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XV. Grand Prix Brno

Masaryk-Ring, Brno, Czechoslovakia

Date: 12/6/1983
Track length: 10.925 m
Attendance: 80.000
Entries accepted: 57
Starters: 55
Finishers: 35

Pole position: Walkinshaw/Nicholson in 3.39,10 = 179,42 kmh
Fastest lap: Nicholson in 3.39,18 = 179,418 kmh

Distance: 56 laps
Average speed: 172,07 kmh
Weather: Sunny
Ruleset: Group A
Car info: 1983 Cars

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The Jaguars were dominant on this fast track, and it would have been a double victory if Dieudonné hadn’t broken an uniball which lost him four places in the end.
Local hero Vojtech had been the quickest BMW for a while but when he blew a tire at a very fast part of the track, his car hitting the armco on both sides. It was a case of running soft tires just a little too long.
Schnitzer was handicapped by Dunlops which were not very suited for this track; Eggenberger’s Pirellis were considerably faster. But Kelleners and Grano had to retire with an oiled clutch. Still, BMW finished 2-3-4-5, while the 2500 cFrancia and Micangeli.c class was nearly won by BMW too; the 323i of Vogt and Joachim Winkelhock finished second behind the Alfa Romeo of


Division 1, 2 and 3
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 2 TWR Jaguar Racing
Jaguar XJ-S
Tom Walkinshaw, GB
Chuck Nicholson, GB
5344 V12 Div. 3 56 laps, 3:33.14,23 1 3.39,10    
2 2 5 Team Schnitzer Eterna
BMW 635 CSi
Dieter Quester, A
Hans Heyer, D
3475 L6 Div. 3 55 8 3.46,68    
3 3 4 Team Schnitzer Eterna
BMW 635 CSi
Hans-Joachim Stuck, D
Walter Brun, CH
3475 L6 Div. 3 55 5 3.44,19    
4 4 8 GTM Engineering
BMW 635 CSi
Michel Delcourt, B
Dany Swyssen, B
Jean-Marie Baert, B
3475 L6 Div. 3 55 7 3.46,55    
5 5 16 Hartge Motorsport
BMW 635 CSi
Walter Nussbaumer, CH
Herbert Hartge, D
(Milos Bychl, CS)
3475 L6 Div. 3 55 11 3.48,32    
6 6 3 TWR Jaguar Racing
Jaguar XJ-S
Enzo Calderari, CH
Pierre Dieudonné, B
(John Fitzpatrick, GB)
5344 V12 Div. 3 55 2 3.42,13   Suspension
7 7 7 Eggenberger Motorsport
BMW 635 CSi
Marco Vanoli, CH
René Hollinger, CH
3475 L6 Div. 3 54 6 3.45,78    
8 8 17 J.-L. Bos
BMW 635 CSi
Jean-Louis Bos, F
Jean-Christian Duby, F
Jean Krucker, CH
3475 L6 Div. 3 54 10 3.48,23    
9 9 14 D. Fornage
BMW 635 CSi
Dominique Fornage, F
Roger Dorchy, F
3475 L6 Div. 3 54 12 3.49,40    
10 10 21 Écurie Bernoise Suisse
BMW 635 CSi
Urs Knecht, CH
Giuseppe Briozzo, I
Hans-Jürg Dürig, CH
3475 L6 Div. 3 53 9 3.46,78    
11 1 30 Luigi Racing
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Giorgio Francia, I
Marco Micangeli, I
2491 V6 Div. 2 52 laps, 3:30.48,54 14 3.56,65    
12 11 9 Lucky Strike Team (Delcourt)
BMW 528i
Philippe Bervoets ("Davit"), B
