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AvD/MAC Rennsport-Festival

Hockenheim Motodrom (kleiner kurs), BRD

Date: 23/5/1992 to: 24/5/1992
Track length: 2.634 m
Attendance: 56.000
Entries accepted:
Starters: 16 (qualification race); 27 (race 1); 26 (race 2)
Finishers: 15 (qualification race); 21 (race 1); 16 (race 2)

Pole position: Ludwig in 1.03,36
Fastest lap: Lohr in 1.05,35 (race 1); Schneider 1.05,58 (race 2)

Distance: Qualification race 20 laps; 2 races of 38 laps.
Average speed:
Weather: Sunny and hot
Ruleset: DTM with weight penalties
Car info: 1992 Cars

 

Ellen Lohr had surprised quite a few with here second at the Avus circuit, but the icing on the cake came with her victory on the tight short Hockenheim circuit. A little luck was all she needed: when von Bayern’s engine expired, it lost it oil - the Mercedes train, were taken by surprise: Ludwig slid off, and with him most of the pack; after a pace car situation the lead was held by Rosberg on soft tires with Lohr second. When the tires went off for the moustached driver, it was easy for Lohr to take her maiden DTM win, with Schneider second and Rosberg third.
Rosberg wasn’t planning to be beaten by a woman twice: they collided after the start of race 2, after Rosberg’s brakes failed - or he left his braking too late! Schneider must have grinned under his helmet, but it froze after five laps when his engine called it a day. Asch was the next occupant of the leading position, and he managed to keep it to the finish. Ludwig and Thiim had to start from the back with their spare cars but sliced through the field to second and fourth’ leaving the only non-Mercedes on the rostrum to Ravaglia who finished third in race 2. The Mercedes were very dominant now - finally getting the reward for over 2 years development. But BMW and Audi were less happy, of course.


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   9 BMW M Team Bigazzi
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Emanuele Pirro, I
2492 L4   20 laps, 22.20,50        
2   15 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Roberto Ravaglia, I
2492 L4   20 laps, 22.27,09        
3   14 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Joachim Winkelhock, D
2492 L4   20 laps, 22.28,06        
4   44 SMS Schmidt Motorsport
Audi V8 Quattro Evo
Hans-Joachim Stuck, D
3562 V8   20 laps, 22.33,43        
5 1 21 Unitron Sports
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Kris Nissen, DK
2492 L4 Privateer 20 laps, 22.34,39        
6   45 SMS Schmidt Motorsport
Audi V8 Quattro Evo
Hubert Haupt, D
3562 V8   20 laps, 22.35,23        
7   2 AZR Audi Zentrum Reutlingen
Audi V8 Quattro Evo
Frank Jelinski, D
3562 V8   20 laps, 22.35,50        
8 2 36 Valier Motorsport
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Franz Engstler, D
2492 L4 Privateer 20 laps, 22.36,19        
9 3 38 MM Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Fritz Kreutzpointner, D
2492 L4 Privateer 20 laps, 22.39,17        
10 4 27 BAS Reifen Autotechnik
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Armin Bernhard, D
2488 L4 Privateer 20 laps, 22.40,42        
11 5 42 Auto Maass
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Harald Becker, D
2492 L4 Privateer 20 laps, 22.50,80        
12 6 57 MM Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Thomas Winkelhock, D
2492 L4 Privateer 20 laps, 22.51,39        
13 7 19 Jägermeister Linder Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Armin Hahne, D
2492 L4 Privateer 20 laps, 22.53,79        
14 8 33 Gerd Ruch Motorsport
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT
Gerd Ruch, D
4999 V8 Privateer 19        
15 9 48 Tauber Motorsport
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Siegfried Maier, D
2492 L4 Privateer 19        
DNF   30 BMW Team Isert
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Leopold von Bayern, D
2492 L4 Privateer          

