1980 Deutsche Rennsportmeisterschaft


23 March 1980 - "Bergischer Löwe"
Zolder - 24 laps, 102.288 km


Division 1
 1      Rolf Stommelen          D       Porsche 935             37m43.84
 2      Bob Wollek              F       Porsche 935             24 laps
 3      Axel Plankenhorn        D       Porsche 935             24
 4      Edgar Dören             D       Porsche 935             24
 5      Dieter Schornstein      D       Porsche 935             23
 6      Hans Davit              B       Porsche 935             23
 7      Wolfgang Schütz         D       BMW M1                  22
 8      Ralf-Dieter Schreiber   D       BMW M1                  22
 9      Edy Brandenberger       CH      BMW M1                  22
10      "Harry Hirsch"          D       Porsche 934             22
DSQ     Klaus Ludwig            D       Ford Capri TC

Fastest Lap: Klaus Ludwig (Ford) 1m33.05, 164.89 kph
Pole Position: Axel Plankenhorn (Porsche) 1m30.95


Division 2
 1      Klaus Niedzwiedz        D       Ford Capri TC           39m57.13
 2      Hans Heyer              D       Lancia Beta             24 laps
 3      Hans-Joachim Stuck      D       BMW 320 T               24
 4      Wolfgang Boller         D       Ford Escort TC          24
 5      Walter Brun             CH      BMW 320 T               24
 6      Hans Soldeck            D       Ford Capri TC           24
 7      Harald Ertl             A       Ford Capri TC           23
 8      Bernd Brutschin         D       BMW 320i                23
 9      Helmut Toepfl           D       BMW 320i                22
10      Lothar Wagner           D       BMW 320i                22

Fastest Lap: Hans Heyer (Lancia) 1m36.37, 159.21 kph
Pole Position: Hans Heyer (Lancia) 1m34.95



30 March 1980 - Internationales 300 KM Rennen
Nürburgring - 6 laps, 137.01 km


Division 1
 1      Volkert Merl            D       Porsche 935             49m29.12
 2      Rolf Stommelen          D       Porsche 935             6 laps
 3      Helmut Kelleners        D       BMW M1                  6
 4      Ralf-Dieter Schreiber   D       BMW M1                  6
 5      Mathias Lörper          D       Porsche 935             5
 6      Dieter Schornstein      D       Porsche 935             5
 7      Peter Bulian            D       Porsche Carrera RSR     5

Fastest Lap: Klaus Ludwig (Ford) 7m55.10, 173.03 kph
Pole Position: Klaus Ludwig (Ford) 7m30.52


Division 2
 1      Harald Ertl             A       Ford Capri TC           48m45.09
 2      Hans Heyer              D       Lancia Beta             6 laps
 3      Hans Soldeck            D       Ford Capri TC           6
 4      Jochen Dauer            D       BMW 320i                6
 5      Hans-Joachim Stuck      D       BMW 320 T               6
 6      Bernd Brutschin         D       BMW 320i                6
 7      Preben Kristoffersen    DK      BMW 320i                6
 8      Kurt König              D       BMW 320i                5
 9      Jürgen Hamelmann        D       Ford Escort RS          5
10      Jan Lundgardh           S       Porsche 935             5

Fastest Lap: Harald Ertl (Ford) 7m56.21, 172.63 kph
Pole Position: Hans-Joachim Stuck (BMW) 7m45.44



13 April 1980 - Jim Clark Rennen
Hockenheimring - 18 laps, 122.202 km


Division 1
 1      Klaus Ludwig            D       Ford Capri              36m44.04
 2      Axel Plankenhorn        D       Porsche 935             18 laps
 3      Volkert Merl            D       Porsche 935             18
 4      Bob Wollek              F       Porsche 935             17
 5      Dieter Schornstein      D       Porsche 935             17
 6      Manfred Schurti         FL      BMW M1                  17
 7      Edy Brandenberger       CH      BMW M1                  17
 8      Hans-Christian Jürgensen D      BMW M1                  16
 9      Lili Reisenbichler      D       BMW M1                  16
10      Jürgen Lässig           D       Porsche 935             15 (not classified)

Fastest Lap: Rolf Stommelen (Porsche) 1m59.65, 204.27 kph
Pole Position: Bob Wollek (Porsche) 1m56.92


Division 2
 1      Hans Heyer              D       Lancia Beta             38m25.31
 2      Harald Ertl             A       Ford Capri TC           18 laps
 3      Walter Brun             CH      BMW 320 T               18
 4      Hans Soldeck            D       Ford Capri TC           18
 5      Bernd Brutschin         D       BMW 320i                17
 6      Jochen Dauer            D       BMW 320i                17
 7      Werner Braun            D       BMW 320i                16
 8      Kurt König              D       BMW 320i                16
 9      Georg Stummeyer         D       Ford Escort RS          16
10      Rolf Rummel             D       BMW 320i                16