Francois-Xavier Boucher, B
2799 L6 Div. 3 51 19 3.59,49    
13 2 39 Linder Rennsport
BMW 323i
Joachim Winkelhock, D
Winfried Vogt, D
2330 L6 Div. 2 51 25 4.02,21    
14 12 20 Eggenberger Motorsport
BMW 528i
Ruedi Schmidlin, CH
Hermann Roth, CH
2799 L6 Div. 3 51 18 3.58,60    
15 3 38  
Opel Kadett GT/E
Robert Schumacher, D
Hermann Tilke, D
1979 L4 Div. 2 51 27 4.02,55    
16 1 64 East Belgian Racing Team
VW Golf GTI
Alfons Hohenester, D
Axel Huweler, B
1596 L4 Div. 1 51 laps, 3:31.21,71 20 4.00,29    
17 2 61 RAS Sport/Belgian VW Club
VW Scirocco GTI
Daniël Herregods, B
Willi Bergmeister, D
1596 L4 Div. 1 51 30 4.03,26    
18 3 69 Votex Team Seikel
Audi 80
Peter Seikel, D
Lothar Schörg, A
1596 L4 Div. 1 50 36 4.06,87    
19 13 18  
BMW 528i
Marcello Cipriani, I
Daniele Toffoli, I
Massimo Siena, I
2799 L6 Div. 3 50 28 4.02,62    
20 4 46 Jolly Club Milano
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Antonio Palma, I
Bonifacio Di Gaetani, I
2491 V6 Div. 2 50 34 4.05,77    
21 5 40 Neusser MSC
Audi Coupé GT5E
Heinz Gilges, D
Willi Bergmeister, D
2145 L5 Div. 2 49 31 4.03,75    
22 6 32  
VW Golf GTI 1.8
Bernd Viebranz, D
Erich Zembacher, D
1781 L4 Div. 2 48 39 4.12,37    
23 14 12 IPS Racing
Volvo 240 Turbo
Per Stureson, S
Ingemar Persson, S
2141 tc L4 Div. 3 48 32 4.04,35    
24 4 82 Hölzl Racing Berlin
Alfa Romeo Alfasud TI 1.5
Herbert Lingmann, D
Ludwig Hölzl, D
1498 B4 Div. 1 47 42 4.15,57    
25 5 65 Team Toyota Denmark
Toyota Corolla
John Nielsen, DK
Jørgen Poulsen, DK
1587 L4 Div. 1 47 43 4.16,61    
26 6 80 Belgian VW Club
VW Golf GTI
Pierre Fermine, B
Serge De Liedekerke, B
1596 L4 Div. 1 47 40 4.14,19    
27 7 81 Auto-Veri Berlin
Ford Escort RS 1600i
Lili Reisenbichler, D
Jürgen Hamelmann, D
1598 L4 Div. 1 47 46 4.19,15    
28 8 62  
VW Golf GTI
Hans-Jörn Ley, D
Josef Rietmann, D
1596 L4 Div. 1 47 38 4.12,24    
29 9 72 AK Donit Olimpija
Audi 80 GLE
Francy Jerancic, YU
Dragomil Bozic, YU
1596 L4 Div. 1 46 50 4.21,18    
30 7 48  
Mazda RX-7
Walter Vogel, D
Ferdi Weidinger, D
2 x 573 R2 Div. 2 46 51 4.21,23    
31 15 19 Besico Team
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Harald Hinz, D
Bernd Siller, D
(Peter Niedermüller, D)
2993 V6 Div. 3 45 52 4.21,53    
32 10 77  
VW Scirocco GTI
Helmut Pflieger, D
Elmar Hölscher, D
1596 L4 Div. 1 44 33 4.03,58    
33 8 35 Sportfahrergemeinschaft MC Kelheim
Opel Ascona
Rolf Huber, D
Anton Riepl, D
  L4 Div. 2 43 54 4.23,42    
34 11 76 Tannenkamp Motorsport
Audi 80 GLE
Hagen Arlt, D
Wolf-Dieter Feuerlein, D
1596 L4 Div. 1 38 53 4.21,56    
DNF   10 Peter Förster
Mitsubishi Lancer Turbo
Siegfried Kerndl, D
Josef Bärr, D
Hartmuth Frieske, D
1998 tc L4 Div. 3 34 22 4.01,32    
DNF   1 Eggenberger/BMW Italia
