1961 Nurburgring 500 Km

3 September 1961 - Nurburgring (D): Round 4, FIA GT Cup (Divisions I-III)
22 laps of a 14.174 mile/22.810 km circuit - 311.817 miles/501.820 kms
Weather: warm, dry

 
Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps Group Group Pos
1 113 Carlo Maria Abate/Colin Davis* Fiat-Abarth 1000 Scuderia Serenissima 22 Grand Touring 1000 1
2 112 Massimo Leto di Priolo/Carlo Leto di Priolo Fiat-Abarth 1000 Abarth 22 Grand Touring 1000 2
3 120 Peter Jackson/Richard A. Melville/Brian Archer^ Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite John Sprinzel 22 Grand Touring 1000 3
4 119 Robert Kuederli/Andrew Hedges Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite Andrew Hedges 22 Grand Touring 1000 4
5 111 Eberhard Mahle/Teodoro Zeccoli Fiat-Abarth 1000 Abarth 22 Grand Touring 1000 5
6 125 Helmut Zick/Hans Georg Plaut Fiat-Abarth 1000 Hans Georg Plaut 22 Grand Touring 1000 6
7 117 Paul Hawkins/Ian F. Walker Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite [AN5/31219] John Sprinzel 21 Grand Touring 1000 7
8 98 Sepp Liebl Fiat-Abarth 700 Abarth 21 Grand Touring 700 1
9 96 Herbert Linge/Sepp Greger* BMW 700S BMW 21 Grand Touring 700 2
10 82 Herbert Schultze/Günther Schramm MG Midget Herbert Schultze 21 Grand Touring 1000 8
11 97 Edgar Barth BMW 700S BMW 20 Grand Touring 700 3
12 52 Ernst Furtmayr Fiat-Abarth 850TC Abarth 20 Touring 850 1
13 51 Karl Foitek Fiat-Abarth 850TC Abarth 20 Touring 850 2
14 64 William McCowen/Heinrich Hülbüsch^ Fiat-Abarth 850TC Heinrich Hülbüsch 20 Touring 850 3
15 54 Gosta Karlsson/Ingemar Johansson Saab 96 Gosta Karlsson 20 Touring 850 4
16 32 Hans-August Stausberg/Heinrich Hülbüsch BMW 700S Renngemeinschaft Nürburgring 20 Touring 700 1
17 38 Ludwig Hammer/Ulrich Deussen BMW 700S Ludwig Hammer 20 Touring 700 2
18 40 Dieter Mohr/Willi Bretthauer BMW 700S Dieter Mohr 20 Touring 700 3
19 81 Alfred Kling/Kurt Geiss Auto Union 1000 Alfred Kling 20 Touring 1000 1
20 73 Jürgen Karrenberg/Monika Wallraf Auto Union 1000 Monika Wallraf 20 Touring 1000 2
21 35 Anton Fischhaber/Günther Lohsträter BMW 700S Anton Fischhaber 19 Touring 700 4
22 50 Lothar Bender Fiat-Abarth 850TC Abarth 19 Touring 850 2
23 86 Günter Schreiber/Bernhard Jäger Auto Union 1000 Günter Schreiber 19 Touring 1000 3
24 72 Anselm von Oertzen Auto Union 1000 Anselm von Oertzen 19 Touring 1000 4
25 121 Gerard Langlois von Ophem Fiat-Abarth 1000 Gerard Langlois von Ophem 19 Grand Touring 1000 9
26 57 Julien Vernaeve/Hugo Schumacher Austin Mini-Cooper Julian Vernaeve 19 Touring 850 6
27 58T John Aley/Frank Hamlin Morris Mini-Minor John Aley 19 Touring 850 7
28 33 Ule Oberhammer BMW 700S OASC 19 Touring 700 5
29 37 Hermann Windler BMW 700S Corsaires 19 Touring 700 6
