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Nürburgring Nordschleife, BRD

Date: 10/7/1983
Track length: 20.832 m
Attendance: 30.000
Entries accepted: 102
Starters: 78
Finishers: 41?

Pole position: Walkinshaw/Nicholson in 7.56,00
Fastest lap: Walkinshaw in 8.02,44 = 155,449 kmh

Distance: 6 hours
Average speed: 150,219 kmh
Weather: Sunny and hot
Ruleset: Group A
Car info: 1983 Cars

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Before 30,000 sweltering spectators, Walkinshaw took the lead at the rolling start from a charging Soper, Winkelhock, Dieudonné, Brun, Kelleners, Heyer and Danner. Joosen drove straight into the pits where a shock absorber was replaced, but on the next lap he suffered a puncture and then on the seventh tour the engine blew up.
After one hour Walkinshaw led Winkelhock by just 19.8s followed by a gaggle of BMWs, all covered by 4s, which included Heyer, Danner, Kelleners and Jorg van Ommen. At this time, the second Jaguar stopped at the pits with a with a loose oil union, dropping it to 44th place. On his second lap, Soper damaged both the left-hand wheels of his Rover when he attempted to hold on to Winkelhock. This put the Hepolite Rover down to 21st.
Heyer departed the race in spectacular style on his 10th lap when the front left wheel fell off. Hans spun into the sand while the wheel flew through the air and bounced off a couple of Jaguars parked in the paddock. On lap 11 the leading Jaguar retired with a clutch problem, it had been slipping since the start according to Walkinshaw who immediately transferred to the second car, now placed 16th.
At the two hour mark Winkelhock and Quester were 51s clear of Delcourt's BMW, followed by Kelleners and Vojtech. Walkinshaw's luck did not improve however, and before half distance, the second Jag retired with a combination of gearbox problems and an electrical short circuit.
After 22 laps, the impressive Delcourt had to retire with a broken strut, followed soon after by the Soper/Allam Rover which dropped all its oil on lap 25.
After four hours the Stuck/Brun BMW went out with suspension and gear selection problems, leaving Winkelhock and Quester with a comfortable canter to the finish, holding a one lap advantage over their nearest rivals, Kelleners and Grano, in the Eggenberger BMW. In the 2500 cc class, all the competitive Alfa GTV6s struck problems, leaving an old Opel Kadett, driven by Jürgen Fritsche and Roland Asch, to take the class win. Luigi, who'd seen his Alfas fall back to second and third in class with fuel vaporisation, couldn't believe that the Kadett was not some old Group 2 car and protested it! The protest was rejected, but Luigi appealed, so the results in this class remain provisional. In Class C for 1600 cc cars, the RAS VW Sciroccos of Willi Bergmeister/Daniel Herregods and Alain Thibault/Philippe Menage scored a dominant 1-2 win. (MN)

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 4 Team Schnitzer Eterna
BMW 635 CSi		 Dieter Quester, A
Manfred Winkelhock, D
 3475 L6 Div. 3 44 laps, 6:06.06,46 3 7.58,27    
2 2 1 Eggenberger/BMW Italia
BMW 635 CSi		 Helmut Kelleners, D
Umberto Grano, I
 3475 L6 Div. 3 43 6 8.04,95    
3 3 2 Eggenberger Motorsport
BMW 635 CSi		 Marco Vanoli, CH
Christian Danner, D
 3475 L6 Div. 3 43 7 8.06,90    
4 4 14 J.-L. Bos
BMW 635 CSi		 Jean-Louis Bos, F
Jean-Christian Duby, F
Jean Krucker, CH
 3475 L6 Div. 3 42 16 8.22,60    
5 5 15 D. Fornage
BMW 635 CSi		 Dominique Fornage, F
Philippe Haezebrouck, B
Dieter Gartmann, D
 3475 L6 Div. 3 42 12 8.15,72    
6 6 11 Hartge Motorsport
BMW 635 CSi		 Walter Nussbaumer, CH
Herbert Hartge, D
Jörg van Ommen, D
 3475 L6 Div. 3 42 11 8.12,32    
7 1 60 Mantzel
Opel Kadett GT/E		 Jürgen Fritsche, D
Roland Asch, D
 ca. 2000 L4 Div. 2 41 21 8.28,51    
8 7 3 Team Schnitzer Eterna
BMW 635 CSi		 Hans-Joachim Stuck, D
