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Event: Int. ADAC 500 km Eifelpokal Rennen NürburgringDate: 3.9.1972
Track: Nürburgring Nordschleife (Germany), 22.835 kmsOrganiser: ADAC

Nürburgring 500 Kilometres
Weather:unknown
Start time:10:00
Grid:unknown
Distance:2 x 250 kilometres
Attendance:unknown
Entered:85
Practiced:unknown
Started:54
Finished:unknown
Classified:24
Classes:StartClass
Group 5 & 7 - Sports 20003517
Group 5 & 7 - Sports 160092
Group 4 - Grand Touring 200063
Group 4 - Grand Touring 160042
Photo GalleryEntered CarsTechnical DataAppearanceRace ResultsGridRace 1 ResultsRace 2 ResultsQualifyingQualifying 2Lap Times
Pre-race sessions:
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 255 minutes on 1-2/9
Winners:
Overall:48Lola T290 FordJean-Louis Lafosse
Group 5 & 7 - Sports 1600:55SAR - FordJohn Blanckley
Group 4 - Grand Touring 2000:71Porsche 911 SHans Hargarten
Group 4 - Grand Touring 1600:85Alpine A110 RenaultJean-Luc Thérier
Fastest Laps:
Overall:41Lola T290 ChevroletVic Elford (GB)
Pole Positions:
Overall:2Chevron B21 FordJohn Burton7:50.6000
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Chevron (19), Lola (10), Porsche (8), Alpine (4), Abarth-Osella (2), NSU (2)
Top engines by numbers:Ford (25), Porsche (8), Renault (4), NSU (4), BMW (3), Chevrolet (3)
Top car types by numbers:Chevron B21 (12), Lola T290 (7), Chevron B19 (4), Alpine A110 (4), Porsche 911 (4)
Driver nationalities:GB (25), D (16), B (4), F (3), NZ (2), CH (2), E (2)
Team nationalities:GB (23), D (16), CH (6), B (3)
Engine positions:mid-engined (79%), rear-engined (16%), front-engined (5%)
Oldest known drivers:Tony Birchenhough (38), Vic Elford (37), Jean-Pierre Adatte (33)
Youngest known drivers:Peter Smith (19), Brian Robinson (24), Ian Harrower (25)

Official Race Programme:

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