Hillclimb Rossfeld 1963

Edgar Barth , here on the podium after a race victory at the Nürburgring in 1957, won the race on Rossfeld

Porsche Carrera Abarth at a demonstration run in 1981 on the Nürburgring

The Rossfeld hill climb , also known as the Rossfeld Mountain Grand Prix , was a hill climb that took place on June 9, 1963. At the same time, the race was the ninth round of the sports car world championship this year.

The race

The race on the Roßfeldhöhenringstraße to Ross Field was the second 1963 Counting for the World Sportscar Championship Hillclimb . Since part of the road is on Austrian territory, this race - a specialty in international motorsport - was held in two countries, West Germany and Austria.

The section closed off for the race was six kilometers long and had to be driven twice by the participants. The winner was whoever achieved the fastest time in the total of the runs. In 1963 it was Edgar Barth who won the race with a lead of five seconds over his brand colleague Joseph Greger ; both drove Porsche 356 models. The race was particularly exhausting for Greger, as he was at the start with two vehicles and achieved two class wins. He came second overall in a Porsche 356 B Carrera; with a Porsche 718 RS he finished the event in seventh place in the final ranking. Also Eberhard Mahle , Hans Herrmann and Mauro Bianchi were with two cars at the start.

After the first run, which was held on a dry road, Hans Herrmann was in the lead in the Abarth 2000 Sport . On the wet track of the second run he fell back to 31st place with this car, but achieved fourth place overall with an Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero .

