Hill climb Rossfeld 1965

Hans Herrmann in the Abarth 2000 OT ; here at the 1000 km race on the Nürburgring in 1965 . Herrmann reached fourth place overall with his car at Rossfeld

Steyr-Puch 650TR

The hill climb Ross Field , also International Wild Mountain Preiss, Ross Field was a mountain race , which was extended on 13 June 1965th The race was the eleventh round of the sports car world championship this year.

The race

After Edgar Barth's death, mountain sports had to be reorganized at Porsche . Born in Herold , Saxony , Barth had won the European Mountain Championship in 1959 , 1963 and 1964 and died of cancer on May 20th. So Porsche was missing the top driver. Gerhard Mitter was hired as Barth's successor . Mitter drove the Porsche 904/8 Bergspyder on the Roßfeldhöhenringstraße and achieved the best time with the car in both races. He won the overall ranking ahead of his teammates Herbert Müller and Anton Fischhaber .

The route length was 5.890 km. Gerhard Mitter needed 3: 07.590 minutes for his first run; it was the fastest time of the day and corresponded to an average of 115.145 km / h. Adding the runs, he achieved an average speed of 113.656 km / h.

Class winners were won in twelve racing classes. The vehicles with the largest displacement entered the class for GT racing cars over 2-liter displacement, which was won by Bob Bondurant (Bondurant came tenth in the overall classification) on a Shelby Cobra Roadster , and in the touring cars over 2.5-liters - Displacement on. The worst performing cars were reported in the touring car classes up to 0.7 or 0.6 liter displacement. These classes were won by Steyr-Daimler-Puch cars.

