1981 Deutsche Rennsportmeisterschaft


22 March 1981 - "Bergischer Löwe"
Zolder - 24 laps, 102.288 km


Division 1
 1      Manfred Winkelhock      D       Ford Capri              41m30.57
 2      Bob Wollek              F       Porsche 935 K3          24 laps
 3      Jochen Mass             D       Porsche 935/81          24
 4      Helmut Henzler          D       BMW M1                  23
 5      Jürgen Lässig           D       Porsche 935 K3          23
 6      Volkert Merl            D       Porsche 935             23
 7      Kurt König              D       BMW M1                  23
 8      Ralf-Dieter Schreiber   D       BMW M1                  22
 9      Rolf Göhring            D       BMW M1                  22
10      Hans-Christian Jürgensen D      BMW M1                  22

Fastest Lap: Manfred Winkelhock (Ford) 1m35.98, 159.835 kph
Pole Position: Manfred Winkelhock (Ford) 1m29.28


Division 2
 1      Klaus Ludwig            D       Ford Capri TC           39m28.57
 2      Hans Heyer              D       Lancia Beta Monte Carlo 24 laps
 3      Jürgen Hamelmann        D       Ford Capri TC           24
 4      Karl-Heinz Becker       D       BMW 320 T               24
 5      Siegfried Müller jr.    D       Lancia Beta Monte Carlo 24
 6      Wolfgang Boller         D       Ford Escort             22
 7      Richard Jenvey          GB      Lotus Esprit            21
 8      Rolf Rummel             D       BMW 320i                21
 9      Lilli Reisenbichler     D       Ford Escort             21
10      Johannes Wollstadt      D       BMW 320i                21

Fastest Lap: Klaus Ludwig (Ford) 1m36.67, 158.693 kph
Pole Position: Klaus Ludwig (Ford) 1m31.13




29 March 1981 - Internationales 300 KM Rennen
Nürburgring, Start & Ziel-Schleife - 44 laps, 100.804 km


Division 1
 1      Bob Wollek              F       Porsche 935 K3          36m37.11
 2      Jochen Mass             D       Ford Capri              44 laps
 3      Hans-Joachim Stuck      D       BMW M1                  44
 4      Volkert Merl            D       Porsche 935             43
 5      Dieter Schornstein      D       Porsche 935             42
 6      Kurt König              D       BMW M1                  42
 7      Helmut Henzler          D       BMW M1                  41
 8      Ralf-Dieter Schreiber   D       BMW M1                  40
 9      Hans-Christian Jürgensen D      BMW M1                  40
10      Jürgen Kannacher        D       BMW M1                  40

Fastest Lap: Jochen Mass (Ford) 48.85s, 168.902 kph
Pole Position: Bob Wollek (Porsche) 47.72s


Division 2
 1      Klaus Ludwig            D       Ford Capri TC           38m08.79
 2      Hans Heyer              D       Lancia Beta Monte Carlo 44 laps
 3      Siegfried Müller jr.    D       Lancia Beta Monte Carlo 44
 4      Jürgen Hamelmann        D       Ford Capri TC           43
 5      Karl-Heinz Becker       D       BMW 320 T               43
 6      Wolfgang Boller         D       Ford Escort RS          40
 7      Winfried Vogt           D       Toyota Celica           39
 8      Robert Zakowski         D       Ford Escort RS          39
 9      Lilli Reisenbichler     D       Ford Escort RS          38
10      Johannes Wollstadt      D       BMW 320i                38

Fastest Lap: Klaus Ludwig (Ford) 50.68s, 162.803 kph
Pole Position: Klaus Ludwig (Ford), 49.67s