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Travel time
1	GT 2.0	66	Porsche System Engineering	Edgar Barth	Porsche 356 B Carrera Abarth GTL	0: 07: 24.800
2	GT 1.6	47	Joseph Greger	Joseph Greger	Porsche 356 B Carrera	0: 07: 29.900
3	GT 1.3	46	Abarth	Mauro Bianchi	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	0: 07: 31,400
4th	GT 1.3	40	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	Hans Herrmann	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	0: 07: 41.800
5	GT 2.0	67	Scuderia Filipinetti	Herbert Mueller	Porsche 356 B Carrera Abarth GTL	0: 07: 43,400
6th	GT 1.3	38	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	Giampiero Biscaldi	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	0: 07: 45,300
7th	S / P 2.0	26th	Joseph Greger	Joseph Greger	Porsche 718 RS	0: 07: 47,500
8th	GT 1.0	35	Abarth	Eberhard Mahle	Fiat-Abarth 1000 Berlina	0: 07: 52.700
9	GT 1.6	53	Hesse	Michel Weber	Porsche 356 B Carrera	0: 07: 53,600
10	S / P 2.0	10	Scuderia Filipinetti	Heini Walter	Porsche 718 RS	0: 07: 56,500
11	GT 1.6	52	Wilfried Rüschenbaum	Wilfried Rüschenbaum	Porsche 356 B Carrera	0: 07: 57,500
12	GT 1.6	50	Karl Federhofer	Karl Federhofer	Porsche 356 B Carrera	0: 07: 59,500
13	GT 2.0	69	"Meyer II"	"Meyer II"	Porsche 356 B 2000 GS Carrera	0: 07: 59.900
14th	GT 1.6	54	Manfred Mohr	Manfred Mohr	Porsche 356 B Carrera	0: 08: 01,200
15th	GT + 2.0	77	Paolo Colombo	Paolo Colombo	Ferrari 250 GTO	0: 08: 01,500
16	GT 2.0	71	Wilhelm Bartels	Wilhelm Bartels	Porsche 356 B 2000 GS Carrera	0: 08: 02.700
17th	GT + 2.0	76	Karl Foitek	Werner Rüfenacht	Ferrari 250 GT	0: 08: 04,600
18th	S / P 2.0	23	Ecurie Biennoise	Hermann Muller	Porsche 718 RS 61	0: 08: 07,000
19th	GT 2.0	68	basilisk	Hans Kühnis	Porsche 356 B 2000 GS Carrera	0: 08: 08,000
20th	GT 1.0	37	Abarth	Hans Illert	Fiat-Abarth 1000 Berlina	0:08:12,000
20th	GT 1.3	41	Kurt Geiss	Kurt Geiss	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	0:08:12,000
22nd	GT 1.0	37A	Romano Perdomi	Romano Perdomi	Fiat-Abarth 1000 Berlina	0:08:14,000
23	GT 1.6	55	Gabriel Lanzo Wambolt from Umstad	Gabriel Lanzo Wambolt from Umstad	Porsche 356 B Carrera	0: 08: 14,400
24	GT 1.6	48	OASC	Max Kraus	Porsche 356 B Carrera	0: 08: 15.900
25th	GT + 2.0	78	Günther Lohsträter	Günther Lohsträter	Ferrari 250 GT	0:08:18,000
26th	GT 1.6	51	Siegfried Günther	Siegfried Günther	Porsche 356 B Carrera	0: 08: 18,900
27	T + 2.0	85	Abarth	Eberhard Mahle	Fiat 2300S	0: 08: 20.300
28	GT 1.6	60	Hans Lazarus	Hans Lazarus	Porsche 356 B Super 90	0: 08: 24,500
29	T 2.0	95	Horst Floth	Horst Floth	Volvo PV544	0: 08: 24.700
30th	T 2.0	100	Ernst Furtmayr	Ernst Furtmayr	Alfa Romeo Giulia	0: 08: 26,500
31	S / P 2.0	19th	Abarth	Hans Herrmann	Abarth 2000 Sport	0: 08: 29.800
32	GT 2.0	70	Hesse	Ludwig Walter	Porsche 356 B 2000 GS Carrera	0: 08: 30,600
33	GT 1.6	58	Horst Ranke	Horst Ranke	Porsche 356 B Super 90	0: 08: 32,000
34	GT 1.0	31	Andreas Schmalbach	Andreas Schmalbach	Fiat-Abarth 1000 Berlina	0: 08: 33,300
35	T 700	140	Heinz Liedl	Heinz Liedl	Steyr-Puch 650T	0: 08: 40,400
36	T 700	137	Steyr-Puch	Johannes Ortner	Steyr-Puch 650T	0: 08: 41,600
37	T + 2.0	88	Peter Hamann	Peter Hamann	Mercedes-Benz 220 SE	0: 08: 41.900
38	T 1.0	113	Michael Endress	Michael Endress	DKW F12	0: 08: 44,600
39	S / P 700	4th	Abarth	Mauro Bianchi	Fiat-Abarth 700	0: 08: 45.700
40	T 850	119	Alfred Kling	Alfred Kling	DKW Junior	0: 08: 46,600
41	S / P 700	2	BMW	Alex von Falkenhausen	Martini	0: 08: 48,500
42	S / P 2.0	9	Biennoise	Sidney Charpilloz	Elva Mk.VII	0: 08: 49,000
43	S / P 2.0	25th	Biennoise	Anton Fischhaber	Lotus 23	0: 08: 49.800
44	T 1.3	105	Dieter Schmid	Dieter Schmid	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI	0: 08: 50,100
45	GT 1.6	59	Emmerich Kalmar	Emmerich Kalmar	Porsche 356 B Super 90	0: 08: 50.700
46	T 1.3	107	Gerhard Bodmer	Gerhard Bodmer	Glass S1204	0: 08: 51,100
47	S / P 700	1	BMW	Heinz Eppelein	BMW 700 special	0: 08: 51.700
48	GT 1.6	63	Albert Pfuhl	Albert Pfuhl	Porsche 356 B Super 90	0: 08: 53,600
49	T + 2.0	89	Manfred Juchem	Manfred Juchem	Mercedes-Benz 220 SE	0: 08: 53.900
50	T 2.0	101	Alfred Katz	Alfred Katz	Alfa Romeo Giulia	0: 08: 54.700
51	T 1.0	112	Josef Jeser	Josef Jeser	DKW F12	0: 08: 55,300
52	T 850	120	Peter Ruby	Peter Ruby	DKW Junior	0: 08: 56.600
53	T + 2.0	91	Hans-Jürgen Wölk	Hans-Jürgen Wölk	Mercedes-Benz 220 SE	0: 08: 57.900
54	T + 2.0	91	Gunter Thiel	Gunter Thiel	Mercedes-Benz 220 SE	0: 09: 00,100
55	T 1.3	103	Hans-Dieter Dechent	Hans-Dieter Dechent	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI	0: 09: 00,300
56	T + 2.0	86	Helmut Felder	Helmut Felder	Fiat 2300S	0: 09: 01,800
57	GT 1.6	61	Hesse	Ulrich Rose	Porsche 356 B Super 90	0: 09: 03,200
58	S / P 2.0	20th	Abarth	Tommy Spychiger	Abarth 2000 Sport	0: 09: 04,300
59	GT + 2.0	79	Will Huth	Will Huth	Jaguar E-Type	0: 09: 05,100
60	T + 2.0	92	Carl Kramer	Carl Kramer	Mercedes-Benz 220 SE	0: 09: 05,400
61	T 850	125	Konrad Eckschlager	Konrad Eckschlager	DKW Junior	0: 09: 07,200
62	GT + 2.0	81	Frans Klaus Schmitz	Frans Klaus Schmitz	Jaguar E-Type	0: 09: 07,600
63	T 700	129	Anton Fischhaber	Anton Fischhaber	BMW 700S	0: 09: 09,000
64	T 700	134	Jürgen Graehser	Jürgen Graehser	BMW 700S	0: 09: 09.700
65	T 850	123	Joachim Grahl	Joachim Grahl	DKW Junior	0: 09: 14,400
66	T 2.0	97	Karl Schumacher	Karl Schumacher	Volvo 122S	0: 09: 15,400
67	GT 1.6	65	CA McComas	CA McComas	Porsche 356 B Super 90	0: 09: 15.800
68	T 2.0	98	Lonnie Derr	Lonnie Derr	Volvo PV544	0: 09: 16,200
69	S / P 2.0	15th	OASC	Walter Schatz	Lotus 23	0: 09: 17.400
70	T 1.0	111	Isar Racing	Manfred Behnke	Glass S1204	0: 09: 19.800
71	T 700	139	Dieter Basche	Dieter Basche	Steyr-Puch 650T	0: 09: 20,200
72	T 850	121	Johann Abbot	Johann Abbot	DKW Junior	0: 09: 22,100
73	GT 2.0	72	Horst Mueller	Horst Mueller	Triumph TR3	0: 09: 22,500
74	T 700	135	Malte Huth	Malte Huth	BMW 700S	0: 09: 24,500
75	T 700	131	Harald von Saucken	Harald von Saucken	BMW 700S	0: 09: 25,100
76	T 1.0	117	Anton Linner	Anton Linner	Auto Union 1000S	0: 09: 27,400
77	S / P 700	3	BMW	Richard Lichtenberg	BMW 700 special	0: 09: 28,000
78	T 700	132	Ernst Röslmair	Ernst Röslmair	BMW 700S	0: 09: 30,600
79	S / P 2.0	14th	Fritz Baumann	Kurt Rost	Lotus 23	0: 09: 31,200
80	S / P 700	6th	Rudolf Baum	Rudolf Baum	BMW 700 special	0: 09: 34,600
81	GT 1.3	42	Friedrich Bryzmann	Friedrich Bryzmann	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	0: 09: 36,000
82	T 700	130	Hans Holder	Hans Holder	BMW 700S	0: 09: 37,400
83	T 700	138	Sepp Liebl	Sepp Liebl	Steyr-Puch 650T	0: 09: 39,300
84	T 1.0	115	Werner Diepold	Werner Diepold	Auto Union 1000S	0: 09: 43,400
85	S / P 700	5	Werner Dinkel	Werner Dinkel	BMW 700 special	0: 09: 40,500
86	T 1.3	104	Willi Kaiser	Willi Kaiser	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI	0: 09: 43.700
87	T 600	145	Siegfried Spiess	Siegfried Spiess	NSU Prince	0: 09: 45,600
88	T 850	122	Hans Fischer	Hans Fischer	DKW Junior	0: 09: 48,200
89	T 1.3	108	Alfred Hoser	Alfred Hoser	Glass S1204	0: 09: 49,100
90	T 600	149	Hannes Haring	Hannes Haring	Steyr-Puch 500	0: 09: 50,200
91	T 600	144	Udo Schwarzmann	Udo Schwarzmann	NSU Prince	0: 10: 03,100
92	T 700	133	Hans-Jörg Janssen	Hans-Jörg Janssen	BMW 700S	0: 10: 06,200
93	GT 2.0	73	Erich Bode	Erich Bode	Triumph TR3	0: 10: 08,500
94	T 600	148	Josef Schossleitner	Josef Schossleitner	Steyr-Puch 500	0: 10: 10.100
95	T 600	146	Manfred Spiess	Manfred Spiess	NSU Prince	0: 10: 16,500
96	T 1.0	116	Gottfried Michael	Gottfried Michael	Auto Union 1000S	0: 10: 18.700
97	GT + 2.0	83	Fred Damss	Fred Damss	Lancia	0: 10: 36,500
Failed
98	S / P 2.0	10	Jörg Wyssbrod	Alban Scheiber	Elva Mk.VI
99	S / P 2.0	21st	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	Edoardo Lualdi	Ferrari Dino 196SP
100	GT 1.0	30th	Scuderia Filipinetti	André Knörr	Fiat-Abarth 1000
101	GT 1.6	62	Klaus Seuffert	Klaus Seuffert	Porsche 356 B Super 90
102	GT 1.6	64	Hesse	Bernd Seidel	Porsche 356 B Super 75
103	T 1.0	114	Gert Fehrmann	Gert Fehrmann	DKW F12
104	T 850	124	Walter Treser	Walter Treser	DKW Junior
105	T 600	147	RRC	Walter Roser	Steyr-Puch 500
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106	S / P 2.0	11	Glass	Gerhard Bodmer	Glass S1204	1
107	S / P 2.0	12	Abarth	Gianni Balzarini	Abarth 1300 Sport	2
108	S / P 2.0	22nd	Harry doubts	Harry doubts	Lotus 23	3
109	GT 1.6	49	Graz Racing	Hellfried von Kiwisch	Porsche 356 B Carrera	4th
110	GT 1.6	57	Innsbruck Racing	Klaus Sterzinger	Porsche 356 B Super 90	5
111	GT + 2.0	80	Joseph Ruthardt	Joseph Ruthardt	Jaguar E-Type	6th

