Pole position: Hahne in 4.45,6 = 177,631 kmh
Fastest lap: "Pat" Gautot, 4.37,2 = 183,116 kmh (!)
Distance: 24 hours
Average speed: 168,681 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 2/63
Car info: 1966 Cars
For the first time, the Spa 24 hours were part of the European Touring Car Challenge. This meant no longer an upper limit was in force - quite the contrary. Only division 3 cars (over 1600 cc) were eligible for points; however, smaller cars were welcome to fill the field. The Le Mans start saw the BMW in front, but soon the Mustang took over the lead. After some troubles and a lengthy pit stop of almost an hour, surprisingly the car ran like clockwork, finishing fourth in the end. Nine o’clock in the evening, BMW #17 (Hahne/Ickx) was in the lead, the Alfa of Pinto/Demoulin one lap down. Another Alfa (De Keyn/Damseaux) and another BMW (Mairesse/Glemser) followed. The first one to drop out was the second BMW, overheating like last year. A blown head gasket ended the race of De Keyn/Damseaux. Ickx and Hahne ran into radiator troubles too four hours until the end, but it was replaced in only 5 minutes, and the BMW could continue claiming another victory. The handicapped Alfa Romeo was unable to take advantage, but finished second, followed by another Alfa in third. Renault-Gordini claimed the King’s cup. |
Division 3
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Pos | Pos in class | # | Team / Entrant Car- Engine |
Drivers, Nationality | Engine vol. (cc) |
Engine Type |
Group | Distance, time |
Qualifying position | Qualifying time | Fastest lap | Reason out, remarks |
1 | 1/1 | 17 | BMW BMW 2000 TI |
Hubert Hahne, D Jacky Ickx, B |
1990 | L4 | Div. 3/2000 | 4048 km | 1 | 4.45,6 | 4.41,1 | |
2 | 1/1 | 29 | Autodelta S.p.A. Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA |
Enrico Pinto, I Jacques Demoulin, B |
1570 | L4 | Div. 2/1600 | 3989 km | 7 | 4.49,5 | 4.43,0 | |
3 | 2/2 | 28 | Autodelta S.p.A. Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA |
Teddy Pilette, B Taf Gosselin, B |
1570 | L4 | Div. 2/1600 | 3947 km | 12 | 5.03,8 | 4.45,2 | |
4 | 2/1 | 1 | Ford Mustang |
"Pat" Gautot, B Chris Tuerlinx, B |
4728 | V8 | Div. 3/+2000 | 3699 km | 2 | 4.46,0 | 4.37,2 | |
5 | 3/2 | 2 | Jaguar Mk II 3.8 |
Robert Dutoit, F Eddie Meert, B |
3781 | L6 | Div. 3/+2000 | 3685 km | 11 | 5.02,0 | 5.04,0 | |
6 | 3/1 | 49 | Glas Belgium Glas 1304 TS |
Gerhard Bodmer, D Dieter Schmid, D |
1290 | L4 | Div. 2/1300 | 3588 km | 16 | 5.13,9 | 5.11,0 | |
7 | 4/2 | 19 | BMW 2000 TI |
J. Hauser, D Denninger, D |
1990 | L4 | Div. 3/2000 | 3562 km | 27 | 5.23,5 | 5.10,0 | |
8 | 5/3 | 5 | Scuderia Filipinetti Ford Mustang |
Jean-Pierre Hanrioud, F Jean Sage, F Jacques Rey, CH |
4728 | V8 | Div. 3/+2000 | 3551 km | 17 | 5.14,9 | 5.02,0 | |
9 | 4/3 | 37 | Alfa Romeo Benelux Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA |
Roland Imbert, F M. Fouquet, F |
1570 | L4 | Div. 2/1600 | 3533 km | 34 | 5.30,9 | 5.19,0 | |
10 | 5/4 | 21 | Longbacon Engineering Ford Lotus Cortina |
Bill Allen, GB Nigel Moores ("Paul Kelly"), GB John Ralph, GB |
1594 | L4 | Div. 2/1600 | 3527 km | 14 | 5.08,4 | 5.09,0 | |
11 | 6/5 | 34 | Alfa Romeo Giulia Super |
