1975 - Interserie

The Interserie Championship 1975

During the 1974 season it became obviuos that the interest in the Interserie Championship was declining. Not only fewer spectators, but also a general loss of interest from the motorsport press. For 1975 the fields grew and regularly included several of the world championship winning works team Alfa T33s for serious 'names' like like Derek Bell and John Watson. 
In 1975 effectively started of the Interserie two division system when whoever collected more points became overall winner. It was however the last year that the big CanAm cars were alllowed to participate.  

The participting cars and drivers interserie 1975

PORSCHE CARS

Martini Racing Team
          Herbert Müller              Porsche 917/30 TC 001 (car used in 1974)

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                                             Porsche 908/03 Turbo  chassis 006 
                                                 - More info can be found here
          Manfred Schurti
          Herbert Muller
                                            Porsche 908/03 Turbo   chassis 011
                                                 - More info can be found here

Interserie 1975 Porsche 908 Turbo Interserie 1975 Porsche 908 Turbo

Interserie 1975 Porsche 908 Turbo Interserie 1975

Boeri Helmets Racing Team
          Ernst Kraus                 Porsche 917/10 TC chassis 016
                                            - car raced also in 1973

Interserie 1975 Porsche  Interserie 1975

Joest Racing
         Reinhold Joest             
                                           Porsche 908/03 Turbo chassis 008
                                                 - More info can be found here

Interserie 1975
         Ernst Kraus
         Jurgen Barth    
                                           Porsche 908/03 Turbo chassis 012
                                                - More info can be found here

Interserie 1975

Egon Evertz KG
         Egon Evertz      
                                           Porsche 908/03  Turbo chassis 013
                                                - More info can be found here

Interserie 1975 Porsche 908 Turbo

Gelo Racing Team
        Rolf Stommelen
        Tim Schenken        
                                         Porsche 917/10 Turbo  chassis 017
                                     Car from 1973, debut race Nürburgring April 1973 (Georg Loos)
                                         not used in 1974.

Interserie 1975 Porsche 917 Interserie 1975 Porsche 917

Interserie 1975 Porsche 917 Interserie 1975

Ing. Deutsch
      Lothar Schörg        Deutsch Special (Porsche 908/02) -Rover 
                                          - extra info

Albert Pfuhl
                            Porsche 917 Spyder  chassis 007
                              - used it in 1971- 1974 ( see article 1971)

Karl-Adolf Kneip
                            Porsche 906 Spyder  chassis 155 
                                          - extra info

Akamot
      Werner Muschak   
                               Porsche 910  chassis 019

A 910 constructed in 1968. Made its debut in the 1000 km Nurburgring (#25, Neuhaus- Kelleners- Loos) with a P8. In 1970, the car was entered into the 2l championship and the interserie by Hans Schulz-Schwering. In 1971-1972 it was raced by Norbert Dombrowski and from 1973 onwards it became in the possession of Team Akamot. They owned the car until 1977. It ran again in the 1000 km Nürburgring in 1975 (#42)
It showed up in the 2009 LM Series at Spa (#20) and in the 2012 Dix Milles Tours (#9 (of 19)).

Bernd Seidler             GSL Porsche  BS910
                                  - Info from 1974, see here.  Raced also in the 1000 km Nürburgring 1975

 

LOLA CARS

Heinz Schulthess        Lola T284- Ford  chassis HU2 
                                             car used in 1974

Interserie 1975

Boeri Helmets Racing Team
        Kurt Hild                 Lola T 284S
                                             raced it from the Kessel-Calden race onwards

Dieter Münch
            Lola T 294- BMW HU66
                             Blue colored car
                             Seen in the LM classic 2006 (Gerd Wünch, #52)

Alberto Landini             Lola T 294- Ford

Quaker State Racing Team  ( or a private entry ?)
        Ruedi Jauslin         Lola T390- Ford  HU3

Interserie 1975 Interserie 1975

Extra info:
One of the five new chassis built by Lola for the 1975 season. This car was sold to Heini Mader in June 1975 and was raced by Jauslin. In 1978 it was raced by Dietr Schulz, mainly in the interserie championship.

Other chassis:  T390 HU2: car for Guy Edwards  and T390 HU1: raced in Scandinavia
De Cadenet had bought Lola T380 Chassis HU1. After the 24h Le Mans race of 1975, this car was sold to Dorset Racing. In 1985 or 1986, Peter Kraus bought HU 3 for the Rosso Bianco collection. It was then fitted with a De Cadenet bodywork.
The car was fully restored from 2007 to 2014 and repainted in Dorset Racing Colours and seen in historic racing by Daryl Taylor.