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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
112	T 1.3		Eugen Fauser	Eugen Fauser	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI
113	T 600		Walter Heess	Walter Heess	NSU Prince
114	S / P 2.0		Abarth	Mauro Bianchi	Fiat-Abarth 1000 Sport
115	T + 2.0		Mandred Juchem	Horst Aubart	Mercedes-Benz 220 SE
116	T 2.0		Hesse	Hans Braun	Alfa Romeo Giulia
117	T 600		Isar Racing	Ernst Hamberger	NSU Prince
118	T 2.0		Volvo Germany	Alfred Höber	Volvo 122S
119	T 700		Friedhelm Langenheim	Friedhelm Langenheim	BMW 700S
120	T 1.3		Maurice Scemama	Maurice Scemama	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI
121	T 2.0		Horst Floth	Willy King	Volvo 122S
122	T 700		Fritz Beisswenger	Fritz Beisswenger	BMW 700S
123	T 850		Hans Stock	Hans Stock	DKW Junior
124	T 850		"Taiphoon 1er"	"Taiphoon 1er"	Fiat-Abarth 850TC
125	S / P 2.0	24	Biennoise	Robert Huber	Lotus 23B
126	S / P 2.0	27	Biennoise	Kurt Rost	Lotus 23
127	S / P 2.0	28	OASC	Alban Scheiber	Lotus 23
128	S / P 2.0	29	Karl Foitek	Karl Foitek	Lotus 23
129	GT 1.0	32	Isar Racing	Martin Mühlbauer	Austin-Healey Sprite
130	GT 1.0	33	Siegfried Transylvanian	Siegfried Transylvanian	Austin-Healey Sprite
131	GT 1.0	34	Berthold Dorn	Berthold Dorn	René Bonnet Djet
132	GT 1.0	36	OASC	Kurt Zuegg	Fiat-Abarth 1000 Bialbero
133	GT 1.3	39	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	Sergio Pedretti	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero
134	GT 1.3	43	Hans-Dieter Dechent	Hans-Dieter Dechent	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ
135	GT 1.3	44	Horst Estler	Horst Estler	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ
136	GT 1.3	45	Walter Taeuber	Walter Taeuber	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ
137	GT + 2.0	75	Scuderia Filipinetti	Herbert Mueller	Ferrari 250 GTO
138	GT + 2.0	82	Armin von Freyberg	Armin von Freyberg	Alfa Romeo 2600 Spider

