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AvD/MAC Rennsport-Festival

Hockenheim Motodrom, BRD

Date: 13/4/1991 to: 14/4/1991
Track length: 6.797 m
Attendance: 45.000
Entries accepted: 37
Starters: 21 (qualification race); 37 (race 1); 33 (race 2)
Finishers: 18 (qualification race); 32 (race 1); 29 (race 2)

Pole position: Hahne in 2.14,21
Fastest lap: Engstler in 2.16,60 (qual race); Soper in 2.15,77 (race 1); Soper 2.15,17 (race 2)

Distance: Qualification race 8 laps; 2 races of 15 laps.
Average speed: 178,166 kmh (race 1); 179,66 kmh (race 2)
Weather: Sunny and warm
Ruleset: DTM with weight penalties
Car info: 1991 Cars

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After two BMW victories in Zolder, another two were added in Hockenheim, this time by Bigazzi and Soper. In race 1, he was brought to the finish by Hahne and Winkelhock who left him alone, courtesy of BMW’s new strategy by Marc Surer - Winkelhock had received a yellow card after Zolder for being too aggressive against Soper and Hahne. The ten (!) works Mercedes were beaten, Ludwig for instance was overtaken by Cecotto despite the latter having 50 kg penalty weight - it seemed the top speed was the problem. Best Mercedes of the weekend was Cudini with fourth in race 1, and in race 2 he improved to second behind Soper. But further down the field, life was difficult: Asch and Hahne left the track without any outside help and Winkelhock missed the chicane twice with failing brakes. Stuck, after a defensive race 1 (11th) was in fifth in race two when his clutch played up. Thiim and Ludwig went by when Stuck fished for gears, but when Cecotto came to the Ostkurve, Stuck had found some while Cecotto had the impression that Stuck would let him by. But no, Cecotto pushed the Audi aside and into retirement. Two hours after the race, Cecotto was disqualified - a harsh penalty, since Cecotto was punted off the track last year by Schumacher and lost his title with no consequences for the future F1 star.
Opel had a miserable weekend as usual; 19th the best result. The ITR now came to rescue: Opel could take out 50 kg.

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   45 AZR Audi Zentrum Reutlingen
Audi V8 Quattro Evo		 Frank Biela, D
 3562 V8   8 laps, 18.19,87 1 2.15,31    
2   2 SMS Schmidt Motorsport
Audi V8 Quattro Evo		 Hubert Haupt, D
 3562 V8   8 laps, 18.25,33 4 2.16,93    
3   87 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Fritz Kreutzpointner, D
 2488 L4   8 laps, 18.29,69 5 2.16,48    
4   14 Unitron Sports
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Ralf Kelleners, D
 2492 L4   8 laps, 18.36,56 6 2.16,95    
5   32 MM Diebels Alt
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Otto Rensing, D
 2492 L4   8 laps, 18.40,40 8 2.17,71    
6   15 Linder M Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Dieter Quester, A
 2492 L4   8 laps, 18.44,25 9 2.16,92    
7   37 Opel Team Irmscher
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500		 Volker Strycek, D
 2998 L6   8 laps, 18.44,57 7 2.16,65    
8   26 Opel Team Eggenberger
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500		 Alain Ferté, F
 2998 L6   8 laps, 18.47,94 10 2.18,06    
9   13 Unitron Sports
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Peter Zakowski, D
 2492 L4   8 laps, 18.50,39 11 2.17,22    
10   28 Auto Maass Climair Auto Magazin Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Kurt König, D
 2492 L4   8 laps, 18.50,80 14 2.18,46    
11   25 Opel Team Eggenberger
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500		 Klaus Niedzwiedz, D
 2998 L6   8 laps, 18.52,06 13 2.19,32    
12   30 BMW Team Isert
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Leopold von Bayern, D
 2492 L4   8 laps, 18.52,94 18 2.19,10    
13   39 Tic Tac Tauber Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Franz Dufter, D
 2492 L4   8 laps, 18.57,03 15 2.19,35    
14   66 Opel Team Schübel
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500		 Peter Oberndorfer, D
 2998 L6   8 laps, 19.01,85 20 2.22,68    
15   17 Linder M Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Anette Meeuvissen, D
 2492 L4   8 laps, 19.06,95 19 2.21,99    
16   34 Valier Motorsport
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Luca Maggiorelli, I
 2492 L4   8 laps, 19.15,73 16 2.18,46    
17   55 Team Vanicek
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Harald Becker, D
 2492 L4   8 laps, 19.29,70 17 2.21,57    
18   50 BAS Reifendienst
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Armin Bernhard, D
 2488 L4   8 laps, 19.37,36 21 2.23,29    
DNF   36 Opel Team Irmscher
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500		 Franz Engstler, D
 2998 L6   5 12 2.18,13 2.16,60 Tires
DNF   16 Linder M Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Altfrid Heger, D
 2492 L4   4 2 2.16,90   Engine
DNF   31 MM Diebels Alt
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Christian Danner, D
 2492 L4   2 3 2.16,20   Exhaust

