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
Final results
| 1. | #8 |
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Ragnotti Jean - Rouget Jean-Pierre |
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Opel Ascona 1.9 SR Greder Racing |
280*** | 1/2 |
4:59:34.0 |
122.5 |
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| 2. | #22 |
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Hainbach Reinhard - Biebinger Wulf |
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BMW 2002 Ti Team Matter Überrollbügel |
M-W*** | 1/2 |
5:01:30.5 |
+1:56.5 +1:56.5 |
121.7 0.19 |
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| 3. | #250 |
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Carlsson Lars - Moreite Egil |
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Opel Ascona 1.9 SR |
SA *** | 1/2 |
5:11:26.9 |
+11:52.9 +9:56.4 |
117.8 1.17 |
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| 4. | #214 |
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Memmel Erhard - Rauch Gerald |
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Opel Kadett MSC Marktredwitz |
1/2 |
5:35:19.3 |
+35:45.3 +23:52.4 |
109.5 3.51 |
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| 5. | #215 |
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Mayr Gerhard - Kurrle Hans-Peter |
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BMW 2002 Tii MSC Stuttgart |
1/2 |
5:39:52.1 |
+40:18.1 +4:32.8 |
108.0 3.95 |
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| 6. | #256 |
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Ellner Günter - Hillebrand Dieter |
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Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV |
1/2 |
5:41:00.2 |
+41:26.2 +1:08.1 |
107.6 4.06 |
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| 7. | #222 |
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Bråthen Kai - Antonsen Arild |
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Opel Ascona 1.9 SR |
1/2 |
5:45:08.4 |
+45:34.4 +4:08.2 |
106.3 4.47 |
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| 8. | #229 |
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Bach Finn - Pleiser Klaus-Dieter |
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BMW 2002 Ti Swarfega Team Perle |
1/2 |
5:50:02.2 |
+50:28.2 +4:53.8 |
104.9 4.95 |
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| 9. | #41 |
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Sipahi Âli - Sipahi Sevim |
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BMW 2002 Tii |
1/2 |
5:52:00.4 |
+52:26.4 +1:58.2 |
104.3 5.14 |
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| 10. | #242 |
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Marschke Manfred - Weinberg Arno |
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Opel Kadett H.Hundt GmbH |
1/2 |
6:00:38.8 |
+1:01:04.8 +8:38.4 |
101.8 5.99 |
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| 11. | #217 |
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Seegerer Horst Udo - Gestrich Helmut |
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Opel Ascona 1.9 SR Scuderia München |
1/2 |
6:04:12.3 |
+1:04:38.3 +3:33.5 |
100.8 6.34 |
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| 12. | #221 |
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Junge Dieter - Junge Peter |
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Opel Ascona 1.9 SR V-10-Kléber-Team |
1/2 |
6:09:05.1 |
+1:09:31.1 +4:52.8 |
99.4 6.82 |
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| 13. | #244 |
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Voss Klaus-Heinrich - Blöcker Hans-Jürgen |
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Opel Ascona 1.9 SR Langnese Nogger Team Hamburg |
1/2 |
6:19:12.0 |
+1:19:38.0 +10:06.9 |
96.8 7.81 |
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| 14. | #248 |
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Grunwald Othar - Singer Helmut-Albert |
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BMW 2002 Ti |
1/2 |
6:21:04.6 |
+1:21:30.6 +1:52.6 |
96.3 8.00 |
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| 15. | #260 |
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Kirchhoff Dieter - Raue Helmut |
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BMW 2002 Tii RSC Wolfenbüttel |
HE-*** | 1/2 |
6:23:08.5 |
+1:23:34.5 +2:03.9 |
95.8 8.20 |
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| 16. | #226 |
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Kerschbaumer Hans - Lenz Helmut |
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Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV V-10-Kléber-Team |
1/2 |
6:30:50.1 |
+1:31:16.1 +7:41.6 |
93.9 8.95 |
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| 17. | #223 |
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Klein Kurt - Hirt Barbara |
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Opel Ascona 1.9 SR Hetzer+Gräf Opel-Tuning |
1/2 |
6:32:15.1 |
+1:32:41.1 +1:25.0 |
93.6 9.09 |
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| 18. | #239 |
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Kunze Volker - van Doornick Peter |
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BMW 2002 Ti |
1/2 |
6:34:07.1 |
+1:34:33.1 +1:52.0 |
93.1 9.27 |
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| 19. | #233 |
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Bohlmann Günter - Zitzen Dieter |
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BMW 2002 Ti |
SY-*** | 1/2 |
6:40:11.0 |
+1:40:37.0 +6:03.9 |
91.7 9.87 |
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| 20. | #257 |
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Rader Franz M. - Rauh Klaus |
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Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV |
1/2 |
6:40:41.0 |
+1:41:07.0 +30.0 |
91.6 9.92 |
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| 21. | #259 |
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Eger Jürgen - von Basse Jürgen |
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Opel Ascona 1.9 SR |
1/2 |
6:42:43.6 |
+1:43:09.6 +2:02.6 |
91.1 10.12 |
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| 22. | #237 |
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Hentschel Hans - Schuldt Manfred |
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Opel Ascona 1.9 SR |
1/2 |
6:48:46.5 |
+1:49:12.5 +6:02.9 |
89.8 10.71 |
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| 23. | #234 |
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Endriß Wolfrüdiger - Posselt Rainer |