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Travel time
1	SR / P 2.0	2T	Porsche system	Gerhard Mitter	Porsche 904/8 Bergspyder	0: 06: 20,400
2	GT 2.0	26th	Porsche system	Herbert Mueller	Porsche 904 GTS	0: 06: 25.250
3	SR / P 2.0	1	Porsche system	Anton Fischhaber	Elva Mk.VII	0: 06: 30.920
4th	SR / P 2.0	4th	Abarth	Hans Herrmann	Abarth 2000 OT	0: 06: 31.080
5	GT 2.0	29	Michel Weber	Michel Weber	Porsche 904 GTS	0: 06: 31.490
6th	GT 2.0	28	Rolf Stommelen	Rolf Stommelen	Porsche 904 GTS	0: 06: 35.220
7th	GT 2.0	31	Abarth	Herbert Demetz	Abarth-Simca 2000 GT	0: 06: 35.340
8th	GT 2.0	27	Udo Schütz	Udo Schütz	Porsche 904 GTS	0: 06: 36.990
9	SR / P 2.0	5	Abarth	Leo Cella	Abarth-Simca 2000	0: 06: 37.700
10	GT + 2.0	21st	Alan Mann	Bob Bondurant	Shelby Cobra Roadster	0: 06: 38.980
11	GT + 2.0	22nd	Alan Mann	Bo Ljungfeldt	Shelby Cobra	0: 06: 41.240
12	GT 2.0	34	Sports car special service	Wolfgang Harder	Abarth-Simca 2000 GT	0: 06: 51.630
13	GT 2.0	30th		Joseph Greger	Porsche 904 GTS	0: 06: 56.540
14th	SR / P 2.0	7th	OASC	Walter Schatz	Lotus 23	0: 06: 57.240
15th	GT 1.6	38	Karl Foitek	Karl Foitek	Lotus Elan	0: 07: 01, 160
16	SR / P 2.0	12	Abarth	Harry doubts	Abarth 1300S Zagato	0: 07: 14.970
17th	GT 1.6	41	Reinhold Joest	Reinhold Joest	Porsche 356B Carrera	0: 07: 18.210
18th	T 1.3	108	Isar Racing	Manfred Behnke	Austin Mini-Cooper S.	0: 07: 31.680
19th	T 1.6	103	Helmut Hähn	Gerhard student	Alfa Romeo Giulia TI Super	0: 07: 38.050
20th	GT 1.6	40	Herbert Wrobel	Herbert Wrobel	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ Super	0: 07: 38.950
21st	T 1.6	100	Ford Austria	Gerhart Greil	Ford Cortina	0: 07: 39.270
22nd	GT 1.0	62	Karl Foitek	Joe Kretschi	Fiat-Abarth 1000	0: 07: 39.790
23	GT + 2.0	24	WE Huth	Frans-Klaus Schmitz	Jaguar E-Type	0: 07: 44,300
24	GT 1.0	65	Siegfried Spiess	Siegfried Spiess	NSU Prinz 1000	0: 07: 44.700
25th	T 2.5	93	Hubert Hohenlohe	Hubert Hohenlohe	BMW 1800 Ti	0: 07: 46.060
26th	T 1.3	111	Christoph Herrling	Christoph Herrling	Austin Mini-Cooper S.	0: 07: 47.430
27	GT 1.0	64	Fixo-Flex	Kurt Geiss	Fiat-Abarth 1000	0: 07: 48.620
28	SR / P 2.0	15th	basilisk	Heini Buess	Lotus 23	0: 07: 48.720
29	T 1.3	112	Alfred Krohe	Alfred Krohe	Austin Mini-Cooper S.	0: 07: 51.640
30th	T 1.0	120	Abarth	Achille Marzi	Fiat-Abarth 1000 Berlinetta	0: 07: 54.440
31	T 1.3	110	Mariahilf	Joseph Chalupa	Morris Mini Cooper S.	0: 07: 56.560
32	GT 1.0	67	Helmut Krause	Helmut Krause	Abarth 1000	0: 07: 58.170
33	T + 2.5	84	Artur Gerster	Artur Gerster	Chevrolet Nova	0: 07: 59.800
34	T 1.6	102	Fixo-Flex	Theo Reuter	Ford Cortina	0: 08: 00,520
35	T 700	141	Heinz Liedl	Heinz Liedl	Steyr-Puch 650TR	0: 08: 01.730
36	T 1.0	134	Kurt Pfnier	Kurt Pfnier	DKWF11	0: 08: 02,360
37	T 2.5	94	SWM	Rudolf Baum	BMW 1800 Ti	0: 08: 02.510
38	T + 2.5	81	Friedrich Bryzmann	Friedrich Bryzmann	Jaguar 3.8 Mk 2	0: 08: 02.920
39	T 2.5	90	VSA Munich	Carl Kramer	Fiat 2300 S Coupe	0: 08: 03,130
40	T 1.6	101	OASC	Robert Rojkowski	Alfa Romeo Giulia TI Super	0: 08: 04.510
41	T 2.5	88	Fixo-Flex	Hans Braun	Mercedes-Benz 220 SE	0: 08: 04.640
42	T + 2.5	82	Peter Hamann	Peter Hamann	Mercedes-Benz 300 SE	0: 08: 04.990
43	GT 1.0	68	Caposcarico	Hans Affentranger	Abarth 1000	0: 08: 07,150
44	GT 1.6	47	Gerhard von Hacke	Gerhard von Hacke	Porsche 356B Super 90	0: 08: 07.760
45	GT 2.0	33		Horst Huber	Porsche 911	0: 08: 08.550
46	GT 1.6	48	Werner Moessner	Werner Moessner	Porsche 356B Super 90	0: 08: 10.350
47	T 1.0	127	Hans-Joachim Nowak	Hans-Joachim Nowak	DKW F12	0: 08: 11.380
48	GT 1.6	44	Ernst Burget	Ernst Burget	Porsche 356 SC	0: 08: 12.790
49	T 1.0	124	Michael Endress	Michael Endress	DKW F12	0: 08: 13.180
50	T 1.3	117	Hans-Dieter Vanicek	Hans-Dieter Vanicek	Glass 1204 TS	0: 08: 13.640
51	GT 1.6	51	Sebastian Helliel	Sebastian Helliel	Porsche 356B Super 90	0: 08: 13.800
52	GT 1.6	46	Georg Bichler	Georg Bichler	Porsche 356B Super 90	0: 08: 18,140
53	GT 1.6	45	Ernst Miller	Ernst Miller	Porsche 356 SC	0: 08: 18.610
54	T 1.0	125	Gottfried Michael	Gottfried Michael	DKW F12	0: 08: 20.380
55	T 1.0	133	Johann Abbot	Johann Abbot	DKW F11	0: 08: 20.530
56	T 700	139	Johannes Ortner	Johannes Ortner	Steyr-Puch 650TR	0: 08: 25.070
57	T 1.0	130	Karl Wendlinger	Karl Wendlinger	Fiat-Abarth 1000	0: 08: 25.520
58	T 1.6	104	Helmut Hähn	Karl-Heinz Haag	Alfa Romeo Giulia TI Super	0: 08: 29.060
59	GT 1.6	49	Max Fuess	Max Fuess	Porsche 356B Super 75	0: 08: 36.990
60	GT 2.0	35	Richard Weiland	Richard Weiland	Porsche 356B Carrera 2	0: 08: 39.180
61	T 700	140	Karl Wendlinger	Karl Wendlinger	Steyr-Puch 650TR	0: 08: 40.440
62	T + 2.5	83	Lufthansa	Reinhart Hoensbroech	Chevrolet Impala	0: 08: 42,000
63	GT 1.6	52	Gerhard Voegtlin	Gerhard Voegtlin	Porsche 356B Super 7	0: 08: 42.280
64	GT 2.0	36	Dieter Schuette	Dieter Schuette	MGB 1800	0: 08: 52.720
65	GT 1.6	50	Klaus Schemann	Klaus Schemann	Porsche 356B Super 75	0: 08: 53.020
66	T + 2.5	86	Tony Lang	Tony Lang	Opel Rekord Coupé	0: 08: 54,400
67	T 600	160	Franz Eichhammer	Franz Eichhammer	Steyr-Puch 500D	0: 08: 56.990
68	T 700	145	Heinz Lammer	Heinz Lammer	BMW 700S	0: 08: 57.330
69	T 700	143	Werner Maier	Werner Maier	BMW 700S	0: 08: 57.790
70	T 600	156	Manfred Spiess	Manfred Spiess	NSU Prince	0: 09: 04.890
71	T 700	146	Willi Koetzner	Willi Koetzner	BMW 700S	0: 09: 07,600
72	GT 1.0	79	SWM	Gernot Lamby	BMW 700S	0: 09: 07.790
73	T 600	154	Hannes Haering	Hannes Haering	Steyr-Puch 500D	0: 09: 09.850
74	T 1.3	115	Rolf Haid	Rolf Haid	Glass 1204 TS	0: 09: 09.920
75	T 1.3	114	Walter Franz	Walter Franz	Glass 1204 TS	0: 09: 12.050
76	T 700	149	Raimund Raab	Raimund Raab	BMW 700S	0: 09: 12.550
77	T 600	161	Erich Mittenmaier	Erich Mittenmaier	Steyr-Puch 500D	0: 09: 16,600
78	SR / P 2.0	59	Jürgen-Horst Weber	Jürgen-Horst Weber	VW 1200 special	0: 09: 26.480
79	T 600	159	Günther Lehmann	Günther Lehmann	Steyr-Puch 500D	0: 09: 28.640
80	T + 2.5	85	Hermann Clouth	Hermann Clouth	Ford Zodiac Mk II	0: 09: 40.250
81	T 1.0	129	Volker Ballnath	Volker Ballnath	Auto Union 1000 special	0: 09: 53.090
83	T 700	151	Günther Wittmann	Günther Wittmann	BMW 700S	0: 10: 13.880
84	T 1.0	128	Richard Gutsmiedl	Richard Gutsmiedl	DKW F12	0: 10: 21.180
Failed
85	GT 2.0	32	Abarth	Heini Walter	Abarth-Simca 2000 GT
86	T + 2.5	87	Fixo-Flex	Alfred Katz	Mercedes-Benz 220 SE
87	T 2.5	97	Fixo-Flex	Josef Schnitzer	BMW 1800 Ti
88	T 700	142	Otto Gmeinder	Otto Gmeinder	Steyr-Puch 650TR
89	T 700	144	Christian Klein	Christian Klein	BMW 700S
90	T 700	147	Klaus Feuchtenberger	Klaus Feuchtenberger	BMW 700S
91	T 600	155	Sepp Liebl	Sepp Liebl	Steyr-Puch 500D
92	T 600	162	Herbert Fellhauer	Herbert Fellhauer	NSU Prince
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93	SR / P 2.0	16	SWM	Stefan Mannl	SWM BMW 700	1
94	GT 1.6	42	Rudi Lins	Rudi Lins	Porsche 356 Carrera	2
95	GT 1.6	43	Nick Ukmar	Nick Ukmar	Porsche 356B Carrera	3
96	GT 1.6	54	Karl Federhofer	Karl Federhofer	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	4th
97	GT 1.6	55	Karl Foitek	Roland Stierli	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	5
98	T 1.3	109	Austin Austria	Dieter Delle Karth	Austin Mini-Cooper S.	6th
99	SR / P 2.0	2	Porsche system	Gerhard Mitter	Porsche 904/8 Bergspyder	7th

