Interserie

Interserie is the name of a European-based motorsport series started in 1970 that allows for a wide variety of racing cars from various eras and series to compete with less limited rules than in other series.

Created in 1970 by German Gerhard Härle, it is inspired by English races of the 1960s for Group 7 machinery and by the Nordic Challenge Cup which had run in 1969 in Finland and Sweden. Initially using the Group 7 formula similar to that used by Can-Am in North America, the series would evolve to include open-wheel cars with sports-car style full bodywork from CART, Formula One, Formula 3000, Formula 3 and various other series, as well as Group C sports cars.

Although the teams are not as limitless in their modifications or powerplants, the series continues to run today, mostly with various open-wheel cars without full bodywork that became obsolete in current championship series.

Starting from 1999, the Interserie lost its international status and became a Central European championship with sprint races organised by the Automobilclub von Deutschland, mostly for modified formula cars.

Champions

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Year Overall Champion
1970 Germany Jürgen Neuhaus
1971 Finland Leo Kinnunen
1972 Finland Leo Kinnunen
1973 Finland Leo Kinnunen
1974 Switzerland Herbert Müller
1975 Switzerland Herbert Müller
1976 Switzerland Herbert Müller
1977 Germany Helmut Bross
1978 Germany Reinhold Joest
1979 Germany Kurt Lotterschmid
1980 Germany Kurt Lotterschmid
1981 Germany Roland Binder
1982 Germany Roland Binder
1983 Austria Walter Lechner
1984 Germany Klaus Niedzwiedz
1985 Germany Roland Binder
  Div. I Div. II
1986 Germany "John Winter" Germany Roland Binder
1987 Austria Walter Lechner Austria Karl Hasenbichler
1988 Germany Jochen Dauer Germany Rolf Götz
1989 Austria Walter Lechner Germany Rolf Götz
1990 Germany Bernd Schneider Germany Rolf Götz
1991 Germany Bernd Schneider Austria Karl Hasenbichler
1992 Germany Manuel Reuter Austria Karl Hasenbichler
1993 Italy Giovanni Lavaggi Italy Ranieri Randaccio
1994 Sweden Johan Rajamäki Austria Walter Lechner
  Div. I Div. II Div. III
1995 Germany Karl-Heinz Becker Austria Walter Lechner Canada Robbie Stirling
  Div. I Div. II
1996 Canada Robbie Stirling Austria Walter Lechner
1997 Austria Josef Neuhauser Germany Joachim Ryschka
  Div. I Div. II Div. III
1998 Austria Josef Neuhauser Germany Alfred Guldi Germany Martin Krisam Jr.
1999 Czech Republic Jaromír Zdražil Czech Republic Vlasto Matouš Germany Karl-Heinz Becker
2000 Austria Rolf-Thorsten Dietrich Germany Frank Schierig Austria Josef Neuhauser
2001 Austria Christoph Haingartner Luxembourg Christian Hauser Austria Josef Neuhauser
2002 Austria Rolf-Thorsten Dietrich Switzerland Jean-Claude Monbaron Austria Walter Leitgeb
  Div. II Div. III Div. IV
2003 Austria Rolf-Thorsten Dietrich Switzerland Jean-Claude Monbaron Austria Walter Leitgeb
2004 Austria Peter Milavec Germany Thomas Wolfert Germany Hans-Peter Voigt
  Div. I Div. II Div. III Div. IV
2005 Switzerland Sabrina Hungerbühler Germany Hans-Peter Voigt Austria Peter Milavec Germany Marcel Baierle
  Div. II Div. III Div. IV
2006 Germany Hans-Peter Voigt Austria Peter Milavec Germany Marek Schramm
  Div. I Div. II Div. III
2007 Austria Peter Milavec Germany Marcel Baierle Germany Hans-Peter Voigt
2008 Austria Peter Milavec Germany Thomas Conrad Germany Hans-Peter Voigt
  Div. I Div. II Div. III Div. IV
2009 Germany Peter Randlshofer Germany Dr. Thomas Keller no champion Germany Lars Erichson

Bibliography

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  • Christian Naviaux : Intersérie, "les Big Bangers" ou la Can-Am européenne, 1970–1975. Éditions du Palmier, Nîmes, 2012 (in French). ISBN 978-2-36059-023-0.
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