Class winner

class	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
S / P 2.0	Joseph Greger	Porsche 718 RS	Rank 7
S / P 700	Mauro Bianchi	Fiat-Abarth 700	Rank 39
GT + 2.0	Paolo Colombo	Ferrari 250 GTO	Rank 15
GT 2.0	Edgar Barth	Porsche 356 B Carrera Abarth GTL	Overall victory
GT 1.6	Joseph Greger	Porsche 356 B Carrera	Rank 2
GT 1.3	Mauro Bianchi	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Rank 3
GT 1.0	Eberhard Mahle	Fiat-Abarth 1000 Berlina	Rank 8
T + 2.0	Eberhard Mahle	Fiat 2300S	Rank 27
T 2.0	Horst Floth	Volvo PV544	Rank 29
T 1.3	Dieter Schmid	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI	Rank 44
T 1.0	Michael Endress	DKW F12	Rank 38
T 850	Alfred Kling	DKW Junior	Rank 40
T 700	Heinz Liedl	Steyr-Puch 650T	Rank 35
T 600	Siegfried Spiess	NSU Prince	Rank 87

Racing data

• Registered: 138
• Started: 105
• Rated: 97
• Race classes: 14
• Spectator: unknown
• Race day weather: first dry, then rain during the second run
• Route length: 6,000 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 0:07: 24.800 hours
• Overall rounds of the winning team: 2
• Total distance of the winning team: 12,000 km
• Winner's average: 97.122 km / h
• Pole position: none
• Fastest race lap: Hans Herrmann - Abarth 2000 Sport (# 19) - 3: 20.400 = 107.784 km / h
• Racing series: Round 9 of the 1963 World Sports Car Championship

literature

• Peter Higham: International Motor Racing - A Complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car . Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .

Web links

• Results at Racing Sports Cars

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Classicscars - Results . Retrieved February 12, 2017.

Predecessor race Consuma Hill Climb 1963

Sports car world championship

Succession race 1963 24 Hours of Le Mans