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1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 Drivers DDR Sportscar Championship (info)

DDR Sportscar Championship 1953


Round Date Race State Practiced Started Classified
1 3.5.1953 Chemnitz [S1.5] DDR      
1 3.5.1953 Chemnitz [S1.1] DDR      
2 17.5.1953 Leipzig [S1.5] DDR   5  
2 17.5.1953 Leipzig [S1.1] DDR   16  
3 7.6.1953 Dessau [S1.5] DDR      
4 28.6.1953 Rostock [S1.1] DDR      
5 26.7.1953 Dresden [S1.1] DDR      
6 23.8.1953 Sachsenring [S1.1] DDR      
6 23.8.1953 Sachsenring [S1.5] DDR      

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DDR Sportscar Championship Round: 1

Chemnitz [S1.5]

Karl-Marx-Stadt/Chemnitz Date: 3.5.1953


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 27 Arthur Rosenhammer (DDR) EMW R1/53 1500 Sport Rennkollektiv 1. S1.5
2. 22 Eugen Müller (DDR) GMG Eigenbau Lancia 2. S1.5
3. 24 Hans-Günter Härtel (DDR) Schüler Eigenbau BMW 3. S1.5
Did not finish:
- Otto Reichardt (DDR) EMW R1/52 1500 Sport Rennkollektiv Differential S1.5
In entry list:
23 Hans Östereich (DDR) Oestreich Eigenbau Not known if ran S1.5
25 Rolf Kühn (DDR) Kühn Eigenbau BMW Not known if ran S1.5
31 Max Wetzig (DDR) Wetzig Eigenbau BMW Not known if ran S1.5

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DDR Sportscar Championship Round: 1

Chemnitz [S1.1]

Karl-Marx-Stadt/Chemnitz Date: 3.5.1953

Because of a high number of entries the event was divided into two runs, for graded and ungraded drivers.

Division graded

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Hans-Friedrich Höftmann (D) Glöckler Nr.1 Porsche ex-Brendel 1952 1. S1.1
4. - Hans Andresen (DDR) BMW 3. S1.1
3. - Hans-Joachim Kranke (DDR) Kranke - BMW 2. S1.1
2. - Richard Heinrich (DDR) BMW 1. S1.1
Other starters:
- Helmuth Richter (DDR) IFA F9 S1.1
- Erich Hofmokel (DDR) IFA F9 S1.1
- August Sieper (DDR) AFM - Fiat S1.1

Division ungraded

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
3. - Fuchs VW Eigenbau 3. S1.1
2. - Schröder Porsche 2. S1.1
1. - Bernhard Cappenberg (D) Porsche Eigenbau 1. S1.1

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DDR Sportscar Championship Round: 2

Leipzig [S1.5]

Leipziger Stadtparkrennen, Leipzig Date: 17.5.1953

Started:5(S1.5 - 5)

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 27 Arthur Rosenhammer (DDR) EMW R1/53 1500 Sport Rennkollektiv 1. S1.5
2. 26 Otto Reichardt (DDR) EMW 52/53 1500 Sport Rennkollektiv 2. S1.5
3. 25 Rolf Kühn (DDR) Kühn Eigenbau BMW 3. S1.5
4. 22 Eugen Müller (DDR) GMG - Lancia 4. S1.5
In entry list:
31 Max Wetzig (DDR) Wetzig Eigenbau BMW Not known if ran S1.5
32 Hans Östereich (DDR) Österreich Eigenbau Not known if ran S1.5

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DDR Sportscar Championship Round: 2

Leipzig [S1.1]

Leipziger Stadtparkrennen, Leipzig Date: 17.5.1953

Started:16(S1.1 - 16)

