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11. ADAC-Preis der Stadt Esslingen

Hockenheim Motodrom, BRD

Date: 14/10/1989 to: 15/10/1989
Track length: 6.797 m
Attendance: 30.000
Entries accepted:
Starters: 25 (qualification race); 41 (race 1); 33 (race 2)
Finishers: 20? (qualification race); 32 (race 1); 23 (race 2)

Pole position: Niedzwiedz in 2.20,65
Fastest lap: Giroix in 2.20,18 (race 1); Soper in 2.19,61 (race 2)

Distance: Qualification race 8 laps; 2 races of 15 laps
Average speed:
Weather: Sunny but cool
Ruleset: DTM with weight penalties and air restrictors
Car info:  

 

Niedzwiedz thought a double victory here could be possible - a championship rather not, given Ravaglia’s normal fortune. Ford BMW, it didn’t matter who would be crowned - it had to be a BMW driver, of course, with both Soper and Giroix having an outside chance. But both ruined their chances by a miserable top-qualifying, Giroix spinning in the last corner, Soper at the Ostkurve. Since there were more drivers getting it wrong, they started as 12th and 14th. Ravaglia qualified 8th, while Niedzwiedz got pole. Fastest BMW was Danner, standing in for the suspended Heger, with second. Niedzwiedz took the lead in race 1, while Danner hampered with his tires and fell back. Biela and Brancatelli gave Niedzwiedz cover, and the trio had only Cecotto to fear, who finished third. The other championship contenders all had engine problems: Ravaglia had misfires over 9,000 rpm, Soper’s rev limiter sunk until it only revved 8,400 rpm and Giroix engine temperature rose to unhealthy heights. Despite this, Ravaglia could keep his position around 6-8, enough for the title. But then Soper overshot his breaking at the first chicane and was on his way to hit a white BMW with number 15: Ravaglia. In the last moment, Steve locked up his brakes and headed for the right. Ravaglia saw it coming and slowed to a standstill, just in time to see Soper fly by once again - his spin stopped right before the nose of number 15. When Soper reversed, Ravaglia continued in tenth, still enough for the title - and that was how he finished. His fourth major title in a row!
In race 2, Ravaglia was freed from any pressure, and joined the battle in front, even putting pressure on Niedzwiedz - but second was a fine effort indeed.

Wendlinger got a chance in the AMG team since his own car was destroyed by Klammer in a hillclimb. He qualified 11th, and in race two he was heading for the podium when his engine expired.

