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RAC Tourist Trophy

Silverstone, Northampton, Great-Britain

Date: 23/9/1973
Track length: 4.706 m
Attendance: unknown
Entries accepted: unknown
Starters: 32
Finishers: unknown

Pole position: Stuck in 1.32,7
Fastest lap: Mass and Stuck in 1.32,4 = 183,49 kmh

Distance: 2 x 2 hours
Average speed: 175,03 kmh; heat 1
Weather: dry
Ruleset: Group 2/70
Car info: 1973 Cars

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The entry list showed the usual two works BMWs and the Alpina duo, but no Schnitzer car this time. In the opposite corner, three works Capris and the unique Broadspeed car. A few local Camaros and a Mustang completed division 1. The small class was contested by a bunch of Escorts and the inevitable Autodelta GTAms, the last works outing for these cars.
Stuck claimed pole, but the mighty 7-litre Camaro was second, while the Capris had handling problems. Glemser was fastest in position 5, but Rouse was a close sixth, only 1/10 behind.

As usual, the Silverstone race was divided into two heats of two hours each. Gardner took the lead, followed by Ertl, Stuck, Hezemans and Mass. When Muir lost his front spoiler, Glemser braked but Rouse who was following close was too late and crashed into Glemser’s rear. Glemser spun and hit the wall into retirement.
Now Gardner came in for fresh tires, and Stuck did the same. When Gardner ran out of slicks after his next stops, he had to continue on intermediates. Stuck retired with gearbox trouble, Rouse broke his crankshaft, so the first heat was won by Ertl, followed by Mass, Fitzpatrick and Hezemans.

The second heat saw Gardner retire after yet another tire gave up, so now we had a battle for the lead between Mass and Quester, then Bell and Fitzpatrick (on 5 cylinders). Ertl’s lead from the first heat was now reduced to 19 seconds, with Quester closing the gap each lap. But three laps from the end, Quester was gone: he had run out of fuel, a miscalculation from the team. So he missed victory and second place in the championship. Still, a deserved victory for Alpina, and a championship for Hezemans and BMW.



