1. Olympia Rallye 1972
14. 8. – 19. 8. 1972, Kiel - München • asphalt - gravel 637.70 km - (cancelled 26.00 km) • total distance including road sections - 3271.00 km • Other years
Stage lengths were not entirely correct in official documents. Official overall length of actually driven stages was 632 km
SS 2-4, 8-10, 38-40 and 48-57 (gravel stages) were officially declared as regularity stages for permission and insurance reasons, however ideal times were set so low that they were rarely achieved even by top drivers. On those stages, only the difference to the ideal time is counted into overall classification. Stage results however show the actual driven time. Penalties are unknown.
SS 9, 31 and 51 cancelled before the event due to missing permissions, stage lengths unknown
SS 5 and 19 cancelled after recce
SS48 shortened from 48 to 39,8 km after a landslide
SS 2-4, 8-10, 38-40 and 48-57 (gravel stages) were officially declared as regularity stages for permission and insurance reasons, however ideal times were set so low that they were rarely achieved even by top drivers. On those stages, only the difference to the ideal time is counted into overall classification. Stage results however show the actual driven time. Penalties are unknown.
SS 9, 31 and 51 cancelled before the event due to missing permissions, stage lengths unknown
SS 5 and 19 cancelled after recce
SS48 shortened from 48 to 39,8 km after a landslide
#310
NSU 1200 TT 
RSC Wolfenbüttel
1/4
Final results
Excluded - missed one lap Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Mölln (5.50 km) | 3:27.3 | 259.
13. class 1/4 259. ERC |
95.5 km/h 10.69 s/km |
3:27.3 | 259.
13. class 1/4 259. ERC |
|
| SS2 Königslutter (8.50 km) | 9:43.0 | 268.
15. class 1/4 268. ERC |
52.5 km/h 25.29 s/km |
13:10.3 | 267.
14. class 1/4 267. ERC |
|
| SS3 Teufelsküche (4.00 km) | 2:52.0 | 244.
12. class 1/4 244. ERC |
83.7 km/h 16.25 s/km |
16:02.3 | 264.
15. class 1/4 264. ERC |
|
| SS4 Elm (4.00 km) | 3:19.0 | 185.
6. class 1/4 185. ERC |
72.4 km/h 13.25 s/km |
19:21.3 | 248.
13. class 1/4 248. ERC |
|
| SS5 Große Harz-Bergprüfung (13.00 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS6 Torfhaus (6.80 km) | 4:40.4 | 236.
13. class 1/4 236. ERC |
87.3 km/h 14.50 s/km |
24:01.7 | 248.
13. class 1/4 248. ERC |
|
| SS7 Königshof (9.40 km) | 7:48.0 | 248.
14. class 1/4 248. ERC |
72.3 km/h 17.19 s/km |
31:49.7 | 242.
13. class 1/4 242. ERC |
|
| SS8 Suterode (5.80 km) | 6:57.0 | 244.
14. class 1/4 244. ERC |
50.1 km/h 25.34 s/km |
38:46.7 | 244.
13. class 1/4 244. ERC |
|
| SS9 Sudershausen | cancelled | |||||
| SS10 Bilstein (13.70 km) | 15:00.0 | 245.
17. class 1/4 245. ERC |
54.8 km/h 25.84 s/km |
53:46.7 | 242.
15. class 1/4 242. ERC |
|
| SS11 Königswald (6.40 km) | 5:40.7 | 218.
18. class 1/4 218. ERC |
67.6 km/h 15.59 s/km |
59:27.4 | 233.
15. class 1/4 233. ERC |
|
| SS12 Osram-Prüfung / Rotenburg (6.00 km) | 5:08.6 | 170.
17. class 1/4 170. ERC |
70.0 km/h 12.22 s/km |
1:04:36.0 | 232.
15. class 1/4 232. ERC |
|
| SS13 Oberaula (5.00 km) | 3:54.0 | 157.
11. class 1/4 157. ERC |
76.9 km/h 10.58 s/km |
1:08:30.0 | 229.
15. class 1/4 229. ERC |
|
| SS14 Münster (7.00 km) | 4:37.7 | 232.
17. class 1/4 232. ERC |
90.7 km/h 9.67 s/km |
1:13:07.7 | 228.
15. class 1/4 228. ERC |
|
| SS15 Rod an der Weil (7.00 km) | 5:07.7 | 227.
13. class 1/4 227. ERC |
81.9 km/h 11.41 s/km |
1:18:15.4 | 229.
15. class 1/4 229. ERC |
|
| SS16 Nordschleife (3 laps) (68.40 km) | 44:04.6 | 221.
20. class 1/4 221. ERC |
93.1 km/h 7.83 s/km |
2:02:20.0 | 223.
16. class 1/4 223. ERC |
|
| SS17 Birresborn (6.80 km) | 6:36.9 | 220.
15. class 1/4 220. ERC |
61.7 km/h 17.78 s/km |
2:08:56.9 | 221.
16. class 1/4 221. ERC |
|
| SS18 Weidenbach (6.50 km) | 4:07.0 | 209.
11. class 1/4 209. ERC |
94.7 km/h 11.17 s/km |
2:13:03.9 | 220.