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BMW 2002 Ti Team Matter Überrollbügel |
1/2 |
6:58:21.3 |
+1:58:47.3 +9:34.8 |
87.7 11.65 |
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| 24. | #240 |
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Lier Erik-Arne - Brustad Jan Eyolf |
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BMW 2002 Ti |
1/2 |
7:09:33.1 |
+2:09:59.1 +11:11.8 |
85.4 12.75 |
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| 25. | #236 |
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Frensdorff Heinz - Haftstein Walter |
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Alfa Romeo 2000 Berlina |
1/2 |
7:14:23.6 |
+2:14:49.6 +4:50.5 |
84.5 13.22 |
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| 26. | #245 |
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Waßmann Günter - Brost Gerhard |
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Opel Manta |
1/2 |
7:23:07.9 |
+2:23:33.9 +8:44.3 |
82.8 14.08 |
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| 27. | #254 |
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Piwko Hans-Peter - Schilling Wilhelm |
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Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV Eichberg Racing |
1/2 |
7:28:04.5 |
+2:28:30.5 +4:56.6 |
81.9 14.57 |
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| 28. | #251 |
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Christ Franz - Simon Jürgen |
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BMW 2002 Ti |
1/2 |
7:34:01.8 |
+2:34:27.8 +5:57.3 |
80.8 15.15 |
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| 29. | #249 |
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Wind Hermann - Möller Fritz |
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BMW 2002 |
1/2 |
8:12:03.7 |
+3:12:29.7 +38:01.9 |
74.6 18.88 |
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Retirements |
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| SS48 | #28 |
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Pizzinato Dino - Weis Camille |
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Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | 1/2 | Retired | ||||
| SS55 | #35 |
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Oxhøj Esben - Oxhøj Inge |
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BMW 2002 Tii Swarfega Team Perle |
1/2 | Retired | ||||
| SS10 | #216 |
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Gnuva Manfred - Zeh Karl-Heinz | 
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Opel Kadett 1900 SR V-10-Kléber-Team |
1/2 | Retired | ||||
| SS62 | #218 |
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Klaenhardt Jürgen - Hartisch Manfred |
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BMW 2002 Tii | OD-*** | 1/2 | Retired | |||
| SS4 | #219 |
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Demuth Harald - Rössler August |
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BMW 2002 Tii MSC Marktredwitz |
1/2 | Accident | ||||
| SS11 | #224 |
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Bähring Jörg - Küspert Horst |
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Opel Ascona 1.9 SR MSC Marktredwitz |
1/2 | Retired | ||||
| SS53 | #225 |
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Duge Hermann-Peter - Brucklacher Dieter |
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BMW 2002 Tii MSC Stuttgart |
1/2 | Retired | ||||
| SS1 | #227 |
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Freisler Jürgen - Nagel Monika | 
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Peugeot 504 Scuderia München |
1/2 | Accident | ||||
| SS4 | #228 |
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ter Wint Willi - Gransow Hans-Joachim |
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Opel Ascona 1.9 SR Opel-Team van Eupen |
1/2 | Retired | ||||
| SS11 | #230 |
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Eisenhofer Karl - Huber Siegfried |
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Opel Manta 1900 SR RG Rosenheim e.V. |
1/2 | Retired | ||||
| SS56 | #231 |
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Rausch Horst - Fischer Thomas |
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BMW 2002 Tii Reifag-Racing-Team |
1/2 | Retired | ||||
| SS16 | #232 |
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Meyer Hartmut - Streger Hasso |
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Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV Scuderia Teutonia e.V. |
1/2 | Retired | ||||
| SS53 | #235 |
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Feldmann Heinz-Dieter - Schötzau Bernd |
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Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | 1/2 | Retired | ||||
| SS54 | #238 |
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Kreer Josef - Wilbert Franz Rudolf |
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Opel Manta A | KH-*** | 1/2 | Retired | |||
| SS27 | #241 |
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Tiemann Manfred - "Willi Wacker" |
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BMW 2002 Ti | 1/2 | Excluded - missed one lap | ||||
| SS4 | #243 |
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Volpert Richard - Luppa Peter |
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BMW 2002 Tii | 1/2 | Retired | ||||
| SS11 | #246 |
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Möhring Friedrich - Frühwald Friedel |
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BMW 2002 Tii | 1/2 | Retired | ||||
| SS62 | #247 |
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Regelmann Friedrich - Binder Ulrich |
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Opel Ascona 1.6 SR | 1/2 | Retired | ||||
| SS56 | #255 |
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Reinking Wolfram - Knöbel Klaus |
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BMW 2002 Ti | 1/2 | Retired | ||||
| SS55 | #258 |
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Dörries Otto - Rohloff Ernst August |
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BMW 2002 Ti | 1/2 | Retired | ||||
| SS11 | #261 |
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Wessels Heinz-Bernd - Menge Bernhard |
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Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | 1/2 | Retired | ||||
Results from Alfred Gorny
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