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ADAC Avus-Rennen

Avus Berlin, BRD

Date: 4/5/1991 to: 5/5/1991
Track length: 4.880 m
Attendance: 38.000
Entries accepted: 41
Starters: 21 (qualification race); 39 (race 1); 35 (race 2)
Finishers: 17 (qualification race); 34 (race 1); 25 (race 2)

Pole position: Stuck in 1.30,11
Fastest lap: Lohr in 1.32,64 (qual race); Haupt in 1.30,75 (race 1); Stuck in 1.30,05 (race 2)

Distance: Qualification race 11 laps, two races of 21 laps
Average speed: 190,385 kmh (race 1); 190,587 kmh (race 2)
Weather: Sunny but cool
Ruleset: DTM with weight penalties
Car info: 1991 Cars

Pictures

Protest after protest in Berlin; the powerful Audis dominated the races at the fast Avus track (1-2-3-4 in race 1, only Jelinski retired in race 2 so just a 1-2-3, team orders: Stuck and Biela a win each, Jelinski and Haupt each a podium) but the fights took place off the racing track. It started with an accident of Thiim in practice; he slammed into Cecotto, making clear that his ABS hadn’t worked properly, the uneven surface possibly fooling the system. Promptly, his car was disqualified for being dangerous, his time (good for 9th) disallowed; he had to start from the back of the grid with his spare car in the qualification race, which was impossible just 20 minutes before the race. After the race, the circus went on: Zakspeed protested against Cecotto (missed a chicane); rejected, Cecotto had no advantage. Zakspeed appealed, but withdrew later. AMG protested against Cecotto, since he hit Stuck in race 2; rejected, AMG was not in any way involved in the incident. The Mercedes of Lohr was confiscated for technical inspection, since she slammed into Thiim; the explanation that she braked just a little too late was not accepted - it must have been that ABS again.
Finally, Audi appealed to the ONS and stated that the Audis were 60 kg too heavy, and of course, this track was not representative at all.
Like Thiim said: “One should be able to lose with dignity.”


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   78 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Ellen Lohr, D
2488 L4   11 laps, 17.15,00 18 1.32,49 1.32,64  
2   18 Zakspeed Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Fabien Giroix, F
2488 L4   11 laps, 17.15,27 17 1.32,44    
3   36 Opel Team Irmscher
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500
Franz Engstler, D
2998 L6   11 laps, 17.20,23 24 1.33,86    
4   32 MM Diebels Alt
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Otto Rensing, D
2492 L4   11 laps, 17.22,48 22 1.33,38    
5   31 MM Diebels Alt
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Christian Danner, D
2492 L4   11 laps, 17.23,74 26 1.34,03    
6   34 Valier Motorsport
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Luca Maggiorelli, I
2492 L4   11 laps, 17.24,74 20 1.33,13    
7   30 BMW Team Isert
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Leopold von Bayern, D
2492 L4   11 laps, 17.25,95 25 1.33,87    
8   37 Opel Team Irmscher
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500
Volker Strycek, D
2998 L6   11 laps, 17.28,04 31 1.35,57    
9   5 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Kris Nissen, DK
2492 L4   11 laps, 17.28,30 19 1.32,53    
10   28 Auto Maass Climair Auto Magazin Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Kurt König, D
2492 L4   11 laps, 17.37,44 28 1.34,67    
11   17 Linder M Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Anette Meeuvissen, D
2492 L4   11 laps, 17.42,09 27 1.34,65    
12   55 Team Vanicek
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Harald Becker, D
2492 L4   11 laps, 17.44,88 30 1.35,16    
13   25 Opel Team Eggenberger
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500
Klaus Niedzwiedz, D
2998 L6   11 laps, 17.28,04 33 1.35,84    
14   43 Tic Tac Tauber Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Allen Berg, CDN
2492 L4   11 laps, 17.50,79 32 1.35,79    
15   26 Opel Team Eggenberger
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500
Alain Ferté, F
2998 L6   11 laps, 17.53,24 29 1.35,16    
16   40 Gerd Ruch Motorsport
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT
Gerd Ruch, D
4999 V8   11 laps, 18.05,87 36 1.37,69    
17   50 BAS Reifendienst
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Armin Bernhard, D
2488 L4   9 35 1.37,41    
?   33 MM Diebels Alt
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Günter Murmann, D
2492 L4   ? 34 1.37,03    
DNF   47 Gerd Ruch Motorsport
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT
Jürgen Ruch, D
4999 V8   5 38 1.43,47   Suspension
DNF   13 Unitron Sports
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Peter Zakowski, D
2492 L4   2 37 1.40,07   Engine
DNF   15 Linder M Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Dieter Quester, A
2492 L4   1 21 1.33,27   Accident damage
DNF   66 Opel Team Schübel
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500
Peter Oberndorfer, D
2998 L6   1 23 1.33,68   Accident damage
DNS   14 Unitron Sports
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Ralf Kelleners, D
2492 L4     40 no time   Accident in practice
DNS   51 Gronemeyer Automobiltechnik
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT
Heinz Becker, D
4999 V8     41 no time   Technical problem
DNS   7 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Kurt Thiim, DK
2488 L4     42 no time   Spare car not ready; original time of 1.31,62 disallowed.

