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ADAC 24 Stunden Rennen Nürburgring support race

Nürburgring Nordschleife and GP track, BRD

Date: 18/6/1992
Track length: 25.300 m
Attendance: 110.000
Entries accepted: 29
Starters: 28 (race 1); 25 (race 2)
Finishers: 23 (race 1); 22 (race 2)

Pole position: Cecotto in 8.44,33
Fastest lap: Ludwig in 8.49,52 (race 1); Cecotto in 8.46,93 (race 2)

Distance: 4 laps
Average speed:
Weather: Sunny and warm
Ruleset: DTM with weight penalties
Car info: 1992 Cars

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The ONS had thought about the “balance of performance” and gave BMW permission to use bigger splitters at the front and a higher rear wing, but BMW themselves had worked on the brakes: bigger discs and a Teves 4-channel ABS, something Mercedes was supposed already to use.
The race on the traditional Nürburgring Nordschleife track was something for the more experienced driver, it seemed. Both races finished in the order Ludwig (42), Cecotto (36) and Rosberg (43), though the race was spectacular. Cecotto had pole, the first for BMW this year, and had a terrific scrap with Ludwig in race 1, with the Mercedes driver pulling out of the slipstream on the last lap. In race 2, Ludwig missed his braking point in the first corner, but fought his way back to the front.

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   3 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Klaus Ludwig, D
 2488 L4   4 laps, 35.26,90 3 8.45,99 8.49,52  
2   7 FINA Motorsport Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Johnny Cecotto, YV
 2492 L4   4 laps, 35.27,08 1 8.44,33    
3   6 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Keke Rosberg, SF
 2488 L4   4 laps, 35.35,36 5 8.48,01    
4   4 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Bernd Schneider, D
 2488 L4   4 laps, 35.37,34 4 8.46,69    
5   18 Diebels Zakspeed Team
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Kurt Thiim, DK
 2488 L4   4 laps, 35.37,93 2 8.45,40    
6   10 BMW M Team Bigazzi
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Steve Soper, GB
 2492 L4   4 laps, 35.38,07 13 8.52,04    
7   17 Diebels Zakspeed Team
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Roland Asch, D
 2488 L4   4 laps, 35.38,65 10 8.51,19    
8   15 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Roberto Ravaglia, I
 2492 L4   4 laps, 35.41,14 6 8.49,50    
9   16 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Altfrid Heger, D
 2492 L4   4 laps, 35.42,68 9 8.50,71    
10   12 MS Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Jörg van Ommen, D
 2488 L4   4 laps, 35.50,46 7 8.49,90    
11   11 MS Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Jacques Laffite, F
 2488 L4   4 laps, 35.54,96 11 8.51,62    
12   14 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Joachim Winkelhock, D
 2492 L4   4 laps, 35.55,13 12 8.51,67    
13   5 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Ellen Lohr, D
 2488 L4   4 laps, 35.55,85 14 8.53,22    
14   1 AZR Audi Zentrum Reutlingen
Audi V8 Quattro Evo		 Frank Biela, D
 3562 V8   4 laps, 36.26,18 19 8.59,14    
15 1 55 Manthey Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Olaf Manthey, D
 2488 L4 Privateer 4 laps, 36.34,23 18 8.58,76    
16 2 30 BMW Team Isert
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Leopold von Bayern, D
 2492 L4 Privateer 4 laps, 36.37,24 24 9.08,85    
17 3 42 Auto Maass
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Harald Becker, D
 2492 L4 Privateer 4 laps, 37.01,88 26 9.10,45    
18 4 27 BAS Reifen Autotechnik
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Armin Bernhard, D
 2488 L4 Privateer 4 laps, 37.09,26 25 9.10,12    
19 5 34 Gerd Ruch Motorsport
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT		 Fred Räker, D
 4999 V8 Privateer 4 laps, 40.32,92 27 10.05,39    
20 6 33 Gerd Ruch Motorsport
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT		 Gerd Ruch, D
 4999 V8 Privateer 4 laps, 40.47,70 28 10.14,72    
21   9 BMW M Team Bigazzi
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Emanuele Pirro, I
 2492 L4   3 8 8.50,28    
22 7 36 Valier Motorsport
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Franz Engstler, D
 2492 L4 Privateer 3 17 8.57,42    
23   44 SMS Schmidt Motorsport
Audi V8 Quattro Evo		 Hans-Joachim Stuck, D
 3562 V8   3 21 9.01,17    
DNF   19 Jägermeister Linder Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Armin Hahne, D
 2492 L4 Privateer 1 15 8.55,53    
DNF   21 Unitron Sports
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Kris Nissen, DK
 2492 L4 Privateer 1 16 8.55,55   Gear lever
DNF   2 AZR Audi Zentrum Reutlingen
Audi V8 Quattro Evo		 Frank Jelinski, D
 3562 V8   1 22 9.04,03   Engine
DNF   38 MM Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Fritz Kreutzpointner, D
 2492 L4 Privateer   23 9.04,97   Differential
DNS   26 Irmscher Motorsport
Opel Omega 3000 24v Evolution 500		 Volker Strycek, D
 2998 L6   29 20 9.00,31   Withdrawn, testing for 24h race
DNS   45 SMS Schmidt Motorsport
Audi V8 Quattro Evo		 Hubert Haupt, D
 3562 V8           Accident in practice

