Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 1981

Event: ADAC 1000 Km Rennen Nürburgring		Date: 24.5.1981
Track: Nürburgring Nordschleife (Germany), 22.835 kms	Organiser: ADAC
Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres
World Championship for Drivers and Makes (round 7)

Weather:	warm, dry
Start time:	10:30
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	1000 kilometres
Attendance:	50000

Entered:	109
Practiced:	94
Qualified:	72
Started:	67
Finished:	47
Classified:	49

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Group 6 - Sports +2000	9	6	4
Group 6 - Sports 2000	11	9	5
Group 5 - +2000	12	10	9
Group 5 - 2000	5	5	4
Group 3 & 4 - Grand Touring +2000	9	9	7
Group 3 & 4 - Grand Touring 2000	1	0	0
Group 1 & 2 - Touring +2000	5	1	1
Group 1 & 2 - Touring 2000	38	23	16
IMSA GTX	2	2	1
IMSA GTU	1	1	1
Le Mans GTP	1	1	1
Le Mans GTX	0	0	0

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Lap Times

Race notes:
Race stopped because of damage of track
scheduled for 44 laps (1004.74 kms.)

Pre-race sessions:
2 practice sessions held on 22-23/5

Winners:
Overall:	12	BMW M1 Sauber	Stuck / Piquet
Group 6 - Sports +2000:	1	Porsche 908/80 Turbo	Mass / Jöst
Group 6 - Sports 2000:	47	Lola T297 Ford	Birchenhough / Joscelyne
Group 5 - 2000:	31	Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo	Pescarolo / de Cesaris
Group 3 & 4 - Grand Touring +2000:	38	BMW M1	König / Oberndorfer
Group 1 & 2 - Touring +2000:	73	Opel Monza 3.0E	Herler / Filthaut / Hühnermann
Group 1 & 2 - Touring 2000:	108	BMW 320/6	Bremmekamp / Felder
IMSA GTX:	27	Porsche 935 K3/80	Wollek
IMSA GTU:	61	Mazda RX-7	Stiff / Ratcliff
Le Mans GTP:	15	Lola T600 Ford	Edwards / de Villota
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	1	Porsche 908/80 Turbo	Jochen Mass (D)	7:33.5300	181.2580 km/h	lap 4
Group 6 - Sports 2000:	45	TOJ SC205 BMW	Helmut Bross (D)	7:47.6300	175.7920 km/h	lap 4
Group 5 - +2000:	12	BMW M1 Sauber	Hans-Joachim Stuck (D)	7:39.5100	178.8990 km/h	lap 8
Group 5 - 2000:	31	Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo	Henri Pescarolo (F)	7:59.2700	171.5230 km/h	lap 8
Group 3 & 4 - Grand Touring +2000:	37	BMW M1	Hermann-Peter Duge (D)	8:25.3400	162.6740 km/h	lap 3
Group 1 & 2 - Touring +2000:	73	Opel Monza 3.0E	Herler / Filthaut / Hühnermann	9:41.5900	141.3460 km/h	lap 5
Group 1 & 2 - Touring 2000:	108	BMW 320/6	Richard Bremmekamp (D)	9:12.0600	148.9070 km/h	lap 7
IMSA GTX:	27	Porsche 935 K3/80	Bob Wollek (F)	7:45.6200	176.5510 km/h	lap 4
IMSA GTU:	61	Mazda RX-7	Fred Stiff (USA)	9:05.9700	150.5680 km/h	lap 9
Le Mans GTP:	15	Lola T600 Ford	Emilio de Villota (E)	8:02.1400	170.5020 km/h	lap 13
Pole Positions:
Overall:	11	Ford Capri III Turbo	Manfred Winkelhock (D)	7:18.4900	187.4750 km/h
Group 6 - Sports +2000:	1	Porsche 908/80 Turbo	Mass / Jöst	7:27.0200
Group 6 - Sports 2000:	45	TOJ SC205 BMW	Bross / "Calvo"	7:46.6800
Group 5 - 2000:	31	Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo	Pescarolo / de Cesaris	7:51.6500
Group 3 & 4 - Grand Touring +2000:	38	BMW M1	König / Oberndorfer	8:01.8100
Group 1 & 2 - Touring +2000:	71	Ford Capri III	Döring / Schumacher / Thatcher	9:24.2300
Group 1 & 2 - Touring 2000:	108	BMW 320/6	Bremmekamp / Felder	9:09.6100
IMSA GTX:	27	Porsche 935 K3/80	Wollek	7:51.7700
IMSA GTU:	61	Mazda RX-7	Stiff / Ratcliff	9:13.4300
Le Mans GTP:	15	Lola T600 Ford	Edwards / de Villota	7:56.5800
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (17), BMW (13), Ford (9), Opel (7), Lola (5)
Top engines by numbers:	BMW (19), Porsche (18), Ford (15), Opel (7), Lancia (4)
Top car types by numbers:	Ford Escort (9), Porsche 935 (8), BMW M1 (5)
Driver nationalities:	D (96), GB (14), CH (7), USA (6), I (5), F (2), A (2), S (2)
Team nationalities:	D (48), GB (8), CH (4), USA (3), I (3)
Most used colours:	white (53%), red (16%), blue (13%), black (5%), yellow (4%)
Engine positions:	front-engined (44%), mid-engined (37%), rear-engined (19%)
Oldest known drivers:	Kurt Hild (52), Brian Joscelyne (47), Tony Birchenhough (47)
Youngest known drivers:	Andrea de Cesaris (22), Jochen Felder (22), Eddie Cheever (22)

Official Race Programme:

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