1979 Deutsche Rennsportmeisterschaft
11 March 1979 - "Bergischer Löwe"
Zolder - 24 laps, 102.816 km
Division 1
1 Klaus Ludwig D Porsche 935 43m58.27
2 Rolf Stommelen D Porsche 935 24 laps
3 Volkert Merl D Porsche 935 24
4 Claude Bourgoignie B Porsche 935 24
5 Axel Plankenhorn D Porsche 935 24
6 Manfred Schurti FL Porsche 935 24
7 Bob Wollek F Porsche 935 24
8 Dieter Schornstein D Porsche 935 24
9 John Fitzpatrick GB Porsche 935 23
10 Edgar Dören D Porsche 934 23
Fastest Lap: Klaus Ludwig (Porsche) 1m47.73, 142.36 kph
Pole Position: Klaus Ludwig (Porsche) 1m31.77
Division 2
1 Harald Ertl A Ford Capri TC 45m15.35
2 Hans Heyer D Ford Capri TC 24
3 Markus Höttinger A BMW 320i 24
4 Manfred Winkelhock D BMW 320 T 24
5 Harald Grohs D BMW 320i 24
6 Hans-Georg Bürger D BMW 320i 24
7 Albrecht Krebs D BMW 320 T 23
8 Franz Albert A BMW 320 T 23
9 Mario Ketterer D Ford Escort TC 23
10 Preben Kristoffersen DK BMW 320i 23
Fastest Lap: Harald Ertl (Ford) 1m51.66, 137.35 kph
Pole Position: Harald Ertl (Ford) 1m34.85
08 April 1979 - Jim Clark-Rennen
Hockenheimring - 20 laps, 135.78 km
Division 1
1 Klaus Ludwig D Porsche 935 41m20.7
2 John Fitzpatrick GB Porsche 935 20 laps
3 Manfred Schurti FL Porsche 935 20
4 Rolf Stommelen D Porsche 935 20
5 Bob Wollek F Porsche 935 20
6 Axel Plankenhorn D Porsche 935 20
7 Volkert Merl D Porsche 935 19
8 "John Winter" D Porsche 935 19
9 Edgar Dören D Porsche 934 19
10 Jürgen Lässig D Porsche 934 18
Fastest Lap: Manfred Schurti (Porsche) 2m02.3, 199.84 kph
Pole Position: Bob Wollek (Porsche) 2m01.4
Division 2
1 Hans Heyer D Ford Capri TC 43m29.1
2 Manfred Winkelhock D BMW 320 T 20 laps
3 Harald Ertl D Ford Capri TC 20
4 Albrecht Krebs D BMW 320 T 20
5 Mario Ketterer D Ford Escort TC 19
6 Markus Höttinger A BMW 320i 19
7 Ekkehard Schimpf D BMW 320i 18
8 Karl-Heinz Becker D BMW 320 T 18
9 Michael Krankenberg D BMW 320i 18
10 Wolfgang Boller D Ford Escort RS 18
Fastest Lap: Hans Heyer (Ford) 2m09.1, 189.31 kph
Pole Position: Hans Heyer (Ford) 2m07.3
29 April 1979 - Internationales Eifelrennen
Nürburgring - 7 laps, 159.845 km
Division 1
1 Bob Wollek F Porsche 935 54m06.6
2 Klaus Ludwig D Porsche 935 7 laps
3 Rolf Stommelen D Porsche 935 7
4 John Fitzpatrick GB Porsche 935 7
5 Axel Plankenhorn D Porsche 935 7
6 Manfred Schurti FL Porsche 935 7
7 Volkert Merl D Porsche 935 7
8 Toine Hezemans NL Ford Capri TC 7
9 Marc Surer CH BMW M1 7
10 Dieter Schornstein D Porsche 935 7
Fastest Lap: Klaus Ludwig (Porsche) 7m37.3, 179.76 kph
Pole Position: Klaus Ludwig (Porsche) 7m31.7
Division 2
1 Hans Heyer D Ford Capri TC 55m36.8
2 Manfred Winkelhock D BMW 320 T 7 laps
3 Harald Grohs D BMW 320 T 7
4 Walter Brun CH BMW 320 T 7
5 Hans-Georg Bürger D BMW 320i 7
6 Karl-Heinz Becker D BMW 320 T 7
7 Edy Brandenberger CH BMW 320i 6
8 Mario Ketterer D Ford Escort TC 6
9 Wolfgang Braun D BMW 320i 6
