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Grand Prix Brno

Masaryk-Ring, Brno, Czechoslovakia

Date: 5/6/1977
Track length: 10.925 m
Attendance: 156.000
Entries accepted: unknown
Starters: 45?
Finishers: 22

Pole position: Bell/Rouse in 3.54,59
Fastest lap: Fitzpatrick in 3.33,01 = 184,555 kmh

Distance: 3,5 hours
Average speed: 173,90 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 2/76
Car info: 1977 Cars

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"Bene!" the grin on the craggy faces of Carlo Facetti/Martino Finotto told the tale of winning experienced campaigners, who had socked it to the fancied teams for the third time in five rounds of the European Touring Car Championship 1977. Their ex-Luigi 3.2 litre BMW had survived a practice rebuild of the engine in the back of the truck, and added yet more points to the clear lead Facetti has in this year's tough championship.

It was a super race, featuring close finishes throughout the field at the close of the 3.5 hour CSSR Grand Prix Brno, Czechoslovakia. A fantastic display of sheer dogged determination came from the Broadspeed mechanics, who got the sickest Jaguar you ever saw to its first race finish for John Fitzpatrick/Tim Schenken. Leaders around the superb, but bumpy 6.8 mile Brno road circuit, including both Jaguars (very early on, they were both in trouble within a quarter of an hour!) and the Alpina BMW CSL for Dieter Quester/Tom Walkinshaw, who looked certain winners until the engine blew with 1.5 hours left.

Make no mistake, those two Italians really earned their win though, Facetti driving particularly well in a race that offered the incredibly fast Jaguars their best chance of a win in terms of circuit suitability, this season.