Walter Brun, CH
 3475 L6 Div. 3 41 2 7.56,71    
9 1 73 RAS Sport/Belgian VW Club
VW Scirocco GTI		 Daniël Herregods, B
Willi Bergmeister, D
 1596 L4 Div. 1 41 32 8.38,22    
10 8 17 TL Racing AB
Volvo 240 Turbo		 Thomas Lindström, S
Anders Olofsson, S
 2141 tc L4 Div. 3 41 20 8.27,24    
11 9 10 Hartge Motorsport
BMW 635 CSi		 Zdenek Vojtech, CS
Bretislav Enge, CS
Helmut Döring, D
 3475 L6 Div. 3 40 14 8.17,78    
12 2 72 RAS Sport/Belgian VW Club
VW Scirocco GTI		 Philippe Ménage, B
Pierre-Alain Thibaut, B
André Hardy, B
 1596 L4 Div. 1 40 33 8.38,51    
13 2 36 Luigi Racing
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6		 Maurizio Micangeli, I
Marcello Gallo, I
Marco Curti ("Spiffero"), I
 2491 V6 Div. 2 40 18 8.25,45    
14 3 35 Luigi Racing
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6		 Giorgio Francia, I
Marco Micangeli, I
Georges Cremer, B
 2491 V6 Div. 2 40 23 8.30,46    
15 4 39 Alfa Romeo Deutschland
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6		 Frank Jelinski, D
Manfred Trint, D
 2491 V6 Div. 2 40 22 8.29,56   Out of fuel
17 5 47  
VW Golf GTI 1.8		 Bernd Viebranz, D
Erich Zembacher, D
 1781 L4 Div. 2 39 60 9.00,60    
18 6 48 Kissling Motorsport
Opel Manta		 Wolfgang Offermann, D
Christoph Esser, D
 ca. 2000 L4 Div. 2 39 29 8.34,84    
19 7 34 Jolly Club Milano
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6		 Antonio Palma, I
Bonifacio Di Gaetani, I
 2491 V6 Div. 2 39 34 8.38,63    
20 8 58 Mich Opel Tuning
Opel Kadett GT/E		 Herbert Wagenknecht, D
Willi Kleesattel, D
Egon Meurer, D
 1979 L4 Div. 2 39 40 8.46,04    
21 9 57 DMC Anker Teppich Team
BMW 323i		 Hans Schnock, D
Willi Krumbach, D
Lothar von Stein, D
 2330 L6 Div. 2 38 65 9.03,56    
22 3 76 Valvoline Renngemeinschaft
VW Golf		 Hugo Schauff, D
Jürgen Schmitt, D
Norbert Jülicher, D
 1596 L4 Div. 1 38 66 9.04,02    
23 10 161  
Opel Ascona		 Holger Knudsen, DK
? Preben Kristoffersen, DK
   L4 Div. 2 38 43 8.49,68    
24 11 56 DMC Anker Teppich Team
BMW 323i		 Michael Martini, D
Horst Jacobs, D
Kamp
 2330 L6 Div. 2 38 57 8.59,65    
25 4 78 MSC Rhön
Alfa Romeo Alfasud TI 1.5		 Martin Weber, D
Stumpf, D
Ludwig Hölzl, D
 1498 B4 Div. 1 38 61 9.01,27    
26 5 75  
VW Golf GTI		 Jürgen Voigt, D
Peter Herdick, D
Günter Bochem, D
 1596 L4 Div. 1 38 54 8.57,74    
27 6    
Toyota Corolla GT		 John Nielsen, DK
Jørgen Poulsen, DK
 1587 L4 Div. 1 37 63 9.01,71    
28 7 88  
Audi 80 GLE		 Hagen Arlt, D
Wolf-Dieter Feuerlein, D
 1596 L4 Div. 1 37 56 8.59,41    
29 8 79 Ford Gerstmann Racing Team
Ford Escort RS 1600i		 Anette Meeuvissen, D
Klaus Niedzwiedz, D
Arno Wester, D
 1598 L4 Div. 1 37 45 8.49,86    
30 9 92 Kamm Motorsport
VW Golf GTI		 Balz Kamm, CH
Jacques Isler, CH
Hahne
 1596 L4 Div. 1 37 39 8.42,70    
31 10 89 AC Monheim e.V. DMV
VW Scirocco GTI		 Norbert Bormann, D
Walter Jirak, D
Walter Möras, D
 1596 L4 Div. 1 36 68 9.04,25    
32 12 44  
Ford Escort II RS 2000		 Girolamo Capra, I
Andrea Rossi, I
Gianangelo Grandi, I
 1993 L4 Div. 2 36 71 9.08,51    
33 11 85 Team Hemmerle Überrolbügel
Alfa Romeo Alfasud TI 1.5		 Walter Hillius, D
Wolfgang Eidt, D
(Norbert Blessing, D)
 1498 B4 Div. 1 36 78 9.21,30    
34 13 51  
Opel Kadett GT/E		 Josef Duda, D
Rudolf Duda, D
Helmut Titz, D
 1979 L4 Div. 2 36 77 9.18,16    
35 12 183 Renngemeinschaft Sieglar
Talbot Sunbeam TI		 Rainer Möllmann, D
Ernst Thierfelder, D
Hans Ebke, D
 1598 L4 Div. 1 34 74 9.14,49    
36 13 85 MSC Rhön
Alfa Romeo Alfasud TI 1.5		 Herbert Lingmann, D
Ludwig Hölzl, D
Martin Weber, D
 1498 B4 Div. 1 34 48 8.52,68    
37 14 64 Belgian VW Club
VW Golf GTI		 Pierre Fermine, B
Serge De Liedekerke, B
(Van Heur, B)
 1596 L4 Div. 1 34 72 9.13,77    
38 15 93 Kamm Motorsport
VW Golf GTI		 ? Edi Kamm, CH
Jacques Isler, CH
 1596 L4 Div. 1 33 64 9.03,03    
39 14 31 Scuderia Autolodi Corse S.r.l.
