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Oldtimer Grand Prix 2014 – Masters Sports Car Photo Gallery

Porsche 911 Carrera RS Jurrie Vanhalle
Porsche 911 Carrera RS

The AvD Oldtimer Grand Prix 2014 was held 8-10 August at the Nurburgring Circuit in Germany. This year’s Oldtimer featured the FIA Masters Historic Sports Car Championship, a series for Le Mans-style sports cars and ‘Group 4′ period cars from 1962 up to 1974. FIA Masters Historic Sports Cars make for a superb sight, with the big-bangers battling with the smaller-engined sports prototypes and GT cars.

Martin O’Connell capped a superb weekend at the Nürburgring by winning the second FIA Masters Historic Sports Car Championship race of the weekend at the wheel of his Chevron B19.

From pole, O’Connell headed Jason Wright’s Lola T70 Mk.3B to the first corner but couldn’t shake off the Lola, which attacked at the end of the opening lap. Wright powered past the Chevron B19 and once ahead used his guile to keep O’Connell at bay.

“He was clever!” laughed O’Connell. “He was really slow in the corners and I couldn’t go round the outside and then on the straights he would pull away so I had no chance.”

However, Wright soon started to suffer from understeer and struggled to turn through the Schumacher S bends, allowing O’Connell to nip ahead. The gap then opened up as Wright’s understeer prevented a proper attack and O’Connell ran out an easy winner.

“It’s good to have a weekend with no problems. When the car is so good, it looks easy,” said O’Connell.

Behind Wright came Tim Cousins’ Chevron B19 for his second podium of the weekend, inheriting third after Manfredo Rossi’s Abarth-Osella pitted with mechanical gremlins, while Graham Adelman’s Lola T210 batted past the Chevron B16 of Mike Wrigley for fourth. Local circuit ace Andy Gülden took sixth in Stefan Oberdoerster’s KMW Porsche SP30.

Pre-66 honours fell to Keith Ahlers’ Cooper Monaco who bagged ninth overall, while Joaquin Folch battled from last on the grid to second in the Pre-66 battle ahead of Howard Jones’ Lola T70 Spyder who lost time with a spin.

There was drama, through, for the Chevron B8 of championship leader Andy Newall. A mystery ignition drama, that Newall felt was heat related, caused the car to cut out on the warming up lap. Newall fell to last at the start but the car picked up and he stormed into contention, only for it to cut out again at the final corner of the third lap and pitch him into a spin. He tried again but the car finally stopped as he crossed the line after five laps. His retirement gives Jason Wright the championship lead.

In addition to Julien Mahiels’ gallery, photographer Jurrie Vanhalle also documented the Oldtimer Grand Prix 2014, offering the following excellent pictures from the FIA Masters Historic Sports Car Championship feature race. We split up Jurrie’s photos into two galleries. The first gallery starting below features our favorite images, all displayed in the full-width view of Sports Car Digest, while the second gallery and race results can be found on the last page of the article and gives a comprehensive view of all the photographs. To see more from Jurrie, visit vjimages.500px.com.

Oldtimer Grand Prix 2014 – Masters Historic Sports Car Featured Photo Gallery

 

Lola T70 Mk I Spyder
Lola T70 Mk I Spyder
Porsche 911 RSR
Porsche 911 RSR
Ford GT40
Ford GT40
1965 Wolverine Sports Racer
1965 Wolverine Sports Racer

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Cooper Monaco King Cobra
Cooper Monaco King Cobra
KMW Porsche SP 30
KMW Porsche SP 30
Chevron B16
Chevron B16
Chevron B19 of Martin O'Connell
Winning duo – Chevron B19 of Martin O’Connell

 

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Oldtimer Grand Prix 2014 – Masters Historic Sports Car Featured Photo Gallery Page Two

 

Ford GT40
Ford GT40
Porsche 911 RSR
Porsche 911 RSR
Porsche 910
Porsche 910
Ford GT40
Ford GT40

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1965 Wolverine Sports Racer
1965 Wolverine Sports Racer
Lola T70 Mk IIIB
Lola T70 Mk IIIB
Porsche 911 RSR
Porsche 911 RSR
KMW Porsche SP 30
KMW Porsche SP 30

 

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Oldtimer Grand Prix 2014 – Masters Historic Sports Car Featured Photo Gallery Page Three

 