Interserie 1975 -Lola T390 Interserie 1975 -Lola T390

Interserie 1975 -Lola T390 Interserie 1975 -Lola T390

 

TOJ – Warsteiner Team Eurorace ( article: cars, endurance - here)

      Jorg Obermoser           Toj SC03-BMW    chassis 004

       Paul Keller
       Helmut Lenz               Toj SC03-BMW    chassis 003

Interserie 1975

 

KMW PORSCHE

      Ludwig Schobert             KMW SP20 -Porsche
      Dieter Dietz
      Hans Müller-Perschl

                        - see also interserie1972

 

URD cars. Ernst Ungar Racing Developments (Germany)

The company had already constructed 4 chassis prior to 1975: 676-005, 772-001, C04-89-891 and 679-002.

In the 1975 Interserie, there were 2 chassis participating: URD 773-002 and URD 774-003.
The 774-003 was a private entry for Erich Küstner.
Chassis 773-02 was entered by VSA, Verband Sudd Automobilsport Munchen for Lorenz Fisher.

 

CHEVRON CARS

Bosman Racing team 4711
       Henk Bosman                Chevron B21
                                             car also used in 1973

John Blanckley                      Chevron B21/23  chassis 72-26
                                                  he also possessed Chevron B31- Ford  75-05  in 1976 

It is the ex Martin Raymond car from 1972. It was upgraded to B23 specifications for 1973. Unused in 1974. Blanckley acquired the car in 1975. Raced by himself and John Calvert. In 1976 it was sold to Rolf Götz, who raced it in 1976 and 1977. Gotz bought the new B31 from Blankley.
The fate of the B21/23 is unclear; was seen in an on-sale ad in 1980.

Team Fisons Racing
        Martin Raymond           Chevron B31- Hart  Chassis 75-05

Sources say there are 2 chassis 05. The original (75-05) owned by Martin Raymond and another one. It was a template for a complete new chassis constructed with a DFV engine.
Raymond sold the B31 to Rolf Götz in 1978, after which the car appeared in the Rosso Bianco Museum. It was acquired by a privateer, Douglas Titford, whoe restored it in the original orange colour in 2015.

Interserie 1975 - Chevron

MSC Schorndorf Gottlieb Daimler
       Herman Beilharz          Chevron B23   ( more information not found)

Robin Smith                       Chevron B21/23- Ford   
                                                   car  also used in 1974

KVG Racing
    Ian Grob                        Chevron B31- Hart  chassis 75-04

 Up until the end of 1974, Ian Grob and John Hime raced the B23 Chassis 73-05. This car went to Tony Charnell. For 1975, a new B31 chassis in green colours was entered by KVG in the world endurance and some 2l and Interserie races. In total 6 B31 chassis were constructed.
This 75-04 can still be seen in some historic events. During the 2008 LM Classic, it raced in its 1977 Le Mans “Loyds”colours. In 2010 and 2023 LM Classic and in the 2024 Spa Classic.

Interserie 1975

Tony Charnell                      Chevron B23 chassis 73-05

 

McLAREN CARS

Peter Hoffman        McLaren M8F- Chevrolet    chassis 72-02
                                The Kelleners car from 1972 and the Michel Weber car from 1973

Interserie 1975

Rolf Götz                McLaren M8E –Chevrolet   chassis 80-07
                                Car also used in 1973 and 1974

Interserie 1975

Weisberg Racing Team

      Helmut Kelleners     McLaren M20 chevrolet  chassis 3
                                        Car also used in1974

Interserie 1975 McLaren Interserie 1975 McLaren

Interserie 1975

Siegfried Rieger             Mclaren M8C – Chevrolet  chassis M12-60-03
                                        Same car as in 1972- 1974, also called “Rieger Special”.

AND ALL THE OTHERS 

Herbert Muller Racing
       Cox Kocher                 Ferrari 512M   chassis 1044
       Heinrich Keller
                                         Fifth season in interserie

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Interserie 1975

Wilhelm Schmid                  Schmid Kolender- BMW Turbo  chassis SK 001
                                             - car also used in 1974
                                             - raced under the name of Motorclub Stuttgard

Gelo Racing Team
      Tim Schenken
      Jochen Mass                  Mirage GR7 – Ford

 

Rheydter Club for Motorsport

     Udo Starck            LBS  chassis 3
            Car constructed in 1971. Was entered by Heinz Behr in an Interserie event in 1974 (no show). No data.
            Two chassis constructed: chassis 3 and chassis 5.

Rex Auto Team

     Helmut Bross
     Freddy Kottulinsky
     Harald Ertl                   Rex SP1-Ford
                                           - a short story -

Interserie 1975

 Msc Schorndorf
      Georg Moritz                Behnke Condor Porsche MK III – chassis 008
                                             - Info-

W.Kaushen Racing Team

Interserie 1975

         Jochen Mass
         Henri Pescarolo
         John Watson
         Derek Bell
         Hartwig Bertrams
                                               Alfa Romeo T33/TT/12

Photo below - D.Bell at Zandvoort  and at the Nurburgring

Interserie 1975 Zandvoort Interserie 1975

Interserie 1975 Interserie 1975

Interserie 1975 Interserie 1975
John Watson

Egmont Dursch
       Abarth 3000

Kurt Lotterschmid
        LWB 747- Ford  ( became later: Lotec)

