Eberhard Sindel

Eberhard Sindel is a former German racing car driver .

Career

Eberhard Sindel started his racing career with Porsche racing cars in the mid-1960s . In 1968 he was able to achieve his first class win in the GT standings at the 500 km race in Imola in a Porsche 911 . He drove at various GT racing events until 1977 and was able to celebrate his first overall victories in a Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 in the races on the Avus and in Ulm in 1973.

In 1968 and 1969 he took part in races in the German Automobile Circuit Championship (DARM). With the introduction of the German Racing Championship (DRM) and the German Automobile Circuit Cup , he started in both racing series with a Porsche 911 S in 1972. Until 1977 he drove with varying degrees of success in the 1st division of the DRM and in the German Automobile Touring Cup. From 1975 to 1977 he was able to record several victories with a Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0 and from 1976 with a Porsche 934 . In the DRM, he achieved fifth place in a Porsche 935 in the Super Sprint race at the Nürburgring in 1977 and his best result in the racing series.

From 1972 to 1976 Sindel competed in the European Championship for GT vehicles and in 1974 and 1975 also in the European Touring Car Championship . In the 1974 European GT Championship, he drove a Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0 in the 300 km race at the Nürburgring to 2nd place in the GT class and his best result in this racing series. In the 1975 European Touring Car Championship he and Edgar Dören achieved his best result in a race series with a GT class win and second place in the 4-hour race at the Salzburgring.

From 1969, with an interruption in 1970 and 1971 , Sindel drove endurance races in the sports car world championship until 1977 . There he took part in the Targa Florio in 1969 and 1972 with a Porsche 911 S, which he successfully finished in 1969 with Dieter Benz with 13th overall and third place in the GT classification. From 1973 to 1976 he drove only a few endurance races, mainly in the 1000 km race on the Nürburgring . In 1977 and 1978 he started with various Porsche racing cars and in different teams in several races. At the 6-hour race at Brands Hatch in 1977, he drove with Günter Steckkönig in a Group 5 car to a 5th place and thus achieved his best overall placement in the Brands World Championship. His best brand world championship result was the GT class victory in 1978, which he won together with Preben Kristoffersen at the 6-hour race in Silverstone . Both were able to drive their Porsche 934 to 7th place overall in the race.

After the 1978 racing season, Sindel ended his racing career.

statistics

Individual results in the sports car world championship

season	team	race car	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th
1969	Rally Community Ulm Edgar Herrmann	Porsche 911S Porsche 911T	DAY	SEB	BRH	MON	TAR	SPA	ONLY	LEM	WAT	ZEL
							13		30th			19th
1972	Clemens Schickentanz	Porsche 911S	BUA	DAY	SEB	BRH	MON	SPA	TAR	ONLY	LEM	ZEL	WAT
								11
1973	Rally Ulm Europe Furniture	Porsche Carrera RS	DAY	VAL	DIJ	MON	SPA	TAR	ONLY	LEM	ZEL	WAT
							DNF		16
1974	Joseph Greger	Porsche Carrera RSR	MON	SPA	ONLY	IMO	LEM	ZEL	WAT	LEC	BRH	KYA
			19th		24
1975	Rally Community Ulm	Porsche Carrera RSR	DAY	MUG	DIJ	MON	SPA	BY	ONLY	ZEL	WAT
									16
1976	Valvoline Germany	Porsche 934	MUG	VAL	ONLY	MON	SIL	IMO	ONLY	ZEL	BY	WAT	MOS	DIJ	DIJ	SAL
									6th	9				10
1977	Valvoline Germany	Porsche 934	DAY	MUG	DIJ	MON	SIL	ONLY	VAL	BY	WAT	EST	LEC	MOS	IMO	SAL	BRH	HOK	VAL
								DNF									5	6th
1978	Wrangler Racing Preben Kristoffersen	Porsche Carrera RSR Porsche 934	DAY	SEB	MUG	VALLEY	DIJ	SIL	ONLY	LEM	MIS	DAY	WAT	VAL	ROD
					DNF		DNF	7th	DNF		DNF

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

• Eberhard Sindel at the Driver Database

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Racing Sports Cars - website: Eberhard Sindel - archive page 1. At: www.racingsportscars.com , accessed on October 29, 2012 . 
2. ↑ Racing Sports Cars - website: Eberhard Sindel - archive page 2. At: www.racingsportscars.com , accessed on October 29, 2012 . 
3. ↑ Teamdan - website: race results and overall placements of the DRM 1977. (No longer available online.) On: www.teamdan.com , archived from the original on September 24, 2015 ; Retrieved October 29, 2012 . 
4. ↑ Touringracing.net - Internet site: Race result GT European Championship 1974. On: touringcarracing.net , accessed on October 29, 2012 . 
5. ↑ Touringracing.net - Internet site: Race results European Touring Car Championship 1975. On: touringcarracing.net , accessed on October 29, 2012 . 
6. ↑ Classicscars - Internet site: Race results of the sports car world championship 1969. At: www.classicscars.com , accessed on October 29, 2012 . 
7. ↑ Classicscars - Internet site: Race results of the Sports Car World Championship 1977. At: www.classicscars.com , accessed on October 29, 2012 . 
8. ↑ Classicscars - Internet site: Racing results from the 1978 World Sports Car Championship. At: www.classicscars.com , accessed on October 29, 2012 .