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II. AvD/MVBL-Kreuzritter-Rennen „Grand Prix de Spa“

Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium

Date: 1/6/1980
Track length: 6.947 m
Attendance: 5.000
Entries accepted:
Starters: 18 (Div. 1); 22 (Div. 2)
Finishers: 15 (Div. 1); 14 (Div. 2)

Pole position: Ludwig in 2.23,95 (Div. 1); Heyer in 2.30,89 (Div. 2)
Fastest lap: Ludwig in 2.56,90 (Div. 1); Ertl in 2.58,82 (Div. 2)

Distance: 15 laps
Average speed: 138,267 kmh (Div. 1); 137,74 kmh (Div. 2)
Weather: Rain
Ruleset: Group 2-4 and 5
Car info: 1980 Cars

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A dry practice was spiced with some arguments: Stommelen was angry teamchef Jöst removed the brake balance knob (”otherwise you’ll ruin the front brakes again!) and Würth was angry Ford cosponsor Kraus copied the livery (minus the Würth decals, of course) first to Schnitzer for Stuck, and next to the Porsche of Wollek. Finally, the starting time for the races of Division 1 and 2 were reversed, so Division 1 was angry they had to drive in the afternoon, while only division 2 could have been broadcasted in that case. But there wasn’t any TV station at Spa! There was rumour about a boycott, so some “Belgians” (who turned out to be 3 Dutchmen and a Luxembourgian) were asked to take part in the division 1 race. In the end, everybody took the start, of course.

Back to racing. Plankenhorn had been replaced by Fitzpatrick, and the only exciting moment of the wet Division 1 race was the start: it was Stommelen who took the lead, but after a tap Ludwig went by and sailed away into the distance. Fitzpatrick had a more eventful race: “I didn’t have a chance to follow the Capri, I was nearly off at least once a lap!” He finished second, ahead of Stommelen who had a difficult time as well. The Pirelli rain tires did not help Wollek in any way to a distant fourth.
The Group 1B backmarkers provided some excitement: the very wet track was made even more dangerous by erratic driving from Hemmes; the Dutch lady still had troubles with Cleutjens (see last years’ Dutch championship). During the pace car lap, Hemmes move from left to right and braked on the straight, with Cleutjens behind her. When Cleutjens tried to pass after the race was started, Hemmes moved over and hit the Capri. Cleutjens spun and nearly hit some DRM drivers. The maneuver was repeated at La Source with another bang. Finally, Cleutjens got by but after the finish, out of the car he attacked Hemmes - which was fined with a DRM-size fine of 5.000 DM, whicj was reduced afterwards to 3.000 DM; a huge amount for an amateur driver.

In Division 2, Heyer had a troubled race, also victim of Pirelli, a down on power engine and failing brakes. Still, he managed third which was better than Stuck, who blew a turbo after an impressive run. Ahead sailed Ertl and Niedzwiedz, who finished in that order: 1-2.

In the Trophy, there was another win for König, while Glatz won the big class.

Division 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 1 Würth-Kraus-Zakspeed Team
Ford Capri III Turbo 1.7		 Klaus Ludwig, D
 1745 tc L4 Division 1 15 laps, 45.13,13 1 2.23,95    
2 2 2 Jägermeister Kremer Racing
Porsche 935 K3-80		 John Fitzpatrick, GB
   B6 Division 1 15 laps, 45.26,70 3 2.26,51    
3 3 6 Liqui Moly Equipe
Porsche 935 J		 Rolf Stommelen, D
 3160 tc B6 Division 1 15 laps, 45.58,89 2 2.25,02    
4 4 9 Gelo Racing Team
Porsche 935-80		 Bob Wollek, F
   B6 Division 1 15 laps, 47.07,43 4 2.30,86    
5 5 7 Liqui Moly Equipe
Porsche 935 J		 Volkert Merl, D
 3160 tc B6 Division 1 14 7 2.34,83    
6 6 4 Weralit-Elora Team
Porsche 935 K3		 Edgar Dören, D
   B6 Division 1 14 5 2.32,92    
7 7 11? Team Willeme
Porsche 935 K3		 Claude Bourgoignie, B
   B6 Division 1 14 6 2.34,50    
8 1 27 Kannacher GT Racing
BMW M1		 Friedrich Glatz ("James Bald"), A
 3498 L6 Division 1/Group 2-4 14 10 2.45,24    
9 2    
Ford Capri III 3.0S		 Roman Feitler, L
 2993 V6 Division 1/Group 2-4 13 15 no time    
10 3    
Ford Capri III 3.0S		 Jacques Cleutjens, NL
 2993 V6 Division 1/Group 2-4 13 17 no time    
11 4    
Chevrolet Camaro Z28		 Henny Hemmes, NL
 5736 V8 Division 1/Group 2-4 13 16 no time    
12 8 12? Team Willeme
Porsche 935 K2		 Philippe Bervoets ("Davit"), B
 2857 tc B6 Division 1 12 9 2.43,62    
13 5 23 Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH & Co. KG
BMW M1		 Hans-Christian Jürgensen, D
 3498 L6 Division 1/Group 2-4 12 11 2.51,43    
14 6   Norddeutscher Automobilclub
Porsche 930 Turbo 3.3		 Matthias Loerper, D
 3299 tc B6 Division 1/Group 2-4 12 14      
15 7   Norddeutscher Automobilclub
Porsche 911 SC		 Peter Bulian, D
 2994 B6 Division 1/Group 2-4 11 12 2.57,78    
DNF      
Chevrolet Camaro Z28		 Bert Moritz, NL
 5736 V8 Division 1/Group 2-4 2 18 no time    
DNF     Sportwagen
Porsche 935-77A		 Jürgen Barth, D
   B6 Division 1 1 8 2.37,66    
DNF     Lubrifilm Racing Team
Porsche 934		 Angelo Pallavicini, CH
 2993 tc B6 Division 1/Group 2-4 1 13      

