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

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

Bibliography

• 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.

External links

• Interserie - Official website
• World Sports Racing Prototypes - Interserie history and results