Fastest Lap: Hans Heyer (Lancia) 2m05.51, 194.73 kph
Pole Position: Harald Ertl (Ford) 2m03.77



27 April 1980 - Internationales Eifelrennen
Nürburgring - 7 laps, 159.845 km


Division 1
 1      Klaus Ludwig            D       Ford Capri              1h03m09.89
 2      Bob Wollek              F       Porsche 935             7 laps
 3      Manfred Schurti         FL      Porsche 935             7
 4      Rolf Stommelen          D       Porsche 935             7
 5      Edgar Dören             D       Porsche 935             7
 6      Axel Plankenhorn        D       Porsche 935             7
 7      Jürgen Lässig           D       BMW M1                  7
 8      Mathias Lörper          D       Porsche 934             6
 9      Peter Bulian            D       Porsche Carrera RSR     6
10      Volkert Merl            D       Porsche 935             5

Fastest Lap: Rolf Stommelen (Porsche) 7m59.23, 171.54 kph
Pole Position: Rolf Stommelen (Porsche) 9m09.01


Division 2
 1      Hans-Joachim Stuck      D       BMW 320 T               1h03m11.03
 2      Klaus Niedzwiedz        D       Ford Capri TC           7 laps
 3      Hans Heyer              D       Lancia Beta             7
 4      Hans Soldeck            D       Ford Capri TC           7
 5      Wolfgang Boller         D       Ford Escort TC          7
 6      Karl-Heinz Becker       D       BMW 320i                7
 7      Dieter Selzer           D       Ford Escort RS          7
 8      Lothar Wagner           D       BMW 320i                7
 9      Jürgen Hamelmann        D       Ford Escort RS          7
10      Hermann Nett            D       BMW 2002 TI             7

Fastest Lap: Hans-Joachim Stuck (BMW) 8m05.13, 169.45 kph
Pole Position: Harald Ertl (Ford) 9m33.72



18 May 1980 - Flugplatzrennen Mainz-Finthen
Mainz-Finthen - 50 laps, 107.5 km


Division 1
 1      Bob Wollek              F       Porsche 935             41m28.8
 2      Volkert Merl            D       Porsche 935             50 laps
 3      Edgar Dören             D       Porsche 935             50
 4      Jürgen Barth            D       Porsche 935             47
 5      Hans-Christian Jürgensen D      BMW M1                  44
 6      Angelo Pallavicini      CH      Porsche 934             43
 7      Peter Pospiesczyk       D       Porsche 934             42
 8      Peter Bulian            D       Porsche Carrera RSR     42
 9      Mathias Lörper          D       Porsche 911             38

Fastest Lap: Axel Plankenhorn (Porsche) 47.8s, 161.92 kph
Pole Position: Axel Plankenhorn (Porsche) 46.67s


Division 2
 1      Hans Heyer              D       Lancia Beta             43m09.2
 2      Klaus Niedzwiedz        D       Ford Capri TC           50 laps
 3      Hans Soldeck            D       Ford Capri TC           49
 4      Walter Brun             CH      BMW 320 T               48
 5      Bernd Brutschin         D       BMW 320i                48
 6      Wolfgang Eidt           D       BMW 320i                45
 7      Jürgen Hamelmann        D       Ford Escort RS          45
 8      Georg Stummeyer         D       Ford Escort RS          44
 9      Wolfgang Wolf           D       Audi 80                 44
10      Rolf Rummel             D       BMW 320i                44

Fastest Lap: Harald Ertl (Ford) 50.5s, 153.27 kph
Pole Position: Harald Ertl (Ford) 48.9s



01 June 1980 - Kreuzritter Rennen
Spa-Francorchamps - 15 laps, 104.205 km


Division 1
 1      Klaus Ludwig            D       Ford Capri              45m13.13
 2      John Fitzpatrick        GB      Porsche 935             15 laps
 3      Rolf Stommelen          D       Porsche 935             15
 4      Bob Wollek              F       Porsche 935             15
 5      Volkert Merl            D       Porsche 935             14
 6      Edgar Dören             D       Porsche 935             14
 7      Claude Bourgoignie      B       Porsche 935             14
 8      Friedrich Glatz         A       BMW M1                  14
 9      Roman Feitler           LUX     Ford Capri              13
10      Jacques Cleutjens       NL      Ford Capri              13