Division 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 52 Sachs Sporting
Ford Capri III Turbo		 Harald Ertl, A
 1427 tc L4 Division 2 15 laps, 45.22,85 2 2.31,52 2.58,82  
2 2 53 D&W Zakspeed Team
Ford Capri III Turbo		 Klaus Niedzwiedz, D
 1427 tc L4 Division 2 15 laps, 46.24,62 3 2.33,28    
3 3 51 Fruit of the Loom / GS Sport
Lancia Beta Montecarlo		 Hans Heyer, D
 1425 tc L4 Division 2 15 laps, 48.09,73 1 2.30,89    
4 4    
Ford Escort II RS Turbo		 Wolfgang Boller, D
 1427 tc L4 Division 2 14 7 2.39,67    
5 5 59 BASF Glysantin Team GS Sport
BMW 320		 Bernd Brutschin, D
 1990 L4 Division 2 14 9 2.44,44    
6 6 57  
BMW 320 Turbo 1.4		 Karl-Heinz Becker, D
 1428 tc L4 Division 2 14 8 2.40,73    
7 7 56 Team Schnitzer
BMW 320 Turbo 1.4		 Walter Brun, CH
 1428 tc L4 Division 2 14 5 2.37,19    
8 1 80 Team Irmen Werbung
BMW 320		 Kurt König, D
 1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 14 14 2.55,78    
9 2 85 Ford Berkenkamp Racing
Ford Escort II RS 2.0		 Dieter Selzer, D
 1992 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 13 12 2.54,32    
10 3   Mäuler Sportswear/ Postert Toyota Team
Toyota Celica		 Winfried Vogt, D
 1968 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 13 15 2.56,81    
11 8 63  
BMW 320		 Lothar Wagner, D
 1990 L4 Division 2 13 11 2.53,66    
12 4    
Alpine A 110 1600S		 Rob Redeker, NL
 1565 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 13 16      
13 5   De Beukelaer-TUC Team
Ford Escort II RS		 Jürgen Hamelmann, D
 1840 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 12 13 2.54,34    
14 6 91  
BMW 320		 Hans-Wöltje Kaemena, D
 1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 12 22      
DNF   54 D&W Zakspeed Team
Ford Capri III Turbo		 Hans Soldeck, D
 1427 tc L4 Division 2 9 6 2.38,90    
DNF   55 Team Schnitzer
BMW 320 Turbo 1.4		 Hans-Joachim Stuck, D
 1428 tc L4 Division 2 6 4 2.35,79    
DNF     Ideal Schlauchklemmen Racing Team
BMW 320		 Rolf Rummel, D
 1990 L4 Division 2/Group 2-4 5 18      
DNF      
BMW 2002		 Willy Maljean, B
 1990 L4 Division 2/? 3 21      
DNF      
BMW 2002		 Albin Vanderus, B
 1990 L4 Division 2/? 2 19      
DNF   87 MSI Team SFL
Alpine A 110		 Axel Walkowiak, D
   L4 Division 2/? 2 20      
DNF   74 Kfz. Gebrauchteile RT
Ford Escort II RS		 Dieter Alzen, D
   L4 Division 2/Group 2-4   17      
DNS   66? Bavaria Team/Drinda & Trick Racing
BMW 320 Turbo 1.4		 Jochen Dauer, D
 1428 tc L4 Division 2   10 2.52,50