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7ème Grand Prix de Voitures de Série

Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium

Date: 13/5/1956
Track length: 14.100 m
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Average speed: 123,061 kmh (race 1); 154,626 kmh (race 2)
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Of the three races, the first two were interesting from a touring car point of view.
A terrific fight between Van Hauw (Panhard) and Berchem (DKW) opened the day, initially it was Berchem who took the lead, but then the Dyna came on steam and Van Hauw won the race. The 750 class, with a fleet of Abarth-Fiats, was won by Coune.

The second race was a combined sports/touring car race, with Frère behind the Porsches of Seiler and Nathan, but after seven laps it was enough and the Belgian journalist took the lead shortly after Nathan had passed Seiler, who left the road on a counter attack. Behind them, the Mercedes 220s of Riess and Bauer had a fight as well, with the last one securing third behind Frère and Bonnier. The 1600 cc class was won by Georges (Peugeot 203).

Race 1: Touring Cars under 1000 cc
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 2  
Panhard Dyna		 Van Hauw, B
 848 B2 1000          
2 2 4  
DKW		 Berchem, B
   L3 1000          
3 3 1  
Panhard Dyna		 ? Michel Meunier, B
 848 B2 1000          
4 4 4  
DKW		 Caeyman, B
   L3 1000          
5 5 11  
Saab 92		 Georges Hacquin, B
 768 L3 1000          
6 6 3  
DKW		 Manne, B
   L3 1000          
7 7 9  
Renault Dauphine		 Scheid, B
 845 L4 1000          
8 8 10  
Morris Minor		 V. Heuze, B
 948 L4 1000          
  1    
Fiat Abarth 750		 Coune, B
 747 L4 750          
  2    
Fiat Abarth 750		 Hars, B
 747 L4 750          
  3    
Fiat Abarth 750		 Mathieu, B
 747 L4 750          

Race 2: Touring Cars over 1000 cc and Sports under 1600 cc
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    
Jaguar 2.4 Litre		 Paul Frère, B
 2483 L6 2600          
  2    
Alfa Romeo 1900 Zagato		 Joakim Bonnier, S
 1975 L4 2600          
  3    
Mercedes 220		 Bauer, D
 2195 L6 2600          
  4    
Mercedes 220		 Riess, D
 2195 L6 2600          
  1    
Porsche		 Nathan, D
   B4 Sports 1600          
  2    
Porsche		 Storez, F
   B4 Sports 1600          
  3    
Porsche		 Blendel, D
   B4 Sports 1600          
  1    
Peugeot 203		 F. George, B
 1290 L4 1600          
  2    
Borgward Isabella TS		 Brudes, D
 1493 L4 1600          
  3    
Volvo P 444		 Blondiau, B
 1414 L4 1600          
       
Porsche		 ? Ernst Seiler, CH
   B4 Sports 1600