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Event: ADAC 500 km Rennen NürburgringDate: 1.9.1963
Track: Nürburgring Nordschleife (Germany), 22.810 kmsOrganiser: ADAC

Nürburgring 500 Kilometres
Weather:dry, overcast
Start time:11:00
Grid:unknown
Distance:500 kilometres
Attendance:25000
Entered:91
Practiced:74
Qualified:67
Started:67
Finished:34
Classified:35
Classes:PractStartClass
Prototype GT 1000532
Prototype GT 850662
Grand Touring 1000994
Touring 100014116
Touring 85020209
Touring 70012127
Touring 600665
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Pre-race sessions:
2 qualifying session held for a total of 1260 minutes on 30-31/8
Winners:
Overall:82Fiat-Abarth 850Pilette / Herrmann
Prototype GT 1000:86Lotus 23Fritz Baumann
Grand Touring 1000:104Fiat-Abarth 1000Zucchi
Touring 1000:62Fiat-Abarth 1000 BerlinaBiscaldi / Bianchi
Touring 850:50Saab 96Johansson / Johansson
Touring 700:22BMW 700 SAnton Fischhaber
Touring 600:1NSU PrinzWiedemann / Gilges
Fastest Laps:
Overall:90Fiat-Abarth 1000 SHans Herrmann (D)10:23.500131.500 km/h
Prototype GT 850:81Fiat-Abarth 850Bianchi / Therstappen10:32.700129.700 km/h
Grand Touring 1000:105Fiat-Abarth 1000 BerlinaGerhard Koch (D)10:37.500128.700 km/h
Touring 1000:71DKW F12Gustav Bontemps11:40.900117.100 km/h
Touring 850:34Fiat-Abarth 850 TCRenier / Zuccoli11:39.600117.400 km/h
Touring 700:14BMW 700 SKlaus Bongard (D)11:53.200115.000 km/h
Touring 600:1NSU PrinzGerhard Wiedemann (D)12:40.800107.800 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:90Fiat-Abarth 1000 SHans Herrmann (D)10:04.800135.774 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Fiat-Abarth (20), BMW (12), DKW (10), NSU (5), Martini (3), Marcos (3)
Top engines by numbers:Fiat (20), BMW (16), DKW (10), BMC (5), NSU (5)
Top car types by numbers:BMW 700 (12), Fiat-Abarth 850 TC (10), DKW Junior (7)
Driver nationalities:D (61), I (14), GB (11), B (6), CH (4), S (2)
Engine positions:rear-engined (59%), front-engined (38%), mid-engined (3%)
Oldest known drivers:Lucien Bianchi (29), Mauro Bianchi (26), Hans Herrmann (25)
Youngest known drivers:Jonathan Williams (21), Teddy Pilette (21), Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (23)
Female drivers:Hannelore Werner

Official Race Programme:

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