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Nürburgring Nordschleife, BRD

Date: 10/7/1977
Track length: 22.835 m
Attendance: 50.000
Entries accepted: 138
Starters: 80
Finishers: 38, 39 classified

Pole position: Fitzpatrick/Schenken in 8.30,9
Fastest lap: Fitzpatrick in 8.29,8 = 161,251 kmh

Distance: 4 hours
Average speed: 151,793 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 2/76
Car info: 1977 Cars

 

The ETCC still was in bad shape, despite fine weather and a race on the traditional Nürburgring track - where it all began, in 1963. Jaguar was present, that was a relief, and fine battles could be expected in the 2000 and 1600 cc classes. But Jaguar, the 1963 winners, brought 12 engines with them, although there should have been a simple solution to their oil surge problem: from July 1, a dry sump system was allowed prevented it had been homologated - which Jaguar had not done.
Alpina, main competitor, had hired Quester and Nilsson to bring the second victory to this immaculate car - just one out of six so far was most disappointing.
Zakspeed, another great name from the ETCC past, sent two Mampe Escorts with Heyer/Hahne and Schommers/Müller Sr - and dry sump engines, of course.

Yet again one Jaguar retired after only after one lap: Fitzpatrick, starting from pole, lost oil pressure at Breidscheid. Their pole position time had actually been slower than Stuck’s 1976 time, by the way.
The second Jag however came in better shape the further the race developed, but still the winning Alpina BMW could lower its lap time to 9.15 with ease. The Zakspeed car of Heyer and Hahne finished third, with the Luigi BMW of Xhenceval/Dieudonné/Grohs fourth after a troublesome race.