Division 1 and 2: Heat 1
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 55 BMW-Alpina
BMW 3.0 CSL
Harald Ertl, A
3498 L6 Div. 2 76 laps, 2:01.29,8 3 1.33,4    
2 2 43 Ford Köln
Ford Capri RS 2600 LW
Jochen Mass, D
2999 V6 Div. 2 75 laps, 2:01.41,4 8 1.34,5    
3 3 45 Ford Köln
Ford Capri RS 2600 LW
John Fitzpatrick, GB
2999 V6 Div. 2 75 laps, 2:02?.01,6 9 1.35,1   Piston
4 4 52 BMW Motorsport
BMW 3.0 CSL
Toine Hezemans, NL
3498 L6 Div. 2 74 laps, 2:00.27,2 4 1.33,6   Fuel
5 1 22 Jose de Uriarte
Ford Escort RS 1600
José Maria de Uriarte, E
1996 L4 Div. 1 71 laps, 2:00.31,0 17 1.39,0    
6 2 31 Rafael Barrios
Ford Escort RS 1600
Rafael Barrios, E
1840 L4 Div. 1 71 laps, 2:01.15,2 19 1.41,0    
7 5 59 Howes Motors
AMC Javelin
David Howes, GB
6390 V8 Div. 2 70 laps, 2:00.56,4 10 1.36,1   Exhaust/gearbox
8 3 35 Autodelta S.p.A.
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm
Carlo Facetti, I
1999 L4 Div. 1 69 laps, 2:01.10,0 20 1.42,8    
9 6 53 Alpina-Malcolm Gartlan Racing/BMW Dealer Team
BMW 3.0 CSL
Brian Muir, AUS
3498 L6 Div. 2 68 laps, 2:00.05,6 7 1.34,4    
10 4 17 VMW Motors
Ford Escort RS 1600
Vince Woodman, GB
1996 L4 Div. 1 68 laps, 2:00.07,2 13 1.38,3 1.37,4  
11 5 18 The Barbarians
Ford Escort 1300 BDA
Peter Hanson, GB
1298 L4 Div. 1 67 21 1.43,7    
12 7 57 Research Consultants Ltd.
Chevrolet Camaro
Terry Sanger, GB
5736 V8 Div. 2 66 11 1.37,7    
13 6 24 Klaus X. Verbrüggen
BMW 1602
Karl-Heinz Tibor, D
Dieter Hegels, D
1600 L4 Div. 1 66 25 1.48,1    
DNF 8 56 Faltz-Alpina Essen
BMW 3.0 CSL
Sigmund Ogrodowcyk, D
Siegfried Müller Sr, D
3303 L6 Div. 2 65 18 1.39,3   Valve gear
15 7 21 Franz Heine
Opel Manta
Franz Heine, D
Gerrit de Vries, NL
1897 L4 Div. 1 64 27 1.49,3    
16 8 1 George Bevan
Sunbeam Imp
Bill McGovern, GB
998 L4 Div. 1 63 28 1.50,0    
17 9 58 SCA Freight Ltd.
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
Frank Gardner, AUS
7000 V8 Div. 2 63 2 1.32,9   Tyres
18 9 6 Les Nash
Sunbeam Imp
Les Nash, GB
998 L4 Div. 1 61 31 1.51,1    
19 10 12  
Morris Mini Cooper S
Jon Mowatt, GB
1293 L4 Div. 1 61 26 1.49,3    
20 10 54 Alpina-Herbert Müller Racing
BMW 3.0 CSL
Cox Kocher, CH
3303 L6 Div. 2 61 15 1.38,7   Gearbox
21 11 19 Datsun UK Ltd.
Datsun Sunny coupé GX
Alec Poole, IRL
Tom Walkinshaw, GB
1295 L4 Div. 1 61 22 1.44,3    
22 12 37 Autodelta S.p.A.
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm
Walter Dona, I
1999 L4 Div. 1 56 24 1.44,8   Misfire
23 13 7 Swiftune Engineering Ltd
BMC Mini Cooper
James Burrows, GB
998 L4 Div. 1 54 30 1.50,9    
24 14 36 Autodelta S.p.A.
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm
Spartaco Dini ("Paco"), I
1999 L4 Div. 1 53 23 1.44,4   Misfire
DNF   28 Broadspeed & Ford of Britain/Begium
Ford Capri RS 2600
Andy Rouse, GB
2999 V6 Div. 2   6 1.34,2   Blackflagged for loose bodywork, but crankshaft broken too!
DNF   51 BMW Motorsport
BMW 3.0 CSL
Hans-Joachim Stuck, D
3498 L6 Div. 2   1 1.32,7 1.32,4 Clutch
DNF   44 Ford Köln
Ford Capri RS 2600 LW
Dieter Glemser, D
2999 V6 Div. 2   5 1.34,1   Accident
DNF   60 Dennis Leech
Ford Mustang
Dennis Leech, GB
7030 V8 Div. 2   12 1.37,8    
DNF   11 Selhurst Business machines Ltd.
BMC Mini Cooper S
Mike Drinkwater, GB
1293 L4 Div. 1   32 1.51,6    
DNF   5  
Sunbeam Imp
Melvyn Adams, GB
998 L4 Div. 1   29 1.50,7    
DNF   27 Gerry Edmonds
Ford Escort RS 1600
Nick May, GB
1850 L4 Div. 1   16 1.38,9    
DNF   30 Timex Racing Team
Ford Escort RS 1600
Bo Emanuelsson, S
1840 L4 Div. 1   14 1.38,6    
DNS   23 Koepchen BMW Tuning
BMW 2002
Helmut Kelleners, D
Harald Menzel, D
1990 L4 Div. 1         16v car; engine
DNQ   47 Duckhams Oils
Ford Capri 3000 GT
John Brindley, GB
Barry Boult, GB
2993 V6 Div. 1          
DNQ   46 Hermetite Products
Ford Capri 3000 GT
Holman “Les” Blackburn, GB
John Moss, GB
2993 V6 Div. 2          
DNQ   48  
Ford Capri 3000 GT
Ed McDonough, GB
2993 V6 Div. 2          
DNQ   41 United Service Garage Portsmouth
Vauxhall Firenza Magnum 2300
Dennis Thorne, GB
(Gerry Marshall, GB)
2279 L4 Div. 2          
DNP      
Ford Mustang Boss
Martin Birrane, IRL
Martin Thomas, GB
5700 V8 Div. 1         Engine