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6		 Rinaldo Drovandi, I
Gianfranco Brancatelli, I
 2491 V6 Div. 2 32 24 8.30,50    
    21  
Ford Capri III 3.0S		 Dieter Schäfer, D
Franz-Josef Bröhling, D
Bodo Jähn, D
 2993 V6 Div. 3   17 8.22,88    
    25 Eggenberger Motorsport
BMW 528i		 Axel Felder, D
"John Pace", D
Udo Schneider, D
 2799 L6 Div. 3   27 8.32,75    
    55  
Opel Kadett GT/E		 Karl-Heinz Schäfer, D
Karl-Heinz Gürthler, D
Volker Strycek, D
 1979 L4 Div. 2   30 8.37,20    
    22 Team Michel Vaillant
Ford Capri III 3.0S		 Alain Semoulin, B
Jean-Marie Pirnay, B
Bernard De Dryver, B
 2993 V6 Div. 3   35 8.39,17    
    43 Müller-Bräu Team
Mazda RX-7		 Fritz Müller, D
Heinz Kühn-Weiss, D
 2 x 573 R2 Div. 2   38 8.42,49    
    28  
Ford Capri III 3.0S		 Horst Jacobs, D
Werner Junkers, D
Graul, D
 2993 V6 Div. 3   41 8.47,76    
    71 Neusser MSC
VW Scirocco		 Helmut Pflieger, D
Elmar Hölscher, D
 1596 L4 Div. 1   42 8.48,62    
    41  
Opel Kadett GT/E		 Robert Schumacher, D
Hermann Tilke, D
Lothar Dahlen, D
 1979 L4 Div. 2   44 8.49,71    
    40 Neusser MSC
Audi Coupé GT5E		 Heinz Gilges, D
Reinhard Wimmers, D
 2145 L5 Div. 2   46 8.49,86    
    26 Renngemeinschaft Bergisch Gladbach
BMW 528i		 Klaus Lindlar, D
Werner Felder, D
Norbert Philipps, D
 2799 L6 Div. 3   47 8.50,63    
    59 Hörmann Fiat-Lancia-Motorsport
Fiat Ritmo 125TC		 Edgar Dören, D
Udo Lohmann, D
 1995 L4 Div. 2   49 8.53,96    
    68 AC Bad Honnef
VW Golf GTI		 Friedrich-Wilhelm Stallmann, D
Wolfgang Merten, D
 1596 L4 Div. 1   51 8.55,59    
    69 AC Bad Honnef
VW Golf GTI		 Hans-Jörn Ley, D
Josef Rietmann, D
 1596 L4 Div. 1   52 8.56,29    
    49  
Opel Kadett GT/E		 Jürgen Seibel, D
Manfred Wader, D
Hans-Peter Schaffrath, D
 1979 L4 Div. 2   53 8.57,21    
    52  
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6		 Günter Pollert, D
Jürgen Zerha, D
Werner Uetrecht, D
 2491 V6 Div. 2   55 8.58,73   Engine
    132 Verona Auto Sport Club
BMW 528i		 Marcello Cipriani, I
Daniele Toffoli, I
Massimo Siena, I
 2799 L6 Div. 3   58 8.59,78    
    160 R+K Tuning
Opel Manta		 Karl-Heinz Dalemans, D
Karl-Josef Römer, D
Wolfgang Hansen, D
 ca. 2000 L4 Div. 2   59 8.59,80    
    100 HWRT Auto Tuning
Ford Escort RS 1600i		 Wilhelm Kern, D
Brenner
 1598 L4 Div. 1   62 9.01,36    
    77 DMC Anker Teppich Team
Toyota Celica		 Richard Bartz, D
Robert Rupitsch, D
Günter Bochem, D
 1587 L4 Div. 1   67 9.04,03    
    80  
VW Scirocco GTI		 Odilo Vlatten, D
Horst Beradsen, D
Herbert Runggaldier, D
 1596 L4 Div. 1   70 9.05,14    
    86  
Ford Escort RS 1600i		 Girolamo Capra, I
Giovanni da Schio, I
Walter Falardi, CH
 1598 L4 Div. 1   73 9.13,82    