05 April 1981 - Jim Clark Rennen
Hockenheimring - 18 laps, 122.166 km


Division 1
 1      Jochen Mass             D       Ford Capri              35m58.88
 2      Bob Wollek              F       Porsche 935 K3          18 laps
 3      Manfred Winkelhock      D       Ford Capri              18
 4      Dieter Schornstein      D       Porsche 935             17
 5      Helmut Henzler          D       BMW M1                  17
 6      Kurt König              D       BMW M1                  17
 7      Walter Nussbaumer       CH      BMW M1                  17
 8      Edy Brandenberger       CH      BMW M1                  17
 9      Jürgen Lässig           D       BMW M1                  17
10      Ralf-Dieter Schreiber   D       BMW M1                  17

Fastest Lap: Bob Wollek (Porsche) 1m58.39, 206.166 kph
Pole Position: Manfred Winkelhock (Ford)


Division 2
 1      Klaus Ludwig            D       Ford Capri TC           40m10.65
 2      Hans Heyer              D       Lancia Beta Monte Carlo 18 laps
 3      Siegfried Müller jr.    D       Lancia Beta Monte Carlo 18
 4      Jürgen Hamelmann        D       Ford Capri TC           18
 5      Wolfgang Boller         D       Ford Escort TC          16
 6      Wolfgang Wolf           D       Audi 80 GT C5           16
 7      Winfried Vogt           D       Toyota Celica           16
 8      Lilli Reisenbichler     D       Ford Escort             15
 9      Johannes Wollstadt      D       BMW 320i                15
10      Bremmekamp              D       BMW 320i                15

Fastest Lap: Hans Heyer (Lancia) 2m06.48, 192.979 kph
Pole Position: Klaus Ludwig (Ford) 1m59.09





26 April 1981 - Internationales Eifelrennen
Nürburgring - 7 laps, 159.845 km


Division 1
 1      Manfred Winkelhock      D       Ford Capri              52m22.77
 2      Bob Wollek              F       Porsche 935 K3          7 laps
 3      Hans-Joachim Stuck      D       BMW M1                  7
 4      Kurt König              D       BMW M1                  7
 5      Helmut Henzler          D       BMW M1                  7
 6      Ralf-Dieter Schreiber   D       BMW M1                  7
 7      Walter Nussbaumer       CH      BMW M1                  7
 8      Becker                  D       Mazda RX-7              6
 9      Lörper                  D       Porsche 930             6

Fastest Lap: Manfred Winkelhock (Ford) 7m22.42, 185.809 kph
Pole Position: Manfred Winkelhock (Ford) 7m22.01


Division 2
 1      Klaus Ludwig            D       Ford Capri TC           55m09.55
 2      Siegfried Müller jr.    D       Lancia Beta Monte Carlo 7 laps
 3      Hans Heyer              D       Lancia Beta Monte Carlo 7
 4      Walter Brun             CH      BMW 320 T               7
 5      Klaus Niedzwiedz        D       Ford Capri TC           7
 6      Dieter Selzer           D       Ford Escort RS          7
 7      Wolfgang Boller         D       Ford Escort RS          6
 8      Willie Bergmeister      D       Audi 80 GT C5           6
 9      Wolfgang Wolf           D       Audi 80 GT C5           6
10      Lothar Wagner           D       BMW 320i                6

Fastest Lap: Klaus Ludwig (Ford) 7m41.50, 178.127 kph
Pole Position: Klaus Ludwig (Ford)




17 May 1981 - Flugplatzrennen Mainz-Finthen
Mainz-Finthen - 50 laps


Division 1
 1      Bob Wollek              F       Porsche 935 K3          41m03.02
 2      Manfred Winkelhock      D       Ford Capri              50 laps
 3      Volkert Merl            D       Porsche 935             48
 4      Dieter Schornstein      D       Porsche 935             48
 5      Helmut Henzler          A       BMW M1                  47
 6      Jürgen Lässig           D       Porsche 935             46
 7      Hans-Christian Jürgensen D      BMW M1                  45
 8      Peter Pospiesczyk       D       BMW M1                  42
 9      Peter Bulian            D       Porsche 911 SC          42
10      Reinhold Wolter         D       Talbot Sunbeam          38