Division 1 and 2: Heat 2
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 55 BMW-Alpina
BMW 3.0 CSL
Derek Bell, GB
3498 L6 Div. 2 74 laps, 2:00.39,8        
2 2 53 Alpina / Dealer Team BMW
BMW 3.0 CSL
Brian Muir, AUS
3498 L6 Div. 2 74 laps, 2:01.08,8        
3 3 54 Herbert Müller Racing/Eggenberger
BMW 3.0 CSL
Cox Kocher, CH
3498 L6 Div. 2 73 laps, 2:00.25,4        
DNF 4 52 BMW Motorsport
BMW 3.0 CSL
Dieter Quester, A
3498 L6 Div. 2 72 laps, 1:55.12,4       Fuel
5 5 43 Ford Köln
Ford Capri RS 2600 LW
Jochen Mass, D
2999 V6 Div. 2 72 laps, 2:01.16,0     1.32,4  
6 1 22  
Ford Escort RS 1600
Hervé Le Guellec, F
1996 L4 Div. 1 69 laps, 2:00.03,2     1.41,2  
7 2 35 Autodelta S.p.A.
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm
Carlo Facetti, I
1999 L4 Div. 1 69 laps, 2:01.07,6        
8 3 31 Rafael Barrios
Ford Escort RS 1600
Emilio Rodriguez Zapico, E
1840 L4 Div. 1 69 laps, 2:01.21,4        
9 4 19 Datsun UK Ltd.
Datsun Sunny coupé GX
Tom Walkinshaw, GB
1295 L4 Div. 1 67 laps, 2:01.05,6        
10 5 18 The Barbarians
Ford Escort 1300 BDA
Peter Hanson, GB
1298 L4 Div. 1 66 laps, 2:01.52,4        
11 6 21 Franz Heine
Opel Manta
Franz Heine, D
Gerrit de Vries, NL
1897 L4 Div. 1 61        
12 7 1 George Bevan
Sunbeam Imp
Bill McGovern, GB
998 L4 Div. 1 61        
13 8 37 Autodelta S.p.A.
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm
Walter Dona, I
1999 L4 Div. 1 57        
14 9 36 Autodelta S.p.A.
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm
Spartaco Dini ("Paco"), I
1999 L4 Div. 1 54        
DNF 6 45 Ford Köln
Ford Capri RS 2600 LW
Dieter Glemser, D
2999 V6 Div. 2 53       Engine
16 10 24 Klaus X. Verbrüggen
BMW 1602
Dieter Hegels, D
Karl-Heinz Tibor, D
1600 L4 Div. 1 52        
17 7 57 Research Consultants Ltd.
Chevrolet Camaro
Mike Crabtree, GB
5736 V8 Div. 2 49       Blackflagged: exhaust
18 11 6 Les Nash
Sunbeam Imp
Les Nash, GB
998 L4 Div. 1 48        
DNF   58 SCA Freight Ltd.
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
Frank Gardner, AUS
7000 V8 Div. 2          
DNF   59 Howes Motors
AMC Javelin
David Howes, GB
6390 V8 Div. 2         Blackflagged: loose wheel