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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
100	SR / P 2.0	8th	Endrik Fleischmann	Endrik Fleischmann	Lotus 23
101	SR / P 2.0	11	Abarth		Fiat-Abarth 1300 Sport
102	SR / P 2.0	14th	Karl Foitek	Heinrich Wirth	Elva Mk VI
103	GT + 2.0	23	Malte Huth	Malte Huth	Shelby GT350
104	GT + 2.0	25th	Sports car special service	Albert Pfuhl	Ferrari 250 GT SWB
105	GT 2.0	30th	Abramo Zanardelli	Abramo Zanardelli	Porsche 904 GTS
106	GT 2.0	33	basilisk	Hans Kühnis	Abarth-Simca 2000 GT
107	GT 1.6	39	Corsaires	Francois Brelaz	Lotus Elan
108	GT 1.6	53	Fixo-Flex	Kurt Geiss	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero
109	GT 1.6	56	André Wicky	Denis Borel	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero
110	GT 1.6	57	Martin Mühlbauer	Martin Mühlbauer	Marcos GT
111	GT 1.6	58	Erich Dengler	Erich Dengler	Glass 1304 TS
112	GT 1.0	66	Fixo-Flex	Harold Iffert	Fiat-Abarth 1000
113	T 2.5	95	Günther Nagler	Günther Nagler	BMW 1800 Ti
114	T 2.5	96	Werner Dinkel	Reinhardt Stenzel	BMW 1800 Ti
115	T 1.6	105	Karl-Heinz Jacoby	Karl-Heinz Jacoby	Volkswagen 1500S
116	T 1.3	106	Brescia Corse	Gianfranco Padoan	Austin Mini-Cooper S.
117	T 1.3	107	Karl Foitek	Edy Welti	Austin Mini-Cooper S.
118	T 1.3	113	Hans-Friedrich Höftmann	Hans-Friedrich Höftmann	Austin Mini-Cooper S.
119	T 1.3	116	Michael Strachwitz	Michael Strachwitz	Glass 1204 TS
120	T 1.0	121	Fixo-Flex	Andreas Schmalbach	Fiat-Abarth 1000 Berlina
121	T 1.0	122	Isar Racing	Max Gruber	Fiat-Abarth 1000 Berlina
122	T 1.0	123	Willi Nessling	Willi Nessling	Austin Mini Cooper
123	T 1.0	126	Horst Sprick	Horst Sprick	DKW F12
124	T 1.0	132	Abarth	Antonio Trenti	Fiat-Abarth 850TC
125	T 1.0	135	Joachim Grahl	Joachim Grahl	DKW Junior
126	T 1.0	136	Eugen Fauser	Eugen Fauser	Fiat-Abarth 850TC
127	T 700	148	Georg Muench	Georg Muench	BMW 700S
128	T 700	150	Martin Rieblinger	Martin Rieblinger	BMW 700S
129	T 600	158	Josef Luger	Josef Luger	NSU Sport Prinz