Fastest Lap: Bob Wollek (Porsche) 48.0s, 197.256 kph
Pole Position: Manfred Winkelhock (Ford) 47.06s


Division 2
 1      Klaus Ludwig            D       Ford Capri TC           42m06.43
 2      Klaus Niedzwiedz        D       Ford Capri TC           50 laps
 3      Hans Heyer              D       Lancia Beta Monte Carlo 50
 4      Karl-Heinz Becker       D       BMW 320 T               47
 5      Winfried Vogt           D       Toyota Celica           47
 6      Robert Zakowski         D       Ford Escort RS          47
 7      Rolf Rummel             D       BMW 320i                44
 8      Dieter Kindlmann        D       BMW 320i                43
 9      Stefan Märki            CH      BMW 320i                43
10      Johannes Wollstadt      D       BMW 320i                43

Fastest Lap: Klaus Ludwig (Ford) 48.83s, 193.932 kph
Pole Position: Klaus Ludwig (Ford) 48.10s



21 June 1981 - Flugplatzrennen Wunstorf
Wunstorf - 20 laps


Division 1
 1      Helmut Henzler          A       BMW M1                  39m16.47
 2      Kurt König              D       BMW M1                  20 laps
 3      Hans-Christian Jürgensen D      BMW M1                  20
 4      Dieter Schornstein      D       Porsche 935             20
 5      Bob Wollek              F       Porsche 935 K4          19
 6      Jürgen Kannacher        D       BMW M1                  19
 7      "John Winter"           D       Porsche 935 K3          18
 8      Peter Pospieszcyk       D       BMW M1                  18
 9      Peter Bulian            D       Porsche 911 SC          16
10      Reinhold Wolter         D       Talbot Sunbeam          15

Fastest Lap: Manfred Winkelhock (Ford) 1m43.58, 175.51 kph
Pole Position: Manfred Winkelhock (Ford) 1m26.36


Division 2
 1      Klaus Ludwig            D       Ford Capri TC           35m36.20
 2      Klaus Niedzwiedz        D       Ford Capri TC           20 laps
 3      Hans Heyer              D       Lancia Beta Monte Carlo 20
 4      Jürgen Hamelmann        D       Ford Capri TC           20
 5      Siegfried Müller jr.    D       Lancia Beta Monte Carlo 20
 6      Karl-Heinz Becker       D       BMW 320i                19
 7      Dieter Selzer           D       Ford Escort RS          18
 8      Günther Schneider       D       Ford Escort RS          18
 9      Wolfgang Wolf           D       Audi 80 GT C5           17
10      Robert Zakowski         D       Ford Escort RS          17

Fastest Lap: Hans Heyer (Lancia) 1m44.10, 174.641 kph
Pole Position: Klaus Ludwig (Ford)




28 June 1981 - 200 Meilen von Nürnberg
Norisring, Nürnberg - 60 laps


Division 1
 1      Hans-Joachim Stuck      D       BMW M1                  54m42.10
 2      Gianpiero Moretti       I       Porsche 935             60 laps
 3      Manfred Winkelhock      D       Ford Capri              60
 4      Helmut Henzler          A       BMW M1                  60
 5      John Fitzpatrick        GB      Porsche 935 K3          59
 6      Bob Wollek              F       Porsche 935 K4          58
 7      Leopold von Bayern      D       BMW M1                  58
 8      Walter Nussbaumer       CH      BMW M1                  57
 9      Mario Ketterer          CH      BMW M1                  57
10      Hans-Christian Jürgensen D      BMW M1                  56

Fastest Lap: Bob Wollek (Porsche) 52.28s, 158.339 kph
Pole Position: Manfred Winkelhock (Ford) 50.79s