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 56 Richard Trenkel (D) Porsche Bündheim 15 S1.1
2. 153 Hans-Friedrich Höftmann (D) Glöckler Nr.1 Porsche Renngemeinschaft Berlin S1.1
3. 47 Richard Heinrich (DDR) Fiat - BMW BSG Lok Leipzig 1. S1.1
4. 48 Hans-Joachim Kranke (DDR) Kranke - BMW BSG Motor Wittenber 2. S1.1
6. 46 Harald Kuchen (DDR) Eigenbau BSG Aktivist Friedenshall 3. S1.1
7. 42 Alfred Katzer (DDR) VW Eigenbau BSG Motor Weimar 4. S1.1
In entry list:
40 Helmuth Richter (DDR) IFA F9 Eigenbau BSG Motor IFA Chemnitz Not known if ran S1.1
41 Erich Hofmokel (DDR) IFA F9 Eigenbau BSG Motor IFA Chemnitz Not known if ran S1.1
44 August Sieper (DDR) Fiat BSG Motor IFA Chemnitz Not known if ran S1.1
57 Luc Buchberger (D) Panhard München Not known if ran S1.1
58 Werner Gaudigs (DDR) Fiat Eigenbau BSG Motor Zeitz Not known if ran S1.1
59 Rudolf Stumpf (DDR) VW Eigenbau BSG Motor Gera Not known if ran S1.1
60 Kurt Kadner (DDR) Fiat BSG Lok Dresden Not known if ran S1.1
61 xxx Eigenbau BSG Post Friedrichstadt Not known if ran S1.1
62 Karl-Heinz Ziegenbein (DDR) BMW BSG Motor Weimar Not known if ran S1.1
63 Hermann Bauer (DDR) ? BSG Motor Gera Not known if ran S1.1
64 Alfred Fuchs (DDR) BMW BSg Lok Leipzig Not known if ran S1.1
152 Bernhard Cappenberg (D) Porsche Renngemeinschaft Berlin Not known if ran S1.1
160 Fritz Kornekauer (D) BMW Eigenbau Braunschweig Not known if ran S1.1

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DDR Sportscar Championship Round: 3

Dessau [S1.5]

Paul Greifzu Gedächtnisrennen, Dessaurundstrecke, Dessau Date: 7.6.1953


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 27 Arthur Rosenhammer (DDR) EMW R1/53 1500 Sport Rennkollektiv 1. S1.5 1.
2. - Otto Reichardt (DDR) EMW 52/53 1500 Sport Rennkollektiv 2. S1.5
3. - Rolf Kühn (DDR) Kühn Eigenbau BMW 3. S1.5
4. - Eugen Müller (DDR) GMG 4. S1.5

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DDR Sportscar Championship Round: 4

Rostock [S1.1]

Osthafenkurs Rostock Date: 28.6.1953


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Richard Trenkel (D) Porsche 1. S1.1
2. - Paul Bulla (D) Porsche 2. S1.1
3. 162 Hans Finke (D) Porsche 3. S1.1
4. - Hans-Joachim Kranke (DDR) Kranke - BMW 4. S1.1
5. - Paris PGW 5. S1.1
Other starters:
- von Biedermann Porsche S1.1

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DDR Sportscar Championship Round: 5

Dresden [S1.1]

Helleraurennen, Autobahnspinne Dresden, Dresden-Hellerau Date: 26.7.1953


Fastest lap:Kurt KadnerNo. 60Fiat? 

