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AvD Sportwagen-Festival

Hockenheim Motodrom, BRD

Date: 24/4/1988
Track length: 2.634 m
Attendance: 25.000
Entries accepted: 40
Starters: 30 (race 1); 30 (race 2)
Finishers: 28 (race 1); 21 (race 2)

Pole position: Grohs in 1.10,54
Fastest lap: Grohs in 1.12,14 (race 1), Danner in 1.12,56 (race 2)

Distance: 2 races of 38 laps
Average speed: 127,802 kmh (race 1); 128,730 kmh (race 2)
Weather: Sunny and warm
Ruleset: DTM with weight penalties and air restrictors
Car info: 1988 Cars

 

Two races, with exactly the same podiums: the Fords were handicapped by their narrow restrictors, the fastest one only eight on the grid. In race 1, the lead was disputed by Grohs, on soft Pirellis, Oestreich, Heger and Quester, while Danner was in tenth position. After a tangle with Oberndorfer, Quester fell back. Then Oestreich collided with Heger, both have to pit. Cudini now attacked Grohs, whose tires were deteriorating. Danner was now third, and when Grohs and Cudini collided he was second behind Grohs, but the latter now really was in trouble, and both Danner and Cudini could pass him.

Race 2
Grohs again took the lead from row 2, and was followed by Cudini, Niedzwiedz, Oberndorfer and Danner, who must have slept at the start. Soon, Danner went by Oberndorfer and Niedzwiedz while Grohs was leading by 5 seconds. Danner now closed on Cudini, and passed him. When Grohs started lapping backmarkers, Danner closed and passed the man from Essen on the outside of Sachs corner. Finally, Grohs lost second again to Cudini, so the finishing order of race 2 was a copy of race 1.


Race 1
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   22 Alpina
BMW M3
Christian Danner, D
2332 L4   38 laps, 46.59,44 9 1.11,48    
2   28 Snobeck Racing Service
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Alain Cudini, F
2323 L4   38 laps, 47.00,87 4 1.10,90    
3   9 Valier Motorsport
BMW M3
Harald Grohs, D
2332 L4   38 laps, 47.06,54 1 1.10,54 1.12,14  
4   15 Star AMG Marko RSM
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Jörg van Ommen, D
2323 L4   38 laps, 47.06,86 11 1.11,71    
5   33 BMW M Team Linder
BMW M3
Dieter Quester, A
2332 L4   38 laps, 47.08,75 6 1.11,33    
6   4 Ford Ringshausen Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Klaus Niedzwiedz, D
1993 tc L4   38 laps, 47.12,46 19 1.12,23    
7   23 Alpina
BMW M3
Peter Oberndorfer, D
2332 L4   38 laps, 47.14,46 7 1.11,37    
8   41 BMK-Motorsport
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Roland Asch, D
2323 L4   38 laps, 47.14,74 16 1.12,05    
9   1 BMW M Team Zakspeed
BMW M3
Frank Schmickler, D
2332 L4   38 laps, 47.20,33 13 1.11,89    
10   18 Team Hein Gericke Ford Grab Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Klaus Ludwig, D
1993 tc L4   38 laps, 47.24,34 18 1.12,16    
11   12 IPS Jet Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Siegfried Müller Jr, D
2323 L4   38 laps, 47.36,08 14 1.11,92    
12   2 BMW M Team Zakspeed
BMW M3
Markus Oestreich, D
2332 L4   38 laps, 47.38,21 2 1.10,89   Accident, pit stop
13   44 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Johnny Cecotto, YV
2323 L4   38 laps, 47.38,90 12 1.11,86    
14   7 BMW Isert
BMW M3
Walter Mertes, D
2332 L4   38 laps, 47.39,35 25 1.12,54    
15   14 Kamei Crew
BMW M3
Kurt König, D
2332 L4   38 laps, 47.50,03 10 1.11,69    
16   45 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Marc Hessel, D
2323 L4   38 laps, 47.50,21 28 1.13,09    
17   59 Valier Motorsport
BMW M3
Arnold Mattschul, D
2332 L4   38 laps, 47.53,52 21 1.12,29    
18   38 Euro Racing PCD-Computer
BMW M3
Rüdiger Schmitt, D
2332 L4   38 laps, 47.59,74 23 1.12,44    
19   25 Würth Wolf Racing Team
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Armin Hahne, D
1993 tc L4   38 laps, 48.05,11 8 1.11,48    
20   34 BMW M Team Linder
BMW M3
Altfrid Heger, D
2332 L4   38 laps, 48.11,64 3 1.10,89   Accident, pit stop
21   16 Star AMG Marko RSM
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Franz Klammer, A
2323 L4   38 laps, 48.12,84 22 1.12,36    
22   35 BMW M Team Linder
BMW M3
Mercedes Stermitz, A
2332 L4   38 laps, 48.15,28 26 1.13,04    
23   10 IPS Jet Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Per Stureson, S
2323 L4   38 laps, 48.18,48 17 1.12,14    
24   42 BMK-Motorsport
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Norbert Brenner, D
2323 L4   37 27 1.13,07    
25   27 Snobeck Racing Service
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Dany Snobeck, F
2323 L4   37 5 1.11,30   Puncture
26   3 BMW M Team Zakspeed
BMW M3
Anette Meeuvissen, D
2332 L4   37 20 1.12,26    
27   46 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Heiner Weiss, D
2323 L4   37 30 1.13,28    
28   56 Auto-Tauber
BMW M3
Gerhard Müller, D
2332 L4   36 29 1.13,17    
DNF   8 Team Isert
BMW M3
Olaf Manthey, D
2332 L4   22 15 1.12,03   Oil sump
DNF   58  
BMW M3
Harald Becker, D
2332 L4   4 24 1.12,51    
DNQ   13 AC München
BMW 635 CSi
Anton Goeser, D
3475 L6     31 1.13,33    
DNQ   30 Kissling Motorsport
Opel Kadett GSi 16V
Heinz-Friedrich Peil, D
1998 L4     32 1.13,51    
DNQ   31 MK Motorsport
BMW M3
Patrick De Radigues, B
2332 L4            