Chevron B23
Chevron B23
Ford GT40
Ford GT40
McLaren M1A
McLaren M1A
De Tomaso Pantera Group IV
De Tomaso Pantera Group IV

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Chevron B16
Chevron B16
De Tomaso Pantera Group IV
De Tomaso Pantera Group IV
Porsche 911 Carrera RS
Porsche 911 Carrera RS
Chevron B8
Chevron B8

 

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Oldtimer Grand Prix 2014 – Masters Historic Sports Car Featured Photo Gallery Page Four

 

Porsche 910
Porsche 910
Abarth Osella PA1
Abarth Osella PA1
Porsche 911 Carrera RS
Porsche 911 Carrera RS
Porsche 911 RSR
Porsche 911 RSR

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De Tomaso Pantera Group IV
De Tomaso Pantera Group IV
Chevron B16
Chevron B16
Lola T212
Lola T212
Chevron B8
Chevron B8

 

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Oldtimer Grand Prix 2014 – Masters Historic Sports Car Featured Photo Gallery Page Five

 

Cooper Monaco King Cobra
Cooper Monaco King Cobra
Porsche 906 and Lotus 23B
Porsche 906 and Lotus 23B
Lola T70 Mk IIIB
Lola T70 Mk IIIB
KMW Porsche SP 30
KMW Porsche SP 30

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Cooper Monaco King Cobra
Cooper Monaco King Cobra
Lola T70 Mk III
Lola T70 Mk III
Porsche 911 Carrera RS
Porsche 911 Carrera RS
Lola T70 Mk I Spyder
Lola T70 Mk I Spyder

 

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Oldtimer Grand Prix 2014 – Masters Historic Sports Car Featured Photo Gallery Page Six

 

Lola T210, Cooper Monaco King Cobra and Lola T212
Lola T210, Cooper Monaco King Cobra and Lola T212
Chevron B19 and Lola T70 Mk IIIB battling for the lead
Chevron B19 and Lola T70 Mk IIIB battling for the lead
Lola T70 Mk I Spyder
Lola T70 Mk I Spyder
Ford GT40 and Porsche 910
Ford GT40 and Porsche 910

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Chevron B16
Chevron B16
KMW Porsche SP 30
KMW Porsche SP 30
Porsche 906
Porsche 906
Ford GT40
Ford GT40

 

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Oldtimer Grand Prix 2014 – Masters Historic Sports Car Featured Photo Gallery Page Seven

 

Porsche 910
Porsche 910
Chevron B16
Chevron B16
1965 Wolverine Sports Racer
1965 Wolverine Sports Racer
Chevron B19 of Martin O'Connell
Chevron B19 of Martin O’Connell

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Lola T70 Mk I Spyder
Lola T70 Mk I Spyder
Lotus 23B
Lotus 23B
De Tomaso Pantera Group IV
De Tomaso Pantera Group IV
Porsche 910
Porsche 910

 

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Oldtimer Grand Prix 2014 – Masters Historic Sports Car Main Photo Gallery (click image for larger picture)

 

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Oldtimer Grand Prix 2014 – FIA Masters Historic Sports Car Championship Race Results

FIA Masters Historic Sports Cars – Race One Result:

Overall
1. Martin O’Connell, Chevron B19
2. Jason Wright, Lola T70 Mk3B
3. Tim Cousins, Chevron B19

Pre-66 Podium
1. Billy Bellinger, Cooper Monaco King Cobra
2. Howard Jones, Lola T70 Spyder
3. Harms Winter, McLaren M1A

FIA Masters Historic Sports Cars – Race Two Result:

Overall
1. Martin O’Connell, Chevron B19
2. Jason Wright, Lola T70 Mk3B
3. Tim Cousins, Chevron B19

Pre-66 Podium
1. Keith Ahlers, Cooper Monaco King Cobra
2. Joaquin Folch, Ford GT40
3. Howard Jones, Lola T70 Spyder

Combined Class Winners:

Martin O’Connell (Chevron B19), Graham Wilson (Chevron B8), Keith Ahlers and Billy Bellinger (Cooper Monaco King Cobra), Mike Wrigley (Chevron B19), Jason Wright (Lola T70 Mk3B), Arthur Bruckner (Lotus 23B), Mark Bates (Porsche 911 RSR)

[Source: Masters Historic Racing; photos: Jurrie Vanhalle]