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50. ADAC-Eifelrennen

Nürburgring, BRD

Date: 1/5/1988
Track length: 4.542 m
Attendance: 30.000
Entries accepted:
Starters: 41 (race 1); 40 (race 2)
Finishers: 30 (race 1); 32 (race 2)

Pole position: Heger in 1.48,56
Fastest lap: Thiim in 1.50,27 (race 1); Heger in 1.49,76 (race 2)

Distance: 2 races of 22 laps
Average speed: 148,203 kmh (race 1); 147,388 kmh (race 2)
Weather: Sunny and warm
Ruleset: DTM with weight penalties and air restrictors
Car info: 1988 Cars

 

BMW Tuner Krankenberg turned up with a BMW M3 once destined for Surer; De Radigues drove the car at Hockenheim but did not qualify; and now Kurt Thiim, DTM champ of 1986 who lost his drive, sat behind the wheel - and was second on the grid behind Heger!
Heger took the lead in race 1, but soon his engine started to misfire and Thiim took over. Danner retired in lap 10 with engine failure - the engine would be changed in time for race 2, no mean feat considering the pause of only 15 minutes.
Thiim was attacked by Asch now, but withstood the pressure, while Ludwig was pretty lonely in third, though he closed the gap to the leaders slowly. Behind him, some 13 cars had a fight. Asch started to develop clutch problems and had to let Ludwig by, and this became the podium: Thiim, Ludwig and Asch; BMW, Ford and Mercedes.
In race 2, Ludwig took the lead ahead of Thiim, Oberndorfer, Oestreich and Grohs. Snobeck sliced through the field, passing Grohs and Oestreich; now a fight with Oberndorfer developed, and both went by Thiim. After a big fight, Snobeck finally is second behind Ludwig - but the latter started to slow with engine misfires. He is taken by Snobeck, Oberndorfer, Thiim and finally Asch - a tin of Coke repaired his clutch for race 2.