Fastest Lap: Klaus Ludwig (Ford) 2m56.90, 141.37 kph
Pole Position: Klaus Ludwig (Ford) 2m23.95


Division 2
 1      Harald Ertl             A       Ford Capri TC           45m22.85
 2      Klaus Niedzwiedz        D       Ford Capri TC           15 laps
 3      Hans Heyer              D       Lancia Beta             15
 4      Wolfgang Boller         D       Ford Escort TC          14
 5      Bernd Brutschin         D       BMW 320i                14
 6      Karl-Heinz Becker       D       BMW 320 T               14
 7      Walter Brun             CH      BMW 320 T               14
 8      Kurt König              D       BMW 320i                14
 9      Dieter Selzer           D       Ford Escort RS          13
10      Wilfried Vogt           D       Toyota Celica           13

Fastest Lap: Harald Ertl (Ford) 2m58.82, 139.86 kph
Pole Position: Hans Heyer (Lancia) 2m30.89



22 June 1980 - 200 Meilen von Nürnberg
Norisring, Nürnberg - 35 laps, 80.5 km


Division 1
 1      John Fitzpatrick        GB      Porsche 935             49m41.24
 2      Vollert Merl            D       Porsche 935             50 laps
 3      Jürgen Lässig           D       Porsche 935             50
 4      Ralf-Dieter Schreiber   D       BMW M1                  49
 5      Dieter Schornstein      D       Porsche 935             48
 6      Klaus Böhm              D       Porsche 935             48
 7      Hans-Christian Jürgensen D      BMW M1                  47
 8      Franz Gschwendner       D       Porsche 935             46
 9      Sepp Reiter             D       Porsche 934             40

N.B. Race was stopped and restarted - times aggregated

Fastest Lap: Klaus Ludwig (Ford) 53.04s, 156.11 kph
Pole Position: Rolf Stommelen (Porsche) 50.02s


Division 2 - 35 laps, 80.5 km
 1      Harald Ertl             A       Ford Capri TC           33m11.30
 2      Hans-Joachim Stuck      D       BMW 320 T               35
 3      Walter Brun             CH      BMW 320 T               34
 4      Hans Soldeck            D       Ford Capri TC           34
 5      Klaus Niedzwiedz        D       Ford Capri TC           33
 6      Bernd Brutschin         D       BMW 320i                32
 7      Dieter Selzer           D       Ford Escort RS          32
 8      Kurt König              D       BMW 320i                32
 9      Georg Stummeyer         D       Ford Escort RS          31
10      Jürgen Hamelmann        D       Ford Escort RS          31

Fastest Lap: Harald Ertl (Ford) 54.08s, 153.11 kph
Pole Position: Klaus Niedzwiedz (Ford) 53.22s



13 July 1980 - Bavaria Salzburgring
Salzburgring - 25 laps, 106.025 km


Division 1
 1      Manfred Winkelhock      D       Porsche 935             31m57.96
 2      John Fitzpatrick        GB      Porsche 935             25 laps
 3      Bob Wollek              F       Porsche 935             25
 4      Volkert Merl            D       Porsche 935             25
 5      Klaus Ludwig            D       Ford Capri              24
 6      Jürgen Lässig           D       Porsche 935             24
 7      Dieter Schornstein      D       Porsche 935             24
 8      Christian Danner        D       BMW M1                  23
 9      "James Bald"            A       BMW M1                  23
10      Edy Brandenberger       CH      BMW M1                  23

Fastest Lap: Manfred Winkelhock (Porsche) 1m13.62, 207.38 kph
Pole Position: Manfred Winkelhock (Porsche) 1m13.01


Division 2
 1      Hans-Joachim Stuck      D       BMW 320 T               38m08.93
 2      Harald Ertl             A       Ford Capri TC           25 laps
 3      Klaus Niedzwiedz        D       Ford Capri TC           25
 4      Hans Heyer              D       Lancia Beta             25
 5      Willi Siller            A       BMW 320 T               25
 6      Hans Soldeck            D       Ford Capri TC           24
 7      Jochen Dauer            D       BMW 320 T               24
 8      Bernd Brutschin         D       BMW 320i                23
 9      Karl Oppitzhauser       A       BMW 320i                23
10      Dieter Selzer           D       Ford Escort RS          23

Fastest Lap: Harald Ertl (Ford) 1m28.62, 172.28 kph
Pole Position: Harald Ertl (Ford) 1m16.38