Qualification Race
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   37 BMW M Team Zakspeed
BMW M3 Evo		 Kris Nissen, DK
 2332 L4   8 laps, 19.11,85        
2   9 Opel Team Irmscher
Opel Kadett GSi 16V		 Markus Oestreich, D
 1998 L4   8 laps, 19.13,28        
3   34 BMW Isert
BMW M3 Evo		 Olaf Manthey, D
 2332 L4   8 laps, 19.14,35        
4   10 Opel Team Irmscher
Opel Kadett GSi 16V		 Peter Oberndorfer, D
 1998 L4   8 laps, 19.20,88        
5   28 Star-Marko RSM
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16		 Jörg van Ommen, D
 2323 L4   8 laps, 19.24,58        
6   23 BMW Faltz Essen
BMW M3 Evo		 Jean-Michel Martin, B
 2332 L4   8 laps, 19.11,85        
7     BMW M Team Linder
BMW M3 Evo		 Franz Engstler, D
 2332 L4   8 laps, 19.25,39       Spin on oil
8   20 Schwaben Motorsport
BMW M3 Evo		 Siegfried Müller Jr, D
 2332 L4   8 laps, 19.26,02        
9   21 Schwaben Motorsport
BMW M3 Evo		 Harald Becker, D
 2332 L4   8 laps, 19.27,21        
10   44 Ford Ringshausen Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Volker Weidler, D
 1993 tc L4   8 laps, 19.27,52        
11   33 Auto Maass
BMW M3 Evo		 Kurt König, D
 2332 L4   8 laps, 19.34,41        
12   57 Tauber Motorsport
BMW M3 Evo		 Bruno Eichmann, CH
 2332 L4   8 laps, 19.39,73        
13   43 Opel Team Irmscher
Opel Kadett GSi 16V		 Sepp Haider, A
 1998 L4   8 laps, 19.50,00        
14   35 BMK-Motorsport
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16		 Ralf-Werner Müller, D
 2323 L4   8 laps, 19.51,43        
15     Ford Ringshausen Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Arnold Mattschul, D
 1993 tc L4   8 laps, 20.02,39        
16   47  
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT		 Gerd Ruch, D
 4999 V8   8 laps, 20.02,99        
17   60 BB Motorsport
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16		 Armin Bernhard, D
 2323 L4   8 laps, 20.07,42        
18   48  
BMW M3 Evo		 Oldrich Vanícek, CS
 2332 L4   8 laps, 20.07,78        
19   53 Müller-Bräu Team
BMW 635 CSi		 Fritz Müller, D
 3475 L6   8 laps, 20.33,42        
20   41 GS Team
BMW M3 Evo		 Leopold von Bayern, D
 2332 L4   8 laps, 21.25,54        
DNF   52 Bloemer Motorsport
Toyota Supra 3.0i MA70		 Reinhard Schall, D
 2954 L6   6        
DNF      
BMW 325i		 Bernhard Holz, D
 2494 L6   5        
DNF   40 Kissling Motorsport
Opel Kadett GSi 16V		 Volker Strycek, D
 1998 L4   4        
DNF   22 BMW Faltz Essen
BMW M3 Evo		 Harald Grohs, D
 2332 L4   3        
DNF   56 Tauber Motorsport
BMW M3 Evo		 Örnulf Wirdheim, S
 2332 L4            
DNS   27 Ford-Grab Motorsport GmbH
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Rüdiger Schmitt, D
 1993 tc L4           Accident in practice, car totalled

