Hockenheim 200 km race in 1970

Vic Elford won the race on a McLaren M6B

The 200 km race in Hockenheim 1970 , also the Southwest Cup, European brand trophy for sports cars and prototypes, International Solitude Race (Race 4 - Interserie), Hockenheim , took place on July 5th at the Hockenheimring and was the second competition run of the Interserie this year.

The race

With the race at the Hockenheimring, the newly introduced Interseries continued just one week after the opening race at the Norisring . In contrast to the first race in this series , which had two races, the event in Hockenheim was held in just one run.

After his victory at the Norisring, Jürgen Neuhaus finished sixth in the Porsche 917K and lost the championship lead to second-placed Gijs van Lennep . Vic Elford won the race in a McLaren M6B.

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Round
1	Group 5 - 7	2	The Paul Watson Race Organization	Vic Elford	McLaren M6B	30th
2	Group 5 - 7	12	Racing Team AAW	Gijs van Lennep	Porsche 917K	30th
3	Group 5 - 7	4th	Ecurie Bonnier	Jo Bonnier	Lola T70 Mk.3B GT	30th
4th	Group 5 - 7		David Piper	David Piper	Porsche 917K	30th
5	Group 5 - 7	5	David Piper	Richard Attwood	Lola T70 Mk.3B GT	30th
6th	Group 5 - 7	16	Gesipa Racing Team	Jürgen Neuhaus	Porsche 917K	30th
7th	Group 5 - 7	17th	International Martini Racing Team	Gérard Larrousse	Porsche 908/02	29
8th	Group 5 - 7		Scuderia-Picchio Rosso	Giampiero Moretti	Ferrari 512S	29
9	Group 5 - 7		German BG Racing Team	Willi Kauhsen	Porsche 908/02	29
10	Group 5 - 7		Gesipa Racing Team	Dieter Basche	Porsche 908/02	29
11	Group 5 - 7		Zitro Racing Cars	Dominique Martin	Porsche 917K	29
12	Group 5 - 7		Bosch Racing Team	Niki Lauda	Porsche 908/02	28
13	Group 5 - 7		Asahi Pentax Racing Team	Helmut Leuze	Porsche 908/02	28
14th	Group 5 - 7		Avalon Racing Ltd.	Barrie Smith	Lola T70 Mk.3B GT	28
15th	Group 5 - 7	10	Richard Broström Sports Cars	Pure Wisell	Porsche 908/02	28
16	Group 5 - 7		Bill Bradley	David prophet	McLaren M12	26th
17th	Group 5 - 7		Stefan Sklenar	Stefan Sklenar	Lola T70 Mk.3B GT	23
Disqualified
18th	Group 5 - 7	1	German auto newspaper	Helmut Kelleners	March 707	11
Failed
19th	Group 5 - 7			Helmut Hölch	Chevron B8
20th	Group 5 - 7	7th	A. & J. Motors Ltd.	Terry Croker	Lola T70 Mk.3B GT
21st	Group 5 - 7	27	Egmont Dursch	Egmont Dursch	Lola T70 Mk.3

Only in the entry list

No further reports are known for this race.

Class winner

class	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
Group 5 - 7	Vic Elford	McLaren M6B	Overall victory

Racing data

• Registered: 21
• Started: 21
• Valued: 17
• Race classes: 1
• Spectators: 60,000
• Weather on race day: unknown
• Route length: 6.789 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 1: 04: 21,100 hours
• Overall laps of the winning team: 30
• Total distance of the winning team: 203.658 km
• Winner's average: 189.800 km / h
• Pole position: Helmut Kelleners - March 707 (# 1) - 2: 06.200
• Fastest race lap: Jo Bonnier - Lola T70 Mk.3B GT (# 4) - 2: 06.200 = 193.600 km / h
• Racing series: 2nd run for Interseries 1970

literature

• 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

• Race results

Previous race, the Nuremberg 200-mile race, 1970

Interseries

Successor to the 50 Mile Race of Croft 1970