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German Races 1947


Round Date Race State Practiced Started Classified
1 11.5.1947 Hockenheim [S1.1] D      
2 11.5.1947 Hockenheim [S1.5] D      
3 11.5.1947 Hockenheim [S2.0] D      
4 8.6.1947 Rund um die Bavaria [S1.1] D      
5 8.6.1947 Rund um die Bavaria [S2.0] D   7  
6 22.6.1947 Rund um Schotten [S1.5] D      
7 22.6.1947 Rund um Schotten [S2.0] D      
8 24.8.1947 Braunschweig [S1.1] D      
9 31.8.1947 Hamburg [S1.1] D      
10 31.8.1947 Hamburg [S1.5] D      
11 31.8.1947 Hamburg [S2.0] D      

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German Races Round: 1

Hockenheim [S1.1]

Maipokalrennen, Hockenheimring Date: 11.5.1947


Circuit lenght: Race distance: Winner's average speed: Attendance: 200000

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Emil Vorster (D) MG Spezial 1. S1.1
2. - Gottfried Vollmer (D) Neander - JAP 2. S1.1
3. - Nothelfer NSU - Fiat 3. S1.1

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German Races Round: 2

Hockenheim [S1.5]

Maipokalrennen, Hockenheimring Date: 11.5.1947


Circuit lenght: Race distance: Winner's average speed: Attendance: 200000

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 30 Alex von Falkenhausen (D) BMW 328 85073 BY 407-931 Alex von Falkenhausen 1. S1.5 1.
2. 35 Hermann Kathrein (D) Neumaier Spezial 2. S1.5 2.
Other starters:
- Joachim zu Fürstenberg (D) Morgan Spezial S1.5
27 Walter Assenheimer (D) HRG RG Offenburg S1.5
28 Hans Georg Mall (D) Neumaier Spezial S1.5
29 Heinz-Gerd Jäger (D) MG Spezial S1.5
31 Kurt Bohrer (D) Bugatti S1.5
32 Heinz Mölders (D) MG Eigenbau RG Offenburg S1.5
33 Albert Farré (F) MG TA Spezial ex-Assenheimer RG Offenburg S1.5
In entry list:
25 Arthur Rosenhammer (DDR) ARo Eigenbau 50151 Not known if ran S1.5
26 H. Kamprath (D) BMW Not known if ran S1.5
34 Christian Odenthal (D) Fiat Spezial Not known if ran S1.5

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German Races Round: 3

Hockenheim [S2.0]

Maipokalrennen, Hockenheimring Date: 11.5.1947


Circuit lenght: Race distance: Winner's average speed: Attendance: 200000

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 47 Karl Kling (D) BMW 328 MM 85287 Ernst Loof S2.0 1.
2. 45 Alex von Falkenhausen (D) AFM 47 Intertyp BMW Alexander von Falkenhausen S2.0 2.
3. 43 Toni Ulmen (D) BMW 328 Toni Ulmen S2.0 5.
4. 40 Karl-Heinz Schäufele (D) BMW 328 85403? BR 47113 Karl-Heinz Schäufele S2.0 4.
Other starters:
42 Willi Krakau (D) BMW 328 S2.0 3.
51 Hermann Holbein (D) Holbein HH 47 BMW Holbein S2.0 6.
In entry list:
41 Otto Trittel (D) BMW 328 Not known if ran S2.0
44 Roland Mall (D) Neumaier Spezial BMW S2.0
46 Schmieder BMW 328 Not known if ran S2.0
48 Oswald Karch (D) BMW 328 Not known if ran S2.0
49 Eberhard de Bary (D) BMW 328 Not known if ran S2.0
50 Helmut Polensky (D) Neumaier Spezial? BMW Not known if ran S2.0

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German Races Round: 4

Rund um die Bavaria [S1.1]

Rund um die Bavaria, München Date: 8.6.1947


Circuit lenght: 3,000 km Race distance: 30,000 km Winner's average speed: 92,200 km/h Attendance: 60000

Fastest lap:BelzNo. Fiat1:50,897,500 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Emil Vorster (D) MG 10 0:19:32,400 1. S1.1
2. - Schröder Fiat 10 0:19:36,500 2. S1.1
3. - Wilhelm von Müller (D) Fiat 10 0:19:37,400 3. S1.1
Did not finish:
- Belz Fiat Engine S1.1

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German Races Round: 5

Rund um die Bavaria [S2.0]

Rund um die Bavaria, München Date: 8.6.1947

Started:7(S2.0 - 7)

Circuit lenght: 3,000 km Race distance: Winner's average speed: Attendance: 60000

Race stopped due to accident of Kleyer during which 7 spectators died and another 20 were injured.

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 19 Karl Kling (D) BMW 328 1. S2.0 1.
2. 26 Hermann Holbein (D) Holbein HH 47 BMW Hermann Holbein 2. S2.0 5.
3. 20 Karl-Heinz Schäufele (D) BMW 328 BR 47113 Karl-Heinz Schäufele 3. S2.0
4. 17 Adolf Vianden (D) Adler 4. S2.0
5. 16 Fred Bayerl (D) Bugatti 5. S2.0
Did not finish:
25 Heinrich Kleyer (D) Adler Accident S2.0
Other starters:
- xxx BMW 328 S2.0
In entry list:
15 Christian Odenthal (D) Fiat Spezial S2.0
18 Heinz Mölders (D) MG S2.0
21 Fritz Kaspar (D) BMW Not known if ran S2.0
22 Hanns Roth (D) BMW 328 AB 44 3323 S2.0
23 Arthur Rosenhammer (DDR) BMW S2.0
24 Otto Trittel (D) BMW S2.0

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German Races Round: 6

Rund um Schotten [S1.5]

