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III Bekers van België

Zolder, Belgium

Date: 24/4/1966
Track length: 4.184 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters:
Finishers:

Pole position:
Fastest lap: Vleugels (A); Merckx (B); Vernaeve (C); Dauwe (D and E)

Distance:
Average speed: 107,793 kmh (A); 114,238 kmh (B); 121,560 kmh (C); 127,973 kmh (D); 132,504 kmh (E)
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 2 and Sports/GT
Car info: 1966 Cars

 

Another race following the now traditional pattern; Ickx won overall but seemed to have outgrown the Belgian championship by now already.

Race A
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    
NSU Wankel Spider		 Michel Hollebecq, B
 498 R1 Group 2 1000          
2      
Morris Mini Cooper S		 Gustaaf "Taf" Witvrouw, B
   L4 Group 2          
3      
Opel Kadett		 Paul Verbeeck, B
   L4 Group 2          
4      
Morris Mini Cooper S 970		 Robert Jeanne, B
 999 L4 Group 2 1000          
5      
Morris Mini Cooper S 970		 Herman Vleugels, B
 999 L4 Group 2 1000       x  
6      
DKW F11 Junior		 Jean Pinchart, B
 796 L3 Group 2 850          
7      
Volvo 122 S		 Paul Deman, B
 1778 L4 Group 2 2000          
8      
BMW 700 S		 Etienne De Broux, B
 697 B2 Group 2 850          
9      
Hillman Imp		 Verellen, B
 875 L4 Group 2 1000 -2 laps        
10   16  
Opel Kadett coupé		 Chris Tuerlinx, B
 1078 L4 Group 2 1000 -4 laps        
DNF      
Hillman Imp		 "Roets", B
 875 L4 Group 2 1000          
DNF      
Jaguar ?3.4 Litre		 Martin Baeten, B
 3442 L6 Group 2 1000          
DNS   25  
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Eric De Keyn, B
 1570 L4 Group 2 2000         Accident in practice

Race B
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 60  
Triumph TR4		 Edouard Duvigneaud, B
 2138 L4 Sports/GT          
2 1    
Glas 1304 TS		 Etienne Van Buyndert ("Vabueti"), B
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300          
3 1    
BMW 1800 TI		 Noël Van Assche ("Pedro"), B
 1773 L4 Group 2 2000          
4      
Austin Mini Cooper S		 Tony Merckx, B
   L4 Group 2          
4 1    
DKW F11 Junior		 Emile Holvoet, B
 796 L3 Group 2 850          
6   16  
Opel Kadett coupé		 Chris Tuerlinx, B
 1078 L4 Group 2 1300          
7      
Austin Mini Cooper S		 Jules Leloux, B
   L4 Group 2          
8 1    
Fiat 2300 S coupé		 René Laplume, B
 2279 L6 Group 2 +2000          
9      
Austin Mini Cooper S 970		 Albert Jamar, B
 999 L4 Group 2 1000          
10      
Morris Mini Cooper S		 Gustaaf "Taf" Witvrouw, B
 1293 L4 Group 2          
11 2    
Alfa Romeo Giulia Super		 Yvette Fontaine, B
 1570 L4 Group 2 2000          
12      
Austin Mini Cooper S		 Bonchat, B
   L4 Group 2          
13      
NSU Wankel Spider		 Michel Hollebecq, B
 498 R1 Group 2          
14      
Opel Kadett		 Paul Verbeeck, B
   L4 Group 2          
15      
Volvo 122 S		 Paul Deman, B
 1778 L4 Group 2 2000          
16      
Austin Mini Cooper S		 Marchoul, B
   L4 Group 2          
17      
Hillman Imp		 Verellen, B
 875 L4 Group 2 1000          

Race C
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    
Morris Mini Cooper S		 Julien Vernaeve, B
 1293 L4 Group 2 1300          
2 1    
Volvo 122 S		 Didier Roose, B
 1778 L4 Group 2 2000          
3 2    
Glas 1304 TS		 Claude Collignon, B
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300          
4 3    
Austin Mini Cooper S		 Lionel Wallman, B
 1293 L4 Group 2          
5 1    
Triumph TR4		 Robert Loyens, B
 2138 L4 Sports/GT          
6 3    
NSU 1000 TT		 William Scheeren, B
 1085 L4 Group 2 1300          
7 2 60  
Triumph TR4		 Edouard Duvigneaud, B
 2138 L4 Sports/GT          
8 3    
MG B GT		 Georges Body, B
 1798 L4 Sports/GT          
9 2    
BMW 1800 TI		 Noël Van Assche ("Pedro"), B
 1773 L4 Group 2 2000          
10 1    
DKW F11 Junior		 Jean-Louis Hecq, B
 796 L3 Group 2 850          
11      
Austin Mini Cooper S		 Tony Merckx, B
   L4 Group 2          
12      
Glas 1304 TS		 Johan Steegen, B
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300          
13      
Austin Mini Cooper S		 Jules Leloux, B
   L4 Group 2          
14      
DKW F11 Junior		 Emile Holvoet, B
 796 L3 Group 2 850          
15 1    
Fiat 2300 S coupé		 René Laplume, B
 2279 L6 Group 2 +2000          
16      
Morris Mini Cooper S		 Gustaaf "Taf" Witvrouw, B
 1293 L4 Group 2          
17      
Glas 1304 TS		 Pierre Chausse, B
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300 -9 laps        
18      
Austin Mini Cooper S 970		 Albert Jamar, B
 999 L4 Group 2 1000 -10 laps        
19 3    
BMW 1800 TI		 Buffin, B
 1773 L4 Group 2 2000 -11 laps        
20      
Glas 1304 TS		 Etienne Van Buyndert ("Vabueti"), B
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300          

