG Marko RSM
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16		 Franz Klammer, A
 2323 L4   40        
21   10 Müller-Bräu Team
BMW 635 CSi		 Fritz Müller, D
 3475 L6   39        
22   8 Ford-Grab Motorsport GmbH
Ford Sierra XR4 TI		 Bernd Schneider, D
 2320 tc L4   38        
DNF      
Rover Vitesse		 Peter John, D
 3532 V8   30        
DNF   35  
BMW M3		 Thomas von Löwis of Menar, D
 2332 L4   26        
DNF   6 Vogelsang Automobile GmbH
BMW M3		 Harald Grohs, D
 2332 L4   19 1 0.58,73   Flat spot, suspension
DNF   11 AMG Marko RSM
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16		 Jörg van Ommen, D
 2323 L4   16        
DNF      
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16		 Peter Oberndorfer, D
 2323 L4   15        
DNF   19 Wolf Racing
Ford Sierra XR4 TI		 Frank Biela, D
 2320 tc L4   11        
DNF   13 AMG Marko RSM
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16		 Heiner Weiss, D
 2323 L4   10        
DNF   36  
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT		 Reinhold Gröpper, D
 4999 V8