Class winner

class	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
SR / P 2.0	Gerhard Mitter	Porsche 904/8 Bergspyder	Overall victory
GT + 2.0	Bob Bondurant	Shelby Cobra Roadster	Rank 10
GT 2.0	Herbert Mueller	Porsche 904 GTS	Rank 2
GT 1.6	Karl Foitek	Lotus Elan	Rank 15
GT 1.0	Joe Kretschi	Fiat-Abarth 1000	Rank 22
T + 2.5	Artur Gerster	Chevrolet Nova	Rank 33
T 2.5	Hubert Hohenlohe	BMW 1800 Ti	Rank 25
T 1.6	Gerhard student	Alfa Romeo Giulia TI Super	Rank 19
T 1.3	Manfred Behnke	Austin Mini-Cooper S.	Rank 18
T 1.0	Achille Marzi	Fiat-Abarth 1000 Berlinetta	Rank 30
T 700	Heinz Liedl	Steyr-Puch 650TR	Rank 35
T 600	Franz Eichhammer	Steyr-Puch 500D	Rank 67

Racing data

• Registered: 129
• Started: 92
• Rated: 84
• Race classes: 12
• Spectator: unknown
• Race day weather: cloudy, light rain on the second run
• Route length: 5.890 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 0:06: 20,400 hours
• Overall rounds of the winning team: 2
• Total distance of the winning team: 11.780 km
• Winner's average: 113.656 km / h
• Pole position: none
• Fastest race lap: Gerhard Mitter - Porsche 904/8 Bergspyder (# 2T) - 3: 07.590 = 115.145 km / h
• Racing series: 11th round of the sports car world championship in 1965

literature

• Michael Behrndt, Jörg-Thomas Födisch, Rainer Roßbach, Jost Neßhöver: Porsche Bergsport. European Hill Climb Championship 1957–1969. Delius Klasing, Bielefeld 2011, ISBN 978-3-7688-3361-5 .

Web links

• Race results

Previous race 500km Mugello 1965

Sports car world championship

Succession race 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans