Hillclimb Rossfeld 1964

Elva Mk. 7

BMW 700 RS

The mountain race Rossfeld , also Int. Alp Mountain Price, Ross Field , was a mountain race , which was extended on June 7 1964th The race was the eighth round of the sports car world championship this year. The event also opened the European Hill Climb Championship in 1964 .

The race

As in the year before , the race led over the Roßfeldhöhenringstrasse to the Rossfeld . The participants had to drive through the 5.9-kilometer route twice. The victory went to the driver who achieved the best overall time when adding up the times.

After his success in 1963, Edgar Barth remained successful in 1964. Barth drove an Elva Mk. 7 registered by Porsche System Engineering and at the finish was four seconds ahead of Herbert Müller , who drove a Porsche 904/8 . Third place was Joseph Greger in another Elva Mk. 7.

The fastest GT driver was Michel Weber , who won the class for GT cars up to 2 liters in a Porsche 904 GTS and was sixth overall. In the touring car category, Heinz Eppelein achieved success in a BMW 1800 Ti in the 2-liter class. While Weber was almost 22 seconds behind the winner Barth at the finish, Eppelein, who was classified 28th overall, was already more than a minute.

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Travel time
1	SP 2.0	1	Porsche System Engineering	Edgar Barth	Elva Mk.7	0: 06: 31.180
2	SP 2.0	2	Scuderia Filipinetti	Herbert Mueller	Porsche 904/8	0: 06: 35.840
3	SP 2.0	3	Joseph Greger	Joseph Greger	Elva Mk.7	0: 06: 41.390
4th	SP 2.0	7th	Karl Foitek	Karl Foitek	Lotus 23	0: 06: 42.690
5	SP 2.0	8th	Peter Westbury	Peter Westbury	Lotus 23	0: 06: 50.620
6th	GT 2.0	55	Michel Weber	Michel Weber	Porsche 904 GTS	0: 06: 53.240
7th	GT + 2.0	66	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	Edoardo Lualdi	Ferrari 250 GTO / 64	0: 06: 55,150
8th	GT 2.0	56	Heini Walter	Heini Walter	Porsche 904 GTS	0: 06: 55.430
9	GT 2.0	59	Paolo Colombo	Paolo Colombo	Porsche 904 GTS	0: 07: 01,240
10	SP 2.0	4th	Anton Fischhaber	Anton Fischhaber	Lotus 23	0: 07: 02.410
11	GT 2.0	61	Werner Brockhaus	Werner Brockhaus	Porsche 904 GTS	0: 07: 03,320
12	GT 2.0	62	Udo Schütz	Udo Schütz	Porsche 904 GTS	0: 07: 04.780
13	GT 2.0	57	basilisk	Hans Kühnis	Abarth-Simca 2000GT	0: 07: 06,060
14th	GT 2.0	64	Biennoise	Hans-Peter Bigler	Porsche 904 GTS	0: 07: 07,500
15th	GT 2.0	63	Richard Stoop	Dickie Stoop	Porsche 904 GTS	0: 07: 11,600
16	GT 2.0	58	Scuderia Filipinetti	André Knörr	Porsche 904 GTS	0: 07: 11.660
17th	GT 1.6	41	Joseph Greger	Joseph Greger	Porsche 356B Carrera	0: 07: 13.860
18th	SP 1.3	15th	OASC	Walter Schatz	Lotus 23	0: 07: 15.910
19th	GT 1.6	42	Karl Federhofer	Karl Federhofer	Porsche 356A Carrera	0: 07: 25.280
20th	GT 1.3	33	Hans-Dieter Dechent	Hans-Dieter Dechent	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	0: 07: 29,400
21st	GT 1.3	32	Renato Maggiorini	Renato Maggiorini	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	0: 07: 30.320
22nd	GT 1.3	22nd	Fixo-Flex	Kurt Geiss	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	0: 07: 30.440
23	GT 1.6	44	Hesse	Klaus Seuffert	Porsche 356B Carrera	0: 07: 31.350
24	GT 1.6	45	Reinhold Joest	Reinhold Joest	Porsche 356B Carrera	0: 07: 32,340
25th	GT 1.6	49	Herbert Wrobel	Herbert Wrobel	Alfa Romeo Giulia	0: 07: 33.840
26th	SP 1.3	16	Alex von Falkenhausen	Alex von Falkenhausen	BMW 700RS	0: 07: 42.830
27	GT + 2.0	62	Malte Huth	Malte Huth	Jaguar E-Type	0: 07: 44.730
28	T 2.0	131	Heinz Eppelein	Heinz Eppelein	BMW 1800 Ti	0: 07: 45,540
29	T 2.0	132	Josef Schnitzer	Josef Schnitzer	BMW 1800 Ti	0: 07: 48.480
30th	T 2.0	138	Ernst Furtmayr	Ernst Furtmayr	Alfa Romeo Giulia TI	0: 07: 50.020
31	SP 2.0	10	Adolf Kern	Adolf Kern	Albert	0: 07: 50.750
32	GT 1.6	46	Friedrich Schorwath	Friedrich Schorwath	Porsche 356B Carrera	0: 07: 51.070
33	SP 2.0	5	Biennoise	Sidney Charpilloz	Elva Mk.7S	0: 07: 56.410
34	GT 1.3	31	Gerhard Bodmer	Gerhard Bodmer	1300GT glass	0: 07: 56.990
35	T + 2.0	31	Peter Therstappen	Peter Therstappen	Alfa Romeo 2600	0: 08: 00.420
36	T 1.3	126	Alfred Krohe	Alfred Krohe	Morris Mini Cooper S.	0: 08: 02.940
37	GT + 2.0	70	Frans-Klaus Schmitz	Frans-Klaus Schmitz	Jaguar E-Type	0: 08: 03.850
38	GT 1.6	51	Hans Lazarus	Hans Lazarus	Porsche 356 Super 90	0: 08: 06.550
39	T + 2.0	142	Peter Hamann	Peter Hamann	Mercedes-Benz 300 SE	0: 08: 08.580
