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ADAC Preis Hockenheim

Hockenheim Motodrom, BRD

Date: 28/9/1991 to: 29/9/1991
Track length: 6.802 m
Attendance: 85.000
Entries accepted: 38
Starters: 21 (qualification race); 38 (race 1); 36 (race 2)
Finishers: 18 (qualification race); 31 (race 1); 32 (race 2)

Pole position: Biela in 2.10,30
Fastest lap: Soper in 2.17,17 (qual race); Biela in 2.13,35 (race 1); Stuck in 2.22,64 (race 2)

Distance: Qualification race 8? laps; 2 races of 15 laps, race 1 redflagged and shortened to 12 laps
Average speed: 177,052 kmh (race 1); 168,752 kmh (race 2)
Weather: Rainy and cool
Ruleset: DTM with weight penalties
Car info: 1991 Cars

 

For the first time since May 1989 it was raining in Hockenheim, much to the relief of Audi, the only four-wheel drive fraction in the field. Especially in the wet race 2, nearly a minute separated the Audi quartet and the rest of the field at the finish. Two victories for Biela, and the fight was settled. Race 1 started dry, but when the rain started pouring down the race was redflagged.
Even without rain, Audi would have been champion; Biela was 1,66 seconds faster than any non-Audi in practice. Compared to April, Biela had found five seconds (!), where the others “only” found three. The other teams found that Audi only now released the full potential of the cars; “their engines now must have the same power per liter as ours” said Mercedes, which would mean 520 HP for Audi - and if so, the cars were too light.
Enough said, let’s talk about the champion, who came as an outsider to Hockenheim, fourth in the standings, 18 points behind Ludwig. The simple order: keep Stuck’s back covered. But Stuck had a misfire and could only manage 14th; so Biela could play his own game and won. From pole in race 2 he did the same, while Stuck came from the back with his spare car, finally finishing second.
For Mercedes, all that remained was second in the standings for Ludwig while BMW had a miserable second race, highest finisher Cecotto in 13th just ahead of privateer Euser.
Opel dropped back to midfield after the good race at Singen, but they still were half a year behind; Strycek’s September time would have been more than enough for pole in April...


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   87 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Fritz Kreutzpointner, D
2488 L4   8 laps, 16.22,42 17 2.13,95    
2   11 BMW M Team Bigazzi
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Steve Soper, GB
2492 L4   8 laps, 16.22,89 29 2.16,57 2.17,17  
3   78 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Ellen Lohr, D
2488 L4   8 laps, 16.34,76 20 2.14,49    
4   31 MM Diebels Alt
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Christian Danner, D
2492 L4   8 laps, 16.37,78 25 2.15,22    
5   22 Opel Team Irmscher
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500
Frank Schmickler, D
2998 L6   8 laps, 16.39,55 21 2.14,56    
6   25 Opel Team Eggenberger
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500
Klaus Niedzwiedz, D
2998 L6   8 laps, 16.40,11 19 2.14,45    
7   65 BMW M Team Linder
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Alain Menu, CH
2492 L4   8 laps, 16.40,52 38 2.32,95    
8   28 Auto Maass Climair Auto Magazin Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Kurt König, D
2492 L4   8 laps, 16.55,52 32 2.17,05    
9   55 Team Vanicek
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Harald Becker, D
2492 L4   8 laps, 17.04,40 36 2.19,10    
10   14 Unitron Sports
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Ralf Kelleners, D
2492 L4   8 laps, 17.04,68 30 2.16,61    
11   26 Opel Team Eggenberger
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500
Alain Ferté, F
2998 L6   8 laps, 17.05,67 23 2.14,78    
12   50 BAS Reifendienst
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Armin Bernhard, D
2488 L4   8 laps, 17.16,93 35 2.18,40    
13   17 Linder M Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Anette Meeuvissen, D
2492 L4   8 laps, 17.22,25 34 2.18,12    
14   13 Unitron Sports
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Peter Zakowski, D
2492 L4   8 laps, 17.29,61 27 2.15,66    
15   43 Tic Tac Tauber Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Allen Berg, CDN
2492 L4   8 laps, 17.33,99 31 2.16,94    
16   34 Valier Motorsport
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Luca Maggiorelli, I
2492 L4   8 laps, 17.35,79 28 2.16,51    
17   30 BMW Team Isert
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Leopold von Bayern, D
2492 L4   8 laps, 18.43,88 26 2.15,58    
18   40 Gerd Ruch Motorsport
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Gerd Ruch, D
2492 L4   8 laps, 18.59,60 37 2.21,64    
DNF   36 Opel Team Irmscher
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500
Franz Engstler, D
2998 L6   5 22 2.14,58   Throttle slides
DNF   66 Opel Team Schübel
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500
Peter Oberndorfer, D
2998 L6   3 18 2.14,27   Prop shaft
DNF   32 MM Diebels Alt
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Otto Rensing, D
2492 L4   2 24 2.15,19   Accident damage
DNS?   42 Marlboro BMW Dealer Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Cor Euser, NL
2492 L4     33 2.17,06    