BMW 635 CSi
Helmut Kelleners, D
Umberto Grano, I
3475 L6 Div. 3 29 3 3.42,22   Clutch
DNF   6 úAMK CSSR/Hartge Motorsport
BMW 635 CSi
Zdenek Vojtech, CS
Bretislav Enge, CS
3475 L6 Div. 3 25 4 3.42,79   Accident
DNF   44 Jolly Club Milano
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Giancarlo Naddeo, I
Lella Lombardi, I
2491 V6 Div. 2 29 17 3.58,36   Engine
DNF   50 Autolodi
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Gianfranco Brancatelli, I
Rinaldo Drovandi, I
2491 V6 Div. 2 14 13 3.53,05   Accident
DNF   45 Jolly Club Milano
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Duilio Truffo, I
Roberto Marazzi, I
2491 V6 Div. 2   15 3.57,11   Fuel pressure
DNF   60 Belgian VW Club
VW Scirocco GTI
Philippe Ménage, B
Pierre-Alain Thibaut, B
1596 L4 Div. 1 6 29 4.03,22   Gearbox
DNF   36 Karl-Heinz Dalemans
Opel Kadett GT/E
Karl-Heinz Dalemans, D
Wolfgang Hansen, D
ca. 2000 L4 Div. 2   41 4.15,00   Accident
DNF   68 Ford Italiana
Ford Escort RS 1600i
Carlo Belli, I
Vittorio Ciardi, I
Roberto Roti, I
1598 L4 Div. 1   44 4.17,37   Accident
DNF   79 Scuderia Calanda
Ford Escort RS 1600i
Peter Ulmann, CH
Edi Kamm, CH
1598 L4 Div. 1   55 4.24,27   Halfshaft
DNF   31 Luigi Racing
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Maurizio Micangeli, I
Marcello Gallo, I
2491 V6 Div. 2 5 16 3.57,34   Puncture
DNF   34 Alfa Romeo Deutschland
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Manfred Trint, D
Marco Curti ("Spiffero"), I
2491 V6 Div. 2   21 4.01,12    
DNF   33 Alfa Romeo Deutschland
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Toni Fischhaber, D
Mario Ketterer, D
2491 V6 Div. 2   23 4.01,32    
DNF   11 TL Racing AB
Volvo 240 Turbo
Thomas Lindström, S
Stanley Dickens, S
2141 tc L4 Div. 3   24 4.01,68    
DNF   41 Mich Opel Tuning
Opel Kadett GT/E
Karl-Heinz Schäfer, D
Karl-Heinz Gürthler, D
1979 L4 Div. 2   35 4.06,41    
DNF   63 AC Bad Honnef
VW Golf GTI
Friedrich-Wilhelm Stallmann, D
Wolfgang Merten, D
1596 L4 Div. 1   37 4.09,61    
DNF   66  
VW Golf GTI
Jürgen Voigt, D
Peter Herdick, D
1596 L4 Div. 1   45 4.17,39    
DNF   75  
VW Scirocco
Norbert Bormann, D
Klaus Pfeiffer, D
1596 L4 Div. 1   47 4.19,96    
DNF   67 Belgian VW Club
VW Scirocco GTI
Pierre Jamin, B
Pierre Vaillant, B
1596 L4 Div. 1   48 4.20,43    
DNF   78 Talbot Renngemeinschaft Ludwig Nett
Talbot Simca Rallye
Ludwig Nett, D
Klaus Müller, D
Gunnar Törkel, D
1294 L4 Div. 1   49 4.20,72    
DNF   37  
BMW 323i
Horst Jacobs, D
Werner Junkers, D
2330 L6 Div. 2   56 4.30,26    
DNS   47 Müller-Bräu Team
Mazda RX-7
Fritz Müller, D
Schmidt, D
2 x 573 R2 Div. 2   26 4.02,41    
DNS   71  
VW Golf GTI
Walter Hillius, D
Norbert Blessing, D
1596 L4 Div. 1