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   31 MK Motorsport
BMW M3
Kurt Thiim, DK
2332 L4   22 laps, 40.50,19 2 1.48,75 1.50,27  
2   18 Team Hein Gericke Ford Grab Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Klaus Ludwig, D
1993 tc L4   22 laps, 40.51,49 12 1.49,75    
3   41 BMK-Motorsport
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Roland Asch, D
2323 L4   22 laps, 40.53,41 6 1.49,09    
4   2 BMW M Team Zakspeed
BMW M3
Markus Oestreich, D
2332 L4   22 laps, 41.14,85 11 1.49,64    
5   23 Alpina
BMW M3
Peter Oberndorfer, D
2332 L4   22 laps, 41.15,86 4 1.48,87    
6   51 Gubin-Sport
BMW M3
Volker Strycek, D
2332 L4   22 laps, 41.22,80 14 1.49,81    
7   1 BMW M Team Zakspeed
BMW M3
Frank Schmickler, D
2332 L4   22 laps, 41.23,09 9 1.49,43    
8   15 Star AMG Marko RSM
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Jörg van Ommen, D
2323 L4   22 laps, 41.23,87 7 1.49,14    
9   9 Valier Motorsport
BMW M3
Harald Grohs, D
2332 L4   22 laps, 41.24,90 17 1.50,14    
10   27 Snobeck Racing Service
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Dany Snobeck, F
2323 L4   22 laps, 41.25,12 3 1.48,83   Spin
11   19 Team Hein Gericke Ford Grab Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Frank Biela, D
1993 tc L4   22 laps, 41.25,42 20 1.50,26    
12   12 IPS Jet Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Siegfried Müller Jr, D
2323 L4   22 laps, 41.25,85 19 1.50,23    
13   44 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Johnny Cecotto, YV
2323 L4   22 laps, 41.26,74 21 1.50,28    
14   5 Ford Ringshausen Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Manuel Reuter, D
1993 tc L4   22 laps, 41.33,06 22 1.50,40    
15   10 IPS Jet Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Per Stureson, S
2323 L4   22 laps, 41.50,51 29 1.51,48    
16   45 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Marc Hessel, D
2323 L4   22 laps, 41.54,75 32 1.51,78    
17   58  
BMW M3
Harald Becker, D
2332 L4   22 laps, 41.55,63 27 1.51,15    
18   16 Star AMG Marko RSM
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Franz Klammer, A
2323 L4   22 laps, 42.02,86 24 1.50,75    
19   43 BMK-Motorsport
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Ralf-Werner Müller, D
2323 L4   22 laps, 42.03,21 23 1.50,69    
20   7 BMW Isert
BMW M3
Walter Mertes, D
2332 L4   22 laps, 42.10,59 28 1.51,47    
21   38 Euro Racing PCD-Computer
BMW M3
Rüdiger Schmitt, D
2332 L4   22 laps, 42.11,23 26 1.50,92    
22   17 Visa Santander International Schwaben Motorsport
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Thomas von Löwis of Menar, D
2323 L4   22 laps, 42.13,80 35 1.52,88    
23   42 BMK-Motorsport
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Norbert Brenner, D
2323 L4   22 laps, 42.14,49 40 1.53,24    
24   3 BMW M Team Zakspeed
BMW M3
Anette Meeuvissen, D
2332 L4   22 laps, 42.23,81 30 1.51,54    
25   37 Müller-Bräu Team
BMW 635 CSi
Fritz Müller, D
3475 L6   22 laps, 42.37,89 37 1.52,97    
26   33 BMW M Team Linder
BMW M3
Dieter Quester, A
2332 L4   21 16 1.49,97    
27   48 Kamei Crew
BMW M3
Claus Dupré, D
2332 L4   21 39 1.53,18    
28   8 BMW Isert
BMW M3
Olaf Manthey, D
2332 L4   21 15 1.49,82    
29   50 Team Hein Gericke American Car Service
Chevrolet Camaro IROC
Peter John, D
5000 V8   21 33 1.52,15    
30   46 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Heiner Weiss, D
2323 L4   20 38 1.53,15    
DNF   52  
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Leopold Gallina, D
2323 L4   18 41 1.56,30    
DNF   35 BMW M Team Linder
BMW M3
Mercedes Stermitz, A
2332 L4   17 36 1.52,91    
DNF   30 Kissling Motorsport
Opel Kadett GSi 16V
Heinz-Friedrich Peil, D
1998 L4   17 34 1.52,22    
DNF   25 Würth Wolf Racing Team
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Armin Hahne, D
1993 tc L4   13 18 1.50,19   Gear lever
DNF   59 Valier Motorsport
BMW M3
Arnold Mattschul, D
2332 L4   11 25 1.50,75    
DNF   28 Snobeck Racing Service
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Alain Cudini, F
2323 L4   10 5 1.48,97   Puncture
DNF   22 Alpina
BMW M3
Christian Danner, D
2332 L4   9 8 1.49,16   Engine
DNF   34 BMW M Team Linder
BMW M3
Altfrid Heger, D
2332 L4   7 1 1.48,56   Electronics
DNF   56 Auto-Tauber
BMW M3
Gerhard Müller, D
2332 L4   5 31 1.51,59    
DNF   4 Ford Ringshausen Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Klaus Niedzwiedz, D
1993 tc L4   1 13 1.49,77   Accident damage
DNF   14 Kamei Crew
BMW M3
Kurt König, D
2332 L4   1 10 1.49,56    

