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

DDR Sportscar Championship 1955


Round Date Race State Practiced Started Classified
1 15.5.1955 Dessau [S1.1] DDR      
1 15.5.1955 Dessau [S1.5] DDR      
2 5.6.1955 Leipzig [S1.5] DDR      
2 5.6.1955 Leipzig [S1.1] DDR      
3 3.7.1955 Halle-Saale-Schleife [S1.1] DDR      
3 3.7.1955 Halle-Saale-Schleife [S1.5] DDR      
4 14.8.1955 Sachsenring [S1.1] DDR      
4 14.8.1955 Sachsenring [S1.5] DDR      

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DDR Sportscar Championship Round: 1

Dessau [S1.1]

Dessau Date: 15.5.1955


Fastest lap:Hans AndresenNo. 40VW Eigenbau? 

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 40 Hans Andresen (DDR) VW Eigenbau BSG Lok Magdeburg Not known if ran 1. S1.1
3. 48 Erich Käppler (DDR) Eigenbau BSG Motor IFA Karl-Marx-St. Not known if ran 3. S1.1
In entry list:
41 Wilhelm Weichold (DDR) BMW BSG Chemie Wolfen Not known if ran S1.1
42 Horst Hönig (DDR) Eigenbau BSG Chemie Lützkendorf Not known if ran S1.1
43 Siegfried Seifert (DDR) BMW BSG Motor Niedersedlitz Not known if ran S1.1
44 Max Neuber (DDR) BMW BSG Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt Not known if ran S1.1
45 Rudolf Stumpf (DDR) Eigenbau BSG Motor Süd Gera Not known if ran S1.1
46 Werner Gaudigs (DDR) Fiat BSG Motor Zeitz Not known if ran S1.1
47 Heinz Paris (DDR) BMW Eigenbau BSG Chemie Rudolstadt Not known if ran S1.1
49 Karl-Heinz Ziegenbein (DDR) VW Eigenbau BSG Motor Weimar Not known if ran S1.1

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DDR Sportscar Championship Round: 1

Dessau [S1.5]

Dessau Date: 15.5.1955


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 26 Edgar Barth (DDR) EMW R3/55 Rennkollektiv 1. S1.5
2. 25 Arthur Rosenhammer (DDR) EMW R3/55 Rennkollektiv 2. S1.5
3. 24 Egon Binner (DDR) EMW R3/55 Rennkollektiv 3. S1.5
Other starters:
20 Ernst Lautenschlager (D) Porsche 550 S1.5
21 Hans-Friedrich Höftmann (D) Porsche 550 S1.5
23 Harry Merkel (D) Borgward S1.5
28 Helmut Laue (DDR) EMW R3/55 Rennkollektiv S1.5
48 Richard Trenkel (D) Glöckler Nr.5 Porsche S1.5
53 Hans Finke (D) Kieft S1.5
54 Max Wetzig (DDR) Wetzig Eigenbau BMW S1.5
55 Hans Andresen (DDR) Eigenbau S1.5
Did not start:
27 Arthur Rosenhammer (DDR) EMW R3/55 Rennkollektiv S1.5
In entry list:
25 Paul Thiel (DDR) EMW R3/55 Rennkollektiv S1.5

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DDR Sportscar Championship Round: 2

Leipzig [S1.5]

Stadtparkrennen Leipzig Date: 5.6.1955


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 27 Arthur Rosenhammer (DDR) EMW R3/55 Rennkollektiv 1. S1.5
2. 26 Edgar Barth (DDR) EMW R3/55 Rennkollektiv 2. S1.5
In entry list:
20 Kurt Ahrens (D) Porsche 550 Not known if ran S1.5
21 Theo Helfrich (D) Porsche 550 Not known if ran S1.5
22 Karl Busch (D) Porsche Not known if ran S1.5
23 Hans-Friedrich Höftmann (D) Porsche Not known if ran S1.5
24 Egon Binner (DDR) EMW R3/55 Rennkollektiv Not known if ran S1.5
25 Paul Thiel (DDR) EMW R3/55 Rennkollektiv Not known if ran S1.5
42 Richard Trenkel (D) Porsche Not known if ran S1.5

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DDR Sportscar Championship Round: 2

Leipzig [S1.1]

Stadtparkrennen Leipzig Date: 5.6.1955


Fastest lap:Hans AndresenNo. 40VW Eigenbau? 

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 40 Hans Andresen (DDR) VW Eigenbau BSG Lok Magdeburg Not known if ran 1. S1.1
2. 42 Horst Hönig (DDR) VW Eigenbau BSG Chemie Lützkendorf Not known if ran 2. S1.1
3. 48 Erich Käppler (DDR) Eigenbau BSG Motor IFA KMS Not known if ran 3. S1.1
In entry list:
41 Wilhelm Weichold (DDR) Eigenbau BSG Chemie Wolfen Not known if ran S1.1
43 Siegfried Seifert (DDR) BMW Eigenbau BSG Motor Niedersedlitz Not known if ran S1.1
44 Max Neuber (DDR) BMW BSG SV Wismut KMS Not known if ran S1.1
45 Rudolf Stumpf (DDR) Eigenbau BSG Motor Gera-Süd Not known if ran S1.1
46 Werner Gaudigs (DDR) Fiat BSG Einheit Halle Not known if ran S1.1
47 Heinz Paris (DDR) BMW Eigenbau BSG Chemie Rudolstadt Not known if ran S1.1
49 Karl-Heinz Ziegenbein (DDR) VW Eigenbau BSG Motor Weimar Not known if ran S1.1

