1973 Nürburgring 1000 Km


27 May 1973 - Nürburgring (D): Round 7, World Manufacturers Championship. Round 3, Challenge Mondial.
44 laps of a 14.189 mile/22.835 km circuit - 624.318 miles/1004.740 kms were completed
Weather: warm, dry


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Grid Qual.Time Group Group Pos
1 1 Jacky Ickx/Brian Redman Ferrari 312PB [0888] Spa Ferrari SEFAC 44 5h36m53.4 2 7m15.5 Sports 3000 1
2 2 Carlos Pace/Arturo Merzario Ferrari 312PB [0892] Spa Ferrari SEFAC 44 5h36m53.5 5 7m21.7 Sports 3000 2
3 19 John Burton/John Bridges/Peter Gethin* Chevron B23 Ford Red Rose Racing 40 5h38m56.2 8 7m56.1 Sports 2000 1
4 3 Claude Haldi/Bernard Cheneviére Porsche 908/03 [013] Porsche Club Romand 40 5h39m19.3 21 8m31.2 Sports 3000 3
5 6 Gijs van Lennep/Herbert Müller/Juan Fernandez* Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [360 0686 R7] Martini Racing Team 40 5h40m56.1 15 8m20.6 Sports 3000 4
6 76 John Fitzpatrick/Gerry Birrell Ford Capri RS Ford Germany 39 5h40m37.4 18 8m28.2 Touring 3000 1
7 37 Peter Smith/David Welpton Chevron B21 Ford Pete Smith 38 5h38m32.3 27 8m43.7 Sports 2000 2
8 38 Walter Frey/Peter Ettmüller Chevron B19 Ford Squadra Tartaruga 38 5h38m33.7 19 8m29.0 Sports 2000 3
9 69 Toine Hezemans/Dieter Quester BMW 3.0 CSL BMW Motorsport GmbH 38 5h38m33.7 24 8m35.3 Grand Touring +3000 1
10 32 Martin Raymond/Peter Humble Chevron B21/23 Ford Martin Raymond 38 5h39m42.7 11 8m07.1 Sports 2000 4
11 55 Paul Keller/Jürgen Neuhaus/Clemens Schickentanz Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche Kremer Racing 38 5h39m49.1 28 8m44.8 Grand Touring +1600 1
12 54 Clemens Schickentanz/Paul Keller/Günter Steckkönig Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [360 0885] Porsche Kremer Racing 38 5h42m55.4 25 8m35.9 Grand Touring +1600 2
13 59 Georg Loos/Jürgen Barth Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [360 0847] Gelo Racing 38 5h43m56.5 26 8m39.4 Grand Touring +1600 3
14 49 Anton Fischhaber/Leopold von Bayern Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Anton Fischhaber 37 5h41m47.4 37 9m09.4 Grand Touring +1600 4
15 50 Bengt Ekberg/Kurt Simonsen/Roland Larsson Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [360 1045] Kuberol Racing 37 5h43m30.2 32 8m55.2 Grand Touring +1600 5
16 52 Eberhard Sindel/Wilhelm Siegle Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Europa-Moebel 36 5h39m36.5 40 9m17.9 Grand Touring +1600 6
17 85 Helmut Kelleners/Teddy Pilette BMW 2002 Tii Koepchen Tuning 35 5h39m37.0 38 9m14.0 Touring 2000 1
18 24 Bernd Becker/Elmar Clever Porsche 910 [018] Bernd Becker 35 5h46m39.0 45 9m28.1 Sports 2000 5
19 51 Lothar Wagner/Eckard Babendererde Porsche 911S Lothar Wagner 33 5h41m24.7 48 10m06.5 Grand Touring +1600 7
20 82 Heinrich Hirth/Günther Mohrs BMW 2002 Tii Koepchen Tuning 32 5h41m18.2 47 9m45.6 Touring 2000 2