10 Ekkehard Schimpf D BMW 320i 6
Fastest Lap: Hans Heyer (Ford) 7m46.3, 176.29 kph
Pole Position: Hans Heyer (Ford) 7m44.4
20 May 1979 - Bavaria Salzburgring
Salzburgring - 24 laps, 101.784 km
Division 1
1 Klaus Ludwig D Porsche 935 30m47.70
2 Bob Wollek F Porsche 935 24 laps
3 Manfred Schurti FL Porsche 935 24
4 John Fitzpatrick GB Porsche 935 24
5 Rolf Stommelen D Porsche 935 24
6 Axel Plankenhorn D Porsche 935 23
7 Dieter Schornstein D Porsche 935 23
8 Jürgen Lässig D Porsche 934 22
9 Edgar Dören D Porsche 934 22
10 Volkert Merl D Porsche 935 21
Fastest Lap: Bob Wollek (Porsche) 1m15.15, 203.16 kph
Pole Position: Klaus Ludwig (Porsche) 1m13.27
Division 2
1 Hans Heyer D Ford Capri TC 33m03.98
2 Dieter Quester A Ford Capri TC 24 laps
3 Mario Ketterer D Ford Escort TC 24
4 Karl-Heinz Becker D BMW 320 T 24
5 Walter Brun CH BMW 320 T 23
6 Edy Brandenberger CH BMW 320i 23
7 Peter Bernhard CH BMW 320i 23
8 Dieter Selzer D Ford Escort RS 22
9 Wolfgang Boller D Ford Escort RS 22
10 Dieter Kindlmann D BMW 320i 22
Fastest Lap: Hans Heyer (Ford) 1m21.08, 188.30 kph
Pole Position: Manfred Winkelhock (BMW) 1m17.53
17 June 1979 - Flugplatzrennen Mainz-Finthen
Mainz-Finthen - 50 laps, 107.5 km
Division 1
1 Klaus Ludwig D Porsche 935 41m27.1
2 Rolf Stommelen D Porsche 935 50 laps
3 Bob Wollek F Porsche 935 50
4 John Fitzpatrick GB Porsche 935 50
5 Manfred Schurti FL Porsche 935 50
6 Axel Plankenhorn D Porsche 935 50
7 Edgar Dören D Porsche 934 47
8 Wolfgang Schütz D BMW M1 47
9 Franz Konrad A BMW M1 47
10 "Harry Hirsch" D Porsche 934 45
Fastest Lap: Klaus Ludwig (Porsche) 48.7s, 158.93 kph
Pole Position: Klaus Ludwig (Porsche) 47.42s
Division 2
1 Harald Ertl A Ford Capri TC 42m47.6
2 Hans Heyer D Ford Capri TC 50 laps
3 Manfred Winkelhock D BMW 320 T 49
4 Markus Höttinger A BMW 320 T 49
5 Hans-Georg Bürger D BMW 320i 49
6 Mario Ketterer D Ford Escort TC 48
7 Walter Brun CH BMW 320 T 48
8 Edy Brandenberger CH BMW 320i 48
9 Walter Nussbaumer D Ford Capri TC 48
10 Franz Albert A BMW 320 T 48
Fastest Lap: Harald Ertl (Ford) 50.2s, 154.18 kph
Pole Position: Manfred Winkelhock (BMW) 49.48s
24 June 1979 - 200 Meilen von Nürnberg
Norisring, Nürnberg - 44 laps, 101.2 km
Division 1
1 Klaus Ludwig D Porsche 935 39m26.81
2 John Fitzpatrick GB Porsche 935 44 laps
3 Manfred Schurti FL Porsche 935 44
4 Volkert Merl D Porsche 935 44
5 Axel Plankenhorn D Porsche 935 43
6 "John Winter" D Porsche 935 43
7 Dieter Schornstein D Porsche 935 42
8 Hans-Joachim Stuck D BMW M1 42
9 Clay Regazzoni CH BMW M1 42
10 Wolfgang Schütz D BMW M1 42
Fastest Lap: Rolf Stommelen (Porsche) 49.82s, 166.20 kph
Pole Position: Bob Wollek (Porsche) 50.80s
Division 2
1 Manfred Winkelhock D BMW 320 T 40m50.28
2 Markus Höttinger A BMW 320 T 44 laps
3 Karl-Heinz Becker D BMW 320 T 44
4 Hans-Georg Bürger D BMW 320i 43
5 Wolfgang Braun D BMW 320i 42
