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Coupes Benelux

Zandvoort, Netherlands

Date: 6/7/1969
Track length: 4.195 m
Attendance: unknown
Entries accepted: unknown
Starters: 22 (D)
Finishers: 20 (D)

Pole position: Grauls (D)
Fastest lap: Fontaine in 2.01,1 (D)

Distance: 12 laps
Average speed: 119,880 kmh (A); 124,640 kmh (B); 117,052 (C); 121,512 kmh (D)
Weather: Rain
Ruleset: Group 2/70
Car info: 1969 Cars

 

Woman’s lib at the yearly Belgian outing at Zandvoort. The group 1 races were won by men (Polak and Verbeek) but the up to 1300 race was won by “Christine” with the DNRT Alfa normally piloted by Chiotakis; she even could permit a spin on the wet track.
The big group 2 race was won by a lady too: Yvette Fontaine withstood competition from Chiotakis (Alfa GTA-SA), another Escort TC and two Camaro’s which had been fastest in qualifying.

Group 1 under 1300 cc (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		 Francis Polak, B
 1275 L4 Group 1 1300 12 laps, 25.10        
2 2    
Renault R 8 Gordini		 Eric Mandron, B
 1255 L4 Group 1 1300          
  3    
Renault R 8 Gordini		 Cornillet, B
 1255 L4 Group 1 1300          
  4    
Renault R 8 Gordini		 Claude Collaer, B
 1255 L4 Group 1 1300          
  5    
Renault R 8 Gordini		 Freddy Vandecaveye, B
 1255 L4 Group 1 1300          
  6    
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Unknown
 1275 L4 Group 1 1300          
  7    
Renault R 8 Gordini		 Jean Deleu, B
 1255 L4 Group 1 1300          
  1   Team Radio Veronica
Fiat 850 sport coupé		 Theo Koks, NL
 903 L4 Group 1 1000          
  2   Emile Businario
BMC Mini Cooper		 Jean-Pol Bardet, B
 998 L4 Group 1 1000          
  3    
BMC Mini Cooper		 F. Hainaux, B
 998 L4 Group 1 1000          
  4    
BMC Mini Cooper		 "Georges", B
 998 L4 Group 1 1000          
  5    
Fiat		 Maurice Lenaif ("Alix"), B
   L4 Group 1 1000          

Group 1 over 1300 cc (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    
Opel Commodore GS		 Paul Verbeeck, B
 2490 L6 Group 1 2500          
2 2    
Opel Commodore GS		 Chris Tuerlinx, B
 2490 L6 Group 1 2500          
3 1   Écurie Azur
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTV		 Jacques Berger, B
 1570 L4 Group 1 1600          
4 3    
BMW 2002		 Henry Carlens, B
 1990 L4 Group 1 2500          
5 4    
BMW 2002		 Jean Xhenceval, B
 1990 L4 Group 1 2500          
6 5    
BMW 2002		 Raymond Mathay, B
 1990 L4 Group 1 2500          
7 6    
BMW 2002		 Blanckaert, B
 1990 L4 Group 1 2500          
8 7    
BMW 2002		 Freddy Slaus, B
 1990 L4 Group 1 2500          
9 2    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTV		 Christian Piette, B
 1570 L4 Group 1 1600          
10 8    
Volvo 142		 Joost Byttebier, B
 1778 L4 Group 1 2500          

Group 2/5 under 1300 cc (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 63 Dutch National Racing Team
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Christine Beckers ("Christine"), B
 1290 L4 Group 2/5 1300          
2 2   Emile Businario
Austin Mini Cooper S		 Jean-Pol Bardet, B
 1293 L4 Group 2/5 1300 + 4 sec        
3 1    
NSU 1000 TTS		 Tom Coronel, NL
 996 L4 Group 2/5 1000          
4 2    
Fiat Abarth 1000 TC		 Son Borch-Christensen, DK
 982 L4 Group 2/5 1000          
5 3    
Austin Mini Cooper S		 Ernst Berg, NL
 1293 L4 Group 2/5 1300          
6 4    
Morris Mini Cooper S		 Pierre Michels, L
 1293 L4 Group 2/5 1300          
7 5    
Renault R 8 Gordini		 Francy Lacroix, B
 1255 L4 Group 2/5 1300          
8 6    
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Walter Van Pelt, B
 1293 L4 Group 2/5 1300          
9 3    
Hillman Imp		 John Bokkelkamp, NL
 998 L4 Group 2/5 1000          
10 8    
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Jacques Hendrickx, B
 1293 L4 Group 2/5 1300          
  1    
DKW Junior		 Christian Cruyt, B
 850 L3 Group 2/5 850          

