Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 1973

Event: ADAC-1000 km-Rennen auf dem Nürburgring		Date: 27.5.1973
Track: Nürburgring Nordschleife (Germany), 22.835 kms	Organiser: ADAC
Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres
World Championship for Makes (round 7) Deutsche Automobil-Rennsport-Meisterschaft (round 11) Challenge Mondiale (round 3)

Weather:	warm, dry
Start time:	11:00
Grid:	2-2-2, PP right
Distance:	1000 kilometres
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	72
Practiced:	60
Qualified:	52
Started:	49
Finished:	23
Classified:	23

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Sports 3000	11	9	4
Sports 2000	20	17	7
Grand Touring +1600	16	12	7
Touring +3000	5	4	1
Touring 3000	3	3	2
Touring 2000	5	4	2

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

Pre-race sessions:
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 480 minutes on 25-26/5

Winners:
Overall:	1	Ferrari 312 PB	Ickx / Redman
Sports 2000:	19	Chevron B23 Ford	Burton / Bridges
Grand Touring +1600:	55	Porsche Carrera RSR	Keller / Neuhaus / Schickentanz
Touring +3000:	69	BMW 3.0 CSL	Hezemans / Quester
Touring 3000:	76	Ford Capri RS	Birrell / Fitzpatrick
Touring 2000:	85	BMW 2002 Tii	Pilette / Kelleners
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	4	Matra-Simca MS670B	François Cevert (F)	7:20.300	186.705 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	4	Matra-Simca MS670B	François Cevert (F)	7:12.800	189.940 km/h
Sports 2000:	31	Chevron B23 Ford	Hailwood / Juncadella	7:54.100
Grand Touring +1600:	66	Porsche Carrera RSR	Follmer / Kauhsen	8:24.700
Touring +3000:	68	BMW 3.0 CSL	Amon / Stuck	8:30.700
Touring 3000:	75	Ford Capri RS	Mass / Glemser	8:25.400
Touring 2000:	85	BMW 2002 Tii	Pilette / Kelleners	9:14.000
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (14), Chevron (11), BMW (7), Ford (3), Alfa Romeo (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Ford (19), Porsche (14), BMW (7), Alfa Romeo (3), Ferrari (2), Matra (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 911 Carrera (10), Chevron B23 (4), Chevron B21 (4), BMW 2002 (4)
Driver nationalities:	D (40), GB (25), CH (12), I (6), S (5), F (5), B (3), USA (2), MEX (2), NL (2)
Team nationalities:	D (22), GB (11), I (6), CH (4), F (2), S (2)
Most used colours:	red (18%), blue (18%), white (17%), yellow (11%), dark (10%), darker (4%)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (51%), rear-engined (24%), front-engined (25%)
Oldest known drivers:	John Hine (40), Martino Finotto (40), George Follmer (39)
Youngest known drivers:	Peter Smith (20), Hans-Joachim Stuck (22), Robert Eberhardt (23)

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