Division 2
 1      Hans Heyer              D       Lancia Beta Monte Carlo 54m53.77
 2      Klaus Ludwig            D       Ford Capri TC           60 laps
 3      Siegfried Müller jr.    D       Lancia Beta Monte Carlo 56
 4      Karl-Heinz Becker       D       BMW 320 T               54
 5      Jochen Dauer            D       BMW 320i                53
 6      Bernd Lilier            D       Audi 80 GT C5           53
 7      Wolfgang Wolf           D       Audi 80 GT C5           53
 8      Dieter Kindlmann        D       BMW 320i                53
 9      Johannes Wollstadt      D       BMW 320i                53
10      Lochmann                D       BMW 320i                52

Fastest Lap: Klaus Ludwig (Ford) 52.67s, 157.196 kph
Pole Position: Klaus Ludwig (Ford) 51.51s



05 July 1981 - Großer Preis der Tourenwagen
Nürburgring, Start & Ziel-Schleife - 44 laps, 100.804 km


Division 1
 1      Bob Wollek              F       Porsche 935             36m28.22
 2      Manfred Winkelhock      D       Ford Capri              44 laps
 3      "John Winter"           D       Porsche 935             42
 4      Dieter Schornstein      D       Porsche 935             42
 5      Helmut Henzler          D       BMW M1                  41
 6      Kurt König              D       BMW M1                  41
 7      Jürgen Kannacher        D       BMW M1                  41
 8      Ralf-Dieter Schreiber   D       BMW M1                  40
 9      Hans-Christian Jürgensen D      BMW M1                  40
10      Peter Bulian            D       Porsche 911 SC          36

Fastest Lap: Manfred Winkelhock (Ford) 49.00s, 168.391 kph
Pole Position: Bob Wollek (Porsche) 47.99s


Division 2
 1      Hans Heyer              D       Lancia Beta Monte Carlo 39m14.29
 2      Siegfried Müller jr.    D       Lancia Beta Monte Carlo 44 laps
 3      Karl-Heinz Becker       D       BMW 320 T               44
 4      Wolfgang Boller         D       Ford Escort RS          41
 5      Winfried Vogt           D       Toyota Celica           40
 6      Bernd Lilier            D       Audi 80 GT C5           40
 7      Robert Zakowski         D       Ford Escort RS          39
 8      Wolfgang Wolf           D       Audi 80 GT C5           39
 9      Günther Schneider       D       Ford Escort RS          39
10      Rolf Rummel             D       BMW 320i                36

Fastest Lap: Klaus Niedzwiedz (Ford) 50.46s, 163.519 kph
Pole Position: Klaus Ludwig (Ford) 48.63s



12 July 1981 - Bavaria Rennen
Salzburgring - 25 laps, 106.015 km

Division 1
 1      Hans-Joachim Stuck      D       BMW M1                  39m33.91
 2      Bob Wollek              F       Porsche 935 K4          25 laps
 3      Jürgen Lässig           D       BMW M1                  25
 4      Sepp Mannhalter         A       BMW M1                  24
 5      Franz Gschwendner       D       Porsche 935             24
 6      Walter Nussbaumer       CH      BMW M1                  23
 7      Kurt König              D       BMW M1                  23
 8      Jürgen Kannacher        D       BMW M1                  23
 9      Schiebler               D       BMW M1                  23
10      Maurer                  D       BMW M1                  22

Fastest Lap: Hans-Joachim Stuck (BMW) 1m28.55, 172.472 kph
Pole Position: Hans-Joachim Stuck (BMW) 1m12.21


Division 2
 1      Klaus Ludwig            D       Ford Capri TC           35m14.07
 2      Hans Heyer              D       Lancia Beta Monte Carlo 25 laps
 3      Jürgen Hamelmann        D       Ford Capri TC           25
 4      Willi Siller            A       BMW 320 T               25
 5      Siegfried Müller jr.    D       Lancia Beta Monte Carlo 25
 6      Karl-Heinz Becker       D       BMW 320 T               24
 7      Walter Brun             CH      BMW 320i                24
 8      Wolfgang Boller         D       Ford Escort RS          24
 9      Wolfgang Wolf           D       Audi 80 GT C5           23
10      Bernd Lilier            D       Audi 80 GT C5           23