15. class 1/4 220. ERC |
|
| SS19 Flaumbachtal (13.00 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS20 Mosel (8.80 km) | 6:51.3 | 219.
15. class 1/4 219. ERC |
77.0 km/h 14.97 s/km |
2:19:55.2 | 218.
15. class 1/4 218. ERC |
|
| SS21 Peterswald (7.50 km) | 6:18.1 | 219.
16. class 1/4 219. ERC |
71.4 km/h 14.87 s/km |
2:26:13.3 | 218.
15. class 1/4 218. ERC |
|
| SS22 Kreeshäuschen (8.80 km) | 8:59.6 | 232.
18. class 1/4 232. ERC |
58.7 km/h 23.70 s/km |
2:35:12.9 | 220.
16. class 1/4 220. ERC |
|
| SS23 Gräfenbachhütte (7.60 km) | 6:35.8 | 217.
14. class 1/4 217. ERC |
69.1 km/h 19.43 s/km |
2:41:48.7 | 222.
16. class 1/4 222. ERC |
|
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS24 Waldleiningen (13.50 km) | 11:30.9 | 205.
14. class 1/4 205. ERC |
70.3 km/h 13.10 s/km |
2:53:19.6 | 216.
16. class 1/4 216. ERC |
|
| SS25 Kalmit (10.50 km) | 7:57.5 | 202.
16. class 1/4 202. ERC |
79.2 km/h 13.68 s/km |
3:01:17.1 | 212.
16. class 1/4 212. ERC |
|
| SS26 Heldenstein (8.00 km) | 6:09.2 | 190.
12. class 1/4 190. ERC |
78.0 km/h 11.90 s/km |
3:07:26.3 | 212.
16. class 1/4 212. ERC |
|
| SS27 Mercedes-Prüfung / Hockenheimring (10 laps) (26.40 km) | Excluded - missed one lap | |||||
| SS28 Brombachtal (8.80 km) | 7:24.3 | 198.
15. class 1/4 198. ERC |
71.3 km/h 14.85 s/km |
Out of overall classification | ||
| SS29 Hirschhorn (8.80 km) | 6:06.9 | 207.
15. class 1/4 207. ERC |
86.3 km/h 11.49 s/km |
Out of overall classification | ||
| SS30 Krähberg (7.00 km) | 6:41.7 | 199.
14. class 1/4 199. ERC |
62.7 km/h 15.77 s/km |
Out of overall classification | ||
| SS31 Wildensee | cancelled | |||||
| SS32 Spessart (8.20 km) | 6:39.6 | 207.
17. class 1/4 207. ERC |
73.9 km/h 16.01 s/km |
Out of overall classification | ||
| SS33 Frammersbach (11.30 km) | 8:50.3 | 193.
15. class 1/4 193. ERC |
76.7 km/h 14.36 s/km |
Out of overall classification | ||
| SS34 Mernes (7.00 km) | 5:12.1 | 187.
12. class 1/4 187. ERC |
80.7 km/h 13.46 s/km |
Out of overall classification | ||
| SS35 Marjoß (7.00 km) | 5:50.8 | 189.
13. class 1/4 189. ERC |
71.8 km/h 14.90 s/km |
Out of overall classification | ||
| SS36 Cross-Schlüchtern (4.00 km) | 7:02.8 | 186.
14. class 1/4 186. ERC |
34.1 km/h 50.33 s/km |
Out of overall classification | ||
| SS37 Sterbfritz (10.50 km) | ||||||
| SS38 Steigerwald (14.50 km) | ||||||
| SS39 Königsberg (7.50 km) | ||||||
| SS40 Ebern (9.50 km) | ||||||
| SS41 Banz (3.00 km) | ||||||
| SS42 Lichtenfelser Forst (5.00 km) | ||||||
| SS43 Birnbaum (8.00 km) | ||||||
| SS44 Tschirn (6.00 km) | ||||||
| SS45 Langenau (11.80 km) | ||||||
| SS46 Elbersreuth (7.60 km) | ||||||
| SS47 Stadtsteinach (5.10 km) | ||||||
| SS48 Fichtelgebirge (39.80 km) | ||||||
| SS49 Teichelberg (8.00 km) | ||||||
| SS50 Friedenfels (8.00 km) | ||||||
| SS51 Naabtal | cancelled | |||||
| SS52 Plößberg (29.00 km) | ||||||
| SS53 Leßlohe (9.30 km) | ||||||
| SS54 Tännesberg (18.50 km) | ||||||
| SS55 Waldmünchen (9.50 km) | ||||||
| SS56 Herzogau (4.00 km) | ||||||
| SS57 Gleißenberg (9.50 km) | ||||||
| SS58 Eck (8.60 km) | ||||||
| SS59 Kleiner Arber (7.30 km) | ||||||
| SS60 Großer Arber (8.20 km) | ||||||
| SS61 Annathalmühle (9.20 km) | ||||||
| SS62 Sandbahn Plattling (5 laps) (2.00 km) | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS63 Donau-Moos (3.80 km) | ||||||
| SS64 Grasbahn Pfarrkirchen (4.00 km) | ||||||
| SS65 Marktl (7.00 km) | ||||||
| SS66 Roßfeld (11.50 km) | ||||||
| SS67 Speedway Ruhpolding (2.00 km) | ||||||