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   30 Ford Motorsport Eggenberger
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Klaus Niedzwiedz, D
 1993 tc L4   15 laps, 35.24,89 1 2.20,65    
2   25 Ford-Grab Motorsport GmbH
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Frank Biela, D
 1993 tc L4   15 laps, 35.26,06 4 2.21,75    
3   14 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Evo		 Johnny Cecotto, YV
 2332 L4   15 laps, 35.26,31 3 2.21,51    
4   31 Ford Motorsport Eggenberger
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Gianfranco Brancatelli, I
 1993 tc L4   15 laps, 35.27,12 5 2.21,85    
5   1 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo		 Klaus Ludwig, D
 2488 L4   15 laps, 35.27,61 13 2.43,27    
6   5 MS-Jet Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo		 Manuel Reuter, D
 2488 L4   15 laps, 35.35,63 15 no time    
7   12 Snobeck Racing Service
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo		 Alain Cudini, F
 2488 L4   15 laps, 35.36,81 16 no time    
8   2 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo		 Kurt Thiim, DK
 2488 L4   15 laps, 35.37,27 9 2.24,24    
9   11 Snobeck Racing Service
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo		 Dany Snobeck, F
 2488 L4   15 laps, 35.38,39 10 2.25,07    
10   15 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Evo		 Roberto Ravaglia, I
 2332 L4   15 laps, 35.40,02 8 2.23,22    
11   16 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Evo		 Fabien Giroix, F
 2332 L4   15 laps, 35.40,47 12 2.32,20 2.20,18  
12   4 MS-Jet Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo		 Roland Asch, D
 2488 L4   15 laps, 35.40,83 6 2.22,01    
13   19 BMW M Team Linder
BMW M3 Evo		 Christian Danner, D
 2332 L4   15 laps, 35.41,73 2 2.21,48    
14   9 Opel Team Irmscher
Opel Kadett GSi 16V		 Markus Oestreich, D
 1998 L4   15 laps, 35.44,31 18      
15   37 BMW M Team Zakspeed
BMW M3 Evo		 Kris Nissen, DK
 2332 L4   15 laps, 35.46,19 17      
16   36 BMW M Team Zakspeed
BMW M3 Evo		 Steve Soper, GB
 2332 L4   15 laps, 35.51,75 14 3.20,62    
17   ? AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo		 Karl Wendlinger III, A
 2488 L4   15 laps, 35.53,60 11 2.25,52    
18   20 Schwaben Motorsport
BMW M3 Evo		 Siegfried Müller Jr, D
 2332 L4   15 laps, 35.56,62 24      
19   23 BMW Faltz Essen
BMW M3 Evo		 Jean-Michel Martin, B
 2332 L4   15 laps, 36.00,65 22      
20   34 BMW Isert
BMW M3 Evo		 Olaf Manthey, D
 2332 L4   15 laps, 36.01,00 19      
21     BMW M Team Linder
BMW M3 Evo		 Franz Engstler, D
 2332 L4   15 laps, 36.01,21 23      
22   21 Schwaben Motorsport
BMW M3 Evo		 Harald Becker, D
 2332 L4   15 laps, 36.17,44 25      
23   43 Opel Team Irmscher
Opel Kadett GSi 16V		 Sepp Haider, A
 1998 L4   15 laps, 36.20,98 29      
24   44 Ford Ringshausen Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Volker Weidler, D
 1993 tc L4   15 laps, 36.28,03 26      
25   35 BMK-Motorsport
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16		 Ralf-Werner Müller, D
 2323 L4   15 laps, 37.03,42 30      
26   48  
BMW M3 Evo		 Oldrich Vanícek, CS
 2332 L4   15 laps, 37.12,74 34      
27   41 GS Team
BMW M3 Evo		 Leopold von Bayern, D
 2332 L4   15 laps, 37.15,93 36      
28   47  
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT		 Gerd Ruch, D
 4999 V8   15 laps, 37.17,22 32      
29   52 Bloemer Motorsport
Toyota Supra 3.0i MA70		 Reinhard Schall, D
 2954 L6   14 37      
30   53 Müller-Bräu Team
BMW 635 CSi		 Fritz Müller, D
 3475 L6   14 35      
31   57 Tauber Motorsport
BMW M3 Evo		 Bruno Eichmann, CH
 2332 L4   14 28      
32   28 Star-Marko RSM
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16		 Jörg van Ommen, D
 2323 L4   14 21      
DNF   33 Auto Maass
BMW M3 Evo		 Kurt König, D
 2332 L4   10 27      
DNF   22 BMW Faltz Essen
BMW M3 Evo		 Harald Grohs, D
 2332 L4   9 40     Clutch
DNF      
BMW 325i		 Bernhard Holz, D
 2494 L6   8 38      
DNF   10 Opel Team Irmscher
Opel Kadett GSi 16V		 Peter Oberndorfer, D
 1998 L4   5 20     Driveshaft
DNF   40 Kissling Motorsport
Opel Kadett GSi 16V		 Volker Strycek, D
 1998 L4   3 39     Bearings
DNF   8 Würth Wolf Racing Team
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Alain Ferté, F
 1993 tc L4   2 7 2.22,73   Accident
DNF   56 Tauber Motorsport
BMW M3 Evo		 Örnulf Wirdheim, S
 2332 L4   1 41      
DNF     Ford Ringshausen Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Arnold Mattschul, D
 1993 tc L4     31     Accident
DNF   60 BB Motorsport
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16		 Armin Bernhard, D
 2323 L4     33     Accident