21 78 Klaus Ludwig/Lothar Pinske Ford Capri RS Anzeiger 32 5h42m17.6 39 9m16.6 Touring 3000 2
22 27 Olof Wijk/Tommy Brorsson Astra RNR1 Ford Viktor 32 5h46m11.2 23 8m33.8 Sports 2000 6
23 41 Brian Joscelyne/Lee Kaye/Tony Birchenhough Lola T290 Ford Dorset Racing Associates 30 5h46m11.2 31 8m52.5 Sports 2000 7
DNF 75 Dieter Glemser/Jochen Mass Ford Capri RS Ford Germany 23 Camshaft 17 8m25.4 Touring 3000  
DNF 28 Manfred Mohr/Martino Finotto/Dieter Basche AMS 273 Ford Jolly Club 14 Accident 12 8m08.5 Sports 2000  
DNF 4 François Cevert/Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Simca MS670B [03] Equipe Matra-Simca 12 Engine 1 7m12.8 Sports 3000  
DNF 8 Rolf Stommelen/Andrea de Adamich Alfa Romeo 33TT12 Autodelta SpA 12 Oil on clutch 3 7m19.5 Sports 3000  
DNF 31 José Juncadella/Mike Hailwood/Javier Juncadella*/Jorge de Bagration* Chevron B23 Ford HIRE Racing   Ignition 7 7m54.1 Sports 2000  
DNF 34 Roger Heavens/Hervé LeGuellec Chevron B23 Ford Roger Heavens Racing   Fuel system 13 8m12.2 Sports 2000  
DNF 33 Brendan McInerney/Trevor Twaites/Angus Clydesdale* Chevron B23 Ford Intertech     22 8m31.5 Sports 2000  
DNF 29 John Hine/Peter Hanson/Bob Howlings* Chevron B23 Ford Ember Racing   Clutch, oil loss 52 0m00.0 Sports 2000  
DNF 21 Michel Dupont/Paul Blancpain Chevron B23 Ford Michel Dupont     29 8m45.4 Sports 2000  
DNF 71 Hans-Peter Joisten/Helmut Rösser BMW 3.0 CSL BMW Alpina     30 8m48.8 Grand Touring +3000  
DNF 17 Jack Wheeler/Martin Davidson Daren Mk.3 BRM Jack Wheeler 1 Valve 33 8m57.8 Sports 2000  
DNF 48 Peter Zbinden/Serge Bolomey/Klaus Fritzinger Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [360 0960] Porsche Club Romand   Engine 34 8m58.1 Grand Touring +1600  
DNF 30 John Quick/R. William de Selincourt Chevron B21 Ford Ember Racing   Fuel injection 35 9m03.2 Sports 2000  
DNF 18 Tony Goodwin/Tommy Johnson/Ed McDonough Dulon LD10 Ford Tony Goodwin 5 Accident 36 9m04.6 Sports 2000  
DNF 39 Ian Harrower/James Bell Chevron B23 Ford Ian Harrower   Head gasket 41 9m19.4 Sports 2000  
DNF 60 Juan Carlos Bolanos/Carlo M. Nicastro Porsche Carrera RSR Juan Carlos Bolanos     42 9m19.9 Grand Touring +1600  
DNF 64 Dieter Gleich/Dieter Weizinger Alfa Romeo Montreal Alfa Romeo Deutschland     44 9m27.2 Grand Touring +1600  
DNF 81 Friedheim Theissen/Walter Prüser BMW 2002 Rheydter Club     46 9m43.1 Touring 2000  
DNF 72 Robert Eberhardt/Kurt Auer Chevrolet Camaro Robert Eberhardt   Engine 49 10m15.5 Grand Touring +3000  
DNF 66 George Follmer/Willy Kauhsen^ Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [360 0576 R5] Martini Racing Team 6 Accident 16 8m24.7 Grand Touring +1600  
DNF 12 Giorgio Pianta/Mario Casoni/Pino Pica^ Lola T280 Ford Jolly Club 6 Broken gear linkage 9 7m58.1 Sports 3000  
DNF 68 Hans-Joachim Stuck/Chris Amon^ BMW 3.0 CSL BMW Motorsport GmbH 5 Accident 20 8m30.7 Grand Touring +3000  
