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AvD/MVBL-Rundstreckenrennen „Bergischer Löwe“

Zolder, Belgium

Date: 12/4/1987
Track length: 4.184 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters: 33
Finishers: 25

Pole position: van de Poele in 2.08,24
Fastest lap: van de Poele in 1.59,66 = 128,223 kmh

Distance: 24 laps
Average speed: 119,862 kmh
Weather: Drying track, then rain again
Ruleset: Group A with weight and tire penalties
Car info: 1987 Cars

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Another BMW M3 victory, this time it was Hessel who looked after his rain tires - and was lucky that the rain started again after 12 laps, so he was able to pass the leading Manthey. Of course, he was lucky that Grohs damaged his oil sump and Van der Poele got a puncture. The latter had an inspired race, stormed back to fourth after his tire change, but then spun - he was tenth in the end. Mertes, pressured by his sponsor, ran as high as third but then lost his gearbox, the other Sierras were hampered by the dry period of the track which ruined their tires. Second finished privateer von Löwis of Menar.
After the race, the weight handicaps were altered; BMW M3 +100 kg, Alfa Romeo and Volvo -50 kg, Sierra -100 kg.


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   1 Zakspeed BMW Team
BMW M3
Marc Hessel, D
2332 L4   24 laps, 51.12,18 23/24      
2   35  
BMW M3
Thomas von Löwis of Menar, D
2332 L4   24 laps, 51.22,09 8 2.11,23    
3   24 BMW Isert
BMW M3
Olaf Manthey, D
2332 L4   24 laps, 51.25,21 3 2.10,16    
4   11 AMG Marko RSM
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Jörg van Ommen, D
2323 L4   24 laps, 51.33,72        
5   7 AC München
BMW 635 CSi
Anton Goeser, D
3475 L6   24 laps, 51.44,24        
6   12 Star AMG Marko RSM
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Franz Klammer, A
2323 L4   24 laps, 51.55,75        
7   15 Ford Ringshausen Motorsport
Ford Sierra XR4 TI
Manuel Reuter, D
2320 tc L4   24 laps, 51.57,79 2 2.09,90    
8   22 ATN Autotechnik Nickel
Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Evoluzione
Kurt Thiim, DK
1762 tc L4   24 laps, 52.06,68 10 2.11,34    
9   5 IPS Motorsport
Volvo 240 Turbo
Anders Lindberg, S
2141 tc L4   24 laps, 52.11,27        
10   2 Zakspeed BMW Team
BMW M3
Eric Van de Poele, B
2332 L4   24 laps, 52.17,94 1 2.08,24 1.59,66 Puncture
11   18 Wolf Racing
Ford Sierra XR4 TI
Joachim Winkelhock, D
2320 tc L4   24 laps, 52.20,53        
12   3 Kamei Crew
BMW 635 CSi
Kurt König, D
3475 L6   24 laps, 52.36,38        
13   21 Kissling Motorsport
Opel Kadett GSi 2.0
Heinz-Friedrich Peil, D
1998 L4   24 laps, 52.39,51        
14   8 Ford-Grab Motorsport GmbH
Ford Sierra XR4 TI
Bernd Schneider, D
2320 tc L4   24 laps, 53.05,34 9 2.11,29    
15   9 Ford-Grab Motorsport GmbH
Ford Sierra XR4 TI
Beate Nodes, D
2320 tc L4   24 laps, 53.07,74        
16   34  
BMW M3
Manfred Niederhof, D
2332 L4   24 laps, 53.16,83        
17   13 AMG Marko RSM
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Heiner Weiss, D
2323 L4   24 laps, 53.20,03        
18   19 Wolf Racing
Ford Sierra XR4 TI
Frank Biela, D
2320 tc L4   24 laps, 53.21,87        
19   10 Müller-Bräu Team
BMW 635 CSi
Fritz Müller, D
3475 L6   23        
20   16 Ford Ringshausen Motorsport
Ford Sierra XR4 TI
Uwe Reich, D
2320 tc L4   23        
21   29 Format Fahrzeugteile GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
"Ludwig Weber", D
2323 L4   23        
22   32 Sachs Sporting
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Jürgen Weiler, D
2323 L4   23        
23   49  
Volvo 240 Turbo
Jørgen Poulsen, DK
2141 tc L4   23        
24   28  
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Leopold Gallina, D
2323 L4   23        
25   31 Autohaus Wollstadt Racing Team
BMW M3
Arnold Mattschul, D
2332 L4   22        
DNF   14 Ford Ringshausen Motorsport
Ford Sierra XR4 TI
Walter Mertes, D
2320 tc L4   15 6 2.10,93   Gearbox
DNF   36  
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT
Reinhold Gröpper, D
4999 V8   14        
DNF   4 IPS Motorsport
Volvo 240 Turbo
Per Stureson, S
2141 tc L4   8 4 2.10,26    
DNF   33 Alpina
BMW M3
Andy Bovensiepen, D
2332 L4   8        
DNF   17 Gubin-Sport
BMW 635 CSi
Volker Strycek, D
3475 L6   6 7 2.11,14    
DNF   6 Vogelsang Automobile GmbH
BMW M3
Harald Grohs, D
2332 L4   5 5 2.10,33   Oil sump
DNF   26 Sachs Sporting
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
Hermann Tilke, D
1587 L4   4        
DNF   25 BMW Isert
BMW M3
Josef Gerold, D
2332 L4   1