Pole position: Xhenceval/Dieudonné/de Fierlant in 1.38,69
Fastest lap: Xhenceval in 1.40,33
Distance: 4 hours
Average speed: 116,900 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 2/76
Car info: 1976 Cars
The final round of the European Touring Car Championship was held at Jarama, Spain, over the weekend, producing the eighth win in the 10-round series for the Luigi BMWs. First home was the car of new ETCC Champion drivers, the Belgians Jean Xhenceval/Pierre Dieudonné, followed by the team of Hughes de Fierlant/Claude de Wael/Martino Finotto in Luigi's second 3.2-litre CSL. Once again the Autodelta prepared Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT for Spartaco Dini/Amerigo Bigliazzi finished third overall, easily winning the class. British entries - the McMahon Racing Escort RS for John Handley/Alec Poole and John Markey/David Palmer in the Smith Kendon Mazda RX-3 - were out of mechanical luck. A Spanish renta-driver blew the Escort's engine within 7 laps of the start, while the Mazda dropped back from a class lead at 3 hours to 14th overall, second in class when its differential oil overheated. |
Division 1-4
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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 | 4 | Luigi Racing BMW 3.0 CSL |
Jean Xhenceval, B Pierre Dieudonné, B Hughes de Fierlant, B |
3196 | L6 | Div. 4 | 137 | 1 | 1.38,69 | 1.40,33 | |
2 | 2 | 3 | Luigi Racing BMW 3.0 CSL |
Eddy Joosen, B Claude De Wael, B Umberto Grano, I |
3196 | L6 | Div. 4 | 137 | 2 | 1.39,43 | ||
3 | 1 | 11 | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV |
Amerigo "Joe" Bigliazzi, I Spartaco Dini ("Paco"), I |
1985 | L4 | Div. 2 | 131 | 5 | 1.45,41 | ||
4 | 1 | Simca E 1000 Rallye |
Jaime Sanz de Madrid, E Juan Carlos Oñoro, E Eugenio Ortiz ("Genito"), E |
1294 | L4 | Div. 1 | 123 | 10 | 1.49,95 | |||
5 | 2 | Faltz-Alpina Essen BMW 2002 |
Peter Ochs, D Siegfried Müller Jr, D J. Alonso de Celada, E |
1990 | L4 | Div. 2 | 122 | 7 | 1.46,67 | |||
6 | 3 | Chrysler 2L |
Manuel Juncosa, E Salvador Serviá, E |
1998 | L4 | Div. 2 | 121 | |||||
7 | 4 | Alfa Romeo GTV |
Richard Mattozza, B Jacques Berger, B |
ca. 2000 | L4 | Div. 2 | 119 | |||||
8 | 1 | 6 | Team Besico Bernd Siller Ford Capri RS 2600 |
Bernd Siller, D Harald Hinz, D |
ca. 2600 | V6 | Div. 3 | 119 | ||||
9 | 2 | Solano Simca E 1000 Rallye |
Francisco "Paco" Soler, E Ricardo Soler, E |
1294 | L4 | Div. 1 | 118 | |||||
10 | 3 | Morris Mini Cooper S |
E. Vallina Blaquez |
1293 | L4 | Div. 1 | 117 | |||||
11 | 5 | Chrysler 2L |
Antonio Albacete, E José Maria Royo, E |
1998 | L4 | Div. 2 | 116 | |||||
12 | 4 | Simca E 1000 Rallye |
Santiago Martin Cantero, E Arias, E |
1294 | L4 | Div. 1 | 113 | |||||
13 | 5 | Simca E 1000 Rallye |
Gerardo Salvador, E Boreau |
1294 | L4 | Div. 1 | 112 | |||||
14 | 2 | Mazda Savanna RX-3 |
David Palmer, GB John Markey, GB |
2 x 491 | R2 | Div. 3 | 110 | 9 | 1.48,65 | |||
15 | 6 | Datsun Cherry 120A coupé |
Evert Bolderheij, NL Ramon Orlandis, E Federico van der Hoeven, E |
1295 | L4 | Div. 1 | 110 | |||||
DNF | BMW 2002 |
Rolf Rummel, D Dieter Hegels, D (Juan Alberto Escavias, E) |
1990 | L4 | Div. 2 | 6 | 1.45,55 | |||||
DNF | Luigi Racing? BMW 3.0 CSL |
Bernard Carlier, B Jean-Claude Doret ("Jean Claude"), F? (Raymond Raus, B) |
ca. 3200 | L6 | Div. 4 | 70 | 3 | 1.42,17 | ||||
DNF | 53 | Derek McMahon racing Ford Escort II RS |
Alec Poole, IRL John Handley, GB (Emilio Rodriguez Zapico, E) |
1840 | L4 | Div. 2 | 9 | 8 | 1.47,56 | Accident | ||
DNF | 2 | Ecurie Jemeda / Assoc. Interim BMW 3.0 CSL |
Emilio de Villota, E Jean-Marie Detrin, B Charles Van Stalle ("Chavan"), B |
ca. 3200 | L6 | Div. 4 | 8 | 4 | 1.44,08 | Accident |
Remarks: Spanish TCC coefficient: 8,6