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   3 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Klaus Ludwig, D
 2488 L4   4 laps, 35.17,63        
2   7 FINA Motorsport Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Johnny Cecotto, YV
 2492 L4   4 laps, 35.18,00     8.46,93  
3   6 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Keke Rosberg, SF
 2488 L4   4 laps, 35.19,02        
4   4 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Bernd Schneider, D
 2488 L4   4 laps, 35.22,03        
5   18 Diebels Zakspeed Team
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Kurt Thiim, DK
 2488 L4   4 laps, 35.22,52        
6   17 Diebels Zakspeed Team
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Roland Asch, D
 2488 L4   4 laps, 35.23,22        
7   15 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Roberto Ravaglia, I
 2492 L4   4 laps, 35.23,75        
8   10 BMW M Team Bigazzi
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Steve Soper, GB
 2492 L4   4 laps, 35.24,09        
9   11 MS Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Jacques Laffite, F
 2488 L4   4 laps, 35.29,83        
10   9 BMW M Team Bigazzi
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Emanuele Pirro, I
 2492 L4   4 laps, 35.30,84        
11   14 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Joachim Winkelhock, D
 2492 L4   4 laps, 35.33,97        
12   12 MS Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Jörg van Ommen, D
 2488 L4   4 laps, 35.34,17        
13   5 AMG Motorenbau GmbH
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Ellen Lohr, D
 2488 L4   4 laps, 35.42,64        
14 1 55 Manthey Racing
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Olaf Manthey, D
 2488 L4 Privateer 4 laps, 36.04,65        
15   1 AZR Audi Zentrum Reutlingen
Audi V8 Quattro Evo		 Frank Biela, D
 3562 V8   4 laps, 36.04,79        
16   19 Jägermeister Linder Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Armin Hahne, D
 2492 L4 Privateer 4 laps, 36.06,02        
17 2 30 BMW Team Isert
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Leopold von Bayern, D
 2492 L4 Privateer 4 laps, 36.16,75        
18 3 42 Auto Maass
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Harald Becker, D
 2492 L4 Privateer 4 laps, 36.48,52        
19   38 MM Team
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Fritz Kreutzpointner, D
 2492 L4 Privateer 4 laps, 36.54,85        
20 4 27 BAS Reifen Autotechnik
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II		 Armin Bernhard, D
 2488 L4 Privateer 4 laps, 36.56,14        
21 5 34 Gerd Ruch Motorsport
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT		 Fred Räker, D
 4999 V8 Privateer 4 laps, 40.27,02        
22   16 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Altfrid Heger, D
 2492 L4   3        
DNF   44 SMS Schmidt Motorsport
Audi V8 Quattro Evo		 Hans-Joachim Stuck, D
 3562 V8   1       Engine
DNF   2 AZR Audi Zentrum Reutlingen
Audi V8 Quattro Evo		 Frank Jelinski, D
 3562 V8   1       Engine
DNF   36 Valier Motorsport
BMW M3 Sport Evo		 Franz Engstler, D
 2492 L4 Privateer 1       Accident

Remarks: No qualification race.