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ADAC-Hessen-Cup

Hockenheim Motodrom (kleiner kurs), BRD

Date: 2/9/1979
Track length: 2.634 m
Attendance: 18.000
Entries accepted:
Starters: 13 (Div. 1); 28 (Div. 2)
Finishers: 12 (Div. 1); 16 (Div. 2)

Pole position: Stommelen in 1.04,20 (Div. 1); Höttinger in 1.04,93 (Div. 2)
Fastest lap: Schurti in 1.06,2 (Div. 1); Höttinger in 1.06,3 (Div. 2)

Distance: 40 laps
Average speed: 139,92 kmh (Div. 1); 138,58 kmh (Div. 2)
Weather: Hot
Ruleset: Group 2-4 and 5
Car info: 1979 Cars

 

Division 1
The championship for Ludwig was close - but on the tight short Hockenheim circuit anything could happen, even if a fourth place was enough. One enemy was missing: Fitzpatrick’s car was sold to Gschwendner hours before practice, and since Schurti was better placed in the Porsche cup, Fitz was left without a drive. Instead, a dangerous new enemy took part: no other than Hans Heyer, whose oversize engine moved his Capri up to division 1.
But Kremer’s luck had ran out, it seemed; after a mild crash in first practice (sticking throttle) in practice 2 the rear wheel joint broke, the wheel came off and Ludwig crashed head-on in the wall. Ludwig complained of shoulder pain, and his K3 could not be repaired here. He was able to drive four laps in Plankenhorn’s car and then went to a doctor.
No pole for Klaus this time, instead it was Stommelen with Wollek second and Heyer third on the grid. Stommelen had an excellent start and led, while Wollek’s turbo hose came off, handicapping Wollek considerably. After lap one, Stommelen still led, ahead of Ludwig and Plankenhorn, but soon it was Schurti in second - until his fuel pump stopped feeding. He switched to reserve, and after three laps it was all OK again - but he had fallen back to fifth. Behind Stommelen, Ludwig and Plankenhorn it was Heyer who enjoyed himself immensely. On the straights he was eaten by the Porsches, but the curves were his terrain.
Only three laps before the end, it was over for Stommelen: a con rod screw broke. The rest of the order remained unchanged, and the champagne was opened in the Kremer pits for their first ever DRM title.
The Rennsport-Trophäe was settled by Dören in the Max Moritz Porsche 934, a fourth place was enough for him.

Division 2
It was finally Höttinger’s day, with a pole and a win. But Ertl pressured him more than 20 laps, until he met Albert who was to be lapped. There was a misunderstanding, and it ended in tears. Winkelhock had a fight with Bürger but the latter lost his nerves and hit Winkelhock; Surer drove Schnitzer’s new car but spun and damaged the engine.
Behind winner Höttinger, Siegfried Müller Jr drove a fine race with Ertl’s spare Capri and finished second.

Division 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 54 Mampe Kremer Team
Porsche 935 K3		 Klaus Ludwig, D
 3163 tc B6 Division 1 40 laps, 45.10,9 4 1.05,64    
2 2 54 Porsche Kremer Racing
Porsche 935 K3		 Axel Plankenhorn, D
 2994 tc B6 Division 1 40 laps, 45.12,4 5 1.06,66    
3 3 58 Mampe Ford Zakspeed
Ford Capri III Turbo		 Hans Heyer, D
 ca. 1500 tc L4 Division 1 40 laps, 45.13,3 3 1.04,89    
4 4 52 Gelo Sportswear Team
Porsche 935-77A		 Manfred Schurti, FL
 2994 tc B6 Division 1 40 laps, 45.39,4 6 1.07,23 1.06,2  
5 5 51 Gelo Sportswear Team
Porsche 935-77A/2		 Bob Wollek, F
 3297 tc B6 Division 1 40 laps, 46.04,4 2 1.04,80    
6 6 67 Liqui Moly Equipe
Porsche 935-77A		 Volkert Merl, D
 2994 tc B6 Division 1 39 7 1.08,62    
7 1 74 Air Press Winddeflectors
BMW M1		 Wolfgang Schütz, D
 3498 L6 Division 1/Group 2-4 38 9 1.10,53    
8 7 66 Liqui Moly Equipe
Porsche 935-77A/2		 Rolf Stommelen, D
 3297 tc B6 Division 1 37 1 1.04,20    
9 8 53 FG Werbe-Recing GmbH
Porsche 935-77A		 Franz Gschwendtner, D
 2994 tc B6 Division 1 36 8 1.09,39    
10 2    
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Peter Bulian, D
 2994 B6 Division 1/Group 2-4 35 13      
11 3   Sports Car Club of Stuttgart
Porsche Carrera		 Hans Grossmann, D
   B6 Division 1/Group 2-4? 34 14      
12 4 71 Autohaus Max Moritz
Porsche 934		 Edgar Dören, D
 2993 tc B6 Division 1/Group 2-4? 34 12     Oil temperature
DNF   72 Autohaus Max Moritz
Porsche 934		 Jürgen Lässig, D
 2993 tc B6 Division 1/Group 2-4? 10 11     Oil temperature
DNS     Brun
BMW M1		 Walter Brun, CH
 3498 L6 Division 1/Group 2-4   10 1.10,89   Started in division 2
DNS   56 Porsche Kremer Racing
Porsche 935 K3		 Louis Krages ("John Winter"), D
 2994 tc B6 Division 1         Car taken over by Plankenhorn
DNS   53 Gelo Sportswear Team
Porsche 935-77A		 John Fitzpatrick, GB
 2994 tc B6 Division 1         Car shared with Schurti