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   1 SMS Schmidt Motorsport
Audi V8 Quattro Evo
Hans-Joachim Stuck, D
3562 V8   21 laps, 32.17,76 1 1.30,11    
2   45 AZR Audi Zentrum Reutlingen
Audi V8 Quattro Evo
Frank Biela, D
3562 V8   21 laps, 32.17,99 2 1.30,29    
3   44 AZR Audi Zentrum Reutlingen
Audi V8 Quattro Evo
Frank Jelinski, D
3562 V8   21 laps, 32.18,86 3 1.30,55    
4   2 SMS Schmidt Motorsport
Audi V8 Quattro Evo
Hubert Haupt, D
3562 V8   21 laps, 32.19,31 4 1.30,69 1.30,75  
5   11 BMW M Team Bigazzi
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Steve Soper, GB
2492 L4   21 laps, 32.34,87 9 1.31,57    
6   3 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Johnny Cecotto, YV
2492 L4   21 laps, 32.35,56 5 1.31,21    
7   8 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Klaus Ludwig, D
2488 L4   21 laps, 32.35,99 10 1.31,63    
8   4 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Joachim Winkelhock, D
2492 L4   21 laps, 32.36,33 11 1.31,73    
9   23 MS-Jet Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Jörg van Ommen, D
2488 L4   21 laps, 32.36,88 6 1.31,40    
10   19 Zakspeed Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Roland Asch, D
2488 L4   21 laps, 32.37,46 8 1.31,53    
11   22 MS-Jet Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Frank Schmickler, D
2488 L4   21 laps, 32.47,51 12 1.32,07    
12   87 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Fritz Kreutzpointner, D
2488 L4   21 laps, 32.47,81 13 1.32,12    
13   7 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Kurt Thiim, DK
2488 L4   21 laps, 32.58,86 39      
14   16 Linder M Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Altfrid Heger, D
2492 L4   21 laps, 33.01,64 15 1.32,33    
15   10 Snobeck S.A.
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Jacques Laffite, F
2488 L4   21 laps, 33.02,63 14 1.32,27    
16   78 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Ellen Lohr, D
2488 L4   21 laps, 33.03,14 17      
17   18 Zakspeed Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Fabien Giroix, F
2488 L4   21 laps, 33.03,32 18      
18   15 Linder M Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Dieter Quester, A
2492 L4   21 laps, 33.28,47        
19   66 Opel Team Schübel
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500
Peter Oberndorfer, D
2998 L6   21 laps, 33.29,57        
20   30 BMW Team Isert
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Leopold von Bayern, D
2492 L4   21 laps, 33.30,05 23      
21   37 Opel Team Irmscher
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500
Volker Strycek, D
2998 L6   21 laps, 33.32,12 24      
22   13 Unitron Sports
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Peter Zakowski, D
2492 L4   21 laps, 33.39,11        
23   34 Valier Motorsport
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Luca Maggiorelli, I
2492 L4   21 laps, 33.41,25 22      
24   28 Auto Maass Climair Auto Magazin Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Kurt König, D
2492 L4   21 laps, 33.41,65 26      
25   32 MM Diebels Alt
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Otto Rensing, D
2492 L4   21 laps, 33.42,33 20      
26   26 Opel Team Eggenberger
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500
Alain Ferté, F
2998 L6   21 laps, 33.55,52 31      
27   43 Tic Tac Tauber Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Allen Berg, CDN
2492 L4   20 30      
28   25 Opel Team Eggenberger
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500
Klaus Niedzwiedz, D
2998 L6   20 29      
29   33 MM Diebels Alt
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Günter Murmann, D
2492 L4   20        
30   17 Linder M Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Anette Meeuvissen, D
2492 L4   20 27      
31   50 BAS Reifendienst
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Armin Bernhard, D
2488 L4   20 33      
32   5 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Kris Nissen, DK
2492 L4   20 25      
NC   40 Gerd Ruch Motorsport
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT
Gerd Ruch, D
4999 V8   14 32      
NC   9 Snobeck S.A.
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Alain Cudini, F
2488 L4   13 16 1.32,35    
DNF   55 Team Vanicek
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Harald Becker, D
2492 L4   11 28     Clutch
DNF   47 Gerd Ruch Motorsport
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT
Jürgen Ruch, D
4999 V8   11       Accident
DNF   12 BMW M Team Bigazzi
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Armin Hahne, D
2492 L4   9 7 1.31,42   Accident damage
