German championship at Maasmechelen
by Eddi Laumanns |
For round 5 of the German Rallycross Championship the regulars had to travel abroad, the Duivelsbergcircuit at Maasmechelen in Belgium was the venue for the only DRX event in another country. Both, René Münnich and Rolf Volland won their fifth consecutive race, thereby leading the series with a maximum of 100 points each. Škoda campaigner Münnich led the A final from start to finish, never coming under pressure from the Ford duo Willy Salzgeber and Bernd Wilhelm. Similar situation in the Super1600 class were Volland won from Münnich’s fiancé Mandie August and ACN Buxtehude principal Andreas Steffen. Among the SuperNational contenders Rallycross newcomer Jan-Philipp Kappler made good use of his VW Golf of the third generation to beat the old warhorse Hans Kirchhof and his modern Porsche 911 GT3.
- Supercar – Final Results:
- 1. René Münnich (D) Škoda Fabia II
- 2. Willy Salzgeber (A) Ford Focus I
- 3. Bernd Wilhelm (D) Ford Focus I
- 4. Ignaz Schneider (A) Lancia Delta HF integrale
- 5. Bernd Schomaker (D) Škoda Fabia I
- 6. Willi Streitler (A) Nissan Sunny GTI-R
- 7. Norbert Fuchs (D) Audi 80 B4 quattro
- Super1600 – Final Results:
- 1. Rolf Volland (D) Škoda Fabia II
- 2. Mandie August (D) Škoda Fabia I
- 3. Andreas Steffen (D) Peugeot 206
- 4. Ralph Wilhelm (D) Renault Clio II
- 5. Andreas Schrader (D) VW Polo III/6N2
- SuperNational – Final Results:
- 1. Jan-Philipp Kappler (D) VW Golf III
- 2. Hans Kirchhof (D) Porsche 911 GT3
- 3. Jens Barkhoff (D) VW Golf II
- 4. Jef Mertens (B) Opel Astra F
- 5. Swen Grupe (D) VW Golf II
- 6. Markus Schmitt (D) Citroën C2
- 7. Wendelin Coste (D) Honda Civic VII Type-R
- 8. Tobias Esser (D) Honda Accord VI Type-R
- Division 5 – Final Results:
- 1. Silva Winterhoff (D) Peugeot 106 XSI
- 2. Björn Barkhoff (D) VW Polo IV/9N
- 3. Erik Jockel (D) Citroën AX GTI
- Division 6 – Final Results:
- 1. Frank Lehmann/Martina Feustel (D) BMW 318iS
- 2. Bartlomies Ruszcynski (D) Alfa Romeo 156
- 3. Wolfgang Kilb (D) Mercedes-Benz 190E
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