Rund um Schotten, Schottenring Date: 22.6.1947


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 6 Heinz Mölders (D) MG Eigenbau RG Offenburg 1. S1.5
2. 2 Arthur Rosenhammer (DDR) ARo Eigenbau 50151 2. S1.5
3. 8 Hermann Kathrein (D) Neumaier Spezial 3. S1.5
Did not finish:
5 Albert Farré (F) MG TA RG Offenburg DNF S1.5
20 Norbert Eberle (CH) BMW 328 85073 Accident S1.5
Did not start:
7 Walter Assenheimer (D) MG TA RG Offenburg Accident in practice S1.5
In entry list:
1 Wilhelm Röder (D) Morgan S1.5
3 Wilhelm Baxmann (D) Fiat S1.5
4 Odenthal Fiat Not known if ran S1.5
9 Hans Georg Mall (D) Neumaier Spezial BMW S1.5
21 Dr. Schulte (D) A. UKW. Eigenbau Not known if ran S1.5
24 Pfizner MG Not known if ran S1.5
28 W. van Erp (D) Fiat Not known if ran S1.5

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German Races Round: 7

Rund um Schotten [S2.0]

Rund um Schotten, Schottenring Date: 22.6.1947


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 13 Karl-Heinz Schäufele (D) BMW 328 1. S2.0
2. 10 Willi Krakau (D) BMW 328 2. S2.0
3. 14 Toni Ulmen (D) BMW 328 3. S2.0
4. 11 Roland Mall (D) Neumaier Spezial 4. S2.0
Did not finish:
19 Helmut Polensky (D) Polensky Kurpfalz BMW Helmut Polensky Lost rear wheel S2.0
Did not start:
- Karl Kling (D) BMW 328 Cylinder head in practise S2.0
16 Alex von Falkenhausen (D) AFM 47 Intertyp BMW 47/1 Alexander von Falkenhausen Engine in practice S2.0
In entry list:
12 Franz Braun (D) BMW Not known if ran S2.0
15 Günter Leitz (D) BMW Not known if ran S2.0
17 Hermann Kambrat (D) BMW Not known if ran S2.0

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German Races Round: 8

Braunschweig [S1.1]

Braunschweiger Prinzenparkrennen, Braunschweig Date: 24.8.1947


Circuit lenght: Race distance: 45,520 km Winner's average speed: 101,100 km/h

Fastest lap:Kurt KuhnkeNo. VKL VW3:15,9104,500 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Kurt Kuhnke (D) VKL VW 8 0:26:53,900 1. S1.1
2. - Emil Vorster (D) MG 8 0:27:00,100 2. S1.1
3. - Petermax Müller (D) VW Spezial 8 0:27:06,700 3. S1.1
4. - Gottfried Vollmer (D) RRG Neander JAP 4. S1.1
Other starters:
- Stöber Amilcar

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German Races Round: 9

Hamburg [S1.1]

Stadtparkrennen Hamburg, Hamburger Stadtparkstrecke Date: 31.8.1947


Circuit lenght: 4,181 km Race distance: Winner's average speed: 96,800 km/h Attendance: 70000

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Wilhelm von Müller (D) Fiat 0:31:14,200 1. S1.1
2. - Kurt Kuhnke (D) VW Spezial 2. S1.1
3. - Petermax Müller (D) VW Spezial 3. S1.1
4. - Emil Vorster (D) MG 4. S1.1

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German Races Round: 10

Hamburg [S1.5]

Stadtparkrennen Hamburg, Hamburger Stadtparkstrecke Date: 31.8.1947


Circuit lenght: 4,181 km Race distance: Winner's average speed: 102,800 km/h Attendance: 70000

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 30 Alex von Falkenhausen (D) BMW 328 85073 BY 407931 0:19:35,600 1. S1.5
2. - Hermann Kathrein (D) Neumaier Spezial 2. S1.5
3. - Joachim zu Fürstenberg (D) MG TA RG Offenburg 3. S1.5
4. - Heinz-Gerd Jäger (D) MG TA 4. S1.5
Other starters:
- Kurt Baum (DDR) BMW 319/1 S1.5
- Arthur Rosenhammer (DDR) ARo Eigenbau 50151 S1.5
- Walter Assenheimer (D) ? S1.5
- Heinz Mölders (D) ? S1.5

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German Races Round: 11

Hamburg [S2.0]

Stadtparkrennen Hamburg, Hamburger Stadtparkstrecke Date: 31.8.1947


Circuit lenght: 4,181 km Race distance: Winner's average speed: 107,400 km/h Attendance: 70000

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 43 Toni Ulmen (D) BMW 328 Toni Ulmen 0:28:10,000 1. S2.0
2. - Karl-Heinz Schäufele (D) BMW 328 Karl-Heinz Schäufele 2. S2.0
3. 46 Willi Krakau (D) BMW 328 Willi Krakau 3. S2.0
Did not finish:
41 Helmut Polensky (D) Polensky Kurpfalz BMW Helmut Polensky 8 Engine S2.0
47 Hermann Holbein (D) Holbein HH 47 BMW Herrmann Holbein Accident S2.0
Other starters:
- Otto Trittel (D) BMW 328 S2.0
- Adolf Brudes (D) BMW 328 85184? S2.0
- Hanns Roth (D) BMW 328 AB 44 3323 S2.0
- xxx Hanomag S2.0
- xxx BMW 328 Spezial S2.0
- Roland Mall (D) Neumaier Spezial BMW S2.0
54 Victor Alexander (D) Eigenbau S2.0
57 xxx BMW 328 S2.0
Did not start:
55 Karl Kling (D) Veritas RS BMW K1 Karl Kling Accident damage in practice S2.0

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