    27 Sportfahrer Gemeinschaft Köln
Ford Capri III 3.0S		 Dieter Lingen, D
Rolf Achterath, D
 2993 V6 Div. 3   75 9.15,16    
    84 Scuderia Augustusburg Brühl
VW Golf GTI		 Peter Welter, D
Klaus Hemp, D
Ingo Jeleniowski, D
 1596 L4 Div. 1   76 9.18,14    
    70  
VW Scirocco		 Bob Meacham, GB
Bill Pinkney, GB
 1596 L4 Div. 1   79 9.21,68    
    46 Mich Opel Tuning
Opel Kadett GT/E		 Rainer Müller, D
Wolfgang Holzem, D
 1979 L4 Div. 2   80 9.23,17    
DNF   130 Waterloo Motors
BMW 635 CSi		 Alain Peltier, B
Alain Cudini, F
Dany Snobeck, F
 3475 L6 Div. 3 11 13 8.16,07   Accident
DNF   50 Belgian VW Club
VW Golf GTI		 Heinz-Friedrich Peil, D
Möhlig, D
 1596 L4 Div. 1 41 37 8.42,42    
DNF   20 Hepolite Glacier Racing with Esso
Rover Vitesse		 Jeff Allam, GB
Steve Soper, GB
(René Metge, F)
 3532 V8 Div. 3 25 5 8.01,98   Engine
DNF   7 TWR Jaguar Racing
Jaguar XJ-S		 Enzo Calderari, CH
Pierre Dieudonné, B
Tom Walkinshaw, GB
 5344 V12 Div. 3 15 4 8.00,44   Electrics
DNF   30 Bastos Juma Racing Team
BMW 635 CSi		 Hans Heyer, D
Armin Hahne, D
 3475 L6 Div. 3 10 8 8.09,67   Lost wheel
DNF   19 Austin Rover Group Motorsport
Rover Vitesse		 Eddy Joosen, B
Pete Lovett, GB
René Metge, F
 3532 V8 Div. 3 7 10 8.10,79   Engine
DNF   6 TWR Jaguar Racing
Jaguar XJ-S		 Tom Walkinshaw, GB
Chuck Nicholson, GB
 5344 V12 Div. 3 10 1 7.56,00 8.02,44 Gearbox
DNF   8 GTM Engineering
BMW 635 CSi		 Michel Delcourt, B
Dany Swyssen, B
Jean-Marie Baert, B
 3475 L6 Div. 3   9 8.10,33    
DNF   42 Linder Rennsport
BMW 323i		 Joachim Winkelhock, D
Winfried Vogt, D
Braun
 2330 L6 Div. 2   19 8.26,96   Brakes, accident
DNF      
BMW 528i		 René Hollinger, CH
Ruedi Schmidlin, CH
Hermann Roth, CH
 2799 L6 Div. 3   25 8.31,97    
DNF   38 Alfa Romeo Deutschland
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6		 Toni Fischhaber, D
Mario Ketterer, D
 2491 V6 Div. 2   26 8.32,65   Engine
DNF   32 Jolly Club Milano
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6		 Lella Lombardi, I
Giancarlo Naddeo, I
 2491 V6 Div. 2   28 8.34,46   Engine
DNF   33 Jolly Club Milano
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6		 Roberto Marazzi, I
Duilio Truffo, I
(Dagmar Suster, YU)
 2491 V6 Div. 2   31 8.37,64   Gearbox
DNF   63 Votex Team Seikel
Audi 80		 Peter Seikel, D
Lothar Schörg, A
Hans-Joachim Nowak, D
 1596 L4 Div. 1   36 8.39,47   Panhard rod
DNF   83 Scuderia Calanda
Ford Escort RS 1600i		 Peter Ulmann, CH
Edi Kamm, CH
 1598 L4 Div. 1   69 9.04,58    
DNF   94 Auto-Veri Berlin
Ford Escort RS 1600i		 Lili Reisenbichler, D
Jürgen Hamelmann, D
Deborah Gregg, USA
 1598 L4 Div. 1   50 8.54,67    
DNS?   24  
BMW 528i		 Michael Middelhaufe, D
Rainer Zweibäumer, D
 2799 L6 Div. 3   15 8.21,39