1000 km race on the Nürburgring in 1973
The 19th 1000 km race on the Nürburgring , also the 19th international ADAC 1000 km race on the Nürburgring, Nürburgring Nordschleife , took place on May 27, 1973. The race was the seventh round of the sports car world championship of that year and the eleventh round of the German racing championship in 1973
The race
The race was held over 44 laps of the 22.835 km long Nordschleife. The fastest in training was François Cevert in the Matra-Simca MS 670B with a time of 7: 12.8 minutes ahead of Jacky Ickx , Ferrari 312P (7: 15.5 minutes), and Rolf Stommelen in the Alfa Romeo 33 TT 12 .
After the start of the race, Cevert kept the lead. Henri Pescarolo overtook Rolf Stommelen on the second Matra , drove into the south bend in third place, but retired on the first lap with a connecting rod damage. The Cevert / Beltoise team also had to give up the race on lap 12 with engine failure. On the same lap, the Stommelen / de Adamich Alfa Romeo retired with a defective valve after the same damage had stopped Clay Regazzoni in the second factory Alfa on lap two.
Despite these failures, the race was exciting at times, especially when Arturo Merzario in the second Ferrari attacked and overtook the leading Jacky Ickx, contrary to the strategy of the Ferrari race director. After a refueling stop on lap 39, Merzario had to give the car to Carlos Pace , who finished the race in second. Merzario then decided not to take part in the award ceremony.
Third overall, the John Burton / John Bridges team won the sports car class in a Chevron B23 Ford-Cosworth. Paul Keller / Jürgen Neuhaus / Clemens Schickentanz came in eleventh place as winners of the GT class with a Porsche 911 Carrera RSR. John Fitzpatrick / Gerry Birrell in a Ford Capri RS were the winners of the touring car class up to 3 liters displacement and sixth in the overall classification . Toine Hezemans / Dieter Quester in a BMW 3.0 CSL won the touring car class over 3 liters as ninth .
23 of 49 vehicles that started crossed the finish line; 59 cars were registered.
Results
Final ranking
Item | class | No. | team | driver | chassis | Round | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | S 3.0 | 1 | Ferrari SEFAC Spa |
Jacky Ickx Brian Redman |
Ferrari 312PB | 44 | ||
2 | S 3.0 | 2 | Ferrari SEFAC Spa |
Carlos Pace Arturo Merzario |
Ferrari 312PB | 44 | ||
3 | S 2.0 | 19th | Red Rose Racing |
John Burton John Bridges |
Chevron B23 | 40 | ||
4th | S 3.0 | 3 | Porsche Club Romand |
Claude Haldi Bernard Chenevière |
Porsche 908/03 | 40 | ||
5 | S 3.0 | 6th | Martini Racing Team |
Gijs van Lennep Herbert Müller |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 40 | ||
6th | T 3.0 | 76 | Ford Germany |
John Fitzpatrick Gerry Birrell |
Ford Capri RS | 39 | ||
7th | S 2.0 | 37 | Peter Smith |
Peter Smith David Welpton
|
Chevron B21 | 38 | ||
8th | S 2.0 | 38 | Squadra Tartaruga |
Walter Frey Peter Ettmüller
|
Chevron B19 | 38 | ||
9 | T + 3.0 | 69 | BMW Motorsport GmbH |
Toine Hezemans Dieter Quester |
BMW 3.0CSL | 38 | ||
10 | S 2.0 | 32 | Martin Raymond |
Martin Raymond Peter Humble
|
Chevron B23 | 38 | ||
11 | GT + 1.6 | 55 | Porsche Kremer Racing |
Paul Keller Jürgen Neuhaus Clemens Schickentanz |
Porsche Carrera RSR | 38 | ||
12 | GT + 1.6 | 54 | Porsche Kremer Racing |
Clemens Schickentanz Paul Keller Günter Steckkönig |
Porsche 911 Carrera | 38 | ||
