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Grand National

Zolder, Belgium

Date: 27/3/1966
Track length: 4.184 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters:
Finishers:

Pole position:
Fastest lap:

Distance:
Average speed:
Weather: Cold, snow, rain, dry track for the final
Ruleset: Group 2 and Sports/GT
Car info: 1966 Cars

 

The first Grand National copied the format of the 1965 “Bekers van België”: but this time one large field of Sports/GT and Touring cars was split into categories; the slowest cars competed in race A, the best few were promoted to race B for the a little less slow cars, and so to the final race E.
It was cold and rainy, but Ickx found a drying track in the final which made it quite impossible to beat the Ferrari 250 LM of “Beurlys” - in fact, the young Belgian threw the Mustang out of the race in lap 15.

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    
Morris Mini Cooper S 970		 Robert Jeanne, B
 999 L4 Group 2 1000          

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    
Porsche 911		 Jacques Thenaers, B
 1991 B6 Sports/GT          

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    
Porsche 911		 Jacques Thenaers, B
 1991 B6 Sports/GT          

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    
Jaguar Mk II 3.8		 Matthieu Verjans, B
 3781 L6 Group 2 +2000          

Race E - final & overall result
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    
Ferrari 250 LM		 Jean Blaton ("Beurlys"), B
 3285 V12 Sports/GT 24 laps, 45.25,3        
2 2    
Porsche 904 GTS		 Jean-Pierre Gaban, B
 1966 B4 Sports/GT 24        
3 3    
Lotus Elan		 Firmin Dauwe, B
 1594 L4 Sports/GT 23        
4 1    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Eric De Keyn, B
 1570 L4 Group 2 1600 23        
5 2    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Jacques Demoulin, B
 1570 L4 Group 2 1600 23        
6 3    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Maurice Damseaux, B
 1570 L4 Group 2 1600 23        
7 4    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Jacques Bernusset, B
 1570 L4 Group 2 1600 23        
8 5    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Serge Trosch, B
 1570 L4 Group 2 1600 23        
9 6    
Ford Lotus Cortina		 Tom Sol, B
 1594 L4 Group 2 1600          
10 4    
Lotus Elan		 Freddy Semoulin ("Alain Dex"), B
 1594 L4 Sports/GT          
11 1    
Ford Mustang		 "Pat" Gautot, B
 4728 V8 Group 2 +2000          
12 5    
Lotus Elan		 René Farenza, B
 1594 L4 Sports/GT          
13 6    
Porsche 911		 Jacques Thenaers, B
 1991 B6 Sports/GT          
14 7    
Lotus Elan		 "Baki", B
 1594 L4 Sports/GT          
15 1    
Austin Mini Cooper S		 Paul Gonthier, B
 1293 L4 Group 2 1300          
16 2    
Jaguar Mk II 3.8		 Matthieu Verjans, B
 3781 L6 Group 2 +2000          
17 7    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Joost Byttebier, B
 1570 L4 Group 2 1600          
18 3    
Ford Mustang		 Jacky Ickx, B
 4728 V8 Group 2 +2000 15       Accident
19 2    
Morris Mini Cooper S		 Freddy Keleman, B
 1293 L4 Group 2 1300          
20 8    
Lotus Elan		 Fred Kehrman, B
 1594 L4 Sports/GT          
21 9    
Jaguar E-Type		 ? Jean-Marie Herman, B
   L6 Sports/GT          
22 1    
Volvo 122 S		 Didier Roose, B
 1778 L4 Group 2 2000          
23 2    
BMW 1800 TI		 Noël Van Assche ("Pedro"), B
 1773 L4 Group 2 2000          
24 10    
MG B		 Georges Body, B
 1798 L4 Sports/GT          
25 3    
Austin Mini Cooper S		 Gery Vanbutsele, B
 1293? L4 Group 2 1300          
26 8    
Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT		 Jacques Marlot, B
 1570 L4 Group 2 1600          
27 4    
Glas 1304 TS		 Claude Collignon, B
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300          
28 5    
NSU 1000 TT		 William Scheeren, B
 1085 L4 Group 2 1300          
29 11    
Triumph TR4		 Edouard Duvigneaud, B
 2138 L4 Sports/GT          
30 9    
Alfa Romeo ?Giulia TI		 Michel Dantine, B
 1570 L4 Group 2 1600          
31 6    
Renault R 8 Gordini		 Claude Collaer, B
 1108 L4 Group 2 1300          
32 1    
DKW F11 Junior		 Jean-Louis Hecq, B
 796 L3 Group 2 850          
33 7    
Austin Mini Cooper S		 Tony Merckx, B
 1293? L4 Group 2 1300          
34 10    
Alfa Romeo Giulia Super		 Yvette Fontaine, B
 1570 L4 Group 2 1600          
35 2    
DKW F11 Junior		 Emile Holvoet, B
 796 L3 Group 2 850          
36      
Morris Mini Cooper S		 Gustaaf "Taf" Witvrouw, B
   L4 Group 2          
37      
Morris Mini Cooper S 970		 Herman Vleugels, B
 999 L4 Group 2 1000          
38      
Austin Mini Cooper S 970		 Albert Jamar, B
 999 L4 Group 2 1000          
39      
Austin Mini Cooper S		 Hughes de Fierlant, B
   L4 Group 2          
40 12    
MG B		 Patrick Petre, B
 1798 L4 Sports/GT          
41 11    
Ford Cortina GT		 "Pussy", B
 1498 L4 Group 2 1600          
42      
Austin Mini Cooper S		 Stone-Kidney
   L4 Group 2          
43 12    
Ford Cortina GT		 Emile Vanderelst, B
 1498 L4 Group 2 1600          
44   66  
NSU Wankel Spider		 Michel Hollebecq, B
 498 R1 Group 2          
45      
Morris Mini Cooper S 970		 Robert Jeanne, B
 999 L4 Group 2 1000          
46      
Opel Kadett		 Paul Verbeeck, B
   L4 Group 2          
47 3    
Volvo 122 S		 Emmanuel Trojean, B
 1778 L4 Group 2 2000          
48      
Morris Mini Cooper S 970		 Jean-Jacques Nicodème, B
 999 L4 Group 2 1000          
49      
Austin Mini Cooper S		 "Luc", B
   L4 Group 2          
50      
Ford Anglia		 André Crucifix, B
   L4 Group 2          
51 4    
Volvo PV 544		 Bob, B
 1778 L4 Group 2 2000          
52 3    
Saab 96		 Raymond Aron, B
 841 L3 Group 2 850          
53 4    
DKW F11 Junior		 Jean Pinchart, B
 796 L3 Group 2 850          
54      
Ford Anglia		 Luc Noël, B
   L4 Group 2          
55 5    
BMW 700 S		 Etienne De Broux, B
 697 B2 Group 2 850          
56      
Ford Anglia		 Robert Loyens, B
   L4 Group 2          
57      
Morris Mini Cooper S 970		 "Poison", B
 999 L4 Group 2 1000          
58      
DKW Coupé Monza		 Roger Beguint, B
 896 L3 Sports/GT?          
59 5    
Panhard 24 CT		 Willy Moerenhout, B
 848 B2 Group 2 850          
60 6    
Morris Mini 850		 Puce
 848 L4 Group 2 850          
61      
Austin Mini Cooper		 Robert Opdebeek, B
   L4 Group 2          
62 5    
Volvo 122 S		 Paul Deman, B
 1778 L4 Group 2 2000