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 48 Hans-Joachim Kranke (DDR) Kranke - BMW BSG Motor Wittenberg 12 1. S1.1
2. 49 Werner Gaudigs (DDR) Fiat Eigenbau 750 BSG Motor Mitte Zeitz 2. S1.1
3. 45 Hans Andresen (DDR) VW Eigenbau BSG Lok Magdeburg 3. S1.1
64 Alfred Fuchs (DDR) BMW BSG Lok Mitte Leipzig S1.1
66 Heinz Gericke (DDR) VW Spezial BSG Aktivist Sondershausen S1.1
70 Horst Hönig (DDR) VW Eigenbau BSG Chemie Lützkendorf S1.1
Did not finish:
44 August Sieper (DDR) Fiat Eigenbau BSG Motor IFA DNF S1.1
59 Rudolf Stumpf (DDR) VW Eigenbau BSG Motor Süd Gera DNF S1.1
62 Karl-Heinz Ziegenbein (DDR) BMW Eigenbau BSG Motor Weimar DNF S1.1
Other starters:
60 Kurt Kadner (DDR) Fiat BSG Lok Mitte Dresden S1.1
In entry list:
42 Alfred Katzer (DDR) Porsche BSG Motor Weimar Not known if ran S1.1
43 Heinz Paris (DDR) PGW Eigenbau BSG Chemie Rudolstadt Not known if ran S1.1
46 Harald Kuchen (DDR) Eigenbau BSG Aktivist Bernburg Not known if ran S1.1
47 Richard Heinrich (DDR) BMW Eigenbau BSG Lok Leipzig Not known if ran S1.1
61 Fritz Bagge (DDR) BMW Eigenbau SV Wismut Not known if ran S1.1
63 Hermann Bauer (DDR) VW BSG Motor Süd Gera Not known if ran S1.1
65 Richard Kaiser (DDR) NSU - Fiat BSG Chemie Glauchau Not known if ran S1.1
67 Rolf Früngel (DDR) BMW Eigenbau BSG Einheit Osterburg Not known if ran S1.1
68 Wilhelm Weichold (DDR) Eigenbau BSG Chemie Wolfen Not known if ran S1.1
69 Siegfried Seifert (DDR) VW BSG Motor Niedersedlitz Not known if ran S1.1

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DDR Sportscar Championship Round: 6

Sachsenring [S1.1]

Sachsenringrennen, Meisterschaftslauf, Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal Date: 23.8.1953


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Václav Bobek (CS) Škoda 1. S1.1 1.
2. - Miroslav Fousek (CS) Škoda 2. S1.1 2.
3. - Hans Finke (D) VW 3. S1.1
4. - Schröder ? 4. S1.1
5. - Richard Heinrich (DDR) BMW 5. S1.1
7. - Hans-Joachim Kranke (DDR) Kranke - BMW 7. S1.1
8. - Harald Kuchen (DDR) Eigenbau 8. S1.1
9. - August Sieper (DDR) Fiat 9. S1.1
Did not finish:
- Paul Bulla (D) Porsche DNF 3.
Other starters:
- Heinz Schaumburg (DDR) LSH
- Hans-Friedrich Höftmann (D) Porsche

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DDR Sportscar Championship Round: 6

Sachsenring [S1.5]

Sachsenringrennen, Meisterschaftslauf, Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal Date: 23.8.1953


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 27 Arthur Rosenhammer (DDR) EMW R1/53 1500 Sport BMW Rennkollektiv 1. S1.5 5.
2. 141 Miroslav Fousek (CS) Škoda Ponton 2. S1.5 2.
3. 22 Eugen Müller (DDR) GMG Eigenbau Lancia 3. S1.5 4.
4. 25 Rolf Kühn (DDR) Kühn Eigenbau BMW 4. S1.5 6.
Did not finish:
140 Václav Bobek (CS) Škoda Intertyp 3 Rod S1.5 3.
- Heinz Melkus (DDR) ARo-Veritas RS Melkus-Pantin 50151 DNF S1.5 1.
Did not start:
26 Otto Reichardt (DDR) EMW R1/53 1500 Sport BMW Rennkollektiv Engine for Rosenhammer S1.5
31 Max Wetzig (DDR) Wetzig Eigenbau BMW S1.5
In entry list:
- Carl Weber (DDR) C. Weber BMW Car not ready S1.5
24 Hans-Günter Härtel (DDR) Schüler Eigenbau BMW Not known if ran S1.5
33 Walter Skersies (D) Porsche Not known if ran S1.5
157 Richard Trenkel (D) Glöckler Nr.5 Porsche Not known if ran S1.5

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