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. | #40 |
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Waldner Kurt - Grimm Ingo |
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Opel Ascona 1.6 SR MSC Stuttgart |
HOR*** | 1/3 |
5:49:18.1 |
105.1 |
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| 2. | #277 |
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Schnittcher Siegfried - Prüss Hans-Dieter |
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BMW 1600 TI V-10-Kléber-Team |
1/3 |
5:53:39.4 |
+4:21.3 +4:21.3 |
103.8 0.43 |
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| 3. | #278 |
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Mander Helmut - Norwig Dieter |
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Opel Ascona 1.6 SR Opel-Team van Eupen |
1/3 |
5:55:37.5 |
+6:19.4 +1:58.1 |
103.2 0.62 |
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| 4. | #265 |
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Oehm Erhard - Hawranke Dieter |
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Opel Ascona 1.6 SR |
1/3 |
5:55:40.3 |
+6:22.2 +2.8 |
103.2 0.62 |
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| 5. | #296 |
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Fricke Rainer - Ernst Peter |
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Opel Ascona 1.6 SR Langnese Nogger Team Hamburg |
1/3 |
6:03:46.0 |
+14:27.9 +8:05.7 |
100.9 1.42 |
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| 6. | #34 |
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Mucha Robert - Żyszkowski Ryszard |
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Polski Fiat 125p 1500 FSO Polski-Fiat Rallye Team |
WX-*** | 1/3 |
6:08:36.9 |
+19:18.8 +4:50.9 |
99.6 1.89 |
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| 7. | #269 |
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Lummert Hans-Joachim - Wiemann Roland |
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BMW 1602 H.Hundt GmbH |
1/3 |
6:09:35.7 |
+20:17.6 +58.8 |
99.3 1.99 |
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| 8. | #264 |
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Reinauer Helmut - Meditz Karl |
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Volkswagen 1300 |
1/3 |
6:12:07.5 |
+22:49.4 +2:31.8 |
98.6 2.24 |
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| 9. | #274 |
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Schäfer Hermann - Otto Herbert |
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Opel Ascona 1.6 SR MST Lufthansa |
1/3 |
6:18:46.3 |
+29:28.2 +6:38.8 |
96.9 2.89 |
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| 10. | #262 |
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Varisella Marek - Jedynak Janina |
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Polski Fiat 125p 1300 FSO Polski-Fiat Rallye Team |
1/3 |
6:23:18.9 |
+34:00.8 +4:32.6 |
95.7 3.34 |
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| 11. | #275 |
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Lenz Horst - Heicker Hans-H |
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Opel Ascona 1.6 SR Haribo Lakritzen Racing Team |
BN-*** | 1/3 |
6:25:33.6 |
+36:15.5 +2:14.7 |
95.2 3.56 |
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| 12. | #268 |
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Lyding Wilhelm - Edelmann Max |
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Opel Ascona 1.6 SR AC Bavaria München |
1/3 |
6:32:54.6 |
+43:36.5 +7:21.0 |
93.4 4.28 |
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| 13. | #287 |
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Becker Werner - Bökmann Ferdi |
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BMW 1600 TI V-10-Kléber-Team |
1/3 |
6:38:13.0 |
+48:54.9 +5:18.4 |
92.2 4.80 |
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| 14. | #19 |
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Dahlgren Bo - Olsson Lars Erik |
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Datsun 1600 SSS Bilhörnan Karlstad |
SA *** | 1/3 |
6:39:36.7 |
+50:18.6 +1:23.7 |
91.8 4.93 |
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| 15. | #286 |
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Girndt Reinhold - Walterscheidt Dieter |
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Volkswagen Käfer 1302 S RG Sieglar |
1/3 |
6:46:56.6 |
+57:38.5 +7:19.9 |
90.2 5.65 |
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| 16. | #284 |
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Breuer Johannes - Barchfeld Jochen |
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Opel Ascona 1.6 SR Opel-Team van Eupen |
1/3 |
6:47:02.3 |
+57:44.2 +5.7 |
90.2 5.66 |
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| 17. | #279 |
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Köser Gerhard - Reinhardt Rudolf |
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Opel Ascona 1.6 SR |
1/3 |
6:58:02.9 |
+1:08:44.8 +11:00.6 |
87.8 6.74 |
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| 18. | #281 |
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Hessel Bertram - Schmitt Karlheinz |
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Opel Ascona 1.6 SR MSC Nürnberg |
1/3 |
6:59:55.1 |
+1:10:37.0 +1:52.2 |
87.4 6.93 |
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| 19. | #273 |
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Schenk Friedrich - Heublein Lothar |
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BMW 1600 TI |
1/3 |
7:07:21.0 |
+1:18:02.9 +7:25.9 |
85.9 7.66 |
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| 20. | #288 |
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Krüger Rolf - Oving Andreas |
