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 YearOverall Champion Leo Kinnunen Leo Kinnunen1973 Leo Kinnunen1974 Herbert Müller1975 Herbert Müller1976 Herbert Müller1977 Reinhold Joest1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Walter Lechner1984 Klaus Niedzwiedz1985 Div. IDiv. II1986 "John Winter" Walter Lechner Karl Hasenbichler1988 Jochen Dauer 1989 Walter Lechner 1990 Bernd Schneider 1991 Bernd Schneider Karl Hasenbichler1992 Manuel Reuter Karl Hasenbichler1993 Giovanni Lavaggi 1994 Johan Rajamäki Walter Lechner Div. IDiv. IIDiv. III1995 Walter Lechner Robbie Stirling Div. IDiv. II1996 Robbie Stirling Walter Lechner1997 Joachim Ryschka Div. IDiv. IIDiv. III1998 Alfred Guldi Martin Krisam Jr.1999 Jaromír Zdražil Vlasto Matouš 2000 Rolf-Thorsten Dietrich Frank Schierig 2001 Christoph Haingartner Christian Hauser 2002 Rolf-Thorsten Dietrich Jean-Claude Monbaron Walter Leitgeb Div. IIDiv. IIIDiv. IV2003 Rolf-Thorsten Dietrich Jean-Claude Monbaron Walter Leitgeb2004 Thomas Wolfert Hans-Peter Voigt Div. IDiv. IIDiv. IIIDiv. IV2005 Hans-Peter Voigt Marcel Baierle Div. IIDiv. IIIDiv. IV2006 Hans-Peter Voigt Marek Schramm Div. IDiv. IIDiv. III2007 Marcel Baierle Hans-Peter Voigt2008 Thomas Conrad Hans-Peter Voigt Div. IDiv. IIDiv. IIIDiv. IV2009 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). .
External links Interserie - Official website World Sports Racing Prototypes - Interserie history and results