30 62 Alfred Gaberszik/Gustav Gaberszik Saab 96 OASC 19 Touring 850 8
31 12 Erich Bitter NSU Prinz Rhein-Ruhr Racing 19 Touring 600 1
32 16 Gerhard Wiedemann/Heinz Gilges NSU Prinz Gerhard Wiedemann 18 Touring 600 2
33 77 Max Dachs-Wiesinger Auto Union 1000 OASC 18 Touring 1000 5
34 53 Salvatore Leto di Priolo Fiat-Abarth 850TC Abarth 18 Touring 850 9
35 75 Hans Bohlmeier Auto Union 1000 Hans Bohlmeier 18 Touring 1000 6
36 23 Heinz Müller/(Manfred Schiek) NSU Prinz Manfred Schiek 18 Touring 600 3
37 83 Lothar Köttgen Borgward Arabella Lothar Köttgen 18 Touring 1000 7
38 11 Karl-Heinz Trettau NSU Prinz Karl-Heinz Trettau 18 Touring 600 4
39 15 Jürgen Zink NSU Prinz Jürgen Zink 18 Touring 600 5
40 5 Georges Theiler/Max Pichler Steyr-Puch 500D Tartaruga 18 Touring 500 1
41 8 Josef Kremer Steyr-Puch 500D Josef Kremer 17 Touring 500 2
42 79 Waldemar Warmbold/Heinz Meier Auto Union 1000 Waldemar Warmbold 17 Touring 1000 8
43 2 Fritz Schlögl Steyr-Puch 500D OASC 17 Touring 500 3
44 59 Jacques Mathieu/Pierre Solut Renault Dauphine Jacques Mathieu 17 Touring 850 10
45 10 Heinz Winz/Günter Storm Fiat 500 Heinz Winz 16 Touring 500 4
DNF 29 Jackie Barthelemy/Xavier Boulanger Trabant 601 Jackie Barthelemy   Touring 500  
DNF 4 Johannes Ortner Steyr-Puch 500D Koertner Automobil Club   Touring 500  
DNF 3 Walter Roser Steyr-Puch 500D OASC   Touring 500  
DNF 20 Rex Greb NSU Prinz Rex Greb   Touring 600  
DNF 18 Heinz Marnet NSU Prinz Heinz Marnet   Touring 600  
DNF 34 Günter Besier/Hubert Hahne BMW 700S Günter Besier   Touring 700  
DNF 61 Gerhart Greil/Kurt Lorenzi/Heinrich Schütz^ DKW Junior OASC   Touring 850  
DNF 55 Bengt Gustavsson/Björn Rothstein Saab 96 Bengt Gustavsson   Touring 850  
DNF 80 Friedheim Theissen/Josef Maassen Auto Union 1000S Friedheim Theissen   Touring 1000  
DNF 84 Peter Sherman/Josef Michael Henderson^ Morris Minor Peter Sherman   Touring 1000  
DNF 91 Hans Götz/Stefan Papp Steyr-Puch 500 Koertner Automobil Club   Grand Touring 500  
DNF 114 John Glyde Walker/George D. Palmer^ GSM Delta Ford GSM   Grand Touring 1000  
DNF 85 Alfred Katz/Peter Falk Auto Union 1000 Kurt Geiss   Touring 1000  
DNF 22 Gerhard Bodmer Glas Isar Touring 600 Gerhard Bodmer   Touring 600  
DNF 17 Leonardo Cirincione NSU Prinz Leonardo Cirincione   Touring 600  
DNF 92 Helmut Volzwinkler Steyr-Puch 500 Helmut Volzwinkler   Grand Touring 500  
DNF 6 Werner Kofler Steyr-Puch 500D Hans Fessl   Touring 500  
DNF 56 John Whitmore/Christabel Carlisle Austin Se7en John Whitmore   Touring 850  
DNF 99 Willy König/Sepp Liebl^ Fiat-Abarth 700 Abarth   Grand Touring 700  
DNF 24 Günter Seifert/Hans E. Böhm^ NSU Prinz Rhein-Ruhr Racing   Touring 600  
DNF 31 Walter Schneider BMW 700S BMW   Touring 700  
DNF 110 Herbert Demetz Fiat-Abarth 1000 Abarth   Grand Touring 1000  
