Interserie 1988
PART VIII SIGN OF THE TIMES
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Interserie 1988 The 1988 Interserie calendar consisted of six rounds, the same as the two preceding years but down on the ten rounds in 1985. The average grid consisted of 14 cars of which usually about a third were Porsche 962Cs, numbers that were more or less consistent with the three previous years. ‘John Winter’ won the Interserie in 1986, and was second in 1987, and he was second again in 1988 while driving for Joest Racing in all three years. The 1988 victor was Jochen Dauer, a name that would feature quite significantly on Stuttgart’s radar in 1994.
Interserie, Hockenheim Round 2 24 April 1988 Originally built before the Second World War as a test track for the Mercedes-Benz team, the Hockenheim circuit, now significantly different from the 1939 layout, is located in the south of Germany. About 20,000 spectators turned out to watch the second round of the Interserie held there, which was won by the Dane, Kris Nissen. t Hockenheim, 24 April 1988 Finishing in sixth place overall for the two races, Jochen Dauer in the No. 9 Dauer Victor 962C was fourth in heat one and eighth in heat two. (Porsche-Werkfoto)
u Hockenheim, 24 April 1988 Kris Nissen driving the No. 10 Kremer Yokohama Porsche 3.0litre 962 CK6 won both heats at Hockenheim, making him the overall winner on the day. In second place in both heats (seen here in second place behind Nissen) was ‘John Winter’ in the No. 2 Joest Sachs Porsche. Although it seems that Nissen ran away with both races, that was not the case, as he was 20 seconds ahead of ‘Winter’ in the first heat and just 10 seconds ahead in the second. (Porsche-Werkfoto)
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