1963 Nurburgring 500 Km


1 September 1963- Nurburgring (D): Round 9, International Championship for Manufacturers (Division I)
22 laps of a 14.174 mile/22.810 km circuit - 311.817 miles/501.820 kms were completed
Weather: dry, overcast


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps Group Group Pos
1 82 Teddy Pilette/Hans Herrmann Fiat-Abarth 850 Abarth 22 Prototype GT 850 1
2 86 Fritz Baumann Lotus 23 Squadra Tartaruga 22 Prototype GT 1000 1
3 104 Anzio Zucchi/Hans Herrmann^ Fiat-Abarth 1000 Abarth 22 Grand Touring 1000 1
4 77 Heinrich Hülbüsch/Kurt Louis Martini - BMW Willi Martini 21 Prototype GT 850 2
5 94 John Grenville Sutton/John Miles^ Marcos GT John Grenville Sutton 21 Grand Touring 1000 2
6 62 Giampiero Biscaldi/Lucien Bianchi Fiat-Abarth 1000 Berlina Abarth 21 Touring 1000 1
7 50 Boo Johansson/Ingemar Johansson Saab 96 Boo Johansson 21 Touring 850 1
8 33 Mario Saruggia/Giani Morini Prada Fiat-Abarth 850TC Scuderia Sant Ambroeus 21 Touring 850 2
9 34 Paolo Renier/Carlo Zuccoli Fiat-Abarth 850TC Scuderia Sant Ambroeus 21 Touring 850 3
10 22 Anton Fischhaber BMW 700S Anton Fischhaber 21 Touring 700 1
11 40 Erich Bitter/Hans-Peter Koepchen Fiat-Abarth 850TC Erich Bitter 21 Touring 850 4
12 64 Angela Fontana/Attilio Zuppini Fiat-Abarth 1000 Berlina Scuderia Sant Ambroeus 21 Touring 1000 2
13 96 John E. Milne/William Shepherd MG Midget John E. Milne 20 Grand Touring 1000 3
14 59 Günter Schreiber/Kurt Pfnier DKW F12 Günter Schreiber 20 Touring 1000 3
15 95 John R. Williamson/William Shepherd Austin-Healey Sprite John E. Milne 20 Grand Touring 1000 4
16 19 Dieter Bohnhorst/Kurt Ahrens, Jr./Klaus Block* BMW 700S Dieter Bohnhorst 20 Touring 700 2
17 88 Philippe Dubourg René Bonnet Djet Philippe Dubourg 20 Prototype GT 1000 2
18 37 Manfred Hartung Fiat-Abarth 850TC Rhein-Ruhr Racing 20 Touring 850 5
19 26 Josef Kremer BMW 700S Josef Kremer 20 Touring 700 3
20 44 Paul Polzin/Dieter Fröhlich/Friedhelm Slowick* DKW Junior Günter Schreiber 20 Touring 850 6
21 69 Karl Herd/Otto Lux Glas S1004 Karl Herd 20 Touring 1000 4
22 57 Waldemar Warmbold DKW F12 Waldemar Warmbold 20 Touring 1000 5
23 46 Gerd Raschig/Walter Treser* DKW Junior Walter Treser 20 Touring 850 7
NRF 43 Peter Ruby DKW Junior Peter Ruby 19 Touring 850  
25 1 Gerhard Wiedemann/Heinz Gilges NSU Prinz Rhein-Ruhr Racing 19 Touring 600 1
26 11 Peter Otto/Fred Oehm BMW 700S Willi Martini 19 Touring 700 4
27 6 Hannes Haering Steyr-Puch 500D Hannes Haering 19 Touring 600 3
28 20 Harald Gerhards/Wolfgang Seppmann/Hellmuth Gerhards^ BMW 700S Hellmuth Gerhards 19 Touring 700 5
29 4 Werner Müller NSU Prinz Werner Müller 19 Touring 600 3
30 51 Franz-Josef Oebel Renault Dauphine Franz-Josef Oebel 19 Touring 850 9
31 67 Bob Think/Raymond Schweich Morris Mini-Cooper Raymond Schweich 19 Touring 1000 6
32 7 Karl Heinz Panowitz/Hans Braun NSU Prinz Hessen 19 Touring 600 4
33 25 Ulrich Deussen BMW 700S Willi Martini 18 Touring 700 6
34 14 Klaus Bongard BMW 700S Feigl 18 Touring 700 7
35 5 Josef Weber/Achim Zerbe NSU Prinz Josef Weber 18 Touring 600 5
NRF 52 Sheridan Thynne/Jonathan Williams Morris Mini-Cooper John Aley   Touring 850  
DNF 97 Jacques Calderari/Robert Calderari Fiat-Abarth 1000 Hubert Patthey   Grand Touring 1000  
DNF 71 Gustav Bontemps DKW F12 Gustav Bontemps   Touring 1000  
DNF 78 Edmund Graf/Gastone Zanarotti Martini - BMW Willi Martini   Prototype GT 850  
DNF 65 Walter Schneider/Fulvio Sestilli Fiat-Abarth 1000 Berlina Scuderia Sant Ambroeus   Touring 1000  
DNF 70 Gerhard Bodmer Glas S1004 Gerhard Bodmer   Touring 1000  
DNF 72 Peter Marx/Kurt Härtner Auto Union 1000 Peter Marx   Touring 1000  
DNF 35 Luigi Ogna/Angelino Lepri Fiat-Abarth 850TC Luigi Ogna   Touring 850  
DNF 36 Ugo de Giorgio Fiat-Abarth 850TC Ugo de Giorgio   Touring 850  
DNF 38 Peter Scherrer Fiat-Abarth 850TC Tartaruga   Touring 850  
