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Coupes Benelux

Zandvoort, Netherlands

Date: 7/7/1968
Track length: 4.195 m
Attendance: 6.000
Entries accepted:
Starters:
Finishers:

Pole position:
Fastest lap:

Distance:
Average speed:
Weather: Fine, wet practice
Ruleset: Group 2/63
Car info: 1968 Cars

 

The Group 2 race was led by a large margin by Slotemaker until his engine blew up in a big way, leaving victory to Tuerlinckx.


Group 1 under 1300 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    
BMC Mini Cooper S
Francis Polak, B
1275 L4 Group 1 1300          
  2    
Renault R 8 Gordini
Freddy Vandecaveye, B
1255 L4 Group 1 1300          
  3    
Renault R 8 Gordini
Charly Dewolf, B
1255 L4 Group 1 1300          
  4    
Renault R 8 Gordini
Henri Sonveau, B
1255 L4 Group 1 1300          
  5    
BMC Mini Cooper S
Michel Douniau, B
1275 L4 Group 1 1300          
  6    
Renault R 8 Gordini
Johnny De Bruyker, B
1255 L4 Group 1 1300          
  1    
Morris Mini Cooper
Jean-Pol Bardet, B
  L4 Group 1 1150 12 laps, 26.42,8        
  2    
Toyota Corolla KE10
Jean-Pierre "Pino" Ortmans, B
1077 L4 Group 1 1150          
  3    
Fiat 850 coupé
Maurice Lenaif ("Alix"), B
843 L4 Group 1 1150          

Group 1 over 1300 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    
Ford Lotus Cortina
Freddy Semoulin ("Alain Dex"), B
1558 L4 1600 12 laps, 24.38,4        
2 2    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTV
Pascal Demol, B
1570 L4 1600          
3 1    
Opel Commodore GS
Ivo Grauls, B
2490 L6 +2000 12 laps, 24.45,9        
4 1    
BMW 2000 TI
Henry Carlens, B
1990 L4 2000          
5 3    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTV
Christine Beckers ("Christine"), B
1570 L4 1600          
6 2    
Opel Commodore GS
Chris Tuerlinx, B
2490 L6 +2000          
7 2    
Fiat 125
Charles Van Stalle ("Chavan"), B
1608 L4 2000          
8 3    
BMW 2000 TI
Richard Potters, B
1990 L4 2000          
9 4    
Ford Lotus Cortina
J. Carlier, B
1558 L4 1600          
10 4    
Fiat 125
Leopold Nizet, B
1608 L4 2000          

Group 2 and 5 under 1300 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   SRT Holland
Austin Mini Cooper S
Hans Oskamp, NL
1293 L4 1300 12 laps, 22.53,8        
2 2    
Austin Mini Cooper S
Roland Dirks, NL
1293 L4 1300          
3 3    
Austin Mini Cooper S
Ernst Berg, NL
1293 L4 1300          
4 1    
NSU 1000 TTS
Henri van Oorschot, NL
996 L4 1150 12 laps, 23.47,6        
5 2    
NSU 1000 TTS
Jan-Pieter Selle, NL
996 L4 1150 12 laps, 23.47,6        
6 4    
Glas 1304 TS
Johan Steegen, B
1290 L4 1300          
7 3    
Sunbeam Imp
Daniel Doyen, B
  L4 1150          
8 5    
NSU 1200 TT
Deladrière, B
  L4 1300          
9 6    
Renault R 8 Gordini
Claude Collaer, B
1255 L4 1300          
DNF     SRT Holland
Morris Mini Cooper S
Freek Dudok van Heel, NL
1293 L4 1300 4        

Group 2 and 5 over 1300 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    
Chevrolet Camaro
Chris Tuerlinx, B
  V8 +2000 12 laps, 22.38,8        
2 1    
Ford Escort TC
Freddy Semoulin ("Alain Dex"), B
1594 L4 1600 12 laps, 22.39,0        
3 2    
Ford Lotus Cortina
Gustaaf "Taf" Witvrouw, B
1594 L4 1600 12        
4 1    
BMW 2002
Robert Derom, B
1990 L4 2000 12 laps, 23.22,7        
5 2    
BMW 2000 TI
Raymond Mathay, B
1990 L4 2000          
6 3    
BMW 2002
Wilfried Van Dijck, B
1990 L4 2000          
7 3    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTV
Charles van Rijn, B
1570 L4 1600          
8 4    
Volvo 142
Joost Byttebier, B
1778 L4 2000          
9 5    
Volvo 142
Didier Roose, B
1778 L4 2000          
DNF     Racing Team Algemeen Dagblad
Ford Mustang
Rob Slotemaker, NL
4728 V8 +2000 4       Blown engine

Remarks: Race schedule unknown