Division 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 1 6 Jägermeister Racing Team / GS
BMW 320 Turbo 1.4		 Markus Höttinger, A
 1428 tc L4 Division 2 40 laps, 45.37,0 1 1.04,93 1.06,3  
2 2 2 Sachs Sporting
Ford Capri III Turbo		 Siegfried Müller Jr, D
 1427 tc L4 Division 2 39 4 1.07,08    
3 3 11 Team Warsteiner TBS
BMW 320 Turbo 1.4		 Albrecht Krebs, D
 1428 tc L4 Division 2 39 6 1.07,53    
4 4 13  
BMW 320 Turbo 1.4		 Karl-Heinz Becker, D
 1428 tc L4 Division 2 39 9 1.09,26    
5 5 4 Rodenstock Würth Team / Schnitzer
BMW 320 Turbo 1.4		 Manfred Winkelhock, D
 1428 tc L4 Division 2 39 3 1.06,89   Pit stop (wheel)
6 6 12 Immo Klein Racing Team
Ford Escort II RS Turbo		 Mario Ketterer, D
 1427 tc L4 Division 2 38 10 1.09,71    
7 7 18 Willy F Racing
BMW 320		 Preben Kristoffersen, DK
 1990 L4 Division 2 38 11      
8 8 9 Team Albert Rodenstock
BMW 320 Turbo 1.4		 Franz Albert, A
 1428 tc L4 Division 2 38 13      
9 1 33 Ford Berkenkamp Racing
Ford Escort II RS 2.0		 Dieter Selzer, D
 1992 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 37 16      
10 2 27 Eggenberger Motorsport
BMW 320		 Helmut Kelleners, D
 1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 37 17      
11 3 25  
Ford Escort II RS 2.0		 Wolfgang Boller, D
 1992 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 35 19      
12 4 26 D&W Zakspeed
Ford Escort II RS ?2.0		 Hans Soldeck, D
 1840 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 35 20      
13 5 35 Renngemeinschaft Bergisch Gladbach
BMW 320		 Richard Bremmekamp, D
 1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 35 27      
14 6 31  
BMW 2002		 Jürgen Galle, D
 1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 35 26      
15 7 40 MSTC Erbach
BMW 2002		 Hans Weissgerber, D
 1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 35 22      
16 9 17 Morfe Racing with Polaroof
Lotus Esprit S1		 Richard Jenvey, GB
 1973 L4 Division 2 30 14      
DNF   1 Sachs Sporting
Ford Capri III Turbo		 Harald Ertl, A
 1427 tc L4 Division 2 25 2 1.05,44   Accident
DNF   14 Alfa-Isert
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Turbo		 Herbert Lingmann, D
 1421 tc L4 Division 2 22 15      
DNF   20 Brun
BMW 320 Turbo 1.4		 Walter Brun, CH
 1428 tc L4 Division 2 22 7 1.07,82    
DNF   42  
Alpine A 110 1600S		 Rob Redeker, NL
 1565 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 20 25      
DNF   8 Fruit of the Loom / GS Sport
BMW 320		 Wolfgang Braun, D
 1990 L4 Division 2 19 12      
DNF   16 Glysantin GS Rennsport Team
BMW 320		 Hans-Georg Bürger, D
 1990 L4 Division 2 18 5 1.07,15   Accident
DNF   34  
BMW 2002		 Heinrich Baier, D
 1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 16 28      
DNF   30 Cavallo Matras
BMW 320		 Winfried Vogt, D
 1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 11 18      
DNF   28 Rhein-Ruhr Racing Team
BMW 320		 Dieter Hegels, D
 1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 10 23      
DNF   5 Rodenstock Würth Team / Schnitzer
BMW 320 Turbo 1.4		 Marc Surer, CH
 1428 tc L4 Division 2 3 8 1.07,89   Spin, engine
DNF   39  
BMW 320		 Kurt König, D
 1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 3 21      
DNF   44  
BMW 320		 Horst Dietz, D
 1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 2 24