Division 1-5
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 3 Jolly Club - UFO
BMW 3.0 CSL
Carlo Facetti, I
Martino Finotto, I
3196 L6 Div. 5 56 laps, 3:31.51,42 4 3.41,13    
2 2 1 Luigi Racing UFO
BMW 3.0 CSL
Jean Xhenceval, B
Pierre Dieudonné, B
3196 L6 Div. 5 52 6 3.41,98   Rear suspension
3 1 57 Spiess Tuning
VW Scirocco
Anton Stocker, CH
Jörg Siegrist, CH
1596 L4 Div. 2 52 8 4.04,19    
4 1 51 BMW-Alpina
BMW 2002
Kurt Mirer, CH
Armin Buschor, CH
1990 L4 Div. 3 52 12 4.07,49    
5 2 55 Abex Pagid Racing
Audi 80 GT
Freddy Kottulinsky, S
Hans-Joachim Nowak, D
1596 L4 Div. 2 50 14 4.08,84    
6 2 41 Jolly Club Switzerland
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Tarcisio Fornera, CH
Ruedi Franz, CH
1962 L4 Div. 3 49 18 4.13,32    
7 3 38 Eggenberger Motorsport
BMW 320
Jürgen Reinke, D
Rainer Braun, D
Kalli Hufstad, D
1998 L4 Div. 3 49 9 4.07,01   Gearbox
8 3 60 AC Dinamo Slovenija Avto
VW Scirocco
Drago Regvart, YU
Dagmar Suster, YU
1596 L4 Div. 2 49 17 4.11,65    
9 1 21 Racing Corporation Vienna
BMW 3.0 CS
Heribert Werginz, A
Roman Loibnegger, A
2985 L6 Div. 4 48 20 4.15,22    
10 2 26 BMW Dienst Rischer
BMW 3.0 CS
Harald Neger, A
Gerd Huber, A
2985 L6 Div. 4 48 24 4.15,75    
11 4 46 ÖASC Racing Team
Triumph Dolomite Sprint
Alex Reiner, A
Werner Ausserhofer, A
1998 L4 Div. 3 48 23 4.15,68    
12 5 52  
BMW 2002
Angelo Pallavicini, CH
Ruedi Caprez, CH
1990 L4 Div. 3 48 11 4.07,37    
13 1 89 AZNP Mladá Boleslav
Skoda 130 RS
Oldrich Horsák, CS
Jaroslav Bobek, CS
1298 L4 Div. 1 47 29 4.20,01    
14 3 17 Team Besico Bernd Siller
Ford Capri RS 2600
Bernd Siller, D
Kurt Pöschkö, A
ca.2600 V6 Div. 4 47 27 4.17,85    
15 2 71 Team 43-70
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint
Eduardo Marquez, RA
Nando Parrado, ROU
1299 B4 Div. 1 46 25 4.16,45    
16 3 7 British Leyland
Jaguar XJ 12C 5.3
John Fitzpatrick, GB
Tim Schenken, AUS
5412 V12 Div. 5 45 2 3.35,07 3.33,01 Exploded tire
17 6 53 RGA Sohler Ski Racing Team
BMW 2002
Dieter Kindlmann, D
Ludwig Linder, D
1990 L4 Div. 3 45 19 4.14,15    
18 7 49 Arc-en-Ciel Woluwé
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Michel Lauria, B
Quirin Bovy, B
1962 L4 Div. 3 45 28 4.19,45    
19 4 16 Smith Kendon Travel Sweets
Mazda Savanna RX-3
Wendy Markey, GB
Thomas Hunt, GB
2 x 491 R2 Div. 4 44 46 4.44,17    
20 3 83 ANZP Mladá Boleslav
Skoda 130 RS
Adolf Fesárek, CS
Marcel Pipek, CS
1298 L4 Div. 1 43 44 4.43,28    
21 4 65 ZO Zväzarmu AMK Praha
Renault R 12 Gordini
Jirí Hák, CS
Jirí Smíd, CS
1565 L4 Div. 2 42 45 4.43,40    
22 4 84 ZO Zväzarmu ARC Brno
Skoda 110 R
Rostislav Nedbálek, CS
Jan Senkyr, CS
Josef Michl, CS
1200 L4 Div. 1 41 40 4.34,32    
23   23 AMC Attnang
Mazda Savanna RX-3
Hamedinger
Plederer
2 x 491 R2 Div. 4 39 41 4.38,16    
    88 AMK Slovnaft
Skoda 110 R
Ladislav Molnár, CS
Mikulás Schätzel, CS
1200 L4 Div. 1   47 4.47,59    
    35 Rhein-Ruhr Racing Team
BMW 2002
Siegfried Müller Jr, D
Karl-Heinz Tibor, D
Dieter Hegels, D
1990 L4 Div. 3   16 4.11,26    
    47  
BMW 2002
Rolf Krepschik, D
Wolfgang Köster, D
1990 L4 Div. 3   22 4.15,31    
    85 SRP De Peddelaer
Datsun Cherry 120A coupé
Evert Bolderheij, NL
Bert Moritz, NL
1190 L4 Div. 1   36 4.30,63    
    86 Garage American Liège
Datsun Cherry 120A coupé
Pierre Jamin, B
Oscar Kessler, B
1190 L4 Div. 1   35 4.30,50    
    73  
Alfa Romeo Alfasud TI
Hans Vessely, A
Eduard Fribl, A
1299 B4 Div. 1   48 5.03,25    
    74 ZO Zväzarmu AMK Zavodniku
Skoda 130 RS
Jan Jirotka, CS
Miran Velkoborsky, CS
1298 L4 Div. 1   42 4.38,92    
    77 Haribo Lakritzen Racing Team
Fiat 128 coupé 1300
Lothar Moll, D
Bodo Eichner, D
1290 L4 Div. 1   34 4.29,02    
    78  
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior
Harry Schultze, D
Heinz Weltrowski, D
1290 L4 Div. 1   38 4.32,11    
    64 Abt - Hinse Motorsport
Audi 80 GT
Johann Abt, D
Norbert Jülicher, D
1596 L4 Div. 2   26 4.17,27    
    62  
VW Scirocco
Klaus Bieler, D
Hagen Arlt, D
Jochen Schramm, D
1596 L4 Div. 2   32 4.24,92    
    81 Elan Racing Team
Alfa Romeo Alfasud TI
Franz Zeh, A
Hans-Dieter Kromer, A
1299 B4 Div. 1   43 4.43,24    
    82  
Fiat 128 coupé 1300
Vladislav Ondrejik, CS
Václav Bervid, CS
1290 L4 Div. 1   37 4.30,69    
    25 Autosas
Ford Capri II 3.0
David Fargion, I
Vittorio Ciardi, I
2993 V6 Div. 4   33 4.25,28    
DNF   2 Luigi Racing UFO
BMW 3.0 CSL
Eddy Joosen, B
Claude De Wael, B
Umberto Grano, I
3196 L6 Div. 5   5 3.41,97   Ignition
DNF   56 Jägermeister Racing Team
VW Scirocco
Willi Bergmeister, D
Helmut Henzler, D
1596 L4 Div. 2   7 4.01,28   Gearbox
DNF   5 BMW-Alpina
BMW 3.0 CSL
Dieter Quester, A
Tom Walkinshaw, GB
3212 L6 Div. 5   3 3.39,38   Crankshaft
DNF   6 British Leyland
Jaguar XJ 12C 5.3
Derek Bell, GB
Andy Rouse, GB
5412 V12 Div. 5   1 3.34,59   Gearbox
DNF   72 Team 43-70
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint
Eugenio Breard, RA
Juan-Pablo Zampa, RA
1299 B4 Div. 1 14 21 4.15,29   Blown engine
DNF   90 AZNP Mladá Boleslav
Skoda 130 RS
Milan Zapadlo, CS
Svatopluk Kvaizar, CS
1298 L4 Div. 1 19 30 4.22,69   Head gasket
DNF   15 Smith Kendon Travel Sweets
Mazda RX-5
John Markey, GB
David Palmer, GB
2 x 654 R2 Div. 4   13 4.07,83   Gearbox/ engine
DNF   39 IFM Efector
BMW 2002
Peter Kuhlmann, D
Peter Ochs, D
1990 L4 Div. 3   10 4.07,03    
DNS?   24 AMC Attnang
Mazda Savanna RX-3
Ernst Hamberger, A
Franz Poppenreither, A
2 x 491 R2 Div. 4   31 4.23,56    
DNS?   36 Rhein-Ruhr Racing Team
BMW 2002
Rolf Rummel, D
Karl-Heinz Hintz, D
Siegfried Müller Jr, D
1990 L4 Div. 3   39 4.32,76    
DNS   59 1. MSC Bad Canstatt
VW Scirocco
Erich Kornmann, D
Richard Berk, D
1596 L4 Div. 2   15 4.10,82