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   45 AZR Audi Zentrum Reutlingen
Audi V8 Quattro Evo
Frank Biela, D
3562 V8   12 laps, 27.39,66 1 2.10,30 2.13,35  
2   44 AZR Audi Zentrum Reutlingen
Audi V8 Quattro Evo
Frank Jelinski, D
3562 V8   12 laps, 27.41,03 3 2.11,90    
3   46 SMS Schmidt Motorsport
Audi V8 Quattro Evo
Walter Röhrl, D
3562 V8   12 laps, 27.55,80 8 2.12,38    
4   3 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Johnny Cecotto, YV
2492 L4   12 laps, 27.59,06 10 2.12,93    
5   4 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Joachim Winkelhock, D
2492 L4   12 laps, 28.01,34 4 2.12,26    
6   8 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Klaus Ludwig, D
2488 L4   12 laps, 28.05,57 15 2.13,43    
7   19 Zakspeed Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Roland Asch, D
2488 L4   12 laps, 28.06,07 6 2.12,17    
8   7 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Kurt Thiim, DK
2488 L4   12 laps, 28.06,84 7 2.12,25    
9   9 Snobeck S.A.
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Alain Cudini, F
2488 L4   12 laps, 28.07,08 12 2.13,21    
10   88 Zakspeed Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Bernd Schneider, D
2488 L4   12 laps, 28.07,58 14 2.13,32    
11   16 Linder M Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Altfrid Heger, D
2492 L4   12 laps, 28.08,39 11 2.13,05    
12   10 Snobeck S.A.
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Jacques Laffite, F
2488 L4   12 laps, 28.14,26 16 2.13,49    
13   87 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Fritz Kreutzpointner, D
2488 L4   12 laps, 28.15,41 17      
14   1 SMS Schmidt Motorsport
Audi V8 Quattro
Hans-Joachim Stuck, D
3562 V8   12 laps, 28.26,33 2 2.11,85    
15   65 BMW M Team Linder
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Alain Menu, CH
2492 L4   12 laps, 28.27,76 23      
16   28 Auto Maass Climair Auto Magazin Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Kurt König, D
2492 L4   12 laps, 28.50,08 24      
17   25 Opel Team Eggenberger
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500
Klaus Niedzwiedz, D
2998 L6   12 laps, 28.50,32 22      
18   30 BMW Team Isert
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Leopold von Bayern, D
2492 L4   12 laps, 28.50,54 33      
19   34 Valier Motorsport
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Luca Maggiorelli, I
2492 L4   12 laps, 29.05,25 32      
20   13 Unitron Sports
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Peter Zakowski, D
2492 L4   12 laps, 29.07,77 30      
21   42 Marlboro BMW Dealer Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Cor Euser, NL
2492 L4   12 laps, 29.08,41 38      
22   43 Tic Tac Tauber Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Allen Berg, CDN
2492 L4   12 laps, 29.15,10 31      
23   17 Linder M Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Anette Meeuvissen, D
2492 L4   12 laps, 29.16,29 29      
24   26 Opel Team Eggenberger
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500
Alain Ferté, F
2998 L6   12 laps, 29.17,65 27      
25   14 Unitron Sports
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Ralf Kelleners, D
2492 L4   12 laps, 29.18,61 26      
26   50 BAS Reifendienst
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Armin Bernhard, D
2488 L4   12 laps, 29.34,37 28      
27   32 MM Diebels Alt
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Otto Rensing, D
2492 L4   11 37      
28   40 Gerd Ruch Motorsport
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Gerd Ruch, D
2492 L4   11 34      
29   31 MM Diebels Alt
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Christian Danner, D
2492 L4   11 20      
30   66 Opel Team Schübel
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500
Peter Oberndorfer, D
2998 L6   11 36      
31   12 BMW M Team Bigazzi
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Armin Hahne, D
2492 L4   10 13 2.13,27    
DNF   23 MS-Jet Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Jörg van Ommen, D
2488 L4   7 5 2.11,96   Gear lever
DNF   36 Opel Team Irmscher
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500
Franz Engstler, D
2998 L6   7 35     Brakes
DNF   22 Opel Team Irmscher
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500
Frank Schmickler, D
2998 L6   6 21     Gear lever
DNF   78 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Ellen Lohr, D
2488 L4   6 19     Engine
DNF   37 Opel Team Schübel
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500
Volker Strycek, D
2998 L6   4 9 2.12,89   Accident damage
DNF   55 Team Vanicek
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Harald Becker, D
2492 L4   4 25     Accident
DNF   11 BMW M Team Bigazzi
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Steve Soper, GB
2492 L4   2 18     Engine

