Pole position: unknown
Fastest lap: Lauda in 8.39,6
Distance: 2 x 8 hours, with a pause of 8 hours in between
Average speed: unknown
Weather: drizzle, rain
Ruleset: Group 2 and Group 4
Car info: 1973 Cars
The seventh edition (and fourth as a race) of the Nürburgring 24 hour race was an experiment; it consisted of two heats of eight hours each with a pause of another eight hours in between. This was for safety reasons, most accidents happened in the early morning, but also to reduce the noise level for the inhabitants close to the ring. The entry was lead by the works Capri of Heyer/Fritzinger and two Alpina BMW CSLs, the orange Jägermeister car for Lauda/Joisten and Muirs’ BTCC car, after he had more or less damaged other Alpina cars in the past months at the Ring. He shared his car with Han Akersloot, an experienced Dutch touring car driver normally associated with Ford. At five o’clock in the afternoon the flag dropped, Heyer leading, then Lauda, Faltz and Odenthal, but Lauda took over soon. Muir started as last after a change of plugs and managed to overtake 72 cars in the first lap - without damaging his own car. First prominent retirement: Zweibäumer/Bonefeld with engine problems. After two hours the order is Lauda, Heyer, Faltz and Muir - only these cars are in the same lap. But now the drizzle changes into rain, none withstanding this the lead cars are still on slicks. Muir comes in with ignition problems and changes to intermediates. Then, a BMW driver becomes nervous when Heyer closes in. He spins, and Heyer crashes into the barriers trying to avoid him. The cars could be repaired for 1,5 hours now; and Sunday morning 9:00 the remaining 77 cars started the next 8 hours. Muir again has ignition troubles but can continue. Fritzinger/Heyer take the lead in part two and never looked back - but the problems in part one would not allow an overall victory. Odenthal/Richard crash and retire; Klonz/Schuh, third in the meantime, do the same. |
Division 1, 2, and GT
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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 | 29 | Alpina BMW 3.0 CSL |
Niki Lauda, A Hans-Peter Joisten, D |
3303 | L6 | Div. 2 | 2159 km in 16:04.21,1 | ||||
2 | 2 | 30 | Alpina BMW 3.0 CSL |
Brian Muir, AUS Han Akersloot, NL |
3303 | L6 | Div. 2 | 2132 km | ||||
3 | 3 | Ford Köln Ford Capri RS 2600 |
Hans Heyer, D Klaus Fritzinger, D |
2999 | V6 | Div. 2 | 2012 km | |||||
4 | 1 | BMW 2002 |
Richard Peitz, D Thomas Betzler, D |
1990 | L4 | Div. 1 | 2002 km | |||||
5 | 1 | BMW 1602 |
Helmut Lenz, D Helmut Döring, D |
1600 | L4 | Div. 1/1600 | 2001 km | |||||
6 | 2 | BMW 2002 |
Heinrich Hirth, D Günther Mohrs, D |
1990 | L4 | Div. 1 | 1991 km | |||||
7 | 2 | BMW 1602 |
Walter Prüser, D ? Friedhelm Theissen, D |
1600 | L4 | Div. 1/1600 | 1990 km | |||||
8 | 3 | BMW 2002 |
Manfred Verkühlen, D Lenz |
1990 | L4 | Div. 1 | 1971 km | |||||
9 | 1 | Porsche 911 E |
Wolfgang Kauwertz, D |
2400? | B6 | GT | 1963 km | |||||
10 | 4 | Ford Capri 3000 GXL |
Gordon Spice, GB John Hine, GB |
2993 | V6 | Div. 2 | 1948 km | |||||
1 | Fiat 128 coupé 1300 |
Friedhelm Croes, D Rainer Orbach, D |
1290 | L4 | Div. 1/1300 | 1877 km | ||||||
1 | Autobianchi A112 |
Gerd Bauer, D Frank Lampe, D |
L4 | Div. 1/1000 | 1717 km | |||||||
BMW 2002 |
Richard Bremmekamp, D Hans-Jürgen Möhle, D |
1990 | L4 | Div. 1 | ||||||||
BMW 3.0 CSL |
Walter Czadek, D ? Werner Scheid, D |
3003? | L6 | Div. 2 | ||||||||
BMW 2800 CS |
Sigmund Ogrodowcyk, D Siegfried Müller Sr, D |
2996 | L6 | Div. 2 | ||||||||
99 | Simca Rallye 2 |
Unknown |
1294 | L4 | Div. 1/1300 | |||||||
DNRT Marlboro Team Simca Rallye |
Jim Vermeulen, NL Arthur van Dedem, NL |
1294? | L4 | Div. 1/1300 | ||||||||
100 | Fiat 128 coupé |
Unknown |
L4 | |||||||||
134 | NSU TT(S?) |
Unknown |
L4 | |||||||||
Ford Capri RS 2600 |
Klaus Ludwig, D Claude Lobo, F |
2940? | V6 | Div. 2 | ||||||||
unknown |
Ottmar Ickenroth, D Willi Weyer, D |
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BMW 2002 |
Boz Jr Wolfgang Stiller, D |
1990 | L4 | Div. 1 | ||||||||
DNF | Ford Capri RS 2600 |
Waltraud Odenthal, D Hubert Richarz, D |
2999? | V6 | Div. 2 | Accident | ||||||
DNF | Faltz-Alpina Essen BMW ?3.0 CSL |
Rüdiger Faltz, D Helmut Kuhl, D |
3003? | L6 | Div. 2 | |||||||
DNF | Porsche 911 S |
Klonz Werner Schuh, D |
2500? | B6 | GT | Accident | ||||||
DNF | GS tuning? BMW 2002 |
Gerhard Schneider, D Ernst-Dieter Klotzeck, D |
1990 | L4 | Div. 1 | Accident? | ||||||
DNF | Reppekus BMW 2002 |
Rainer Zweibäumer, D Horst Bonefeld, D |
1990 | L4 | Div. 1 | Accident |