DNF 45 Hannelore Werner/Manfred Roesner DKW Junior Hannelore Werner   Touring 850  
DNF 47 Emile Holvoet/Julien Vernaeve DKW Junior Ecurie Francorchamps??   Touring 850  
DNF 49 Friedrich Noenen/Karl-Heinz Reiter DKW Junior Friedrich Noenen   Touring 850  
DNF 53 Michael Endress/Johann Abt^ DKW Junior Johann Abt   Touring 850  
DNF 10 Heinz Liedl BMW 700S Heinz Liedl   Touring 700  
DNF 61 Peter Nöcker Fiat-Abarth 1000 Berlina Abarth   Touring 1000  
DNF 105 Gerhard Koch Fiat-Abarth 1000 Berlina Abarth   Grand Touring 1000  
DNF 100 Peter Jackson/Tim Lalonde/Jem Marsh* Marcos Fastback Marcos   Grand Touring 1000  
DNF 81 Mauro Bianchi/Ulrich Therstappen/Walter Schneider* Fiat-Abarth 850 Abarth   Prototype GT 850  
DNF 90 Hans Herrmann/Vittorio Venturi^ Fiat-Abarth 1000S Abarth   Prototype GT 1000  
DNF 99 Tommy Weber Marcos Fastback Marcos   Grand Touring 1000  
DNF 93 Mike Garton Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite [AN547399] Mike Garton   Grand Touring 1000  
DNF 76 Heinrich Östreich/Richard Höhfeld Hoechreich - BMW Heinrich Östreich   Prototype GT 850  
DNF 79 Hellmuth Gerhards/Uwe Bahnsen Martini - BMW Willi Martini   Prototype GT 850  
DNF 30 Ferdinando Frescobaldi/Mauro Bianchi^ Fiat-Abarth 850TC Abarth   Touring 850  
DNF 31 Mauro Bianchi Fiat-Abarth 850TC Abarth   Touring 850  
DNF 12 Gustav-Dieter Edelhoff BMW 700S Feigl   Touring 700  
DNF 15 Jürgen Lenk/Helmut Sachse BMW 700S Feigl   Touring 700  
DNF 16 Hosrt Eiteneuer BMW 700S Hosrt Eiteneuer   Touring 700  
DNF 17 Jürgen Zink BMW 700S Jürgen Zink   Touring 700  
DNF 2 Roland Heck NSU Prinz Roland Heck   Touring 600  
DNF 32 Leonardo Cirincione/Giampiero Biscaldi* Fiat-Abarth 850TC Abarth   Touring 850  
DNS 58 Reinhart Hoensbroech DKW F12 Lufthansa   Touring 1000  
DNS 59 Günter Schreiber Auto Union 1000 Günter Schreiber   Touring 1000  
DNS 66 André Knörr Fiat-Abarth 1000 Berlina Scuderia Filipinetti   Touring 1000  
DNS 84 Martyn H. Ryan Deep Sanderdon 301 BMC Christopher J. Lawrence   Prototype GT 1000  
DNS 85 Claude Bobrowski René Bonnet Djet René Bonnet   Prototype GT 1000  
DNS 00T Hans Herrmann Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero Abarth   Grand Touring 1300  
DNS T Hans Herrmann Abarth 2000 Abarth   Prototype GT 2000  
DNA 3 Hans Menzel/Hans E. Böhm NSU Prinz Hans E. Böhm   Touring 600  
DNA 18 Jean Laroche/Pierre Labet BMW 700S Jean Laroche   Touring 700  
DNA 21 Manfred Behnke BMW 700S Isar Racing   Touring 700  
DNA 23 Jürgen Grähser BMW 700S Jürgen Grähser   Touring 700  
DNA 24 Hubert Hahne/Jochen Neerspasch BMW 700S Hubert Hahne   Touring 700  
DNA 48 Josef Menneken DKW Junior Josef Menneken   Touring 850  
DNA 68 Dieter Mohr Morris Mini-Cooper Dieter Mohr   Touring 1000  
DNA 80 Kurt Louis Martini - BMW Willi Martini   Prototype GT 850  
DNA 87 Fred Kehrmann/Andre Welcker Lotus Lotus Continental   Prototype GT 1000  
DNA 89 Nick Grace Ginetta G4 Octagon   Prototype GT 1000  
DNA 91 Tommy Spychinger Fiat-Abarth 1000S Abarth   Prototype GT 1000  
DNA 101 Francesco Ghezzi Fiat-Abarth 1000 Francesco Ghezzi   Grand Touring 1000  
DNA 102 Domenico Romanello Fiat-Abarth 1000 Domenico Romanello   Grand Touring 1000  
DNA 103 Ludwig Walter Fiat-Abarth 1000 Hessen   Grand Touring 1000  
DNA 39   Fiat-Abarth 850TC Honore Wagner   Touring 850  
DNA 60   Fiat-Abarth 1000 Berlina Abarth   Touring 1000  
DNA 63   Fiat-Abarth 1000 Berlina Abarth   Touring 1000  

 
Winning Time: 4h03m38.4, 76.790 mph/123.581 kph
Fastest Lap: Hans Herrmann #90 (Fiat-Abarth 1000), 10m23.5, 81.836 mph/131.702 kph

 
* Driver entered for car, but never drove it at 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
REJ - Rejected (Did not pass scrutineering)



Last Updated on 02/12/01
By Darren Galpin
Email: darren.galpin@virgin.net