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   27 Snobeck Racing Service
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Dany Snobeck, F
2323 L4   22 laps, 40.41,49        
2   23 Alpina
BMW M3
Peter Oberndorfer, D
2332 L4   22 laps, 40.43,15        
3   31 MK Motorsport
BMW M3
Kurt Thiim, DK
2332 L4   22 laps, 40.44,11        
4   41 BMK-Motorsport
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Roland Asch, D
2323 L4   22 laps, 40.53,43        
5   18 Team Hein Gericke Ford Grab Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Klaus Ludwig, D
1993 tc L4   22 laps, 40.54,00        
6   2 BMW M Team Zakspeed
BMW M3
Markus Oestreich, D
2332 L4   22 laps, 40.55,13        
7   19 Team Hein Gericke Ford Grab Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Frank Biela, D
1993 tc L4   22 laps, 40.56,10        
8   12 IPS Jet Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Siegfried Müller Jr, D
2323 L4   22 laps, 40.56,78        
9   25 Würth Wolf Racing Team
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Armin Hahne, D
1993 tc L4   22 laps, 40.57,42        
10   9 Valier Motorsport
BMW M3
Harald Grohs, D
2332 L4   22 laps, 41.04,25        
11   1 BMW M Team Zakspeed
BMW M3
Frank Schmickler, D
2332 L4   22 laps, 41.05,11        
12   44 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Johnny Cecotto, YV
2323 L4   22 laps, 41.10,07        
13   33 BMW M Team Linder
BMW M3
Dieter Quester, A
2332 L4   22 laps, 41.14,89        
14   22 Alpina
BMW M3
Christian Danner, D
2332 L4   22 laps, 41.19,98        
15   14 Kamei Crew
BMW M3
Kurt König, D
2332 L4   22 laps, 41.20,35        
16   51 Gubin-Sport
BMW M3
Volker Strycek, D
2332 L4   22 laps, 41.26,70        
17   58  
BMW M3
Harald Becker, D
2332 L4   22 laps, 41.33,33        
18   59 Valier Motorsport
BMW M3
Arnold Mattschul, D
2332 L4   22 laps, 41.38,96        
19   3 BMW M Team Zakspeed
BMW M3
Anette Meeuvissen, D
2332 L4   22 laps, 41.43,12        
20   10 IPS Jet Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Per Stureson, S
2323 L4   22 laps, 41.44,20        
21   17 Visa Santander International Schwaben Motorsport
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Thomas von Löwis of Menar, D
2323 L4   22 laps, 42.06,24        
22   56 Auto-Tauber
BMW M3
Gerhard Müller, D
2332 L4   22 laps, 42.11,33        
23   42 BMK-Motorsport
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Norbert Brenner, D
2323 L4   22 laps, 42.11,75        
24   35 BMW M Team Linder
BMW M3
Mercedes Stermitz, A
2332 L4   22 laps, 42.17,77        
25   46 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Heiner Weiss, D
2323 L4   22 laps, 42.31,63        
26   37 Müller-Bräu Team
BMW 635 CSi
Fritz Müller, D
3475 L6   21        
27   16 Star AMG Marko RSM
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Franz Klammer, A
2323 L4   21        
28   48 Kamei Crew
BMW M3
Claus Dupré, D
2332 L4   21        
29   30 Kissling Motorsport
Opel Kadett GSi 16V
Heinz-Friedrich Peil, D
1998 L4   21        
30   38 Euro Racing PCD-Computer
BMW M3
Rüdiger Schmitt, D
2332 L4   21        
31   52  
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Leopold Gallina, D
2323 L4   21        
32   43 BMK-Motorsport
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Ralf-Werner Müller, D
2323 L4   20        
DNF   15 Star AMG Marko RSM
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Jörg van Ommen, D
2323 L4   18       Lost wheel
DNF   45 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Marc Hessel, D
2323 L4   16        
DNF   4 Ford Ringshausen Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Klaus Niedzwiedz, D
1993 tc L4   15       Turbo
DNF   8 BMW Isert
BMW M3
Olaf Manthey, D
2332 L4   11       Gear linkage
DNF   34 BMW M Team Linder
BMW M3
Altfrid Heger, D
2332 L4   11     1.49,76  
DNF   50 Team Hein Gericke American Car Service
Chevrolet Camaro IROC
Peter John, D
5000 V8   8        
DNF   28 Snobeck Racing Service
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Alain Cudini, F
2323 L4   5        
DNF   5 Ford Ringshausen Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Manuel Reuter, D
1993 tc L4   4