Pole position: Soler-Roig in 1.37,07
Fastest lap: Soler-Roig/Larrousse/Mass in 1.39,4
Distance: 4 hours
Average speed: unknown
Weather: rainy
Ruleset: Group 2/70
Car info: 1972 Cars
Apart from the three works Capris, the only opposition in Division 3 was the Belgian Schnitzer car of Peltier, a surprise since he crashed in Silverstone the week before. No other BMWs after the two crashes of Stommelen in Zandvoort and another one last week at the Nürburgring. Two Broadspeed Escorts were fastest in division 2; in division 1, no Filipinetti-Fiats, they had had enough, but apart from the trio of Autodelta we have a fourth entry for van Lennep and Hezemans. Now that was another surprise, since Toine left Alfa Romeo in midseason in anger, drove a BMW at the Nürburgring and Zandvoort, then signed a nice deal with Neerpasch for BMW in 1973, then steered the Frami Capri in Silverstone to second overall, now to finish the season here with Alfa Romeo. Now BMW could be positive about this; if Alfa Romeo gained another class win, they would claim the manufacturers championship, not Ford. After the start, Ford took the lead and never looked back, apart from the Glemser who lost 7 laps, repairing a fuel pump himself. This caused for action in the pits: the teams were reshuffled, so that the brave Soler-Roig still had a chance of victory. The Dutch Alfa Romeo outpaced its Italian team-mates, claiming a class win and fourth overall, just in front of the Capri of Glemser, though Germany had calculated a 1-2-3 for Ford. But what the heck, Soler-Roig won, the championship was finished. |
Division 1, 2 and 3
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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 | 2 | Ford Köln Ford Capri RS 2600 |
Gérard Larrousse, F Alex Soler-Roig, E Jochen Mass, D |
2940 | V6 | Div. 3 | 135 | 1 | 1.37,07 | 1.39,4 | |
2 | 2 | 3 | Ford Köln Ford Capri RS 2600 |
Hans Heyer, D Gerry Birrell, GB Dieter Glemser, D |
2940 | V6 | Div. 3 | 135 | 3 | 1.37,52 | ||
3 | 3 | 4 | BMW Belgium BMW 2800 CS |
Alain Peltier, B Jean Xhenceval, B |
2996 | L6 | Div. 3 | 128 | 7 | 1.44,64 | ||
4 | 1 | 33 | Autodelta S.p.A. Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior |
Toine Hezemans, NL Gijs van Lennep, NL |
1290 | L4 | Div. 1 | 128 | 8 | 1.45,75 | ||
5 | 4 | 1 | Ford Köln Ford Capri RS 2600 |
Dieter Glemser, D Jochen Mass, D |
2940 | V6 | Div. 3 | 128 | 2 | 1.37,22 | ||
6 | 2 | 34 | Autodelta S.p.A. Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior |
Carlo Facetti, I Gianluigi Picchi, I |
1290 | L4 | Div. 1 | 128 | 9 | 1.46,03 | ||
7 | 3 | 35 | Autodelta S.p.A. Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior |
Luigi Colzani, I Vincenzo Cazzago ("Pooky"), I Vittorio Venturi, I |
1290 | L4 | Div. 1 | 123 | 13 | 1.47,89 | ||
8 | 4 | 32? | Alfa Romeo Deutschland Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior |
Hartwig Bertrams, D Hans Hessel, D |
1290 | L4 | Div. 1 | 119 | 14 | 1.48,17 | ||
9 | 5 | 36 | Autodelta S.p.A. Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior |
Massimo Larini, I Spartaco Dini ("Paco"), I |
1290 | L4 | Div. 1 | 117 | 10 | 1.46,45 | ||
10 | 1 | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV Gr. 1 |
Jorge Ribeiro de Sousa ("Dino"), P Bernardo Sá Nogueira, P |
1962 | L4 | Div. 2 | 113 | 22 | 1.59,4 | |||
11 | 2 | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV Gr. 1 |
Luis Madeira Rodrigues ("Lumaro"), P Domingos Sá Nogueira, P |
1962 | L4 | Div. 2 | 113 | 23 | 1.59,4 | |||
12 | 3 | 12 | Team Broadspeed Ford Escort RS 1600 |
Andy Rouse, GB José Maria de Uriarte, E |
1800 | L4 | Div. 2 | 111 | 5 | 1.40,9 | Engine | |
13 | 4 | BMW 2002 TI |
José Ramon Ferreiro, E Miguel Righetto, E |
1990 | L4 | Div. 2 | 107 | |||||
14 | 6 | Écurie Anjou NSU 1200 TT |
Daniel Dupré, F A. Soulard, F |
1296 | L4 | Div. 1 | 106 | 21 | 1.58,6 | |||
15 | 5 | Seat 124 SC |
Hermann Henstenberg ("Tato"), E Emilio de Villota, E |
1608 | L4 | Div. 2 | 105 | |||||
16 | 6 | BMW 2002 TI |
Manuel de Aguillar, E Manuel? Acosta, E |
1990 | L4 | Div. 2 | 101 | |||||
17 | 7 | 37? | Simca Rallye |
J.A. Rojo Fernando Solano, E |
1294 | L4 | Div. 1 | 93 | ||||
18 | 8 | Écurie Anjou NSU 1200 TT |
Jean-Claude Boucher, F E. Guerie |
1296 | L4 | Div. 1 | 91 | 20 | 1.56,9 | |||
17 | GS Tuning BMW 2002 TI |
F. Molowny, E "Noni", E |
1990 | L4 | Div. 2 | 17 | 1.52,8 | |||||
BMC Mini Cooper S |
Antonio Albacete, E Pedro Deike, E |
1293 | L4 | Div. 1 | 16 | 1.51,1 | ||||||
DNF | 14 | John Willment Automobiles Ford Escort RS 1600 |
Domingo Reyes ("Chicho"), E Pedro Cruz, E |
1800? | L4 | Div. 2 | 12 | 1.47,7 | Clutch/starter | |||
DNF | 43 | BMC Mini Cooper S |
Pedro Rodriguez, E "Pyllys" |
1293 | L4 | Div. 1 | 18 | 1.55,0 | Halfshaft | |||
DNF | Escuderia Repsol Ford Capri RS 2600 |
José-Manuel Lencina, E Alberto Ruiz Giménez, E |
2940 | V6 | Div. 3 | >23 | Electrics | |||||
DNF | 39 | Ford Escort 1300 GT |
Guillermo Antoranz, E Luis Maria Antoranz, E |
1298 | L4 | Div. 1 | 15 | 1.50,0 | Differential | |||
DNF | 21 | Team Broadspeed Ford Escort RS 1600 |
John Fitzpatrick, GB Rafael Barrios, E |
1800 | L4 | Div. 2 | 4 | 1.40,2 | Alternator | |||
DNF | 22 | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm |
Eugenio Montoro, E Emilio Rodriguez Zapico, E |
1985 | L4 | Div. 2 | 11 | 1.47,3 | Blown engine | |||
DNF | José Mesia Ford Capri RS 2600 |
Jaime Mesia, E Miguel Quintas, E Walter Dona, I |
2940 | V6 | Div. 3 | 6 | 1.44,5 | Con rod | ||||
DNF | BMW 2002 TI |
José M. Baez, E Eugenio Montoro, E |
1990 | L4 | Div. 2 | 19 | 1.55,1 | |||||
DNF | 23 | Opel Ascona |
Unknown Unknown |
L4 | Div. 2 |
Remarks: Spanish TCC coefficient: 8,2