Fastest Lap: Klaus Ludwig (Ford) 1m18.19, 195.192 kph
Pole Position: Klaus Ludwig (Ford) 1m14.82



02 August 1981 - Großer Preis von Deutschland
Hockenheimring - 18 laps, 122.202 km


Division 1
 1      Manfred Winkelhock      D       Ford Capri              36m54.93
 2      Hans-Joachim Stuck      D       BMW M1                  18 laps
 3      Jochen Mass             D       Porsche 935             18
 4      Volkert Merl            D       Porsche 935             17
 5      "John Winter"           D       Porsche 935 K3          17
 6      Christian Danner        D       BMW M1                  17
 7      Dieter Schornstein      D       Porsche 935             17
 8      Helmut Henzler          D       BMW M1                  17
 9      Kurt König              D       BMW M1                  17
10      Mario Ketterer          CH      BMW M1                  17

Fastest Lap: Manfred Winkelhock (Ford) 2m01.82, 200.596 kph
Pole Position: Manfred Winkelhock (Ford) 1m57.49


Division 2
 1      Klaus Ludwig            D       Ford Capri TC           38m25.72
 2      Hans Heyer              D       Lancia Beta Monte Carlo 18 laps
 3      Siegfried Müller jr.    D       Lancia Beta Monte Carlo 18
 4      Jürgen Hamelmann        D       Ford Capri TC           18
 5      Walter Brun             CH      BMW 320 T               18
 6      Karl-Heinz Becker       D       BMW 320 T               18
 7      Winfried Vogt           D       Toyota Celica           16
 8      Wolfgang Wolf           D       Audi 80 GT C5           16
 9      Bernd Lilier            D       Audi 80 GT C5           16
10      Enzo Calderari          CH      BMW 320i                16

Fastest Lap: Klaus Ludwig (Ford) 2m06.50, 193.173 kph
Pole Position: Klaus Ludwig (Ford) 2m01.33



23 August 1981 - Westfalen Pokal
Zolder - 24 laps, 102.290 km


Division 1
 1      Manfred Winkelhock      D       Ford Capri              36m50.94
 2      Bob Wollek              F       Porsche 935 K4          24 laps
 3      Christian Danner        D       BMW M1                  23
 4      Hans-Joachim Stuck      D       BMW M1                  23
 5      Dieter Schornstein      D       Porsche 935             23
 6      Helmut Henzler          D       BMW M1                  23
 7      Kurt König              D       BMW M1                  23
 8      Ralf-Dieter Schreiber   D       BMW M1                  23
 9      Jürgen Kannacher        D       BMW M1                  23
10      Jean Xhenceval          B       Chevrolet Camaro        21

Fastest Lap: Manfred Winkelhock (Ford) 1m31.09, 168.449 kph
Pole Position: Manfred Winkelhock (Ford) 1m32.75


Division 2
 1      Klaus Ludwig            D       Ford Capri TC           39m18.93
 2      Klaus Niedzwiedz        D       Ford Capri TC           24 laps
 3      Jürgen Hamelmann        D       Ford Capri TC           24
 4      Walter Brun             CH      BMW 320 T               24
 5      Hans Heyer              D       Lancia Beta Monte Carlo 23
 6      Bernd Lilier            D       Audi 80 GT C5           22
 7      Wolfgang Wolf           D       Audi 80 GT C5           22
 8      Jörg Denzel             D       BMW 320i                22
 9      Dransmann               D       Ford Escort RS          22
10      Johannes Wollstadt      D       BMW 320i                22

Fastest Lap: Klaus Ludwig (Ford) 1m35.30, 160.998 kph
Pole Position: Klaus Ludwig (Ford) 1m32.75