Race 2
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   22 Alpina
BMW M3
Christian Danner, D
2332 L4   38 laps, 46.39,13     1.12,56  
2   28 Snobeck Racing Service
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Alain Cudini, F
2323 L4   38 laps, 46.43,48        
3   9 Valier Motorsport
BMW M3
Harald Grohs, D
2332 L4   38 laps, 46.44,17        
4   33 BMW M Team Linder
BMW M3
Dieter Quester, A
2332 L4   38 laps, 46.45,57        
5   23 Alpina
BMW M3
Peter Oberndorfer, D
2332 L4   38 laps, 46.48,41        
6   4 Ford Ringshausen Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Klaus Niedzwiedz, D
1993 tc L4   38 laps, 46.50,52        
7   1 BMW M Team Zakspeed
BMW M3
Frank Schmickler, D
2332 L4   38 laps, 46.56,01        
8   18 Team Hein Gericke Ford Grab Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Klaus Ludwig, D
1993 tc L4   38 laps, 46.59,04        
9   41 BMK-Motorsport
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Roland Asch, D
2323 L4   38 laps, 46.59,81        
10   15 Star AMG Marko RSM
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Jörg van Ommen, D
2323 L4   38 laps, 47.10,89        
11   34 BMW M Team Linder
BMW M3
Altfrid Heger, D
2332 L4   38 laps, 47.18,45        
12   2 BMW M Team Zakspeed
BMW M3
Markus Oestreich, D
2332 L4   38 laps, 47.28,30        
13   12 IPS Jet Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Siegfried Müller Jr, D
2323 L4   38 laps, 47.29,07        
14   10 IPS Jet Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Per Stureson, S
2323 L4   38 laps, 47.29,35        
15   56 Auto-Tauber
BMW M3
Gerhard Müller, D
2332 L4   38 laps, 47.41,83        
16   16 Star AMG Marko RSM
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Franz Klammer, A
2323 L4   38 laps, 47.53,79        
17   13 AC München
BMW 635 CSi
Anton Goeser, D
3475 L6   37       1st reserve
18   35 BMW M Team Linder
BMW M3
Mercedes Stermitz, A
2332 L4   37        
19   3 BMW M Team Zakspeed
BMW M3
Anette Meeuvissen, D
2332 L4   37        
20   30 Kissling Motorsport
Opel Kadett GSi 16V
Heinz-Friedrich Peil, D
1998 L4   37       2nd reserve
21   45 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Marc Hessel, D
2323 L4   32        
DNF   59 Valier Motorsport
BMW M3
Arnold Mattschul, D
2332 L4   30        
DNF   42 BMK-Motorsport
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Norbert Brenner, D
2323 L4   27        
DNF   46 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Heiner Weiss, D
2323 L4   25        
DNF   44 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Johnny Cecotto, YV
2323 L4   24       Differential
DNF   14 Kamei Crew
BMW M3
Kurt König, D
2332 L4   21        
DNF   38 Euro Racing PCD-Computer
BMW M3
Rüdiger Schmitt, D
2332 L4   19        
DNF   7 BMW Isert
BMW M3
Walter Mertes, D
2332 L4   10       Exhaust
DNF   27 Snobeck Racing Service
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Dany Snobeck, F
2323 L4   5       Engine
DNF   25 Würth Wolf Racing Team
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Armin Hahne, D
1993 tc L4           Gearbox

Remarks: Sierra restrictor reduced from 43,5 mm to 38 mm