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   15 laps, 36.16,61        
2   1 SMS Schmidt Motorsport
Audi V8 Quattro
Hans-Joachim Stuck, D
3562 V8   15 laps, 36.17,21     2.22,64  
3   44 AZR Audi Zentrum Reutlingen
Audi V8 Quattro Evo
Frank Jelinski, D
3562 V8   15 laps, 36.17,65        
4   46 SMS Schmidt Motorsport
Audi V8 Quattro Evo
Walter Röhrl, D
3562 V8   15 laps, 36.18,24        
5   8 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Klaus Ludwig, D
2488 L4   15 laps, 37.11,34        
6   19 Zakspeed Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Roland Asch, D
2488 L4   15 laps, 37.11,57        
7   88 Zakspeed Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Bernd Schneider, D
2488 L4   15 laps, 37.11,78        
8   9 Snobeck S.A.
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Alain Cudini, F
2488 L4   15 laps, 37.12,41        
9   23 MS-Jet Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Jörg van Ommen, D
2488 L4   15 laps, 37.12,64        
10   87 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Fritz Kreutzpointner, D
2488 L4   15 laps, 37.12,90        
11   7 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Kurt Thiim, DK
2488 L4   15 laps, 37.13,46        
12   10 Snobeck S.A.
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Jacques Laffite, F
2488 L4   15 laps, 37.14,78        
13   3 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Johnny Cecotto, YV
2492 L4   15 laps, 37.15,49        
14   42 Marlboro BMW Dealer Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Cor Euser, NL
2492 L4   15 laps, 37.27,95        
15   4 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Joachim Winkelhock, D
2492 L4   15 laps, 37.35,12        
16   65 BMW M Team Linder
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Alain Menu, CH
2492 L4   15 laps, 37.52,21        
17   16 Linder M Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Altfrid Heger, D
2492 L4   15 laps, 37.53,75        
18   28 Auto Maass Climair Auto Magazin Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Kurt König, D
2492 L4   15 laps, 37.56,02        
19   31 MM Diebels Alt
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Christian Danner, D
2492 L4   15 laps, 38.09,59        
20   36 Opel Team Irmscher
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500
Franz Engstler, D
2998 L6   15 laps, 38.09,81        
21   14 Unitron Sports
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Ralf Kelleners, D
2492 L4   15 laps, 38.10,68        
22   30 BMW Team Isert
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Leopold von Bayern, D
2492 L4   15 laps, 38.13,20        
23   37 Opel Team Schübel
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500
Volker Strycek, D
2998 L6   15 laps, 38.21,12        
24   25 Opel Team Eggenberger
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500
Klaus Niedzwiedz, D
2998 L6   15 laps, 38.29,40        
25   22 Opel Team Irmscher
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500
Frank Schmickler, D
2998 L6   15 laps, 38.36,78        
26   13 Unitron Sports
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Peter Zakowski, D
2492 L4   15 laps, 38.39,33        
27   55 Team Vanicek
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Harald Becker, D
2492 L4   15 laps, 38.42,35        
28   50 BAS Reifendienst
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Armin Bernhard, D
2488 L4   15 laps, 38.50,73        
29   11 BMW M Team Bigazzi
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Steve Soper, GB
2492 L4   14        
30   34 Valier Motorsport
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Luca Maggiorelli, I
2492 L4   14        
31   26 Opel Team Eggenberger
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500
Alain Ferté, F
2998 L6   14        
32   17 Linder M Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Anette Meeuvissen, D
2492 L4   13        
DNF   66 Opel Team Schübel
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500
Peter Oberndorfer, D
2998 L6   11       Brakes
DNF   40 Gerd Ruch Motorsport
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Gerd Ruch, D
2492 L4   9       Gave up
DNF   32 MM Diebels Alt
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Otto Rensing, D
2492 L4   7       Engine
DNF   43 Tic Tac Tauber Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Allen Berg, CDN
2492 L4   7       Accident

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