6 Edy Brandenberger CH BMW 320i 42
7 Albrecht Krebs D BMW 320 T 42
8 Michael Krankenberg D BMW 320i 41
9 Wilfried Vogt D BMW 320i 39
10 Dieter Selzer D Ford Escort RS 39
Fastest Lap: Manfred Winkelhock (BMW) 54.49s, 151.95 kph
Pole Position: Markus Höttinger (BMW) 53.32s
01 July 1979 - Zandvoort Trophy
Zandvoort - 25 laps, 106.65 km
Division 1
1 Klaus Ludwig D Porsche 935 37m18.49
2 Bob Wollek F Porsche 935 25 laps
3 John Fitzpatrick GB Porsche 935 25
4 Manfred Schurti FL Porsche 935 25
5 Axel Plankenhorn D Porsche 935 25
6 "John Winter" D Porsche 935 24
7 Dieter Schornstein D Porsche 935 24
8 Edgar Dören D Porsche 934 23
9 Jürgen Lässig D Porsche 934 23
10 "Harry Hirsch" D Porsche 934 22
Fastest Lap: Klaus Ludwig (Porsche) 1m25.47, 178.0 kph
Pole Position: Klaus Ludwig (Porsche) 1m25.59
Division 2
1 Manfred Winkelhock D BMW 320 T 38m21.05
2 Hans Heyer D Ford Capri TC 25 laps
3 Harald Ertl A Ford Capri TC 25
4 Hans-Georg Bürger D BMW 320i 25
5 Karl-Heinz Becker D BMW 320 T 25
6 Mario Ketterer D Ford Escort TC 25
7 Edy Brandenberger CH BMW 320i 24
8 Albrecht Krebs D BMW 320 T 24
9 Walter Nussbaumer D Ford Capri TC 24
10 Ekkehard Schimpf D BMW 320i 23
Fastest Lap: Markus Höttinger (BMW) 1m28.68, 171.56 kph
Pole Position: Hans Heyer (Ford) 1m28.76
22 July 1979 - Flugplatzrennen Diepholz
Diepholz - 30 laps, 78.0 km
Division 1
1 Klaus Ludwig D Porsche 935 36m57.9
2 Bob Wollek F Porsche 935 40 laps
3 Rolf Stommelen D Porsche 935 40
4 Manfred Schurti FL Porsche 935 40
5 Axel Plankenhorn D Porsche 935 40
6 Franz Gschwendner D Porsche 935 39
7 Volkert Merl D Porsche 935 39
8 Jochen Mass D BMW M1 38
9 Franz Konrad A BMW M1 37
10 Dieter Schornstein D Porsche 935 37
Fastest Lap: Klaus Ludwig (Porsche) 53.45s, 175.12 kph
Pole Position: Manfred Schurti (Porsche) 53.84s
Division 2 - 30 laps, 78.0 km
1 Hans Heyer D Ford Capri TC 28m29.5
2 Markus Höttinger A BMW 320 T 30 laps
3 Manfred Winkelhock D BMW 320 T 30
4 Klaus Niedzwiedz D Ford Capri TC 30
5 Mario Ketterer D Ford Escort TC 29
6 Wilfried Vogt D BMW 320i 27
7 Preben Kristoffersen DK BMW 320i 27
8 Kurt König D BMW 320i 26
9 Dieter Hegels D BMW 320i 26
10 Georg Stummeyer D Ford Escort RS 25
Fastest Lap: Markus Höttinger (BMW) 54.24s, 172.57 kph
Pole Position: Hans Heyer (Ford) 54.76s
19 August 1979 - Westfalen Pokal
Zolder - 24 laps, 102.288 km
Division 1
1 Klaus Ludwig D Porsche 935 37m55.7
2 Bob Wollek F Porsche 935 24 laps
3 John Fitzpatrick GB Porsche 935 24
4 Axel Plankenhorn D Porsche 935 24
5 Rolf Stommelen D Porsche 935 24
6 "John Winter" D Porsche 935 23
7 Dieter Schornstein D Porsche 935 23
8 Klaus Böhm D Porsche 935 23
9 Wolfgang Schütz D BMW M1 23
10 Edgar Dören D Porsche 934 23
Fastest Lap: Klaus Ludwig (Porsche) 1m33.6, 163.92 kph
Pole Position: Klaus Ludwig (Porsche) 1m31.46
Division 2
1 Hans Heyer D Ford Capri TC 38m55.9
2 Manfred Winkelhock D BMW 320 T 24 laps
