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Review March 1979 - Motorsport headlines 40 years ago

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Created on February 28, 2019

Reading time 9min

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Rainer Braun

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Ludwigs Wunderwaffe - Kremer Porsche 935 K3

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Schneeballschlacht am Ring - viel Spaß, kein Rennen. Ertl und Ludwig nehmens locker

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Interview im Saal wegen Schnee und Eis - Erich Zakowski gibt Reporter Braun Auskunft

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Sieg im Regen - DRM Titelverteidiger Ertl im Zakspeed Turbo Capri

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Nasser DRM Saisonstart in Zolder - Ertl führt, Winkelhock und Heyer glaichauf dahinter

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Porsche 935 K3 (1979) - Klaus Ludwig vor Bob Wollek in Front in Zolder

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Luxusproblem mit zwei Top-Piloten - Zakowski und Kranefuss

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Ferrari 312 T4 (1979) - Sieg von Gilles Villeneuve vor Jody Scheckter beim GP Kyalami (Südafrika)

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Ferrari 312 T 4 (1979) - Jody Scheckter an den Boxen von Kyalami

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Brabham BT 48 (1979) - Niki Lauda wurde beim GP Südafrika ohne Frontspoiler Sechster

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Copersucar F 6 (1979) - neu konstruierter Monoposto von Ralph Bellamy, am Steuer Emerson Fittipaldi beim GP Südafrika

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Ensign MN 179 (1979) - Derek Daly konnte sich in Kyalami nicht qualifizieren

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Lotus 79 (1979) - noch nicht ganz so erfolgreich wie erwartet (GP Südafrika)

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Tyrrell 009 (1979) - Jean Pierre Jarier konnte die Lotus in Schach halten beim GP Kyalami (Südafrika)

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Ensign MN 179 (1979) - nicht qualifiziert beim GP Südafrika

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March 792 BMW F2 (1979) - Marc Surers Rennwagen

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Osella FA/2 (1979) - Silverstone-Sieger Eddie Chiever

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Summary

In March 1979, Harald Ertl and his teammate Hans Heyer fought a high-level duel at the DRM season opener. Ertl won, but a rematch three weeks later fell through due to heavy snowfall. But there were other interesting events to watch in racing, as Rainer Braun recalls.

This article contains the following chapters

Formula 1 World Championship: Renault with pole, Ferrari with victory
Formula 2 European Championship: Disaster for March works team
Formula 3 European Championship: Alfa-Renault-Toyota three-way battle
DRM: Opening victories for Ertl and Ludwig
Rallye-DM: Premiere victory for Audi 80
In a nutshell

Estimated reading time: 9min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Dear readers, We in the writing and speaking guild actually suspected this from the moment it became clear that the reigning DRM champion Harald Ertl would become Hans Heyer's teammate at Zakspeed. Two alpha animals, two winning drivers at the same high level, plus equal opportunities for both with the Turbo-Capri fighting machine. A clash that could not have been more electrifying. The DRM season opener in the pouring rain at Zolder confirmed all the premonitions - Heyer in the black and yellow Mampe Capri and Ertl in the blue and white Sachs Capri got things going right from the start. Hair-raising overtaking maneuvers, contact and even a misunderstanding at the pit stop at Heyer's expense were the ingredients of the 24-lap battle. Ertl presented himself as a beaming winner with pole and the fastest lap, while Heyer was a contrite loser with an empty battery. Although team patron Erich Zakowski cheered loudly at the award ceremony, he didn't seem really happy.

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