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40. Grand Prix des Frontières

Chimay, Belgium

Date: 30/5/1971
Track length: 10.870 m
Attendance: unknown
Entries accepted: unknown
Starters: 28/30
Finishers: 28/20

Pole position: Tuerlinx in 3.39,3 (Group 1); Mathay in 3.25,3 (group 2)
Fastest lap: Tuerlinx in 3.38,0 (Group 1); Fontaine in 3.25,9 (Group 2)

Distance: 15 laps
Average speed:
Weather: unknown
Ruleset: Group 1 and 2
Car info: 1971 Cars

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Group 1
The lead was disputed between Tuerlinckx (Camaro) and Dex (Mustang), but when the latter retired with fuel feed problems the race was decided.

Group 2
The fastest men had a bad race (Mathay, retired after one lap) or did not even start at all (Grauls). So it was Fontaine who was in the lead, and it seemed the race was decided - she was over 50 seconds ahead of Tuerlinckx halfway through the race. Behind them, Dex and Franck had a battle but up front. Disaster struck on lap 10 for Fontaine: zero oil pressure! Tuerlinckx had another easy victory, with Dex in second and Franck third.

Group 1
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 71  
Chevrolet Camaro 396 SS		 Chris Tuerlinx, B
 6500 V8 +2000 15 laps, 55.27,6 1 3.39,3    
2 2 83 Luigi Racing
BMW 2800 CS		 Alain Peltier, B
 2788 L6 +2000 15 laps, 58.09,4 3 3.46,9    
3 3 81 Marabout Racing
Opel Commodore GS/E		 Vincent Gaye, B
 2490 L6 +2000 14        
4 4 95  
Opel Commodore GS/E		 Paul Joossens, B
 2490 L6 +2000 14        
5 1 41  
BMW 2002 TI		 Noël Van Assche ("Pedro"), B
 1990 L4 -2000 14        
6 5 97  
Ford Capri 2600 GT		 Gaston Baillien, B
 2554 V6 -2000 14        
7 2 53  
BMW 2002 TI		 Rick Coemans, B
 1990 L4 -2000 14        
8 3 49  
BMW 2002 TI		 André Lierneux, B
 1990 L4 -2000 14        
9 4 51  
BMW 2002 TI		 Daniël Gelinne, B
 1990 L4 -2000 14        
10 5 43  
BMW 2002		 Michel De Deyne, B
 1990 L4 -2000 14        
11 6 97  
Ford Capri 2300 GT		 José Vale, B
 2293 V6 -2000 14        
12 7 97  
Ford Capri 2600 GT		 Michel Gueubelle, B
 2554 V6 -2000 13        
13 1 33  
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior		 Jean-Claude Franck, B
 1290 L4 -1300 13        
14 2 5  
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior		 Raymond Lessenes, B
 1290 L4 -1300 13        
15 3 17  
Renault R 8 Gordini		 Michel Lurquin, B
 1255 L4 -1300 13        
16 4 25  
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior		 Michel Degraeve, B
 1290 L4 -1300 13        
17 5 3  
Renault R 8 Gordini		 Jean-Marie Morlet, B
 1255 L4 -1300 13        
18 6 29  
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior		 Guy Diergarten, B
 1290 L4 -1300 13        
19 7 39  
Opel Rallye Kadett		 Hebdaut, F
 1078 L4 -1300 13        
20 8 3  
Renault R 8 Gordini		 Freddy Vandecaveye, B
 1255 L4 -1300 12        
21 6 45  
Alfa Romeo 1750 Berlina		 Eric Mandron, B
 1779 L4 -2000 12        
22 9 7  
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior		 Marcel Engels, B
 1290 L4 -1300 12        
23 10 19  
Austin Mini Cooper S		 Pieter Cath, B
 1275 L4 -1300 12        
24 11 23  
NSU 1200 TT		 "Charles", B
 1177 L4 -1300 12        
25 12 31  
Renault R 8 Gordini		 Claude Collaer, B
 1255 L4 -1300 11        
DNF   47  
Opel Rekord Sprint		 Albin Navaux ("Clayes"), B
 1897 L4 -2000          
DNF   15  
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior		 Charles De Meutter, B
 1290 L4 -1300          
DNF   99  
Ford Mustang Boss 429		 Freddy Semoulin ("Alain Dex"), B
 7000 V8 +2000   2 3.40,6   Fuel supply
DNQ   21  
Renault R 8 Gordini		 Marcel Du Soleil, B
 1255 L4 -1300          
DNQ   35  
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior		 Claude Collignon, B
 1290 L4 -1300          
DNQ   87  
Opel Commodore GS/E		 Maurice Timsonet, B
   L6 +2000          
DNQ   93  
Opel Commodore GS/E		 Dany Wauters, B
   L6 +2000          