3 Hans-Georg Bürger D BMW 320i 24
4 Albrecht Krebs D BMW 320 T 23
5 Wolfgang Braun D BMW 320i 23
6 Markus Höttinger A BMW 320 T 23
7 Ekkehard Schimpf D BMW 320i 23
8 Albert Vanierschot B Renault Alpine 22
9 Richard Jenvey GB Lotus Esprit 22
10 Wolfgang Boller D Ford Escort RS 22
Fastest Lap: Hans Heyer (Ford) 1m35.8, 160.16 kph
Pole Position: Hans Heyer (Ford) 1m33.51
02 September 1979 - Hessen Pokal
Hockenheimring - Short course - 40 laps, 105.36 km
Division 1
1 Klaus Ludwig D Porsche 935 45m10.9
2 Axel Plankenhorn D Porsche 935 40 laps
3 Hans Heyer D Ford Capri 40
4 Manfred Schurti FL Porsche 935 40
5 Bob Wollek F Porsche 935 40
6 Volkert Merl D Porsche 935 39
7 Wolfgang Schütz D BMW M1 38
8 Rolf Stommelen D Porsche 935 37
9 Franz Gschwendner D Porsche 935 36
10 Peter Bulian D Porsche Carrera RSR 35
Fastest Lap: Manfred Schurti (Porsche) 1m06.2, 143.24 kph
Pole Position: Rolf Stommelen (Porsche) 1m04.2
Division 2
1 Markus Höttinger A BMW 320 T 45m37.0, 40 laps
2 Siegfried Müller jr. D Ford Capri TC 39 laps
3 Albrecht Krebs D BMW 320 T 39
4 Karl-Heinz Becker D BMW 320 T 39
5 Manfred Winkelhock D BMW 320 T 39
6 Mario Ketterer D Ford Escort TC 38
7 Preben Kristoffersen DK BMW 320i 38
8 Franz Albert A BMW 320 T 38
9 Dieter Selzer D Ford Escort RS 37
10 Helmut Kelleners D BMW 320i 37
Fastest Lap: Markus Höttinger (BMW) 1m06.3, 143.02 kph
Pole Position: Markus Höttinger (BMW) 1m04.93
23 September 1979 - Supersprint
Nürburgring, Start & Ziel Schleife - 44 laps, 100.848 km
Division 1
1 Klaus Ludwig D Porsche 935 37m20.0
2 Bob Wollek F Porsche 935 44 laps
3 Axel Plankenhorn D Porsche 935 44
4 "John Winter" D Porsche 935 42
5 Claude Haldi CH Porsche 935 42
6 Hans-Joachim Stuck D BMW M1 42
7 Markus Höttinger A BMW M1 42
8 Dieter Schornstein D Porsche 935 41
9 Franz Gschwendner D Porsche 935 41
10 "Harry Hirsch" D Porsche 934 40
Fastest Lap: Klaus Ludwig (Porsche) 48.8s, 169.08 kph
Pole Position: Rolf Stommelen (Porsche) 48.27s
Division 2
1 Hans Heyer D Ford Capri TC 37m32.4
2 Harald Ertl A Ford Capri TC 44 laps
3 Manfred Winkelhock D BMW 320 T 43
4 Hans Soldeck D Ford Capri TC 42
5 Hans-Georg Bürger D BMW 320i 42
6 Wolfgang Wolf D Ford Escort TC 41
7 Franz Grassl D BMW 320i 40
8 Preben Kistoffersen DK BMW 320i 40
9 Lothar Wagner D BMW 320i 40
10 Wolfgang Boller D Ford Escort RS 39
Fastest Lap: Harald Ertl (Ford) 50.0s, 165.02 kph
Pole Position: Harald Ertl (Ford) 49.76s
Championship Standings
1 Klaus Ludwig 215 pts
2 Hans Heyer 177
3 Manfred Winkelhock 139
4 Bob Wollek 127
5 Axel Plankenhorn 95
6 Manfred Schurti 86
= John Fitzpatrick 86
8 Markus Höttinger 84
9 Rolf Stommelen 83
10 Harald Ertl 79
11 Hans-Georg Bürger 62
12 Mario Ketterer 51
13 Karl-Heinz Becker 49
14 Albrecht Krebs 43
15 Volkert Merl 41
16 "John Winter" 31
17 Dieter Schornstein 24
18 Walter Brun 22
19 Harald Grohs 20
20 Wolfgang Braun 18