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   5 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Ellen Lohr, D
2488 L4   38 laps, 45.40,59 5 1.03,73 1.05,35  
2   4 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Bernd Schneider, D
2488 L4   38 laps, 45.43,01 4 1.03,60    
3   6 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Keke Rosberg, SF
2488 L4   38 laps, 45.50,20 3 1.03,50    
4   10 BMW M Team Bigazzi
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Steve Soper, GB
2492 L4   38 laps, 45.50,44 9 1.04,24    
5   17 Diebels Zakspeed Team
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Roland Asch, D
2488 L4   38 laps, 45.50,67 6 1.03,81    
6   15 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Roberto Ravaglia, I
2492 L4   38 laps, 46.01,22 14      
7   11 MS Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Jacques Laffite, F
2488 L4   38 laps, 46.03,24 10 1.04,24    
8   16 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Altfrid Heger, D
2492 L4   38 laps, 46.03,83 12 1.04,46    
9   7 FINA Motorsport Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Johnny Cecotto, YV
2492 L4   38 laps, 46.08,36 7 1.03,86    
10   9 BMW M Team Bigazzi
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Emanuele Pirro, I
2492 L4   38 laps, 46.12,52 13      
11   14 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Joachim Winkelhock, D
2492 L4   38 laps, 46.19,22 15      
12 1 19 Jägermeister Linder Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Armin Hahne, D
2492 L4 Privateer 38 laps, 46.31,39 25      
13 2 38 MM Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Fritz Kreutzpointner, D
2492 L4 Privateer 38 laps, 46.37,17 21      
14 3 21 Unitron Sports
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Kris Nissen, DK
2492 L4 Privateer 38 laps, 46.38,98 17      
15 4 42 Auto Maass
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Harald Becker, D
2492 L4 Privateer 37 23      
16 5 27 BAS Reifen Autotechnik
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Armin Bernhard, D
2488 L4 Privateer 37 22      
17 6 33 Gerd Ruch Motorsport
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT
Gerd Ruch, D
4999 V8 Privateer 36 26      
18 7 48 Tauber Motorsport
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Siegfried Maier, D
2492 L4 Privateer 36 27      
19   44 SMS Schmidt Motorsport
Audi V8 Quattro Evo
Hans-Joachim Stuck, D
3562 V8   34 16      
20   12 MS Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Jörg van Ommen, D
2488 L4   30 8 1.04,03    
21   1 AZR Audi Zentrum Reutlingen
Audi V8 Quattro Evo
Frank Biela, D
3562 V8   29 11 1.04,43    
DNF   18 Diebels Zakspeed Team
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Kurt Thiim, DK
2488 L4   25 2 1.03,49   Gearbox
DNF   36 Valier Motorsport
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Franz Engstler, D
2492 L4 Privateer 17 20     Accident
DNF   2 AZR Audi Zentrum Reutlingen
Audi V8 Quattro Evo
Frank Jelinski, D
3562 V8   17 19     Throttle slides
DNF   45 SMS Schmidt Motorsport
Audi V8 Quattro Evo
Hubert Haupt, D
3562 V8   16 18     Accident
DNF   3 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Klaus Ludwig, D
2488 L4   11 1 1.03,36   Accident
DNF   30 BMW Team Isert
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Leopold von Bayern, D
2492 L4 Privateer 7 28     Engine
DNS   57 MM Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Thomas Winkelhock, D
2492 L4 Privateer   24      

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   17 Diebels Zakspeed Team
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Roland Asch, D
2488 L4   38 laps, 42.18,43        
2   3 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Klaus Ludwig, D
2488 L4   38 laps, 42.24,97        
3   15 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Roberto Ravaglia, I
2492 L4   38 laps, 42.30,68        
4   18 Diebels Zakspeed Team
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Kurt Thiim, DK
2488 L4   38 laps, 42.38,84        
5   10 BMW M Team Bigazzi
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Steve Soper, GB
2492 L4   38 laps, 42.42,43        
6   11 MS Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Jacques Laffite, F
2488 L4   38 laps, 42.57,73        
7   14 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Joachim Winkelhock, D
2492 L4   38 laps, 43.02,47        
8   7 FINA Motorsport Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Johnny Cecotto, YV
2492 L4   38 laps, 43.05,30        
9   12 MS Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Jörg van Ommen, D
2488 L4   38 laps, 43.08,30        
10 1 21 Unitron Sports
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Kris Nissen, DK
2492 L4 Privateer 38 laps, 43.22,81        
11 2 38 MM Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Fritz Kreutzpointner, D
2492 L4 Privateer 37        
12   2 AZR Audi Zentrum Reutlingen
Audi V8 Quattro Evo
Frank Jelinski, D
3562 V8   37        
13 3 30 BMW Team Isert
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Leopold von Bayern, D
2492 L4 Privateer 37        
14   1 AZR Audi Zentrum Reutlingen
Audi V8 Quattro Evo
Frank Biela, D
3562 V8   36        
15 4 48 Tauber Motorsport
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Siegfried Maier, D
2492 L4 Privateer 35        
16 5 33 Gerd Ruch Motorsport
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT
Gerd Ruch, D
4999 V8 Privateer 35        
NC   42 Auto Maass
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Harald Becker, D
2492 L4 Privateer 23        
DNF   5 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Ellen Lohr, D
2488 L4   20       Steering
DNF   16 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Altfrid Heger, D
2492 L4   17       Accident
DNF   27 BAS Reifen Autotechnik
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Armin Bernhard, D
2488 L4 Privateer 7       Accident
DNF   4 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Bernd Schneider, D
2488 L4   6       Engine
DNF   36 Valier Motorsport
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Franz Engstler, D
2492 L4 Privateer 17       Accident
DNF   19 Jägermeister Linder Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Armin Hahne, D
2492 L4 Privateer 1       Accident
DNF   44 SMS Schmidt Motorsport
Audi V8 Quattro Evo
Hans-Joachim Stuck, D
3562 V8   1       Accident
DNF   9 BMW M Team Bigazzi
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Emanuele Pirro, I
2492 L4           Accident
DNF   6 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II
Keke Rosberg, SF
2488 L4           Accident

Remarks: Grid positions 1-12 decided in qualifying, positions 13 and lower formed by the result of the qualification race.