1978 - Interserie

The 1978 Interserie championship

The participating cars and drivers in the 1978 interserie

PORSCHE

Joest Racing –Liqui Molly Equipe

   Reinhold Joest                Porsche 908/03 Turbo chassis 008 ( see article 1975)

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Porsche Kremer Racing

    Bob Wollek                    Porsche 908/03 Turbo chassis 006 (see article 1975)

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Deutsch Brothers Racing Team

    Manrico Zanuso             Deutsch Special Porsche 908/0218 (see article 1975)
                                              race Nurburgring (see photo below)
    Kurt Hild                             race Colmar Berg
    Kurt Lotterschmid                race Wunstorf
    Georg Albert                       race Kassel -Calden

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TOJ Cars  (more to read here)

Team Warsteiner Eurorace

Photo below: Obermoser Toj

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      Jorg Obermoser          Toj SC 206
      Helmut Bross              Toj SC 206

      Klaus Walz                 Toj SC 206 (# 51 photo)
      Horst Deutsch                (# 53 photo)

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Ralf Walter
Mario Ketterer                   Toj 206- BMW  chassis 24

Klaus Oestreich                 Toj SC 204  chassis 12-76
              car used in 1977 - #67 photo

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CHEVRON

Maryin Raymond               Chevron B31- Ford  Chassis 75-05
                 car from 1975, raced also interserie

Ian McLaren                       Chevron B36- Ford  chassis 78-01
                 final evolution of the Chevron monocoque

Robin Smith/ Tony Charnell Chevron B31-Ford  chassis 75-04
                 see also 1975 interserie– Now Mocil sponsor

PB Watson Sports car
            John Blanckley          Chevron B31 – Ford  chassis 75-05 ?
                 car used in 1975 and 1976

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MSC Schorndorf
           Georg Moritz              Chevron B23  chassis B21 72-12
                 car also used in 1977    

Rolf Götz                               Chevron B21/23
                 car also used in 1976

LOLA

Formelrennsportclub Zürich
            Charly Schirmer        Lola T296-BMW

Dorset Racing
            Ian Harrower            Lola T294S  (chassis T290-HU 22)
                            car also raced interserie 1976

Dieter Riegl                          Lola T296 -Ford (chassis T294-HU 76)

Scuderia Basilea
            Ruedi Jauslin            Lola T296 -Ford chassis HU 50
                            car also used in 1977

Jan van Straaten                  Lola T292- Ford chassis HU 61
         car from previous seasons

Roland Binder                        Lola T292 – BMW

Norbert Przybilla                    Lola T297- BMW chassis HU85
                                 - he crashed this car in the Nürburgring race in september

Dieter Schulz                         Lola T390  chassis HU3
                    car also used in 1977

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OSELLA

Osella Squadra Corse
            Giorgio Francia         Osella PA6-BMW   chassis 073
              Race debut of this car

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Pasquale Barberia                 Osella PA5-BMW

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Marco Rocca                         Osella PA5-BMW

Ruggero Parpinelli                 Osella PA5-BMW

KWS Motrosport
   Heinza Schaltinat               Osella  Hesch

 

OTHER CARS

Wittner Racing
            Herbert Muller       March 76S-BMW  chassis 1

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Eugen Strähl                     March 76S-BMW  chassis 2
            Car from 1976, used in hill climb and interserie. Horag sponsoring

Norbert Dombrowski        Rex SP1 – Ford  (see article 1975)

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Peter Hardt                        Landar R8  750901 ( see article 1976)

 

AMS Racing
      Francsco Cerulli Irelli     AMS 277 -Ford (more info)

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Siegfried Rieger            Rieger SP 5000
                  This is the McLaren M8C-Chevrolet

Hans -Rudolf Urech               McLaren M8E – chassis 80-07
                  The ex-Georg Loos car from 1971

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Tecno Eigenbau
          Karl Langjahr             Tecno- Porsche Turbo
                   Car raced also in 1976 and 1977  - see 1976

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Francy Racing
             Max Welti                 Sauber C5- BMW  chassis 001
                              see article 1976

The race results Interserie 1978

02.4.1978  300 km Nürburging

  1. 1. Giorgio Francia Osella PA6 BMW – 11 laps
    Reinhold Joest Porsche 908/03 T
    3. Ian McLaren          Chevron B36 Ford
    4. Charly Schirmer     Lola T296 BMW
    5. Pasquale Barberio   Osella PA6 BMW
    6. Robin Smith           Chevron B36 Ford
    7. Francesco Cerulli-Irelli     AMS ford
    8. Ruggero Parpinelli   Osella PA5 BMW

 

07.5.1978  Goodyear Trophy Colmarberg

  1. Reinhold Joest Porsche 908/03 T - 50 laps
    2. Bob Wollek Porsche 908/03 T
    3. Klaus Walz             Toj SC206 BMW
    4. Charly Schirmer     Lola T296 BMW
    5. Ruedi Jauslin          Lola T296 Ford
    6. N.Dombrowski       Rex SP1 Ford
    7. John Blanckley      Chevron B31 Ford
    8. Jan van Straaten     Lola T292 Ford

 

11.6.1978  ADAC Flugplatzrennen Wunstorf

  1. Kurt Lotterschmid Deutsch Porsche 908 - 50 laps
    2. Klaus Walz Toj SC206 BMW
    3. Charly Schirmer Lola T296 BMW
    4. N.Dombrowski       Rex SP1 Ford
    5. Ralf Walter             Toj BMW
    6. Jan van Straaten     Lola T292 Ford
    7. John Blanckley      Chevron B31 Ford
    8. Heinz Schaltinat     Osella Hesch

 

16.7.1978  ADAC Super Sport rennen Kassel-Calden

  1. Bob Wollek Porsche 908/03 T - 60 laps
    2. Reinhold Joest        Porsche 908/03 T
    3. Mario Ketterer       Toj SC206 BMW
    4. Jorg Obermoser      Toj SC303 BMW
    5. Roland Binder         Lola T292 BMW
    6. Charly Schirmer     Lola T296 BMW
    7. Ruedi Jauslin          Lola T296 Ford
    8. Jan van Straaten     Lola T292 Ford

 

27.8.1978  ADAC Mengen Flugplatzrennen Ulm

  1. Reinhold Joest Porsche 908/03 T - 60 laps
    2. Bob Wollek Porsche 908/03 T 
    3. Eugen Strähl          March 76S -BMW
    4. Roland Binder         Lola T292 BMW
    5. Charly Schirmer     Lola T296 BMW
    6. Ralf Walter             Toj BMW
    7. John Blanckley      Chevron B31 Ford
    8. Karl Langjahr         Tecno Eigenbau Porsche

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10.9.1978 Interserie Nürburgring

  1. Reinhold Joest Porsche 908/03 T - 70 laps
    2. Bob Wollek Porsche 908/03 T 
    3. Mario Ketterer       Toj SC206 BMW
    4. Roland Binder         Lola T292 BMW
    5. Klaus Walz             Toj SC206 BMW
    6. Charly Schirmer     Lola T296 BMW
    7. Jan van Straaten     Lola T292 Ford
    8. Rolf Götz               Chevron B23 Ford

Interserie 1978- standings

Division 1
1. Reinhold Joest    95 points
2. Bob Wollek         65 points
3. John Blanckley    58.8 points
4. Hans -Rudolf Urech  46 points
5. Kurt Lotterschmid     40 points

Division 2
1. Charly Schirmer    73.5 points
2. Klaus Walz            68 points
3. Roland Binder        45 points
4. Mario Ketterer       40 points
5. Jan van Straaten   36 points
    Norbert Dombrowski 36 points