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Opel Ascona 1.6 SR Langnese Nogger Team Hamburg |
HH-*** | 1/3 |
7:10:58.9 |
+1:21:40.8 +3:37.9 |
85.2 8.01 |
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| 21. | #297 |
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Erbach Eckhard - Freitag Udo |
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Alfa Romeo Giulia Super |
1/3 |
7:16:02.5 |
+1:26:44.4 +5:03.6 |
84.2 8.51 |
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| 22. | #292 |
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Ambrosius Kurt - Fahrig Klaus-Peter |
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Opel Ascona 1.6 SR |
1/3 |
7:23:16.4 |
+1:33:58.3 +7:13.9 |
82.8 9.22 |
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| 23. | #295 |
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Giese Wolf-Dieter - Heinig Ulf |
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Opel Ascona 1.6 SR NSU-Fahrergemeinschaft Berlin |
1/3 |
7:53:07.6 |
+2:03:49.5 +29:51.2 |
77.6 12.15 |
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| 24. | #300 |
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Eilert Bernhard - Scholz Michael |
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Opel Ascona 1.6 SR |
FFB*** | 1/3 |
7:46:44.1 |
+1:57:26.0 +-1:-24.-5 |
78.6 11.52 |
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| 25. | #294 |
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Dörfler Alfred Max - Ahlgrimm Max |
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Volkswagen Käfer 1302 S |
SE-*** | 1/3 |
8:41:39.1 |
+2:52:21.0 +54:55.0 |
70.4 16.91 |
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Retirements |
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| SS14 | #38 |
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Tangeland Birger - Huseby Jr. Gustav Fredrik |
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BMW 1600 TI BMW Norge A/S |
1/3 | Retired | ||||
| SS20 | #263 |
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Witte Peter - Kunath Peter |
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Opel Ascona 1.6 SR Mittelrheinischer AC Köln |
1/3 | Retired | ||||
| SS61 | #266 |
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Müller Ernst - Werner Hans-Joachim |
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Volkswagen Käfer 1302 S | 1/3 | Retired | ||||
| SS2 | #267 |
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Meyer Georg - Kuntermann Paul |
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Opel Ascona 1.6 SR | 1/3 | Technical | ||||
| SS54 | #270 |
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Wendel Hans - Wendel Willy |
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BMW 1600 TI Haribo Lakritzen Racing Team |
SU-*** | 1/3 | Retired | |||
| SS25 | #271 |
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Lang Hans Werner - Heilmann Helmut |
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Opel Ascona 1.6 SR | 1/3 | Retired | ||||
| SS52 | #272 |
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Wattenbach Jochen - Glozbach Reinhold |
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Opel Ascona 1.6 SR Team Rennstall Fulda |
1/3 | Retired | ||||
| SS55 | #276 |
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Sixt Claus - Krieglsteiner Peter |
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Opel Ascona 1.6 SR | 1/3 | Retired | ||||
| SS27 | #280 |
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Knudtzen Wenche - Knudtzen Berit | 
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Moskvich 412 Konela Norge Bil A/S |
1/3 | Excluded - missed one lap | ||||
| SS34 | #282 |
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Löw Folker - Illig Jürgen |
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Opel Ascona 1.6 SR V-10-Kléber-Team |
FÜ*** | 1/3 | Accident | |||
| SS52 | #283 |
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Kubon Christian - Meier Helmut |
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Opel Ascona 1.6 SR Irmscher Tuning |
1/3 | Accident | ||||
| SS14 | #285 |
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Glasbrenner Walter - Urban Eugen |
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Opel Ascona 1.6 SR | 1/3 | Accident | ||||
| SS61 | #289 |
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Jurichs Claus - Klein Edgar |
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Opel Ascona 1.6 SR VCB Berlin |
1/3 | Retired | ||||
| SS34 | #293 |
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Ditzinger Jürgen - Kaiser Eberhard |
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Opel Ascona 1.6 SR MSC Stuttgart |
1/3 | Accident | ||||
| SS25 | #298 |
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Ehrke Gerhard - Maier Horst |
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BMW 1600 TI | 1/3 | Retired | ||||
| SS18 | #299 |
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Eichberg Manfred - Prucha Herbert |
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Volkswagen Käfer 1302 S | 1/3 | Retired | ||||
| SS10 | #301 |
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Ermisch Wolfgang - Maier Helmut |
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Alfa Romeo Giulia Super | 1/3 | Retired | ||||
| SS2 | #302 |
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Engelhardt Werner - Stinshoff Kurt-J. |
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Opel Manta | 1/3 | Retired | ||||
| SS10 | #303 |
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Groth Jürgen - Koch Herbert |
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Opel Ascona 1.6 SR Team Werner Permanent |
1/3 | Retired | ||||
Results from Alfred Gorny
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