Nürburgring 24 Hours 1981 - Racing Sports Cars

Event:		Date: 4.10.1981
Track: Nürburgring Nordschleife (Germany), 22.835 kms	Organiser: unknown
Nürburgring 24 Hours
Non championship race

Weather:	rain
Start time:	3/10
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	24 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	147
Practiced:	147
Qualified:	147
Started:	147
Finished:	88
Classified:	87

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Class 10 - Group A	2	2	1
Class 7 - Group 1 - Series Touring +2500	12	12	10
Class 6 - Group 1 - Series Touring 2500	7	7	5
Class 5 - Group 1 - Series Touring 2000	36	36	15
Class 4 - Group 1 - Series Touring 1600	30	30	19
Class 3 - Group 1 - Series Touring 1300	19	19	11
Class 2 - Group 1 - Series Touring 1150	20	20	12
Class 1 - Group 1 - Series Touring 1000	8	8	5
Class 8 - Diesel	6	6	6
Class 9 - Renault 5 Pokal	7	7	3

No Photos Yet Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Lap Times

Winners:
Overall:	1	Ford Capri III 3.0S	Döring / Gartmann / Müller
Class 10 - Group A:	75	Opel Ascona	Helmig / Grohs / Peil
Class 6 - Group 1 - Series Touring 2500:	23	Audi 80 5E	Bergmeister / Seikel / Nowak
Class 5 - Group 1 - Series Touring 2000:	35	Ford Escort II RS 2000	Niedzwiedz / Dransmann / Burg
Class 4 - Group 1 - Series Touring 1600:	109	VW Golf GTi	Sprungmann / Mennecken / Meyer
Class 3 - Group 1 - Series Touring 1300:	143	Talbot Rallye 2	Roth / Mond / Kudrass
Class 2 - Group 1 - Series Touring 1150:	152	Ford Fiesta	Lauderbach / Blume / Selzer
Class 1 - Group 1 - Series Touring 1000:	177	Autobianchi A112 Abarth	Scheid / Schuster / Dreeser
Class 8 - Diesel:	195	VW Golf Diesel	Ilgner / Hofmann / Hoffknecht
Class 9 - Renault 5 Pokal:	204	Renault 5 Alpine	Vögtlin / Staffel / Krankemann
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	2	Opel Monza 3.0E	Herler / Stommelen / Weisheidinger	9:30.5500
Class 10 - Group A:	75	Opel Ascona	Helmig / Grohs / Peil	9:47.2900
Class 6 - Group 1 - Series Touring 2500:	23	Audi 80 5E	Bergmeister / Seikel / Nowak	9:46.8500
Class 5 - Group 1 - Series Touring 2000:	35	Ford Escort II RS 2000	Niedzwiedz / Dransmann / Burg	9:34.0300
Class 4 - Group 1 - Series Touring 1600:	101	Audi 80 GTE	Hardy / Beauchef / Schenk	9:58.6900
Class 3 - Group 1 - Series Touring 1300:	140	Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti	Hölzl / Amthor	10:40.3900
Class 2 - Group 1 - Series Touring 1150:	151	Ford Fiesta	Reisenbichler / Kern / Benzenhöfer	10:30.5699
Class 1 - Group 1 - Series Touring 1000:	177	Autobianchi A112 Abarth	Scheid / Schuster / Dreeser	11:49.0400
Class 8 - Diesel:	195	VW Golf Diesel	Ilgner / Hofmann / Hoffknecht	10:49.5100
Class 9 - Renault 5 Pokal:	204	Renault 5 Alpine	Vögtlin / Staffel / Krankemann	10:51.6400
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Ford (32), VW (29), Opel (18), Audi (15), Alfa Romeo (13)
Top engines by numbers:	Ford (32), VW (29), Opel (18), Audi (15), Alfa Romeo (13)
Top car types by numbers:	VW Golf (26), Ford Escort (22), Audi 50 (11)
Engine positions:	front-engined (95%), rear-engined (5%)
Average engine size:	1632 cc (with regard to 4% turbocharged cars and 0% cars with rotary engine an applicable size is 1658 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Girolamo Capra (60), Fritz Müller (40), Edgar Dören (40)
Youngest known drivers:	Jochen Felder (22), Ulli Richter (24), Armin Hahne (26)
Female drivers:	Gisela Blume, Helga Hess

Official Race Programme:

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