German championship, Gründau

by Eddi Laumanns |

Münnich, Volland and Kirchhof winning at the Gründautalring.

Round 2 of the German Rallycross Championship was held on June 11 and 12 at the Gründautalring at Gründau-Lieblos north-east of Frankfurt am Main. By waiver of the ASN DMSB this race is the only German Rallycross event taking place on a 100% tarmac track, since the venue has lost all its original gravel sections it had when the Ring was build in the mid 1980s. After an accident of reigning DRX champion Willy Salzgeber the first A final attempt was red-flagged after two laps and a re-run was ordered. Without the Austrian Ford Focus driver involved German René Münnich drove his Škoda Fabia II to victory, ahead of compatriot and newcomer Bernd Wilhelm and Austrian Willi Streitler.

The Super1600 category was yet another time ruled by the multiple German Rallycross champ Rolf Volland and his new Škoda Fabia II. Runner-up became FIA GT World Championship racer Marc Basseng with an older Škoda Fabia I of Münnich Motorsport, while Rallycross lady Mandie August had to give up early with a defective clutch in her Mk1 Fabia. Rallycross long-runner Hans Kirchhof took advantage from his Porsche 911 GT3 beast to make the SuperNational class his, Björn Barkhoff claimed the Division 5 victory and Thomas Leipold scored the win of the Rally car category [Division 6].

 

  • Supercar – Final Results:
  • 1. René Münnich (D) Škoda Fabia II
  • 2. Bernd Wilhelm (D) Ford Focus I
  • 3. Willi Streitler (A) Nissan Sunny GTI-R
  • 4. Bernd Schomaker (D) Škoda Fabia I
  • 5. Norbert Fuchs (D) Audi 80 B4 quattro
  • 6. Ignaz Schneider (A) Lancia Delta HF integrale
  • 7. Willy Salzgeber (A) Ford Focus I
  • Super1600 – Final Results:
  • 1. Rolf Volland (D) Škoda Fabia II
  • 2. Marc Basseng (D) Škoda Fabia I
  • 3. Andreas Steffen (D) Peugeot 206
  • 4. Ralph Wilhelm (D) Renault Clio II
  • 5. Mandie August (D) Škoda Fabia I
  • 6. Alexander Langer (D) Ford Puma
  • SuperNational – Final Results:
  • 1. Hans Kirchhof (D) Porsche 911 GT3
  • 2. Markus Ruppel (D) Ford Escort VII
  • 3. Sven Pusch (D) VW Golf III
  • 4. Jens Barkhoff (D) VW Golf II
  • 5. Swen Grupe (D) VW Golf II
  • 6. Kurt Umland (D) VW Polo III/6N
  • 7. Markus Schmitt (D) Citroën C2
  • 8. Ralf Evers (D) BMW E30
  • Division 5 – Final Results:
  • 1. Björn Barkhoff (D) VW Polo IV/9N
  • 2. Björn Brüning-Zedler (D) Citroën AX GTI
  • 3. Klaus Butenschön (D) Citroën AX GTI
  • Division 6 – Final Results:
  • 1. Thomas Leipold (D) Suzuki Ignis S1600
  • 2. Philipp Leipold (D) Mercedes-Benz 190E
  • 3. Wolfgang Kilb (D) Mercedes-Benz 190E

 

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