27 July 1980 - Flugplatzrennen Diepholz
Diepholz - 40 laps, 104.0 km


Division 1
 1      Klaus Ludwig            D       Ford Capri              36m38.57
 2      Bob Wollek              F       Porsche 935             40 laps
 3      Manfred Winkelhock      D       Porsche 935             39
 4      Dieter Schornstein      D       Porsche 935             38
 5      Volkert Merl            D       Porsche 935             38
 6      Rolf Stommelen          D       Porsche 935             38
 7      Hans-Christian Jürgensen D      BMW M1                  36
 8      Peter Cramer            D       BMW M1                  36
 9      Christian Danner        D       BMW M1                  35
10      Edgar Dören             D       Porsche 935             34

Fastest Lap: Manfred Winkelhock (Porsche) 53.08s, 176.34 kph
Pole Position: Klaus Ludwig (Ford) 52.21s


Division 2
 1      Hans-Joachim Stuck      D       BMW 320 T               38m56.98
 2      Hans Heyer              D       Lancia Beta             40 laps
 3      Karl-Heinz Becker       D       BMW 320 T               39
 4      Wolfgang Boller         D       Ford Escort TC          39
 5      Jan Lundgardh           S       Porsche 935             38
 6      Preben Kristoffersen    DK      BMW 320i                37
 7      Dieter Selzer           D       Ford Escort RS          37
 8      Jürgen Hamelmann        D       Ford Escort RS          36
 9      Miroslav Lochmann       D       BMW 320i                36
10      Dieter Hegels           D       BMW 320i                36

Fastest Lap: Hans-Joachim Stuck (BMW) 54.50s, 171.74 kph
Pole Position: Harald Ertl (Ford) 54.80s



24 August 1980 - Westfalen Pokal
Zolder - 24 laps, 102.288 km


Division 1
 1      John Fitzpatrick        GB      Porsche 935             38m02.79
 2      Bob Wollek              F       Porsche 935             24 laps
 3      Edgar Dören             D       Porsche 935             24
 4      Claude Bourgoignie      B       Porsche 935             24
 5      Volkert Merl            D       Porsche 935             24
 6      Claude Haldi            CH      Porsche 935             23
 7      Helmut Kelleners        D       BMW M1                  23
 8      "James Bald"            A       BMW M1                  23
 9      Klaus Böhm              D       Porsche 935             23
10      Ralf-Dieter Schreiber   D       BMW M1                  23

Fastest Lap: Manfred Winkelhock (Porsche) 1m32.64, 165.62 kph
Pole Position: Manfred Winkelhock (Porsche) 1m29.67


Division 2
 1      Hans-Joachim Stuck      D       BMW 320 T               39m17.59
 2      Hans Heyer              D       Lancia Beta             24 laps
 3      Hans Soldeck            D       Ford Capri TC           23
 4      Bernd Brutschin         D       BMW 320i                23
 5      Wolfgang Boller         D       Ford Escort TC          23
 6      Albert Vanierschot      NL      Renault-Alpine          22
 7      Jan Lundgardh           S       Porsche 935             22
 8      Klaus Niedzwiedz        D       Ford Capri TC           22
 9      Dieter Selzer           D       Ford Escort RS          22
10      Jürgen Hamelmann        D       Ford Escort RS          22

Fastest Lap: Hans Heyer (Lancia) 1m36.95, 158.26 kph
Pole Position: Harald Ertl (Ford) 1m34.09



07 September 1980 - Hessen Pokal
Hockenheimring, Short Course - 40 laps. 105.36 lap


Division 1
 1      Klaus Ludwig            D       Ford Capri RS           44m23.30
 2      John Fitzpatrick        GB      Porsche 935             40 laps
 3      Manfred Winkelhock      D       Porsche 935             40
 4      Bob Wollek              F       Porsche 935             40
 5      Volkert Merl            D       Porsche 935             39
 6      Dieter Schornstein      D       Porsche 935             39
 7      Christian Danner        D       BMW M1                  39
 8      "James Bald"            A       BMW M1                  38
 9      Wolfgang Schütz         D       BMW M1                  38
10      Gero Zamagna            A       BMW M1                  37

Fastest Lap: Klaus Ludwig (Ford) 1m04.00, 148.16 kph
Pole Position: Klaus Ludwig (Ford) 1m02.35


Division 2
 1      Harald Ertl             A       Ford Capri TC           45m31.96
 2      Hans-Joachim Stuck      D       BMW 320 T               40 laps
 3      Hans Heyer              D       Lancia Beta             40
 4      Walter Brun             CH      BMW 320 T               40
 5      Karl-Heinz Becker       D       BMW 320 T               39
 6      Klaus Niedzwiedz        D       Ford Capri TC           39
 7      Bernd Brutschin         D       BMW 320i                38
 8      Wolfgang Boller         D       Ford Escort TC          38
 9      Siegfried Müller jr.    D       BMW 320i                37
10      Armin Hahne             D       BMW 320i                36