13 | GT + 1.6 | 59 | Gelo Racing |
Georg Loos Jürgen Barth |
Porsche 911 Carrera | 38 | ||
14th | GT + 1.6 | 49 | Anton Fischhaber |
Anton Fischhaber Leopold Prince of Bavaria |
Porsche Carrera RSR | 37 | ||
15th | GT + 1.6 | 50 | Kuberol Racing |
Bengt Ekberg Kurt Simonsen Roland Larsson
|
Porsche 911 Carrera | 37 | ||
16 | GT + 1.6 | 52 | Europe furniture |
Eberhard Sindel Wilhelm Siegele
|
Porsche Carrera RSR | 36 | ||
17th | T 2.0 | 85 | Koepchen tuning |
Helmut Kellener's Teddy Pilette |
BMW 2002Tii | 35 | ||
18th | S 2.0 | 24 | Bernd Becker |
Bernd Becker Elmar Clever
|
Porsche 910 | 35 | ||
19th | GT + 1.6 | 51 | Lothar Wagner |
Lothar Wagner Eckard Babendererde
|
Porsche 911S | 33 | ||
20th | T 2.0 | 82 | Koepchen tuning |
Heinrich Hirth Günther Mors
|
BMW 2002Tii | 32 | ||
21st | T 3.0 | 78 | indicator |
Klaus Ludwig Lothar Pinske
|
Ford Capri RS | 32 | ||
22nd | S 2.0 | 27 | Viktor |
Olof Wijk Tommy Brorsson
|
Astra RNR1 | 32 | ||
23 | S 2.0 | 41 | Dorset Racing Associates |
Brian Joscelyne Lee Kaye Tony Birchenhough
|
Lola T212 | 30th | ||
Failed | ||||||||
24 | T 3.0 | 75 | Ford Germany |
Dieter Glemser Jochen Mass |
Ford Capri RS | 23 | ||
25th | S 2.0 | 28 | Jolly Club |
Manfred Mohr Martino Finotto Dieter Basche |
AMS 273 | 14th | ||
26th | S 3.0 | 4th | Equipe Matra-Simca |
François Cevert Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
Matra-Simca MS670B | 12 | ||
27 | S 3.0 | 8th | Autodelta SpA |
Rolf Stommelen Andrea de Adamich |
Alfa Romeo 33TT12 | 12 | ||
28 | S 3.0 | 12 | Jolly Club |
Giorgio Pianta Mario Casoni |
Lola T280 / 2 | 6th | ||
29 | GT + 1.6 | 66 | Martini Racing Team |
George Follmer Willi Kauhsen |
Porsche 911 Carrera | 6th | ||
30th | S 2.0 | 18th | Tony Goodwin |
Tony Goodwin Tommy Johnson Ed McDonough Edward Negus
|
Dulon LD10 | 5 | ||
31 | T + 3.0 | 68 | BMW Motorsport GmbH |
Hans-Joachim Stuck Chris Amon |
BMW 3.0CSL | 5 | ||
32 | S 3.0 | 9 | Autodelta SpA |
Clay Regazzoni Carlo Facetti |
Alfa Romeo 33TT12 | 2 | ||
33 | S 3.0 | 5 | Equipe Matra-Simca |
Henri Pescarolo Gérard Larrousse |
Matra-Simca MS670B | 1 | ||
34 | S 2.0 | 17th | Jack Wheeler |
Jack Wheeler Martin Davidson
|
Daren Mk.3 | 1 | ||
35 | S 2.0 | 21st | Michel Dupont |
Michel Dupont Paul Blancpain
|
Chevron B23 | |||
36 | S 2.0 | 29 | Ember Racing |
John Hine Peter Hanson
|
Chevron B23 | |||
37 | S 3.0 | 30th | Ember Racing |
John Quick William de Selincourt
|
Chevron B21 | |||
38 | S 2.0 | 31 | HIRE Racing |
José Juncadella Mike Hailwood |
Chevron B23 | |||
39 | S 2.0 | 33 | Intertech |
Brendan McInerney Trevor Twaites
|
Chevron B23 | |||
40 | S 2.0 | 34 | Roger Haevens Racing |
Roger Haevens Hervé LeGuellec |
Chevron B23 | |||
41 | S 2.0 | 39 | Ian Harrower |
Ian Harrower James Bell
|
Chevron B23 | |||
42 | GT + 1.6 | 48 | Porsche Club Romand |
Peter Zbinden Serge Bolomey Klaus Fritzinger |
Porsche 911 Carrera | |||
43 | GT + 1.6 | 72 | Juan Carlos Bolaños |
Juan Carlos Bolaños Carlos Nicastro
|
Porsche 911 Carrera | |||
44 | GT + 1.6 | 62 | Europe furniture |
Horst Klauke Franz-Josef Rieder Eckhard Schimpf |
Porsche 911S | |||
45 | GT + 1.6 | 64 | Alfa Romeo Germany |
Dieter Gleich Dieter Weizinger
|
Alfa Romeo Montreal | |||
46 | T + 3.0 | 71 | Alpina |
Hans-Peter Joisten Helmut Rösser
|
BMW 3.0CSL | |||
47 | T + 3.0 | 72 | Robert Eberhardt |
Robert Eberhardt Kurt Auer
|
Chevrolet Camaro | |||
48 | T 2.0 | 81 | Reydther Club |