DNF   36 Opel Team Irmscher
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500
Franz Engstler, D
2998 L6   5 19     Engine
DNF   31 MM Diebels Alt
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Christian Danner, D
2492 L4   1 21     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   45 AZR Audi Zentrum Reutlingen
Audi V8 Quattro Evo
Frank Biela, D
3562 V8   21 laps, 32.15,74        
2   1 SMS Schmidt Motorsport
Audi V8 Quattro Evo
Hans-Joachim Stuck, D
3562 V8   21 laps, 32.16,71     1.30,05  
3   2 SMS Schmidt Motorsport
Audi V8 Quattro Evo
Hubert Haupt, D
3562 V8   21 laps, 32.17,13        
4   11 BMW M Team Bigazzi
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Steve Soper, GB
2492 L4   21 laps, 32.24,65        
5   3 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Johnny Cecotto, YV
2492 L4   21 laps, 32.27,43        
6   4 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Joachim Winkelhock, D
2492 L4   21 laps, 32.27,84        
7   19 Zakspeed Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Roland Asch, D
2488 L4   21 laps, 32.28,49        
8   23 MS-Jet Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Jörg van Ommen, D
2488 L4   21 laps, 32.30,42        
9   87 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Fritz Kreutzpointner, D
2488 L4   21 laps, 32.39,27        
10   5 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Kris Nissen, DK
2492 L4   21 laps, 32.43,70        
11   22 MS-Jet Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Frank Schmickler, D
2488 L4   21 laps, 32.46,92        
12   66 Opel Team Schübel
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500
Peter Oberndorfer, D
2998 L6   21 laps, 33.02,79        
13   37 Opel Team Irmscher
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500
Volker Strycek, D
2998 L6   21 laps, 33.04,64        
14   13 Unitron Sports
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Peter Zakowski, D
2492 L4   21 laps, 33.21,97        
15   34 Valier Motorsport
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Luca Maggiorelli, I
2492 L4   21 laps, 33.34,66        
16   28 Auto Maass Climair Auto Magazin Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Kurt König, D
2492 L4   21 laps, 33.40,02        
17   25 Opel Team Eggenberger
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500
Klaus Niedzwiedz, D
2998 L6   21 laps, 33.45,64        
18   17 Linder M Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Anette Meeuvissen, D
2492 L4   21 laps, 33.50,38        
19   18 Zakspeed Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Fabien Giroix, F
2488 L4   21 laps, 34.02,58        
20   32 MM Diebels Alt
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Otto Rensing, D
2492 L4   21 laps, 34.39,54        
21/NRF   10 Snobeck S.A.
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Jacques Laffite, F
2488 L4   20        
22   30 BMW Team Isert
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Leopold von Bayern, D
2492 L4   20        
23   26 Opel Team Eggenberger
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500
Alain Ferté, F
2998 L6   20        
24   50 BAS Reifendienst
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Armin Bernhard, D
2488 L4   20        
25   40 Gerd Ruch Motorsport
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT
Gerd Ruch, D
4999 V8   19        
DNF   15 Linder M Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Dieter Quester, A
2492 L4   17       Accident
DNF   9 Snobeck S.A.
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Alain Cudini, F
2488 L4   16       Accident
DNF   7 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Kurt Thiim, DK
2488 L4   15       Accident
DNF   78 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Ellen Lohr, D
2488 L4   14       Accident
DNF   16 Linder M Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Altfrid Heger, D
2492 L4   14       Engine
DNF   12 BMW M Team Bigazzi
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Armin Hahne, D
2492 L4   14       Engine
DNF   44 AZR Audi Zentrum Reutlingen
Audi V8 Quattro Evo
Frank Jelinski, D
3562 V8   12       Power steering pump, fire
DNF   33 MM Diebels Alt
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Günter Murmann, D
2492 L4   2       Accident
DNF   8 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Klaus Ludwig, D
2488 L4   2       Gearbox
DNF   43 Tic Tac Tauber Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Allen Berg, CDN
2492 L4   1       Accident

Remarks: Grid positions 1-16 decided in qualifying, positions 17 and lower formed by the result of the qualification race.