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Event: 42. Int. ADAC-Eifelrennen NürburgringDate: 29.4.1979
Track: Nürburgring Nordschleife (Germany), 22.835 kmsOrganiser: ADAC

DRM Nürburgring Eifelrennen
Weather:unknown
Start time:12:00
Grid:2-2-2, PP right, rolling start
Distance:7 laps
Attendance:unknown
Entered:72
Practiced:unknown
Started:49
Finished:42
Classified:42
Classes:StartClass
Division I1918
Division II3024
Photo GalleryEntered CarsTechnical DataAppearanceResults Div.IResults Div.IIGrid Div.IGrid Div.II
Race notes:
Both divisions raced together but started separately.
Pre-race sessions:
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 195 minutes on 27-28/4
30-minute pre-race warm up held
Winners:
Division I:51Porsche 935/77ABob Wollek
Division II:3Ford Capri III TurboHans Heyer
Leaders:
laps 101-107:Ford Capri TurboHeyer
laps 1-2:Porsche 935Ludwig
laps 3-7:Porsche 935Wollek
Fastest Laps:
Division I:54Porsche 935 K3Klaus Ludwig (D)7:37.3000179.7600 km/h
Division II:3Ford Capri III TurboHans Heyer (D)7:46.3000176.2900 km/h
Pole Positions:
Division I:54Porsche 935 K3Klaus Ludwig (D)7:31.7000181.9900 km/h
Division II:3Ford Capri III TurboHans Heyer (D)7:44.4000177.0500 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:BMW (19), Porsche (17), Ford (7), Opel (2), Audi (2), VW (2)
Top engines by numbers:BMW (19), Porsche (17), Ford (7), Opel (2), Audi (2), VW (2)
Top car types by numbers:BMW 320 (13), Porsche 935 (10), BMW 2002 (5)
Driver nationalities:D (40), CH (4)
Team nationalities:D (46), CH (3)
Most used colours:white (44%), red (20%), blue (8%), black (5%), silver (5%), yellow (4%)
Engine positions:front-engined (63%), rear-engined (34%), mid-engined (3%)
Oldest known drivers:Volkert Merl (39), Dieter Schornstein (39), Fritz Müller (38)
Youngest known drivers:Wolfgang Boller (21), Manfred Winkelhock (27), Hans-Georg Bürger (27)

Official Race Programme:

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