DNF 9 Clay Regazzoni/Carlo Facetti Alfa Romeo 33TT12 [11512001] Autodelta SpA 2 Engine 6 7m26.9 Sports 3000  
DNF 5 Henri Pescarolo/Gérard Larrousse Matra-Simca MS670B [01] Equipe Matra-Simca 1 Engine 4 7m19.9 Sports 3000  
DNF 84 Hans-Lothar Koch/Hans-Joachim Goerke BMW 2002 Ti Hans-Lothar Koch     51 10m34.1 Touring 2000  
DNF 62 Horst Klauke/Franz-Josef Rieder Porsche 911S Europa-Moebel     50 10m33.7 Grand Touring +1600  
DNS 23 Carlos Gaspar/Jorge Pinhol Lola T292 Ford Ecurie Bonnier/Team BIP   Withdrawn 10 8m04.8 Sports 2000  
DNS 22 Carlos Mendoza/Carlos Santos/Mario Cabral* Lola T292 Ford Ecurie Bonnier/Team BIP   Withdrawn 14 8m19.5 Sports 2000  
DNS 40 Hans Baumhardt/Tom Pryce Royale RP17 Ford Hans Baumhardt     43 9m21.2 Sports 2000  
DNS 10 Reinhold Jöst/Mario Casoni Porsche 908/03 Joest Racing   Accident in practice   7m41.4 Sports 3000  
DNS 53 Hans-Peter Ziegler/Bernd Ziegler Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [360 1183] Hans-Peter Ziegler   Engine     Grand Touring +1600  
DNS 57 Heinrich Keller/Cox Kocher De Tomaso Pantera Grindewald Racing   Engine in practice     Grand Touring +1600  
DNS 58 Günter Steckkönig/Klaus Fritzinger Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [360 0921] M. Weissmann         Grand Touring +1600  
DNS 65 Werner Christmann/Helmut Hinse Porsche 914/6 Werner Christmann         Grand Touring +1600  
DNS 70 Niki Lauda/Brian Muir BMW 3.0 CSL BMW Alpina       8m38.0 Grand Touring +3000  
DNS 83 Dieter Weizinger/Wilhelm Bisterfeld Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm Alfa Romeo Deutschland         Touring 2000  
DNA 7 Sepp Greger/Kurt Hild Porsche 910 [016] Sepp Greger         Sports 3000  
DNA 25 Jörg Obermoser/René Herzog GRD S73 BMW Europa-Moebel         Sports 2000  
DNA 26 Jean-Louis Lafosse/Reine Wisell Lola T292 Chevrolet Scuderia Filipinetti         Sports 2000  
DNA 28 Guy Edwards/Jim Busby Lola T292 Ford Barclays International Racing         Sports 2000  
DNA 35 Peter Richardson/Jeremy Richardson Chevron B23 Ford Peter Richardson         Sports 2000  
DNA 36 Andrew Fletcher/Willie Tuckett Chevron - Ford Andrew Fletcher         Sports 2000  
DNA 42 Mike Stow/Mike Knight Chevron - Ford Mike Stow         Sports 2000  
DNA 61 Robert Grant/John Kendall Datsun 240Z Robert Grant         Grand Touring +1600  
DNA 63 Sepp Greger/Kurt Hild Porsche 914/6 Sepp Greger         Grand Touring +1600  
DNA 77 Hans Heyer/Jody Scheckter Ford Capri RS Ford Germany         Touring 3000  
DNA 56   Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche Kremer Racing         Grand Touring +1600  

 
Winning Time: 5h56m53.4, 104.960 mph/168.916 kph
Fastest Lap: Francois Cevert #4 (Matra-Simca MS670), 7m20.3, 116.013 mph/186.705 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 06/12/02
By Darren Galpin
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