Division 1-5
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
1 1 1 Alpina
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Gunnar Nilsson, S
Dieter Quester, A
 3212 L6 Div. 5 27 laps, 4:03.42,2 2 8.33,9    
2 2 3 British Leyland
Jaguar XJ 12C 5.3		 Derek Bell, GB
Andy Rouse, GB
 5412 V12 Div. 5 27 laps, 4:05.49,8 5 8.47,9    
3 1 26 Mampe Zakspeed
Ford Escort II RS		 Hans Heyer, D
Armin Hahne, D
 1840 L4 Div. 3 26 6 8.52,4 9.01,5  
4 3 4 Luigi Racing UFO
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Jean Xhenceval, B
Pierre Dieudonné, B
Harald Grohs, D
 3196 L6 Div. 5 26 4 8.43,6    
5 2 29 Eggenberger Motorsport
BMW 320		 Walter Brun, CH
Helmut Kelleners, D
 1990 L4 Div. 3 26 9 9.05,0    
6 1 79 Jägermeister Racing Team
VW Scirocco		 Helmut Henzler, D
Willi Bergmeister, D
 1596 L4 Div. 2 26 8 9.02,9 9.09,7  
7 2   Spiess Tuning
VW Scirocco		 Anton Stocker, CH
Jörg Siegrist, CH
 1596 L4 Div. 2 25 19 9.29,4    
8 3   IFM Efector
BMW 2002		 Peter Ochs, D
Peter Kuhlmann, D
Rolf Rummel, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2 25 16 9.26,1    
9 4    
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV		 Tarcisio Fornera, CH
Ruedi Franz, CH
 1962 L4 Div. 2 25        
10 1 23 BMW racing with Castrol
BMW 530i US		 Tom Walkinshaw, GB
Richard Lloyd, GB
Gilbert Greenall, GB
 2985 L6 Div. 4 25   9.34,4    
11 5   Ford Berkenkamp Valvoline Racing Team
Ford Escort RS 2000		 Matthias Schneider, D
Holger Soltwedel, D
Dieter Selzer, D
 1993 L4 Div. 3 24        
12 6 28? Eggenberger Motorsport
BMW 320		 Rainer Braun, D
Jürgen Reinke, D
 1990 L4 Div. 3 24 13 9.21,5    
13 7   Alfa Romeo Hähn
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV		 Frank Mayr, D
? Manfred Mohr, D
 1962 L4 Div. 3 24        
14 4 5? Luigi Racing UFO
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Eddy Joosen, B
Claude De Wael, B
Umberto Grano, I
 3196 L6 Div. 5 24 7 8.58,5    
15 3 78 Abex Pagid Racing
Audi 80 GTE		 Hans-Joachim Nowak, D
Harald Ertl, A
 1596 L4 Div. 2 24 15 9.24,7   Valve spring
16 8   Kneipp-Sanatorium “Sonnenhof”
Ford Escort RS 2000		 Hanno Schumacher, D
? Karl Mauer, D
? Josef Stockhausen, D
 1993 L4 Div. 3 24 17 9.27,7    
17 2   Opel Bachem Racing Team
Opel Commodore GS/E		 Lothar Schörg, A
H. Meyer, D
 2784 L6 Div. 4 24        
18 9   Alpina
BMW 2002		 Kurt Mirer, CH
Marco Vanoli, CH
 1990 L4 Div. 3 24        
19 1   Team 43-70
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint		 Juan-Pablo Zampa, RA
Eugenio Breard, RA
 1299 B4 Div. 1 24     9.52,6  
20 3   Valvoline Racing
Opel Commodore GS/E		 René Herzog, CH
Robert Rupitsch, D
 2784 L6 Div. 4 23        
  4   Abex Pagid Racing Team
Opel Commodore GS/E		 Johann Weisheidinger, A
Dietmar Hackner, D
Heinz-Jürgen Mählenhoff, D
 2784 L6 Div. 4 23        
  4    
VW Scirocco		 Wolfgang Jacobs, D
Hans Werner Hilger, D
 1596 L4 Div. 2 23        
  2    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior		 Harry Schultze, D
Hans Motte, D
 1290 L4 Div. 1 23        
  3   Team 43-70
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint		 Nando Parrado, ROU
Max Macchi, I
 1299 B4 Div. 1 23        
  4    
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti		 Dirk Amthor, D
Wolfgang Thiele, D
 1186 B4 Div. 1 20        
35 6   Smith Kendon Travel Sweets
Mazda Savanna RX-3		 Wendy Markey, GB
Thomas Hunt, GB
 2 x 573 R2 Div. 4          
  7    
Ford Capri II 3.0S		 Harald Hinz, D
Ralf Walter, D
 2993 V6 Div. 4          
  10    
BMW 2002		 Hermann Vincentz, D
Elmar Hölscher, D
 1990 L4 Div. 3          
  11    
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV		 Richard Mattozza, B
Jacques Berger, B
 1962 L4 Div. 3          
  12    
Ford Escort II ?RS 2000		 Axel Felder, D
Uwe Reich, D
Peter Döring, D
 1993 L4 Div. 3          
  13   Haribo Lakritzen Racing Team
BMW 2002		 Egon Timmer, A
Tripo Gölz, A
Lothar Moll, D
 1990 L4 Div. 3          
  14    
BMW 2002		 Hans-J. Maukisch, D
Eckhardt Keine, D
 1990 L4 Div. 3          
  15    
Ford Escort II RS 2000		 Nico Demuth, L
Charles Van Stalle ("Chavan"), B
Robert Heiderscheid, L
 1993 L4 Div. 3          
  16   Valvoline Racing
BMW 2002		 Peter Schumacher, D
Josef Stockhausen, D
 1990 L4 Div. 3          
  17   KWS Autotechnik Team
Ford Escort II RS 2000		 Berthold Doll, D
Norbert Schommer, D
 1993 L4 Div. 3          
  5   Valvoline Racing
VW Golf		 Peter Valder, D
Axel Sonntag, D
 1588 L4 Div. 2          
  6   Abt - Hinse Motorsport
Audi 80 GT		 Georg Weber, D
Norbert Jülicher, D
 1588 L4 Div. 2          
  7    
VW Scirocco		 Horst Honrath, D
Helmut Güllich, D
 1596 L4 Div. 2          
NRF 8   MSC Bad Cannstadt - Wienerwald
VW Scirocco		 Wolfgang Wolf, D
Paul Wunsch, D
 1596 L4 Div. 2   11 9.17,4    
DNF   27 Mampe Zakspeed
Ford Escort II RS		 Werner Schommers, D
Siegfried Müller Jr, D
 1840 L4 Div. 3 1 10 9.08,9   Accident
DNF     Arrow American Shirts
Ford Escort II RS		 Ron Kluit, NL
Alec Poole, IRL
 1840 L4 Div. 3 1       Clutch
DNF   5 Jolly Club - UFO
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Martino Finotto, I
Carlo Facetti, I
 3196 L6 Div. 5 11 3 8.38,6   Differential
DNF     KWS Autotechnik Team
Ford Escort II RS 2000		 Rudolf Doetsch, D
Ari Vatanen, SF
 1993 L4 Div. 3   18 9.27,9   Engine
DNF   2 British Leyland
Jaguar XJ 12C 5.3		 John Fitzpatrick, GB
Tim Schenken, AUS
 5412 V12 Div. 5 1 1 8.30,9 8.29,8 Oil pressure
DNF      
BMW 2002		 Richard Bremmekamp, D
Hans-Jürgen Möhle, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2   20 9.30,8    
DNF      
Opel Commodore GS/E		 Axel Sonntag, D
Werner Dittert, D
 2784 L6 Div. 4       9.28,3  
DNF      
BMW 2002		 Dieter Hegels, D
Karl-Heinz Tibor, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2   14 9.24,6    
DNF      
BMW 2002		 Hans Weissgerber, D
Gert Englerth, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2   12 9.19,9    
DNS     Smith Kendon Travel Sweets
Mazda RX-5		 David Palmer, GB
John Markey, GB
 2 x 654 R2 Div. 4         Car did not start at the grid