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- The Renaults, wanting to take back the lead after 2 of 300 km, rushed past Stommelen into the water puddles and crashed into the catch-fences in tandem, with Stommelen taking back the lead again. This led to the saying "On the Nordschleife, you can never brake later than Rolf Stommelen!".
Stommelen used a #36 Brabham BT44B in both practice sessions on Friday, but his car was seized by police. He then used a #77 Brabham BT45 in the last practice session on Saturday and the race.
On race-day in heavy rain, Stommelen managed to overtake the Renault in front right after the start. Now in the lead, he rushed towards the Nordkehre, braked and deliberately left room for the Renaults in pursuit to overtake.
The one competitive works Alfa Romeo of Rolf Stommelen/Piers Courage went out after 11 laps with a broken shock absorber. With this victory at their home event, Porsche claimed the World Sportscar Championship over Ferrari.
Mar 8, 2008 · Rolf Stommelen, 10th in the second lap, worked himself steadily through the field. John Watson followed him “After the completely messed up practice, this was quite satisfying”. Watson had only been 19th in practice, “because my Penske strangely was hardly driveable.”
Rolf Johann Stommelen (11 July 1943 – 24 April 1983) was a racing driver from Siegen, Germany. He participated in 63 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, achieving one podium, and scored a total of 14 championship points. He also participated in several non-Championship Formula One races.
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To boost the field, the McLaren, Brabham and Surtees teams all entered three cars: Ferrari released Ickx to drive the third McLaren; Rolf Stommelen drove the third Brabham in place of the injured Andrea de Adamich; and Jochen Mass drove the third Surtees.
Rolf Stommelen (1943-1983) was a racing driver from Germany, both active in Formula One and in Sports Cars racing. He was also considered as one of the best endurance racers of the 60s and 70s. He participated in 63 Formula 1 Grand Prix, achieved 1 podium and 14 championship points.