John Lepp
    March 75 S – Hart   chassis U2 ( ex 74S-10 car)
    New car, coloured red. Raced also in the Mugello 1000 km, the Monza 1000 km and the Spa 1000 km.
    In 1976 it raced with Ultramar decals, as part of a Guy Edwards deal)

Interserie 1975 Interserie 1975

 

THE RESULTS interserie 1975

  • THE RACES

13.4.1975  Jim Clark Rennen Hockenheim

  1. Herbert Muller Porsche 917/30 TC - 20 laps
    2. Heinz Schulthess Lola T284- Ford
    3. Jorg Obermoser         Toy SC03- BMW
    4. Reinhold Joest           Porsche 908/3 Turbo
    5. Cox Kocher                 Ferrari 512
    6. Ernst Kraus                 Porsche 908/3
    7. Kurt Hild                       KMW SP30 Porsche
    8. Wilhelm Schmid        SK-BMW

 

15.6.1975  Flugplatzrennen Mainz Finthen

1. Herbert Muller Porsche 917/30 TC - 60 laps
2.Ernst Kraus                   Porsche 908/3
3. Jorg Obermoser           Toy SC03- BMW
4. Hans Müller-Perschl KMW Porsche
5. Helmut Bross               Rex SP1 Ford
6. Kurt Hild                         KMW Porsche
7. Heinrich Keller             Ferrari 512M
8. Henk Bosman               Chevron B21

20.7.1975  Südwestpokal, Hockenheim

1.Jochen Mass Alfa Romeo T33/TT/12 - 15 laps
2. Reinhold Joest             Porsche 908/3 Turbo
3. Henri Pescarolo          Alfa Romeo T33/TT/12
4. Ernst Kraus                    Porsche 917/10
5. Harald Ertl                     Rex SP1 Ford
6. Egon Evertz                   Porsche 908/3 Turbo
7. Martin Raymond          Chevron B31
8. Alberto Landini             Lola-Ford

17.8.1975  ADAC Hessenpreis, Kassel-Calden

  1. Derek Bell   Alfa Romeo T33/TT/12 - 40 laps
    2. Henri Pescarolo          Alfa Romeo T33/TT/12
    3. Herbert Muller             Porsche 908/3 Turbo
    4. Reinhold Joest             Porsche 908/3 Turbo
    5. Jurgen Barth                 Porsche 908/3
    6. Martin Raymond          Chevron B31
    7. Ernst Kraus                    Porsche 917/10
    8. Peter Hoffmann           McLaren M8F- Chevrolet

24.8.1975  Noordzee Cup  Zandvoort

  1. Tim Schenken Porsche 917/10 TC  - 30 laps
    2. Herbert Muller             Porsche 908/3 Turbo
    3. Ernst Kraus                   Porsche 917/10
    4. Derek Bell                      Alfa Romeo T33/TT/12
    5. Reinhold Joest             Porsche 908/3 Turbo
    6. Ian Grob                           Chevron B31 Hart
    7. Martin Raymond          Chevron B31 Hart
    8. Jurgen Barth                  Porsche 908/3

Interserie 1975

7.9.1975  Supersprint Nürburgring

1.Tim Schenken ( #1)       Porsche 917/10 TC  - 50 laps
2. Howden Ganley (#24)   Mirage GR7- Ford
3. Herbert Muller (#0)       Porsche 908/3 Turbo
4. Ernst Kraus (#2)           Porsche 917/10
5. Helmut Kelleners (#3)   McLaren M20 Chevrolet
6. John Watson (#23)        Alfa Romeo T33/TT/12
7. Derek Bell (#21)            Alfa Romeo T33/TT/12
8. John Lepp                      March 75S-Hart

Interserie 1975 Interserie 1975

28.9.1975  Preis von Baden-Würthemberg und Hessen, Hockenheim

  1. Tim Schenken                 Porsche 917/10 TC  - 20 laps
    2. Ernst Kraus                       Porsche 917/10
    3. Howden Ganley              Mirage GR7- Ford
    4. Henri Pescarolo             Alfa Romeo T33/TT/12
    5. Derek Bell                         Alfa Romeo T33/TT/12
    6. Jurgen Neuhaus             Porsche 908/3 – Turbo
    7. Peter Hoffmann              McLaren M8F-Chevrolet
    8. Jurgen Barth                      Porsche 908/3- Turbo
  •  THE FINAL STANDINGS
  1. Herbert Muller         90 points
  2. Enst Kraus              82 points
  3. Tim Schenken         66 points
  4. Derek Bell               64 points
  5. Reihold Joest           60 points
  6. Peter Hofmann        55 points
  7. Henri Pescarolo       48 points
  8. Howden Ganley       40 points
  9. Jorg Obermoser       38 points
  10. Jurgen Barth           36 points

Interserie 1975 Interserie 1975
H.Muller

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Derek Bell                             Howden Ganley                   H.Pescarolo