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 | ||
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1 | S 3.0 | 1 |
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Ferrari 312PB | 44 | ||
2 | S 3.0 | 2 |
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Ferrari 312PB | 44 | ||
3 | S 2.0 | 19th |
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Chevron B23 | 40 | ||
4th | S 3.0 | 3 |
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Porsche 908/03 | 40 | ||
5 | S 3.0 | 6th |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 40 | ||
6th | T 3.0 | 76 |
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Ford Capri RS | 39 | ||
7th | S 2.0 | 37 |
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Chevron B21 | 38 | ||
8th | S 2.0 | 38 |
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Chevron B19 | 38 | ||
9 | T + 3.0 | 69 |
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BMW 3.0CSL | 38 | ||
10 | S 2.0 | 32 |
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Chevron B23 | 38 | ||
11 | GT + 1.6 | 55 |
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Porsche Carrera RSR | 38 | ||
12 | GT + 1.6 | 54 |
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Porsche 911 Carrera | 38 | ||
13 | GT + 1.6 | 59 |
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Porsche 911 Carrera | 38 | ||
14th | GT + 1.6 | 49 |
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Porsche Carrera RSR | 37 | ||
15th | GT + 1.6 | 50 |
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Porsche 911 Carrera | 37 | ||
16 | GT + 1.6 | 52 |
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Porsche Carrera RSR | 36 | ||
17th | T 2.0 | 85 |
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BMW 2002Tii | 35 | ||
18th | S 2.0 | 24 |
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Porsche 910 | 35 | ||
19th | GT + 1.6 | 51 |
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Porsche 911S | 33 | ||
20th | T 2.0 | 82 |
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BMW 2002Tii | 32 | ||
21st | T 3.0 | 78 |
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Ford Capri RS | 32 | ||
22nd | S 2.0 | 27 |
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Astra RNR1 | 32 | ||
23 | S 2.0 | 41 |
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Lola T212 | 30th | ||
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24 | T 3.0 | 75 |
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Ford Capri RS | 23 | ||
25th | S 2.0 | 28 |
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AMS 273 | 14th | ||
26th | S 3.0 | 4th |
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Matra-Simca MS670B | 12 | ||
27 | S 3.0 | 8th |
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Alfa Romeo 33TT12 | 12 | ||
28 | S 3.0 | 12 |
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Lola T280 / 2 | 6th | ||
29 | GT + 1.6 | 66 |
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Porsche 911 Carrera | 6th | ||
30th | S 2.0 | 18th |
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Dulon LD10 | 5 | ||
31 | T + 3.0 | 68 |
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BMW 3.0CSL | 5 | ||
32 | S 3.0 | 9 |
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Alfa Romeo 33TT12 | 2 | ||
33 | S 3.0 | 5 |
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Matra-Simca MS670B | 1 | ||
34 | S 2.0 | 17th |
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Daren Mk.3 | 1 | ||
35 | S 2.0 | 21st |
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Chevron B23 | |||
36 | S 2.0 | 29 |
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Chevron B23 | |||
37 | S 3.0 | 30th |
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Chevron B21 | |||
38 | S 2.0 | 31 |
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Chevron B23 | |||
39 | S 2.0 | 33 |
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Chevron B23 | |||
40 | S 2.0 | 34 |
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Chevron B23 | |||
41 | S 2.0 | 39 |
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Chevron B23 | |||
42 | GT + 1.6 | 48 |
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Porsche 911 Carrera | |||
43 | GT + 1.6 | 72 |
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Porsche 911 Carrera | |||
44 | GT + 1.6 | 62 |
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Porsche 911S | |||
45 | GT + 1.6 | 64 |
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Alfa Romeo Montreal | |||
46 | T + 3.0 | 71 |
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BMW 3.0CSL | |||
47 | T + 3.0 | 72 |
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Chevrolet Camaro | |||
48 | T 2.0 | 81 |
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BMW 2002 | |||
49 | T 2.0 | 84 |
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50 | S 3.0 | 10 |
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Porsche 908/03 | 1 | ||
51 | S 2.0 | 22nd |
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Lola T292 | 2 | ||
52 | S 2.0 | 23 |
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Lola T292 | 3 | ||
53 | S 2.0 | 40 |
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Royale RP17 | 4th | ||
54 | T + 1.6 | 53 |
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Porsche 911 Carrera | 5 | ||
55 | GT + 1.6 | 57 |
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De Tomaso Pantera | 6th | ||
56 | GT + 1.6 | 58 |
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Porsche 911 Carrera | 7th | ||
57 | GT + 1.6 | 65 |
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Porsche 914/6 | 8th | ||
58 | GT + 3.0 | 70 |
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BMW 3.0CSL | 9 | ||
59 | T 2.0 | 83 |
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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 |
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60 | S 3.0 | 7th |
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Porsche 910 |
61 | S 2.0 | 25th |
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GRD S73 |
62 | S 2.0 | 26th |
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Lola T292 |
63 | S 2.0 | 28 |
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Lola T292 |
64 | S 2.0 | 35 |
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Chevron B23 |
65 | S 2.0 | 36 |
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Chevron |
66 | S 2.0 | 42 |
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Chevron |
67 | GT + 1.6 | 56 |
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Porsche Carrera RSR | |
68 | GT + 1.6 | 61 |
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Datsun 240Z |
69 | GT + 1.6 | 63 |
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Porsche 914/6 |
70 | T 3.0 | 77 |
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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 |