? Jean-Pierre Demol, B Jacques Berger, B |
1570 | L4 | Div. 2/1600 | 3514 km | 38 | 5.38,8 | 5.34,0 | |
12 | 7/1 | 73 | Renault Renault R 8 Gordini |
Jean Vinatier, F Mauro Bianchi, B |
1108 | L4 | Div. 2/1150 | 3490 km | 36 | 5.32,7 | 5.32,0 | |
13 | 8/6 | 32 | Alfa Romeo Giulia Super |
Noël Van Assche ("Pedro"), B Jean-Pierre Gaban, B |
1570 | L4 | Div. 2/1600 | 3485 km | 30 | 5.27,9 | 5.36,0 | |
14 | 6/3 | 14 | BMW 2000 TI |
Nikolaus Killenberg, D Georg Bialas, D |
1990 | L4 | Div. 3/2000 | 3424 km | 32 | 5.29,0 | 5.08,0 | |
15 | 9/2 | 74 | Renault Renault R 8 Gordini |
Jean-Francois Piot, F Jean-Claude Andruet, F |
1108 | L4 | Div. 2/1150 | 3407 km | 43 | 5.46,0 | 5.28,0 | |
16 | 10/3 | 72 | Renault Renault R 8 Gordini |
Pierre Orsini, F Vacca, F |
1108 | L4 | Div. 2/1150 | 2289 km | 52 | 6.01,3 | 5.38,0 | |
17 | 11/4 | 81 | Écurie du Var Renault R 8 Gordini |
Didier Lesgros, F Piou |
1108 | L4 | Div. 2/1150 | 3353 km | 42 | 5.41,9 | 5.41,0 | |
18 | 12/5 | 71 | Renault Renault R 8 Gordini |
Febbraio, F Emile Holvoet, B |
1108 | L4 | Div. 2/1150 | 3345 km | 50 | 5.58,2 | 5.35,0 | |
19 | 13/2 | 54 | Alfa Romeo Benelux Alfa Romeo 1300 TI |
Yvette Fontaine, B Nicole Sol, B |
1290 | L4 | Div. 2/1300 | 3265 km | 40 | 5.40,9 | 5.35,0 | |
20 | 14/6 | 85 | Renault R 8 Gordini |
Claude Collaer, B Jacques Dernelle, B |
1108 | L4 | Div. 2/1150 | 3221 km | 48 | 5.55,7 | 5.43,0 | |
21 | 15/3 | 60 | VDS Racing team Austin Mini Cooper S |
R. Sylvain, F Xavier Lapeyre, F |
1293 | L4 | Div. 2/1300 | 3149 km | 45 | 5.51,7 | 5.54,0 | |
22 | 16/7 | 87 | NSU 1000 TT |
F. Deladrière, B Guy Deladrière, B |
1085? | L4 | Div. 2/1150 | 2927 km | 53 | 6.03,1 | 6.18,0 | |
DNF | Alfa Romeo Benelux Alfa Romeo 1300 TI |
Georges Hacquin, B Jean Demortier, B |
1290 | L4 | Div. 2/1300 | 41 | 5.41,6 | 5.27,0 | piston | |||
DNF | Alfa Romeo Benelux Alfa Romeo 1300 TI |
Jean-Marie Lagae, B G. Manguin, B |
1290 | L4 | Div. 2/1300 | 35 | 5.32,2 | 5.27,0 | Engine | |||
DNF | Alfa Romeo Benelux Alfa Romeo 1300 TI |
J.M. Pierson, B Philippe De Barsy |
1290 | L4 | Div. 2/1300 | 37 | 5.32,9 | 5.25,0 | Engine | |||
DNF | 3? | Scuderia Filipinetti Ford Mustang |
Jacques Rey, CH André Bungener, CH |
4728 | V8 | Div. 3/+2000 | 15 | 5.13,0 | 4.57,0 | Conrod | ||
DNF | Écurie du Var Renault R 8 Gordini |
F. Riquier, F D. Ottavi, F |
1108 | L4 | Div. 2/1150 | 47 | 5.52,2 | 5.42,0 | Disqualified | |||
DNF | Écurie du Var Renault R 8 Gordini |
Arnaud, F Paul Condriller, F |
1108 | L4 | Div. 2/1150 | 46 | 5.52,2 | 5.42,0 | Timing | |||
DNF | 77 | NSU 1000 TT |
Gérard Larrousse, F Guy Chasseuil, F |
1085? | L4 | Div. 2/1150 | 51 | 6.01,0 | 6.16,0 | Piston | ||
DNF | Écurie Barracuda NSU 1000 TT |
Buffin, B Raymond Aron, B |
1085? | L4 | Div. 2/1150 | 55 | 6.15,8 | 6.10,0 | Conrod | |||
DNF | Écurie Barracuda NSU 1000 TT |
Jo Demeyere, B Decq |
1085? | L4 | Div. 2/1150 | 54 | 6.09,7 | 6.17,0 | Piston | |||
DNF | Écurie Barracuda NSU 1000 TT |
Jean-Marie Jacquemin, B Georges Body, B |
1085? | L4 | Div. 2/1150 | 56 | 6.23,1 | 6.41,0 | Piston | |||
DNF | 79 | Ford Anglia Super |
Tony Lanfranchi, GB Laurie Goodwin, GB |
1220 | L4 | Div. 2/1300 | 28 | 5.27,2 | 5.24,0 | Oil loss | ||
DNF | 20 | Triumph 2000 |
