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North Sea Trophy

Nivelles, Belgium

Date: 9/4/1972
Track length: 3.724 m
Attendance: unknown
Entries accepted: unknown
Starters: unknown
Finishers: unknown

Pole position: unknown
Fastest lap: Muir in 1.32,2 = 145,405 kmh

Distance: 25 laps
Average speed: 126,898 kmh )Group 1); 142,421 kmh (Group 2)
Weather: unknown
Ruleset: Group 2/70
Car info: 1972 Cars

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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 67 Écurie Azur
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior
Marcel Engels, B
1290 L4 Group 1 1300          
2 2   Kent Racing International
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior
Roland De Jamblinne, B
1290 L4 Group 1 1300          
3 3 109 Racing Team Biral
Renault R 8 Gordini
Freddy Vandecaveye, B
1255 L4 Group 1 1300          
4 4 63 Écurie Azur
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior
Guy Diergarten, B
1290 L4 Group 1 1300          
5 5 107 Ecurie Baudouin Visétoise
Renault R 8 Gordini
Raymond Lambert, B
1255 L4 Group 1 1300          
6 6 69 Ecurie Toison d’Or
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior
Michel Noé, B
1290 L4 Group 1 1300          
7 7 83 Duckhams Team
Morris Mini Cooper S
Daniël de Smet, B
1275 L4 Group 1 1300          
8 8 79 Racing Team Biral
BMC Mini Cooper S
"Philippe", B
1275 L4 Group 1 1300          
9 9 89 Wolf Racing Team
Morris Mini Cooper S
Philippe van Impe, B
1275 L4 Group 1 1300          
10 10 87  
Austin Mini Cooper S
Al Droesbeke, B
1275 L4 Group 1 1300          

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 3 Transeurop Racing/Gulf
Chevrolet Camaro 396 SS
Chris Tuerlinx, B
6500 V8 Group 1 +2000 15 laps, 26.24,7        
2 2 1 Welcker Performance/Levi’s
Ford Mustang Boss 429
Freddy Semoulin ("Alain Dex"), B
7000 V8 Group 1 +2000 15 laps, 26.51,5        
DSQ   7  
Ford Capri 3000 GT
Gaston Baillien, B
2993 V6            
3 - 11 Dutch National Racing Team
Opel Commodore GS/E
Huub Vermeulen, NL
2940 L6 Group 1 +2000 15 laps, 26.54,2        
4 3 15 Opel Gulf Transeurop
Opel Commodore GS/E
Paul Joossens, B
2940 L6 Group 1 +2000 15 laps, 26.54,2        
5 1 41 Racing Team Biral
BMW 2002 TII
Noël Van Assche ("Pedro"), B
1990 L4 Group 1 2000          
6 2 21 Wolf Oil Racing Team
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Pierre-Yves Bertinchamps, B
1962 L4 Group 1 2000          
7 3 45  
BMW 2002 TII
Willy Préaux, B
1990 L4 Group 1 2000          
8 4 27 Pardonche
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Etienne Stalpaert, B
1962 L4 Group 1 2000          
9 5 57 Écurie Azur
BMW 2002 TII
Pieter Cath, B
1990 L4 Group 1 2000          
10 4 9  
Ford Capri 3000 GT
Antoine Broers, B
2993 V6            
11 6 37 De Wit Racing Team
BMW 2002 TI
Francis Polak, B
1990 L4 Group 1 2000          
12 7 29 Ghent Racing
BMW 2002 TI
Vandermeersch ("VDM"), B
1990 L4 Group 1 2000          

Group 2 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 98  
Fiat 128 coupé 1300
Fernand Néri, B
1290 L4 Div. 1          
2 2 84 Toison d’Or
BMC Mini Cooper S
Guy Pirenne, B
1293 L4 Div. 1          
3 3 78 Toison d’Or
Morris Mini Cooper S
Jeannot Sauvage, B
1293 L4 Div. 1          
4 4 66  
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior
Edgar Gillessen, B
1290 L4 Div. 1          
5 5 86 Ecurie Le Perron
NSU 1200 TT
Christian Balthazar, B
1296 L4 Div. 1          
6 6 80 Racing Team Biral
BMC Mini Cooper S
Julien Vernaeve, B
1293 L4 Div. 1 -1 lap        
7 7 76  
BMC Mini Cooper S
Emile Businaro, B
1293 L4 Div. 1          
8 8 68  
BMC Mini Cooper S
Michel Beviaire, B
1293 L4 Div. 1          

Group 2 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 8 Malcolm Gartlan Racing
Ford Capri RS 2600
Brian Muir, AUS
2940 V6 Div. 3 25 laps, 39.13,3 1      
2 2   Kent Frami Racing International
Ford Capri RS 2600
Jean-Claude Franck, B
2940? V6 Div. 3 25 laps, 39.14,8 3      
3 3 12 Précision Liegeoise
BMW 2800 CS
Alain Peltier, B
2996 L6 Div. 3 25 laps, 39.23,5 2      
4 4 6 Team 4711 Sir Irish Moss
Ford Capri RS 2600
Nico Chiotakis, NL
2940? V6 Div. 3 25 laps, 39.59,9 6?      
5 1 34 Ford BP Racing
Ford Escort RS 1600
Claude Bourgoignie, B
ca. 1800 L4 Div. 2   5?      
6 2 32 Welcker Performance/Levi’s
Ford Escort RS 1600
Freddy Semoulin ("Alain Dex"), B
ca. 1800 L4 Div. 2   4      
7 5 18 Transeurop Racing/Gulf
Opel Commodore GS 2800
Chris Tuerlinx, B
2998 L6 Div. 3         Blown engine
  3 48  
Alfa Romeo Giulia Super
Richard Mattozza, B
1570 L4 Div. 2          
  5?    
BMW 2002 TI
Fred Helsen, B
1990 L4 Div. 2          
    2  
Chevrolet Camaro
Ivo Grauls, B
7400 V8 Div. 3          
DNF   10 Ford BP Racing
Ford Capri RS 2600
Yvette Fontaine, B
2940? V6 Div. 3   8     Throttle linkage
DNF   22 Transeurop Racing/Gulf
Opel Commodore GS 2800
Paul Joossens, B
2998 L6 Div. 3          
DNF?   14 Luigi/Racing Team Marabout
BMW 2800 CS
Vincent Gaye, B
2996 L6 Div. 3   7