Fastest Lap: Harald Ertl (Ford) 1m07.12, 141.28 kph
Pole Position: Harald Ertl (Ford) 1m04.38



21 September 1980 - Supersprint
Nürburgring, Start & Ziel-Schleife - 44 laps, 100.848 km


Division 1
 1      Manfred Winkelhock      D       Porsche 935             37m09.46
 2      Klaus Ludwig            D       Ford Capri              44 laps
 3      Volkert Merl            D       Porsche 935             44
 4      Edgar Dören             D       Porsche 935             43
 5      Michael Korten          D       Porsche 935             43
 6      Bob Wollek              F       Porsche 935             43
 7      Dieter Schornstein      D       Porsche 935             42
 8      Christian Danner        D       BMW M1                  41
 9      "James Bald"            A       BMW M1                  41
10      Volker Strycek          D       BMW M1                  40

Fastest Lap: Klaus Ludwig (Ford) 49.91s, 165.32 kph
Pole Position: Manfred Winkelhock (Porsche) 48.09s


Division 2
 1      Klaus Niedzwiedz        D       Ford Capri TC           37m51.38
 2      Hans-Joachim Stuck      D       BMW 320 T               44 laps
 3      Walter Brun             CH      BMW 320 T               43
 4      Hans Heyer              D       Lancia Beta             43
 5      Wolfgang Boller         D       Ford Escort TC          42
 6      Jan Lundgardh           S       Porsche 935             42
 7      Bernd Brutschin         D       BMW 320i                40
 8      Siegfried Maier         D       Ford Escort TC          39
 9      Robert Zakowski         D       Ford Escort RS          39
10      Jürgen Hamelmann        D       Ford Escort RS          39

Fastest Lap: Harald Ertl (Ford) 50.73s, 162.65 kph
Pole Position: Hans-Joachim Stuck (BMW) 49.98s



28 September 1980 - Preis von Baden-Württemberg
Hockenheimring - 16 laps, 108.624 km


Division 1
 1      John Fitzpatrick        GB      Porsche 935             32m30.88
 2      Volkert Merl            D       Porsche 935             16 laps
 3      Michael Korten          D       Porsche 935             16
 4      Dieter Schornstein      D       Porsche 935             16
 5      Christian Danner        D       BMW M1                  15
 6      Wolfgang Schütz         D       BMW M1                  15
 7      Walter Nussbaumer       CH      BMW M1                  15
 8      Edy Brandenberger       CH      BMW M1                  15
 9      Bernhard Wissler        D       BMW M1                  15
10      Jürgen Kannacher        D       BMW M1                  15

Fastest Lap: John Fitzpatrick (Porsche) 1m59.60, 204.35 kph
Pole Position: Manfred Winkelhock (Porsche) 1m58.89 (DNS)


Division 2
 1      Klaus Ludwig            D       Ford Capri TC           33m44.34
 2      Klaus Niedzwiedz        D       Ford Capri TC           16 laps
 3      Piercarlo Ghinzani      I       Lancia Beta             16
 4      Walter Brun             CH      BMW 320 T               16
 5      Siegfried Maier         D       Ford Escort TC          15
 6      Ekkehardt Schimpf       D       BMW 320i                15
 7      Dieter Selzer           D       Ford Escort RS          14
 8      Bernd Brutschin         D       BMW 320i                14
 9      Hans-Jörg Dürig         CH      BMW 320i                14
10      Rolf Rummel             D       BMW 320i                14

Fastest Lap: Harald Ertl (Ford) 2m03.86, 197.32 kph
Pole Position: Harald Ertl (Ford) 2m03.45



Championship Standings


 1      Hans Heyer              156 pts
 2      Hans-Joachim Stuck      145     
 3      Klaus Ludwig            143     
 4      Volkert Merl            132     
 5      Klaus Niedzwiedz        129     
 6      Bob Wollek              128     
 7      Harald Ertl             114     
 8      Walter Brun              78      
 8      Hans Soldeck             78      
10      Manfred Winkelhock       64      
10      Rolf Stommelen           64      
10      Dieter Schornstein       64      
13      Bernd Brutschin          63      
14      Edgar Dören              59      
15      Wolfgang Boller          57      
16      Axel Plankenhorn         33      
17      Karl-Heinz Becker        32      
18      Ralf-Dieter Schreiber    24      
19      Jürgen Lässig            22      
20      Dieter Selzer            21