06 September 1981 - Hessen Pokal
Hockenheimring, Kleiner Kurs - 40 laps, 105.36 km


Division 1
 1      Manfred Winkelhock      D       Ford Capri              44m19.77
 2      Bob Wollek              F       Porsche 935 K4          40 laps
 3      Walter Nussbaumer       CH      BMW M1                  38
 4      Volkert Merl            D       Porsche 935             38
 5      Walter Brun             CH      BMW M1                  38
 6      Kurt König              D       BMW M1                  38
 7      Helmut Henzler          D       BMW M1                  38
 8      Dieter Schornstein      D       Porsche 935             38
 9      Franz Gschwendner       D       Porsche 935             38
10      Laurent Ferrier         F       BMW M1                  37

Fastest Lap: Manfred Winkelhock (Ford) 1m05.3, 145.210 kph
Pole Position: Manfred Winkelhock (Ford) 1m02.228


Division 2
 1      Klaus Ludwig            D       Ford Capri TC           45m26.22
 2      Klaus Niedzwiedz        D       Ford Capri TC           40 laps
 3      Jürgen Hamelmann        D       Ford Capri TC           39
 4      Hans Heyer              D       Lancia Beta Monte Carlo 39
 5      Karl-Heinz Becker       D       BMW 320 T               38
 6      Angelo Pallavicini      CH      BMW 320i                37
 7      Dieter Selzer           D       Ford Escort RS          37
 8      Jörg van Ommen          D       Ford Escort RS          37
 9      Wolfgang Wolf           D       Audi 80 GT C5           36
10      Hartge                  D       BMW 320i                36

Fastest Lap: Klaus Ludwig (Ford) 1m06.21, 143.217 kph
Pole Position: Klaus Ludwig (Ford)



20 September 1981 - Supersprint
Nürburgring, Start & Ziel-Schleife - 44 laps, 100.804 km


Division 1
 1      Manfred Winkelhock      D       Ford Capri              36m26.03
 2      Bob Wollek              F       Porsche 935 K4          44 laps
 3      Volkert Merl            D       Porsche 935             43
 4      Jochen Mass             D       Porsche 935             42
 5      Kurt König              D       BMW M1                  41
 6      Helmut Henzler          D       BMW M1                  40
 7      Jürgen Lässig           D       BMW M1                  40
 8      Hans-Christian Jürgensen D      BMW M1                  40
 9      Ralf-Dieter Schreiber   D       BMW M1                  40
10      Jürgen Kannacher        D       BMW M1                  40

Fastest Lap: Manfred Winkelhock (Ford) 48.55s, 169.952 kph
Pole Position: Bob Wollek (Porsche) 47.36


Division 2
 1      Klaus Niedzwiedz        D       Ford Capri TC           38m18.73
 2      Siegfried Müller jr.    D       Lancia Beta Monte Carlo 44 laps
 3      Jürgen Hamelmann        D       Ford Capri TC           44
 4      Hans Heyer              D       Lancia Beta Monte Carlo 43
 5      Walter Brun             CH      BMW 320 T               43
 6      Lothar Wagner           D       BMW 320i                40
 7      Dieter Selzer           D       Ford Escort RS          39
 8      Winfried Vogt           D       Toyota Celica           39
 9      Bernd Lilier            D       Audi 80 GT C5           39
10      Lili Reisenbichler      D       Ford Escort RS          38

Fastest Lap: Klaus Ludwig (Ford) 50.56s, 163.196 kph
Pole Position: Klaus Ludwig (Ford)




1981 Deutsche Rennsportmeisterschaft


 1      Klaus Ludwig            215 pts    
 2      Bob Wollek              179     
 3      Manfred Winkelhock      174     
 4      Hans Heyer              171     
 5      Siegfried Müller jr.    117     
 6      Jürgen Hamelmann        100     
 7      Helmut Henzler           95      
 8      Hans-Joachim Stuck       89      
 9      Klaus Niedzwiedz         88      
10      Karl-Heinz Becker        76      
11      Kurt König               71      
12      Jochen Mass              69      
13      Dieter Schornstein       63      
14      Volkert Merl             60      
15      Walter Brun              48