DNF 9 Walter Poeltinger/Christian Korn^ Steyr-Puch 500D Walter Pöltinger   Touring 500  
DNF 7 Ernst Schicker Steyr-Puch 500D Ernst Schicker   Touring 500  
DNF 1 Heinz Liedl Steyr-Puch 500D Heinz Liedl   Touring 500  
DNF 21 Heinz Fischer NSU Prinz Heinz Fischer   Touring 600  
DNF 60 Peter Ruby/Wolf-Dieter Mantzel^ DKW Junior Peter Ruby   Touring 850  
DNF 74 Hans-Joachim Peters/Hermann Beil^ Auto Union 1000 Hans-Joachim Peters   Touring 1000  
DNS 93 Günter Haering/Hannes Haering* Steyr-Puch 500 Günter Haering   Grand Touring 500  
DNS 115 Peter Bolton GSM Delta Ford GSM   Grand Touring 1000  
DNS 116 Jeff Uren GSM Delta Ford GSM   Grand Touring 1000  
DNS 126 Egon Evertz Fiat-Abarth 1000 Egon Evertz   Grand Touring 1000  
DNS 71 Egon Evertz Auto Union 1000 Egon Evertz   Touring 1000  
DNS 14 Gerhard Koch NSU Prinz Scuderia Colonia   Touring 600  
DNS 19 Horst Frischkorn/Günter Pause NSU Prinz Horst Frischkorn   Touring 600  
DNS 36 Lennart Gillmo BMW 700S Lennart Gillmo   Touring 700  
DNS 39 Werner Müller BMW 700S Werner Müller   Touring 700  
DNS 41 Kurt Schmitt BMW 700S Kurt Schmitt   Touring 700  
DNS 43 Raymond Proton de la Chapelle/Charles Feugier BMW 700S Raymond Proton de la Chapelle   Touring 700  
DNS 58 John Aley/Frank Hamlin Morris Mini-Minor John Aley   Touring 850  
DNS 76 Werner Krause Auto Union 1000S Werner Krause   Touring 1000  
DNS 78 Franz Binder Auto Union 1000 OASC   Touring 1000  
DNS 100 Leo Cella Fiat-Abarth 700 Zagato Leo Cella   Grand Touring 700  
DNS 118 Peter Clarke/Cyril Simson/Richard A. Melville/Peter Jackson* Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite John Sprinzel   Grand Touring 1000  
DNS 122 Günther Selbach/Jürgen Wagner Fiat-Abarth 1000 Günther Selbach   Grand Touring 1000  
DNS 123 Dan Margulies/Jay Chamberlain Austin-Healey Speedwell Sprite Dan Margulies   Grand Touring 1000  
DNS 124 Peter Ochs Auto Union Monza Coupe Peter Ochs   Grand Touring 1000  
DNA 101 Georges Michaux D.B. - Panhard Georges Michaux   Grand Touring 700  
DNA 42   BMW 700S Erwin Kohn   Touring 700  
DNA 64   Fiat-Abarth 850TC Abarth   Touring 850  

 
Winning Time: 4h05m16.8, 76.276 mph/122.754 kph
Fastest Lap: Eberhard Mahle #111 (Fiat Abarth 1000), 10m52.3, 78.223 mph/125.887 kph

 
 
* Driver listed for car, but did not participate in race meeting
^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it
RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start)
REE - Reserve Entry
DNA - Did Not Arrive
DNS - Did Not Start
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNP - Did Not Practice
NC - Not Classified
DSQ - Disqualified
NRF - Not Running At Finish
NAC - Not Accepted


Last Updated on 19/05/01
By Darren Galpin
Email: darren.galpin@virgin.net