Division 1 and 2: Final result
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 55 BMW-Alpina
BMW 3.0 CSL
Derek Bell, GB
Harald Ertl, A
3498 L6 Div. 2 150 laps, 4:02.09,6        
2 2 43 Ford Köln
Ford Capri RS 2600 LW
Jochen Mass, D
2999 V6 Div. 2 147 laps, 4:01.57,4        
3 3 53 Alpina / Dealer Team BMW
BMW 3.0 CSL
Brian Muir, AUS
3498 L6 Div. 2 142 laps, 4:01.14,4        
4 1 22 Scuderia Brescia Corse / Broadspeed
Ford Escort RS 1600
José Maria de Uriarte, E
Hervé Le Guellec, F
1996 L4 Div. 1 140 laps, 4:00.34,2        
5 2 31 Scuderia Brescia Corse / Broadspeed
Ford Escort RS 1600
Rafael Barrios, E
Emilio Rodriguez Zapico, E
1996 L4 Div. 1 140 laps, 4:02.36,6        
6 3 35 Autodelta S.p.A.
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm
Carlo Facetti, I
1999 L4 Div. 1 138 laps, 4:02.17,6        
7 4 54 Herbert Müller Racing/Eggenberger
BMW 3.0 CSL
Cox Kocher, CH
Walter Brun, CH
3498 L6 Div. 2 134 laps, 4:01.52,8        
8 4 18 The Barbarians
Ford Escort 1300 BDA
Peter Hanson, GB
1298 L4 Div. 1 133 laps, 4:01.52,8        
9 5 19 Datsun UK Ltd
Datsun Sunny coupé GX
Alec Poole, IRL
Tom Walkinshaw, GB
1295 L4 Div. 2 128 laps, 4:01.23,0        
10 6 21 Franz Heine
Opel Manta
Franz Heine, D
Gerrit de Vries, NL
1897 L4 Div. 2 125 laps, 4:02.02,2        
11 7 1 George Bevan
Hillman Imp
Bill McGovern, GB
998 L4 Div. 1 124        
12 8 24 Klaus X. Verbrüggen
BMW 1602
Karl-Heinz Tibor, D
Dieter Hegels, D
1600 L4 Div. 1 118        
13 5 57 Research Consultants Ltd.
Chevrolet Camaro
Terry Sanger, GB
Mike Crabtree, GB
5736 V8 Div. 2 115        
14 9 37 Autodelta S.p.A.
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm
Walter Dona, I
1999 L4 Div. 1 113        
15 10 6 Les Nash
Hillman Imp
Les Nash, GB
998 L4 Div. 1 109        
16 11 36 Autodelta S.p.A.
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm
Spartaco Dini ("Paco"), I
1999 L4 Div. 1 107        
17 6 52 BMW Motorsport
BMW 3.0 CSL
Toine Hezemans, NL
Dieter Quester, A
3498 L6 Div. 2 146       Out of fuel
18 7 45 Ford Köln
Ford Capri RS 2600 LW
John Fitzpatrick, GB
2999 V6 Div. 2 128       Piston
DNF   12  
Morris Mini Cooper S
Jon Mowatt, GB
1293 L4 Div. 1 100        
DNF   59 Howes Motors
AMC Javelin
David Howes, GB
6390 V8 Div. 2 94       Exhaust/gearbox
DNF   58 SCA Freight Ltd.
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
Frank Gardner, AUS
7000 V8 Div. 2 76       Tyres
DNF   17 VMW Motors
Ford Escort RS 1600
Vince Woodman, GB
1996 L4 Div. 1 68       Piston
DNF   56 Faltz-Alpina Essen
BMW 3.0 CSL
Sigmund Ogrodowcyk, D
Siegfried Müller Sr, D
3303 L6 Div. 2 65       Valve gear
DNF   7 Swiftune Engineering Ltd
BMC Mini Cooper
James Burrows, GB
998 L4 Div. 1 54       Accident damage
DNF   11 Selhurst Business machines Ltd.
BMC Mini Cooper S
Mike Drinkwater, GB
1293 L4 Div. 1 49        
DNF   30 Timex Racing Team
Ford Escort RS 1600
Bo Emanuelsson, S
1840 L4 Div. 1 35       Clutch, gearbox
DNF   60 Dennis Leech
Ford Mustang
Dennis Leech, GB
7030 V8 Div. 2 32       Accident
DNF   51 BMW Motorsport
BMW 3.0 CSL
Hans-Joachim Stuck, D
Chris Amon, NZ
3498 L6 Div. 2 21       Clutch
DNF   28 Broadspeed & Ford of Britain/Begium
Ford Capri RS 2600
Andy Rouse, GB
2999 V6 Div. 2 20       Blackflagged for loose bodywork, but crankshaft broken too!
DNF   27 Gerry Edmonds
Ford Escort RS 1600
Nick May, GB
1850 L4 Div. 1 6       Engine
DNF   44 Ford Köln
Ford Capri RS 2600 LW
Dieter Glemser, D
2999 V6 Div. 2 5       Accident
DNF   5  
Sunbeam Imp
Melvyn Adams, GB
998 L4 Div. 1 3       Engine

Remarks: Spanish TCC coefficient: 9,0