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DDR Sportscar Championship Round: 3

Halle-Saale-Schleife [S1.1]

Halle-Saale-Schleife Date: 3.7.1955


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 43 Siegfried Seifert (DDR) Eigenbau BSG Motor Niedersedlitz 1. S1.1
2. 40 Hans Andresen (DDR) VW Eigenbau BSG Lok Magdeburg 2. S1.1
3. 49 Karl-Heinz Ziegenbein (DDR) VW Eigenbau BSG Motor Weimar 3. S1.1
In entry list:
41 Wilhelm Weichold (DDR) Eigenbau BSG Chemie Wolfen-Greppin Not known if ran S1.1
42 Horst Hönig (DDR) VW Eigenbau BSG Chemie Lützkendorf Not known if ran S1.1
44 Paul Seibt (DDR) Eigenbau BSG Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt Not known if ran S1.1
45 Rudolf Stumpf (DDR) Eigenbau BSG Motor Süd Gera Not known if ran S1.1
46 Werner Gaudigs (DDR) Fiat Eigenbau BSG Einheit Halle Not known if ran S1.1
47 Heinz Paris (DDR) BMW Eigenbau BSG Chemie Rudolstadt Not known if ran S1.1
48 Erich Käppler (DDR) Eigenbau BSG Motor IFA KMS Not known if ran S1.1
50 Helmut Glanert (DDR) VW Eigenbau BSG Motor Weißenfels Not known if ran S1.1
51 Kurt Schulze (DDR) Porsche BSG Motor Treptow Not known if ran S1.1

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DDR Sportscar Championship Round: 3

Halle-Saale-Schleife [S1.5]

Halle-Saale-Schleife Date: 3.7.1955


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 26 Edgar Barth (DDR) EMW R3/55 Rennkollektiv 1. S1.5
2. 27 Arthur Rosenhammer (DDR) EMW R3/55 Rennkollektiv 2. S1.5
3. 25 Paul Thiel (DDR) EMW R3/55 Rennkollektiv 3. S1.5
4. 42 Richard Trenkel (D) Porsche 4. S1.5
5. 44 Friedrich Kretschmann (D) Porsche 5. S1.5
Did not finish:
24 Egon Binner (DDR) EMW R3/55 Rennkollektiv Accident, overturned S1.5
In entry list:
21 Theo Helfrich (D) Porsche 550 Not known if ran S1.5
28 Helmut Laue (DDR) EMW R3/55 Rennkollektiv Not known if ran S1.5
40 Rudi Krause (D) BMW Not known if ran S1.5
53 Hans Finke (D) Kieft Not known if ran S1.5

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DDR Sportscar Championship Round: 4

Sachsenring [S1.1]

Sachsenring Date: 14.8.1955


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 40 Hans Andresen (DDR) VW Eigenbau BSG Lok Magdeburg 1. S1.1
2. 43 Siegfried Seifert (DDR) BMW Eigenbau BSG Motor Niedersedlitz 2. S1.1
3. 50 Kurt Schulze (DDR) Porsche BSG Motor Treptow 3. S1.1
4. 42 Horst Hönig (DDR) VW Eigenbau BSG Chemie Lützkendorf 4. S1.1
5. 46 Werner Gaudigs (DDR) Fiat BSG Einheit Halle 5. S1.1
Did not start:
44 Paul Seibt (DDR) BMW Eigenbau BSG Wismut S1.1
In entry list:
41 Wilhelm Weichold (DDR) BMW Eigenbau BSG Chemie Greppin Not known if ran S1.1
45 Rudolf Stumpf (DDR) Eigenbau BSG Motor Gera Not known if ran S1.1
47 Heinz Paris (DDR) BMW Eigenbau BSG Chemie Rudolstadt Not known if ran S1.1
48 Erich Käppler (DDR) VW Eigenbau BSG Motor IFA Not known if ran S1.1
49 Karl-Heinz Ziegenbein (DDR) VW Eigenbau BSG Motor Weimar Not known if ran S1.1

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DDR Sportscar Championship Round: 4

Sachsenring [S1.5]

Sachsenring Date: 14.8.1955


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 26 Edgar Barth (DDR) EMW R3/55 Rennkollektiv 1. S1.5
2. 25 Paul Thiel (DDR) EMW R3/55 Rennkollektiv 2. S1.5
3. 35 Wolfgang Seidel (D) Porsche 3. S1.5
4. 45 Friedrich Kretschmann (D) Porsche 4. S1.5
5. 37 Karl Busch (D) Porsche 5. S1.5
6. 36 Hans Finke (D) Kieft 6. S1.5
Did not finish:
24 Arthur Rosenhammer (DDR) EMW R3/55 Rennkollektiv DNF S1.5
Other starters:
27 Egon Binner (DDR) EMW R3/55 Rennkollektiv S1.5
28 xxx ? S1.5
Did not start:
24 Egon Binner (DDR) EMW R3/55 Rennkollektiv S1.5
27 Arthur Rosenhammer (DDR) EMW R3/55 Rennkollektiv S1.5
In entry list:
21 Theo Helfrich (D) Porsche 550 Not known if ran S1.5
22 Günther Sieh (D) BMW Not known if ran S1.5
33 Max Wetzig (DDR) Wetzig Eigenbau BMW Not known if ran S1.5
34 Franz Groß (D) Porsche Not known if ran S1.5
46 Philipp Meub (D) Porsche Not known if ran S1.5

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