Race D
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    
Lotus Elan		 Firmin Dauwe, B
 1594 L4 Sports/GT          
2 2    
Lotus Elan		 Fred Kehrman, B
 1594 L4 Sports/GT          
3 1    
Morris Mini Cooper S		 Julien Vernaeve, B
 1293 L4 Group 2 1300          
4 3    
Lotus Elan		 René Farenza, B
 1594 L4 Sports/GT          
5 4 59  
Porsche 911		 Jacques Thenaers, B
 1991 B6 Sports/GT          
6 3    
Austin Mini Cooper S		 Lionel Wallman, B
 1293 L4 Group 2          
7 1 41  
Jaguar Mk II 3.8		 Matthieu Verjans, B
 3781 L6 Group 2 +2000          
8      
Morris Mini Cooper S		 Freddy Keleman, B
 1293 L4 Group 2 1300          
9 1    
Volvo 122 S		 Didier Roose, B
 1778 L4 Group 2 2000          
10 5    
Triumph TR4		 Robert Loyens, B
 2138 L4 Sports/GT          
11      
NSU 1000 TT		 William Scheeren, B
 1085 L4 Group 2 1300          
12 6    
MG B GT		 Georges Body, B
 1798 L4 Sports/GT          
13 7 60  
Triumph TR4		 Edouard Duvigneaud, B
 2138 L4 Sports/GT          
14 2    
BMW 1800 TI		 Noël Van Assche ("Pedro"), B
 1773 L4 Group 2 2000          
15 8    
Jaguar E-Type		 ? Jean-Marie Herman, B
   L6 Sports/GT -1 lap        
16 2    
Ford Mustang		 "Pat" Gautot, B
 4728 V8 Group 2 +2000 -1 lap        
17 3    
Ford Lotus Cortina		 Tom Sol, B
 1594 L4 Group 2 2000 -5 laps        
18      
Austin Mini Cooper S		 Paul Gonthier, B
 1293 L4 Group 2 1300 -6 laps        
19      
Glas 1304 TS		 Claude Collignon, B
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300 -6 laps        
20      
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Cl. Gilmont ("Gil"), B
 1293 L4 Group 2 1300 -11 laps        

Race E - final
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    
Ford Mustang		 Jacky Ickx, B
 4728 V8 Group 2 +2000          
2 1    
Lotus Elan		 Firmin Dauwe, B
 1594 L4 Sports/GT          
3 1    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Jacques Demoulin, B
 1570 L4 Group 2 2000          
4 2    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Serge Trosch, B
 1570 L4 Group 2 2000          
5 3    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Maurice Damseaux, B
 1570 L4 Group 2 2000          
6 2    
Lotus Elan		 Freddy Semoulin ("Alain Dex"), B
 1594 L4 Sports/GT          
7 3    
Porsche 904 GTS		 "Remordu", B
 1966 B4 Sports/GT -1 lap        
8 4    
Lotus Elan		 Fred Kehrman, B
 1594 L4 Sports/GT -1 lap        
9 1    
Morris Mini Cooper S		 Julien Vernaeve, B
 1293 L4 Group 2 1300 -1 lap        
10 5 59  
Porsche 911		 Jacques Thenaers, B
 1991 B6 Sports/GT -1 lap        
11 6    
Lotus Elan		 René Farenza, B
 1594 L4 Sports/GT -1 lap        
12 2    
Austin Mini Cooper S		 Lionel Wallman, B
 1293 L4 Group 2 -2 laps        
13 2 41  
Jaguar Mk II 3.8		 Matthieu Verjans, B
 3781 L6 Group 2 +2000 -2 laps        
14      
Ford Cortina Special		 Pierre Bonvoisin, B
   L4   -5 laps        
15      
Porsche 904 GTS		 Jean-Pierre Gaban, B
 1966 B4 Sports/GT -10 laps        
16      
Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ		 Taf Gosselin, B
 1570 L4 Sports/GT -14 laps        
17      
Triumph TR4		 Robert Loyens, B
 2138 L4 Sports/GT -14 laps        
18      
Volvo 122 S		 Didier Roose, B
 1778 L4 Group 2 2000 -15 laps