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   11 BMW M Team Bigazzi
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Steve Soper, GB
 2492 L4   15 laps, 34.20,08 6 2.14,61 2.15,77  
2   12 BMW M Team Bigazzi
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Armin Hahne, D
 2492 L4   15 laps, 34.20,41 1 2.14,21    
3   4 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Joachim Winkelhock, D
 2492 L4   15 laps, 34.20,97 7 2.14,71    
4   9 Snobeck S.A.
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Alain Cudini, F
 2488 L4   15 laps, 34.31,22 4 2.14,47    
5   10 Snobeck S.A.
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Jacques Laffite, F
 2488 L4   15 laps, 34.33,85 5 2.14,53    
6   7 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Kurt Thiim, DK
 2488 L4   15 laps, 34.36,24 10 2.14,77    
7   8 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Klaus Ludwig, D
 2488 L4   15 laps, 34.36,62 3 2.14,43    
8   19 Zakspeed Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Roland Asch, D
 2488 L4   15 laps, 34.38,65 2 2.14,27    
9   3 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Johnny Cecotto, YV
 2492 L4   15 laps, 34.45,78 16 2.15,11    
10   23 MS-Jet Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Jörg van Ommen, D
 2488 L4   15 laps, 34.46,68 12 2.15,05    
11   1 SMS Schmidt Motorsport
Audi V8 Quattro Evo		 Hans-Joachim Stuck, D
 3562 V8   15 laps, 34.47,57 8 2.14,76    
12   44 AZR Audi Zentrum Reutlingen
Audi V8 Quattro Evo		 Frank Jelinski, D
 3562 V8   15 laps, 34.48,16 15 2.16,28    
13   22 MS-Jet Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Frank Schmickler, D
 2488 L4   15 laps, 34.53,55 9 2.15,06    
14   87 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Fritz Kreutzpointner, D
 2488 L4   15 laps, 35.03,08 19      
15   15 Linder M Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Dieter Quester, A
 2492 L4   15 laps, 35.14,73 22      
16   16 Linder M Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Altfrid Heger, D
 2492 L4   15 laps, 35.19,94 36      
17   14 Unitron Sports
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Ralf Kelleners, D
 2492 L4   15 laps, 35.23,75 20      
18   31 MM Diebels Alt
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Christian Danner, D
 2492 L4   15 laps, 35.24,64 37      
19   45 AZR Audi Zentrum Reutlingen
Audi V8 Quattro Evo		 Frank Biela, D
 3562 V8   15 laps, 35.32,60 17      
20   34 Valier Motorsport
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Luca Maggiorelli, I
 2492 L4   15 laps, 35.33,78 32      
21   28 Auto Maass Climair Auto Magazin Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Kurt König, D
 2492 L4   15 laps, 35.39,69 26      
22   30 BMW Team Isert
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Leopold von Bayern, D
 2492 L4   15 laps, 35.46,89 28      
23   26 Opel Team Eggenberger
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500		 Alain Ferté, F
 2998 L6   15 laps, 35.48,28 24      
24   25 Opel Team Eggenberger
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500		 Klaus Niedzwiedz, D
 2998 L6   15 laps, 36.04,25 27      
25   55 Team Vanicek
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Harald Becker, D
 2492 L4   15 laps, 36.12,21 33      
26   2 SMS Schmidt Motorsport
Audi V8 Quattro Evo		 Hubert Haupt, D
 3562 V8   14 18      
27   78 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Ellen Lohr, D
 2488 L4   13 13 2.15,52    
28   5 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Kris Nissen, DK
 2492 L4   12 14 2.15,05    
29   36 Opel Team Irmscher
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500		 Franz Engstler, D
 2998 L6   11 35      
30   13 Unitron Sports
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Peter Zakowski, D
 2492 L4   11 25      
31   17 Linder M Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Anette Meeuvissen, D
 2492 L4   11 31      
NC   39 Tic Tac Tauber Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Franz Dufter, D
 2492 L4   9 29      
DNF   50 BAS Reifendienst
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Armin Bernhard, D
 2488 L4   10 34     Accident
DNF   37 Opel Team Irmscher
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500		 Volker Strycek, D
 2998 L6   7 23     Engine
DNF   18 Zakspeed Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Fabien Giroix, F
 2488 L4   7 11 2.15,43   Accident damage
DNF   32 MM Diebels Alt
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Otto Rensing, D
