Race Report: Kassel Calden, 18 August 1974

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The “Hessenpreis”, round 8 of the Polifac Trophy and another support round to the Interserie series.

Pole sitter Gunnar Nordström led the field on the opening lap with his GRD but the track had become very slippery and he spun off which put Giorgio Francia in his March into the lead. Conny Andersson had been running second but he had disconnected his rear anti roll bar to improve his handling, it didn’t and he fell away to finish fourth as both Willi Deutsch and Hans Binder passed him. Gunnar Nilsson could have expected to be up with the front runners but he had problems in practice and then his clutch exploded on the line and he started a lap down.

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Race Report: Kassel Calden, 18 August 1974

Race Heat 1

1 Vittorio Brambilla

Birel Alfa Romeo 20:09.40

2 Fabrizio Noe

Lotus-Ford 69 20:09.50

3 Luigi Fontanesi

Tecno-Ford 20:13.10

4 Carlo Franchi (Gimax)

De Sanctis-Alfa Romeo 20:23.40

Race Heat 2

1 Giovanni Lo Voi

Brabham-Ford BT28 15:05.00

2 Adelmo Fossati

Brabham BT28 15:05.00

3 Patrice Compain

Martini-Ford MW7 15:21.00

4 Manfred Möhr

Lotus-Ford 15:34.10

5 Marcello Gallo

Brabham BT28

Race Final

1 Vittorio Brambilla

Birel Alfa Romeo 30:44.30 144.318

2 Marcello Gallo

Brabham BT28 30:44.34

3 Fabrizio Noe

Lotus-Ford 69 30:45.10

4 Adelmo Fossati

Brabham BT28 30:55.40

5 Patrice Compain

Martini-Ford MW7 31:08.00

6 Carlo Franchi (Gimax)

De Sanctis-Alfa Romeo 31:11.50

7 Manfred Möhr

Lotus-Ford 31:59.60

8 Giovanni Lo Voi

Martini-Ford MW7 31:08.00