Xavier Boulanger, B Edouard Duvigneaud, B |
1998 | L6 | Div. 3/2000 | 49 | 5.56,6 | 5.54,0 | Piston | ||
DNF | VDS Racing team Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA |
Maurice Damseaux, B Eric De Keyn, B |
1570 | L4 | Div. 2/1600 | 4 | 4.47,0 | 4.48,0 | Head gasket | |||
DNF | VDS Racing team Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA |
Serge Trosch, B Georges Harris, B |
1570 | L4 | Div. 2/1600 | 8 | 4.50,6 | 4.50,0 | Timing | |||
DNF | Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA |
Dino Pizzinato, L Nicolas Koob, L |
1570 | L4 | Div. 2/1600 | 10 | 4.59,7 | 4.48,0 | Piston | |||
DNF | Autodelta S.p.A. Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA |
Jean Rolland, F Guy Verrier, F |
1570 | L4 | Div. 2/1600 | 9 | 4.51,4 | 4.50,0 | Piston | |||
DNF | 18 | BMW BMW 2000 TI |
Dieter Glemser, D Willy Mairesse, B |
1990 | L4 | Div. 3/2000 | 6 | 4.47,4 | 4.44,2 | Overheating | ||
DNF | BMW 2000 TI |
Dick, B Lucky, B |
1990 | L4 | Div. 3/2000 | 18 | 5.15,1 | 5.05,0 | Clutch | |||
DNF | Autodelta S.p.A. Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA |
Andrea de Adamich, I Teodoro Zeccoli, I |
1570 | L4 | Div. 2/1600 | 5 | 4.47,1 | 4.53,0 | Engine | |||
DNF | 25 | Autodelta S.p.A. Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA |
Giancarlo Baghetti, I Lucien Bianchi, B |
1570 | L4 | Div. 2/1600 | 3 | 4.46,2 | 4.44,0 | Piston | ||
DNF | 15 | Volvo 122 S |
Didier Roose, B Joost Byttebier, B |
1778 | L4 | Div. 3/2000 | 19 | 5.15,1 | 5.08,0 | Broken wheel | ||
DNF | Volvo 122 S |
Jacques Patte, B "Caddy", B |
1778 | L4 | Div. 3/2000 | 13 | 5.08,2 | 5.10,0 | Crankshaft | |||
DNF | Glas 1304 TS |
Michel Demarcin, B Daniel Dezy, B |
1290 | L4 | Div. 2/1300 | 31 | 5.28,3 | 5.22,0 | Engine | |||
DNF | Glas 1304 TS |
Helmut Kelleners, D Hans-Norbert Supper, D |
1290 | L4 | Div. 2/1300 | 26 | 5.23,1 | 5.15,0 | Engine | |||
DNF | Glas 1304 TS |
Henri Quernette, B Georges Lambrechts, B |
1290 | L4 | Div. 2/1300 | 23 | 5.19,6 | 5.17,0 | Accident | |||
DNF | Glas 1304 TS |
Eddy Doseray, B Chasselin |
1290 | L4 | Div. 2/1300 | 33 | 5.29,8 | 5.32,0 | Engine | |||
DNF | Glas 1304 TS |
Pierre Chausse, B Johan Steegen, B |
1290 | L4 | Div. 2/1300 | 39 | 5.40,9 | 5.32,0 | Conrod | |||
DNF | Glas 1304 TS |
Claude Collignon, B Patrick Petre, B |
1290 | L4 | Div. 2/1300 | 44 | 5.51,7 | 5.35,0 | Piston | |||
DNF | Austin Mini Cooper S |
Paul Gonthier, B Carl Smet, B |
1293 | L4 | Div. 2/1300 | 22 | 5.18,8 | 5.13,0 | Oil loss | |||
DNF | 42 | Austin Mini Cooper S |
Haas, B P.H. Schyns, B |
1293 | L4 | Div. 2/1300 | 25 | 5.21,8 | 5.13,0 | Accident | ||
DNF | Morris Mini Cooper S |
Jan-Erik Andreason, S Björn Rothstein, S |
1293 | L4 | Div. 2/1300 | 20 | 5.15,3 | 5.15,0 | Engine | |||
DNF | John Aley Austin Mini Cooper S |
John Aley, GB Han Akersloot, NL |
1293 | L4 | Div. 2/1300 | 24 | 5.20,8 | 5.22,0 | Overheating | |||
DNF | Julien Vernaeve Austin Mini Cooper S |
Maurice Torlay Julien Vernaeve, B |
1293 | L4 | Div. 2/1300 | 21 | 5.15,6 | 5.13,0 | Head gasket | |||
DNF | 41 | Austin Mini Cooper S |
Lionel Wallman, B E. Brel, B |
1293 | L4 | Div. 2/1300 | 29 | 5.27,3 | 5.13,0 | Lost wheel |
Remarks: King’s cup: Renault Gordini