Group 2
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 1 100  
Opel Commodore GS		 Chris Tuerlinx, B
 2998 L6 +2000 15 laps, 52.30,3 2 3.27,6    
2 1 62  
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Freddy Semoulin ("Alain Dex"), B
 1701? L4 -2000 15 laps, 52.54,5 5 3.32,1    
3 2 56 Écurie Grafo
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm		 Jean-Claude Franck, B
 1985 L4 -2000 15 laps, 52.54,5 10 3.37,3    
4 3 44  
BMW 2002 TI		 Robert Derom, B
 1990 L4 -2000 15 9 3.37,0    
5 4 48  
BMW 2002 TI		 Raymond Raus, B
 1990 L4 -2000 15 12 3.37,4    
6 2 90  
BMW 2800 CS		 Dominique Moorkens, B
   L6 +2000 15 7 3.34,3    
7 5 52  
BMW 2002		 Leo Van Looy, B
 1990 L4 -2000 14 14 3.46,0    
8 6 46  
BMW 2002		 Fred Helsen, B
 1990 L4 -2000 14 15 3.49,7    
9 1 50  
BMW 1600 TI		 Dieter Kern, D
 1573 L4 -1600 14 19 3.54,1    
10 7 60  
BMW 2002 TI		 Marcel Carpent, B
 1990 L4 -2000 14 18 3.54,0    
11 1 12  
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Charles Van Stalle ("Chavan"), B
 1290 L4 -1300 14 20 3.55,5    
12 2 36  
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Pierre Rubens, B
 1290 L4 -1300 14 21 4.00,1    
13 3 14  
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Daniel Dezy, B
 1290 L4 -1300 14 17 3.53,3    
14 4 6  
Renault R 8 Gordini		 Philippe Bervoets ("Davit"), B
 1255 L4 -1300 13 23 4.02,7    
15 8 64  
BMW 2002		 Philippe Seynaeve, B
 1990 L4 -2000 13 24 4.07,0    
16 5 28  
Renault R 8 Gordini		 Jacques Sion, B
 1255 L4 -1300 13 22 4.02,1    
17 6 20  
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Jacques Dernelle, B
 1293 L4 -1300 13 28 4.19,9    
18 7 30  
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Jacques Hendrickx, B
 1293 L4 -1300 12 25 4.09,1    
19 8 26  
Skoda 110 L		 René Simonet, B
 1299? L4 -1300 10 32 5.08,5    
20 9 24  
Skoda 110 L		 José Capelle, B
 1299? L4 -1300 10   no time?    
    34  
Ford Anglia		 Frerotte, B
 997 L4 -1300   31 4.58,9    
DNF   84  
BMW 2800 CS		 Raymond Mathay, B
 2996 L6 +2000   1 3.25,3    
DNF   96  
Chevrolet Camaro 427		 Joost Byttebier, B
 7000 V8 +2000   13 3.39,0    
DNF   54  
BMW 2002		 Richard Potters, B
 1990 L4 -2000   11 3.37,4    
DNF   2  
Fiat Abarth 1000 TCR		 Jean Caufriez, B
 982 L4 -1300   27 4.19,9    
DNF   8  
Simca 1000 GT		 Jean-Marie Herman, B
 1204 L4 -1300   29 4.30,3    
DNF   98  
Opel Commodore GS		 Paul Joossens, B
   L6 +2000   6 3.33,6    
DNF   18  
Ford Escort 1300 GT		 Gustaaf "Taf" Witvrouw, B
 1298 L4 -1300   16 3.51,1    
DNF   40  
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Yvette Fontaine, B
 1701? L4 -2000 10 3 3.29,9 3.25,9 Engine
DNF   16  
Fiat 128		 Fernand Néri, B
 1148 L4 -1300   26 4.17,7    
DNF   88  
Ford Mustang Boss 302		 Serge Trosch, B
 5000 V8 +2000   30 4.44,0    
DNS   94  
Chevrolet Camaro Z28		 Peter Hoffmann, D
   V8 +2000   4 3.31,3    
DNS   58 Écurie Grafo
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm		 Gérald Simonis, B
 1985 L4 -2000   8 3.34,6    
DNS   66  
BMW 2002 TI		 Maurice Detrin, B
 1990 L4 -2000          
DNS   92  
Chevrolet Camaro Z28		 Ivo Grauls, B
   V8 +2000