Group 2/5 over 1300 cc (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 97 Ford-Chevron Racing Team
Ford Escort TC		 Yvette Fontaine, B
 1594 L4 Group 2/5 1600 12 laps, 24.50,6 4 1.50,3 2.01,1  
2 1   Dutch National Racing Team
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA-SA		 Nico Chiotakis, NL
 1570 s/c L4 Group 2/5 2500 12 laps, 24.55,9 2      
3 2   Ford-Chevron Racing Team
Ford Escort TC		 Freddy Semoulin ("Alain Dex"), B
 1594 L4 Group 2/5 1600 12 laps, 25.01,1 9 1.52    
4 1    
Chevrolet Camaro 396 SS		 Chris Tuerlinx, B
 6500 V8 Group 2/5 +2500 12 laps, 25.23,6 3 1.49,4    
5 2    
Chevrolet Camaro 396 SS		 Ivo Grauls, B
 6500 V8 Group 2/5 +2500 12 laps, 25.44,7 1 1.47    
6 2    
BMW 2002		 Robert Derom, B
 1990 L4 Group 2/5 2500 12 laps, 25.53,8 6 1.50,5    
7 3    
Porsche 911 L		 Edouard Duvigneaud, B
 1991 B6 Group 2/5 2500 12 laps, 26.13,5 7 1.50,7    
8 4    
BMW 2002		 Richard Potters, B
 1990 L4 Group 2/5 2500 12 laps, 26.17,7 11 1.54,2    
9 5    
BMW 2002		 Wilfried Van Dijck, B
 1990 L4 Group 2/5 2500 12 laps, 26.19,5 12      
10 3    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Charles van Rijn, B
 1570 L4 Group 2/5 1600 12 laps, 26.22,0 8      
11 6    
BMW 2002		 Rick Coemans, B
 1990 L4 Group 2/5 2500 12 laps, 26.19,5 10 1.52,6    
12 4    
BMW 1600 TI		 Jakob Hürtgen, D
 1573 L4 Group 2/5 1600 11 laps, 24.51,2 13 1.55    
13 7    
BMW 2002		 ? Dominique Moorkens, B
 1990 L4 Group 2/5 2500 11 5 1.50,3    
14 5    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Hennie van der Vliet, NL
 1570 L4 Group 2/5 1600 11 laps, 24.54,9 14 1.55    
15 8    
Volvo 142 S		 Joost Byttebier, B
   L4 Group 2/5 2500 11 18 1.58,7    
16 9    
BMW 2002		 Jeremy Rawlins, GB
 1990 L4 Group 2/5 2500 11 17 1.58,3    
17 10    
BMW 2002		 Noël Van Assche ("Pedro"), B
 1990 L4 Group 2/5 2500 11 16 1.58,0    
18 6    
Ford Lotus Cortina		 Chris Davreux, B
 1594 L4 Group 2/5 1600 11 laps, 25.55,8 19      
19 7    
BMW 1600 TI		 Valère Lejeune, B
 1573 L4 Group 2/5 1600 10 laps, 25.06,7 22 2.18,5    
20 11    
Volvo P 544		 Guy Gillet, B
   L4 Group 2/5 2500? 10 21 2.05,2    
DNF      
BMW 2002		 Leo Van Looy, B
 1990 L4 Group 2/5 2500   15 1.56,4    
DSQ?      
Ford Escort TC		 Hermès Delbar, B
 1594 L4 Group 2/5 1600   20 2.04,7