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   30 Ford Motorsport Eggenberger
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Klaus Niedzwiedz, D
 1993 tc L4   15 laps, 35.18,58        
2   15 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Evo		 Roberto Ravaglia, I
 2332 L4   15 laps, 35.19,52        
3   16 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Evo		 Fabien Giroix, F
 2332 L4   15 laps, 35.28,25        
4   14 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Evo		 Johnny Cecotto, YV
 2332 L4   15 laps, 35.28,60        
5   5 MS-Jet Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo		 Manuel Reuter, D
 2488 L4   15 laps, 35.29,06        
6   25 Ford-Grab Motorsport GmbH
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Frank Biela, D
 1993 tc L4   15 laps, 35.31,31        
7   19 BMW M Team Linder
BMW M3 Evo		 Christian Danner, D
 2332 L4   15 laps, 35.31,66        
8   11 Snobeck Racing Service
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo		 Dany Snobeck, F
 2488 L4   15 laps, 35.44,63        
9   31 Ford Motorsport Eggenberger
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Gianfranco Brancatelli, I
 1993 tc L4   15 laps, 35.50,34        
10   23 BMW Faltz Essen
BMW M3 Evo		 Jean-Michel Martin, B
 2332 L4   15 laps, 35.50,36        
11   44 Ford Ringshausen Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Volker Weidler, D
 1993 tc L4   15 laps, 36.06,30        
12   4 MS-Jet Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo		 Roland Asch, D
 2488 L4   15 laps, 36.12,54        
13   28 Star-Marko RSM
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16		 Jörg van Ommen, D
 2323 L4   15 laps, 36.18,87        
14   41 GS Team
BMW M3 Evo		 Leopold von Bayern, D
 2332 L4   15 laps, 36.22,20        
15   10 Opel Team Irmscher
Opel Kadett GSi 16V		 Peter Oberndorfer, D
 1998 L4   15 laps, 36.25,91        
16   35 BMK-Motorsport
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16		 Ralf-Werner Müller, D
 2323 L4   15 laps, 36.35,69        
17   43 Opel Team Irmscher
Opel Kadett GSi 16V		 Sepp Haider, A
 1998 L4   15 laps, 36.37,73        
18   48  
BMW M3 Evo		 Oldrich Vanícek, CS
 2332 L4   15 laps, 37.11,91        
19   2 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo		 Kurt Thiim, DK
 2488 L4   15 laps, 37.32,85        
20   ? AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo		 Karl Wendlinger III, A
 2488 L4   14       Engine
21   21 Schwaben Motorsport
BMW M3 Evo		 Harald Becker, D
 2332 L4   14        
22   36 BMW M Team Zakspeed
BMW M3 Evo		 Steve Soper, GB
 2332 L4   13     2.19,61 Engine
23   57 Tauber Motorsport
BMW M3 Evo		 Bruno Eichmann, CH
 2332 L4   12        
DNF   12 Snobeck Racing Service
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo		 Alain Cudini, F
 2488 L4   10       Throttle cable
DNF   9 Opel Team Irmscher
Opel Kadett GSi 16V		 Markus Oestreich, D
 1998 L4   8     2.20,48 Engine
DNF   20 Schwaben Motorsport
BMW M3 Evo		 Siegfried Müller Jr, D
 2332 L4   7        
DNF   34 BMW Isert
BMW M3 Evo		 Olaf Manthey, D
 2332 L4   4       Clutch
DNF   40 Kissling Motorsport
Opel Kadett GSi 16V		 Volker Strycek, D
 1998 L4   4       Gear linkage
DNF     BMW M Team Linder
BMW M3 Evo		 Franz Engstler, D
 2332 L4   3       Engine
DNF   47  
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT		 Gerd Ruch, D
 4999 V8   2        
DNF   53 Müller-Bräu Team
BMW 635 CSi		 Fritz Müller, D
 3475 L6   2        
DNF   1 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo		 Klaus Ludwig, D
 2488 L4   2       Withdrawn (protest while he had to start from the pit lane)
DNF   37 BMW M Team Zakspeed
BMW M3 Evo		 Kris Nissen, DK
 2332 L4           Accident

Remarks: Grid positions 1-16 decided with Top-qualifying, one flying lap per driver. Positions 17-41 formed by the result of the qualification race.