40	T 1.3	121	Gerhard Bodmer	Gerhard Bodmer	Glass 1204TS	0: 08: 08.950
41	T 2.0	129	Alfred Katz	Alfred Katz	Ford Cortina Lotus	0: 08: 11.690
42	T 2.0	133	Hans Walleczek	Hans Walleczek	Volvo 122S	0: 08: 12.050
43	GT 700	21st	Werner Dinkel	Werner Dinkel	BMW 700S	0: 08: 14.150
44	T 1.0	111	Michael Endress	Michael Endress	DKW F12	0: 08: 17.980
45	T 700	104	Heinz Liedl	Heinz Liedl	Steyr-Puch 650TR	0: 08: 18.680
46	GT 700	26th	Steyr-Puch	Johannes Ortner	Steyr-Puch 650TR	0: 08: 18,900
47	GT 1.6	52	Hans Müller-Perschl	Hans Müller-Perschl	Porsche 356 Super 90	0:08:19,000
48	T 1.0	118	Johann Abbot	Johann Abbot	DKW Junior	0: 08: 21.280
49	T + 2.0	149	Carl Kramer	Carl Kramer	Fiat 2300S	0: 08: 29,170
50	T 700	101	Jürgen Graehser	Jürgen Graehser	BMW 700S	0: 08: 29.690
51	T + 2.0	141	Helmut Kaiser	Helmut Kaiser	Oldsmobile Starfire	0: 08: 41.900
52	GT + 2.0	72	Gerhard Vorndran	Gerhard Vorndran	Triumph TR4	0: 08: 49.690
53	T 700	105	Günther Lehmann	Günther Lehmann	BMW 700S	0: 08: 50.680
54	T 1.0	114	Hans Stock	Hans Stock	DKW F12	0: 08: 53.560
55	T 1.0	113	Anton Linner	Anton Linner	Auto Union 1000	0: 08: 56.230
56	T 600	91	Gerhard Wiedemann	Siegfried Spiess	NSU Prince	0: 09: 02,400
57	T 1.0	112	Kurt Geiss	Kurt Geiss	Fiat-Abarth 1000 Berlina	0: 09: 05.530
58	T + 2.0	147	Willi Nessling	Willi Nessling	Mercedes-Benz 220 SE	0: 09: 07.850
59	T 1.3	125	Hanns Krauss	Hanns Krauss	Glass 1204TS	0: 09: 05.260
60	GT 700	23	Josef Stelzer	Josef Stelzer	BMW 700S	0: 09: 08,600
61	T 600	96	Hannes Haering	Hannes Haering	Steyr-Puch 500D	0: 09: 13,100
62	T 700	106	Günther Volle	Günther Volle	BMW 700CS	0: 09: 13.650
63	GT 700	22nd	Rudolf Baum	Rudolf Baum	BMW 700S	0: 09: 20.030
64	T 700	108	Franz Zagler	Franz Zagler	BMW 700CS	0: 09: 21.890
65	T 600	98	Franz Eichhammer	Franz Eichhammer	Steyr-Puch 500D	0: 09: 23.950
66	T 1.0	117	Willi Keufen	Willi Keufen	DKW F12	0: 09: 27.160
67	T 2.0	135	Hermann Clouth	Hermann Clouth	Ford Taunus 17MTS	0: 09: 27,200
68	T 2.0	140	Walter Dortmund	Walter Dortmund	Alfa Romeo Giulia	0: 09: 30.460
69	GT 700	24	Bert Stanner	Bert Stanner	BMW 700S	0: 09: 51.840
70	T 600	93	Manfred Spiess	Manfred Spiess	NSU Sport Prinz	0: 09: 54.680
71	T 1.0	116	Waldemar Warmbold	Waldemar Warmbold	DKW F12	0: 10: 07.630
72	T 600	92	Gerhard Wiedemann	Gerhard Wiedemann	NSU Sport Prinz	0: 10: 09.670
73	T 600	97	Ferdl Hendlmeier	Ferdl Hendlmeier	Steyr-Puch 500D	0: 12: 14.230
Failed
74	SP 1.3	17th	Werner Dinkel	Stefan Mannl	SWM BMW 700
75	GT 1.3	35	John Levanger	John Levanger	Lotus Eleven
76	GT 1.3	38	Isar Racing	Max Gruber	Glass S1004
77	GT 1.3	39	Andreas Schmalbach	Andreas Schmalbach	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero
78	GT 1.6	50	Sports car special service	Wolfgang Harder	Porsche 356 Super 90
79	GT 1.6	53	Gerhard von Hacke	Gerhard von Hacke	Porsche 356 Super 90
80	GT + 2.0	68	Ernst Krasovic	Ernst Krasovic	Chevrolet Corvette
81	T 600	95	Josef Schossleitner	Josef Schossleitner	Steyr-Puch 500D
82	T 1.3	122	Isar Racing	Manfred Behnke	Austin Mini-Cooper S.
83	T 1.3	123	Voelkel	Gianfranco Padoan	Austin Mini-Cooper S.
84	T + 2.0	144	Ulrich Therstappen	Ulrich Therstappen	BMW 502
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85	SP 2.0	6th	Harry doubts	Harry doubts	Lotus 23	1
86	GT 700	25th	Karl Hurler	Karl Hurler	BMW 700S	2
87	GT + 2.0	67	James Graser	James Graser	Chevrolet Corvette	3
88	GT + 2.0	71	Ludwig Fischer	Ludwig Fischer	Mercedes-Benz 230 SL	4th
89	T 700	107	Getrund Wuetschner	Getrund Wuetschner	BMW 700S	5
90	T 1.0	115	Karl Wendlinger senior	Karl Wendlinger senior	Fiat-Abarth 1000 Berlina	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
91	GT 2.0		Siegfried Günther	Siegfried Günther	Porsche 904 GTS
92	SP 2.0	9	Arthur Owen	Arthur Owen	Brabham Sport
93	SP 2.0	11	Kurt Rost	Kurt Rost	Lotus 23
94	SP 1.3	18th	Richard Lichtenberg	Richard Lichtenberg	BMW 700 special
95	GT 1.6	43	Innsbruck Racing	Klaus Sterzinger	Porsche 356 Carrera
96	GT 1.6	48	Karl Foitek	Werner Rüfenacht	Lotus Elan
97	T 700	103	Sepp Liebl	Sepp Liebl	Steyr-Puch 650
98	T 1.0	112	Fixo-Flex	Gerhard student	Fiat-Abarth 850TC
99	T 1.3	124	Christoph Herrling	Christoph Herrling	Glass 1204TS
100	T 2.0	134	Dretmar Floth	Dretmar Floth	Volvo 122S
101	T + 2.0	145	Uto Schwarzmann	Uto Schwarzmann	Jaguar 3.8 Mk2
102	T + 2.0	148	Hans Braun	Hans Braun	Mercedes-Benz 220 SE