 2492 L4   7 21     Tires
DNF   66 Opel Team Schübel
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500		 Peter Oberndorfer, D
 2998 L6   5 30     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   11 BMW M Team Bigazzi
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Steve Soper, GB
 2492 L4   15 laps, 34.02,89     2.15,17  
2   9 Snobeck S.A.
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Alain Cudini, F
 2488 L4   15 laps, 34.06,98        
3   45 AZR Audi Zentrum Reutlingen
Audi V8 Quattro Evo		 Frank Biela, D
 3562 V8   15 laps, 34.18,65        
4   7 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Kurt Thiim, DK
 2488 L4   15 laps, 34.20,18        
DSQ   3 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Johnny Cecotto, YV
 2492 L4   15 laps, 34.21,42       Disqualified: incident with Stuck
6   44 AZR Audi Zentrum Reutlingen
Audi V8 Quattro Evo		 Frank Jelinski, D
 3562 V8   15 laps, 34.28,09        
7   8 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Klaus Ludwig, D
 2488 L4   15 laps, 34.30,18        
8   18 Zakspeed Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Fabien Giroix, F
 2488 L4   15 laps, 34.30,45        
9   10 Snobeck S.A.
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Jacques Laffite, F
 2488 L4   15 laps, 34.30,96        
10   23 MS-Jet Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Jörg van Ommen, D
 2488 L4   15 laps, 34.34,91        
11   22 MS-Jet Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Frank Schmickler, D
 2488 L4   15 laps, 34.36,30        
12   12 BMW M Team Bigazzi
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Armin Hahne, D
 2492 L4   15 laps, 34.38,30        
13   5 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Kris Nissen, DK
 2492 L4   15 laps, 34.42,41        
14   31 MM Diebels Alt
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Christian Danner, D
 2492 L4   15 laps, 34.44,96        
15   78 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Ellen Lohr, D
 2488 L4   15 laps, 34.56,19        
16   14 Unitron Sports
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Ralf Kelleners, D
 2492 L4   15 laps, 35.06,73        
17   4 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Joachim Winkelhock, D
 2492 L4   15 laps, 35.12,58       Including 60 seconds penalty for missing the chicane twice
18   28 Auto Maass Climair Auto Magazin Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Kurt König, D
 2492 L4   15 laps, 35.26,98        
19   25 Opel Team Eggenberger
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500		 Klaus Niedzwiedz, D
 2998 L6   15 laps, 35.38,19        
20   32 MM Diebels Alt
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Otto Rensing, D
 2492 L4   15 laps, 35.39,41        
21   39 Tic Tac Tauber Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Franz Dufter, D
 2492 L4   15 laps, 35.47,00        
22   50 BAS Reifendienst
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Armin Bernhard, D
 2488 L4   14        
23   26 Opel Team Eggenberger
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500		 Alain Ferté, F
 2998 L6   14        
24/NRF   16 Linder M Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Altfrid Heger, D
 2492 L4   13        
25/NRF   17 Linder M Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Anette Meeuvissen, D
 2492 L4   13        
26   1 SMS Schmidt Motorsport
Audi V8 Quattro Evo		 Hans-Joachim Stuck, D
 3562 V8   13       Accident
27/NRF   15 Linder M Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Dieter Quester, A
 2492 L4   12        
28   55 Team Vanicek
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Harald Becker, D
 2492 L4   12        
29/NRF   87 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Fritz Kreutzpointner, D
 2488 L4   11        
DNF   19 Zakspeed Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Roland Asch, D
 2488 L4   6       Accident
DNF   34 Valier Motorsport
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Luca Maggiorelli, I
 2492 L4   6       Accident
DNF   36 Opel Team Irmscher
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500		 Franz Engstler, D
 2998 L6   5       Engine
DNF   30 BMW Team Isert
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Leopold von Bayern, D
 2492 L4   4       Electrics

Remarks: Grid positions 1-16 decided in split qualifying (even/odd numbers, grid in order of results per group), positions 17 and lower formed by the result of the qualification race.