Friedheim Theissen Walter Prüser
|
BMW 2002 | |||
49 | T 2.0 | 84 | Hans-Lothar Koch |
Hans-Lothar Koch Hans-Joachim Goerke
|
BMW 2002Ti | |||
Not started | ||||||||
50 | S 3.0 | 10 | Joest Racing |
Reinhold Joest Mario Casoni
|
Porsche 908/03 | 1 | ||
51 | S 2.0 | 22nd | Ecurie Bonnier Team BP |
Santos Mendoza Carlos Santos
|
Lola T292 | 2 | ||
52 | S 2.0 | 23 | Ecurie Bonnier Team BP |
Carlos Caspar Jorge Pinhol
|
Lola T292 | 3 | ||
53 | S 2.0 | 40 | Hans Baumhardt |
Hans Baumhardt Tom Pryce |
Royale RP17 | 4th | ||
54 | T + 1.6 | 53 | Hans-Peter Zeigler |
Hans-Peter Ziegler Bernd Ziegler
|
Porsche 911 Carrera | 5 | ||
55 | GT + 1.6 | 57 | Grindelwald Racing |
Heinrich Keller Cox cooker |
De Tomaso Pantera | 6th | ||
56 | GT + 1.6 | 58 | M. Weismann |
Günther Steckkönig Klaus Fritzinger
|
Porsche 911 Carrera | 7th | ||
57 | GT + 1.6 | 65 | Werner Christmann |
Werner Christmann Helmut Hinse
|
Porsche 914/6 | 8th | ||
58 | GT + 3.0 | 70 | BMW Alpina |
Brian Muir Niki Lauda |
BMW 3.0CSL | 9 | ||
59 | T 2.0 | 83 | Alfa Romeo Germany |
Dieter Weizinger Wilhelm Bisterfeld
|
Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm | 10 |
1 Accident during training 2 withdrawn 3 withdrawn 4 not started 5 engine failure during training 6 engine failure during training 7 not started 8 not started 9 not started 10 not started
Only in the entry list
Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.
Item | class | No. | team | driver | chassis |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
60 | S 3.0 | 7th | Joseph Greger |
Joseph Greger Kurt Hild |
Porsche 910 |
61 | S 2.0 | 25th | Europe furniture |
Jörg Obermoser René Herzog
|
GRD S73 |
62 | S 2.0 | 26th | Scuderia Filipinetti |
Jean-Louis Lafosse Reine Wisell |
Lola T292 |
63 | S 2.0 | 28 | Guy Edwards |
Guy Edwards Jim Busby |
Lola T292 |
64 | S 2.0 | 35 | Peter Richardson |
Peter Richardson Jimmy Richardson
|
Chevron B23 |
65 | S 2.0 | 36 | Andrew Fletcher |
Andrew Fletcher William Tuckett
|
Chevron |
66 | S 2.0 | 42 | Mike Stow |
Mike Stow Mike Knight
|
Chevron |
67 | GT + 1.6 | 56 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Porsche Carrera RSR | |
68 | GT + 1.6 | 61 | Robert Grant |
Robert Grant John Kendall
|
Datsun 240Z |
69 | GT + 1.6 | 63 | Joseph Greger |
Joseph Greger Kurt Hild
|
Porsche 914/6 |
70 | T 3.0 | 77 | Ford Germany |
Hans Heyer Jody Scheckter |
Ford Capri RS |
Class winner
Racing data
- Registered: 70
- Started: 49
- Rated: 23
- Race classes: 6
- Spectator: unknown
- Race day weather: warm and dry
- Route length: 22.835 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 5:36: 53,400 hours
- Total laps of the winning team: 44
- Total distance of the winning team: 1004.740 km
- Winner's average: 178.944 km / h
- Pole position: François Cevert - Matra-Simca MS670B (# 4) - December 7th, 800 - 189.940 km / h
- Fastest race lap: François Cevert - Matra-Simca MS670B (# 4) - 7.20.300 - 186.705 km / h
- Racing series: 7th round of the 1973 World Sports Car Championship
- Racing series: 11 rounds for the 1973 German Racing Championship
literature
- Michael Behrndt, Jörg-Thomas Födisch, Matthias Behrndt: ADAC 1000 km race. HEEL Verlag, Königswinter 2008, ISBN 978-3-89880-903-0 .
- Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .
Web links
Predecessor race Targa Florio 1973 |
Sports car world championship |
Succession race 1973 24 Hours of Le Mans |