Class winner

class	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
SP 2.0	Edgar Barth	Elva Mk.7	Overall victory
SP 1.3	Walter Schatz	Lotus 23	Rank 18
GT + 2.0	Edoardo Lualdi	Ferrari 250 GTO / 64	Rank 7
GT 2.0	Michel Weber	Porsche 904 GTS	Rank 6
GT 1.6	Joseph Greger	Porsche 356B Carrera	Rank 17
GT 1.3	Hans-Dieter Dechent	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Rank 20
GT 700	Werner Dinkel	BMW 700S	Rank 43
T + 2.0	Peter Therstappen	Alfa Romeo 2600	Rank 35
T 2.0	Heinz Eppelein	BMW 1800 Ti	Rank 28
T 1.3	Alfred Krohe	Morris Mini Cooper S.	Rank 36
T 1.0	Michael Endress	DKW F12	Rank 44
T 700	Heinz Liedl	Steyr-Puch 650TR	Rank 45
T 600	Siegfried Spiess	NSU Prince	Rank 56

Racing data

• Reported: 102
• Started: 84
• Rated: 73
• Race classes: 13
• Spectator: unknown
• Race day weather: dry and hot
• Route length: 5,900 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 0:06: 31.180 hours
• Overall rounds of the winning team: 2
• Total distance of the winning team: 11,800 km
• Winner's average: 108.540 km / h
• Pole position: none
• Fastest race lap: unknown
• Racing series: Round 8 of the 1964 World Sports Car Championship
• Racing series: 1st round of the European Hill Climb Championship in 1964

Web links

• Race results

Previous race 1000 km race on the Nürburgring 1964

Sports car world championship

Succession race 1964 24 Hours of Le Mans