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Grote Prijs van Zolder

Zolder, Belgium

Date: 30/4/1972
Track length: 4.220 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters:
Finishers:

Pole position: Bourgoignie (Group 2 over 1300 cc)
Fastest lap: Franck in 1.45,2 = 144,410 kmh

Distance: 15 laps
Average speed: 107,379 kmh (Gr 1 under 1300 cc); 124,763 kmh (Gr 2 under 1300 cc); 140,657 kmh (Gr 2 over 1300 cc)
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 1 and 2
Car info: 1972 Cars

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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 12 Kent Racing International
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior
Roland De Jamblinne, B
1290 L4 Group 1 1300 15 laps, 35.22,2        
2 2 25 Ecurie Baudouin Visétoise
Renault R 8 Gordini
Raymond Lambert, B
1255 L4 Group 1 1300          
3 3 26 Écurie Azur
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior
Marcel Engels, B
1290 L4 Group 1 1300          
4 4 21 Wolf Racing Team
Austin Mini Cooper S
Willy Segers, B
1275 L4 Group 1 1300          
5 5 15 Duckhams Team
Morris Mini Cooper S
Daniël de Smet, B
1275 L4 Group 1 1300          
6 6 10 Ecurie Toison d’Or
Renault R 8 Gordini
Marcel Du Soleil, B
1255 L4 Group 1 1300          
7 7 7  
Austin Mini Cooper S
Al Droesbeke, B
1275 L4 Group 1 1300          
8 8 22 Écurie Azur
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior
Guy Diergarten, B
1290 L4 Group 1 1300          
9 9 28 Racing Team Biral
Renault R 8 Gordini
"Geronimo", B
1255 L4 Group 1 1300          
10 10 14  
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior
Heinz Gerckens, B
1290 L4 Group 1 1300          

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 54 Euroil Racing Team
Chevrolet Camaro 396 SS
Chris Tuerlinx, B
6500 V8 Group 1 +2000          
2 2 1 Welcker Performance/Levi’s
Ford Mustang Boss 429
Freddy Semoulin ("Alain Dex"), B
7000 V8 Group 1 +2000          
3 3 50  
Ford Capri 3000 GT
Gaston Baillien, B
2993 V6 Group 1 +2000          
4 1 41 Ecurie Centre Hainaut
BMW 2002 TII
Marcel Lengelé, B
1990 L4 Group 1 2000          
5 2 37 Renstal Excelsior
BMW 2002 TII
Eddy Joosen, B
1990 L4 Group 1 2000          
6 3 40 Wolf Racing Team
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Pierre-Yves Bertinchamps, B
1962 L4 Group 1 2000          
7? 4? 58 Dutch National Racing Team
Opel Commodore GS/E
? Rien Frankenhout, NL
2490 L6 Group 1 2000          
8   42 De Wit Racing Team
BMW 2002 TII
Jean-Paul Rieu, B
1990 L4 Group 1 2000          
9   47  
BMW 2002 TI
Willy Préaux, B
1990 L4 Group 1 2000          
10?   49 Dutch National Racing Team
Opel Ascona 19 SR
? Fred Frankenhout, NL
1897 L4 Group 1 2000          
11   46 Euroil Racing Team
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Etienne Stalpaert, B
1962 L4 Group 1 2000          
12   43  
BMW 2002 TII
Rick Coemans, B
1990 L4 Group 1 2000          

Group 2 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 77  
BMC Mini Cooper S
Julien Vernaeve, B
1293 L4 Division 1 15 laps, 30.26,5        
2 2 81 Ecurie Toison d’Or
BMC Mini Cooper S
Guy Pirenne, B
1293 L4 Division 1          
3 3 70 Ecurie Toison d’Or
Morris Mini Cooper S
Jeannot Sauvage, B
1293 L4 Division 1          
4 4 75  
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior
Edgar Gillessen, B
1290 L4 Division 1          
5 5 89 De La Kethulle Baudoin
BMC Mini Cooper S
David Mirmovich ("Mir"), B
1293 L4 Division 1          
6 6 79 Ecurie Ardennes
Simca 1000 GT
Jean-Marie Herman, B
1204 L4 Division 1          
7 7 84 Écurie Azur
Ford Escort 1300 GT
Yvan Derivière, B
1298 L4 Division 1          
9 9 69  
BMC Mini Cooper S
Michel Beviaire, B
1293 L4 Division 1          

Group 2 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 20 Kent Frami Racing International
Ford Capri RS 2600
Jean-Claude Franck, B
2976 V6 Division 1 15 laps, 27.00,1 2   1.45,2  
2 2 19 Ford BP Racing
Ford Capri RS 2600
Yvette Fontaine, B
2940 V6 Division 1 15 laps, 27.32,8 5      
3 3 15 Opel Gulf Transeurop
Opel Commodore GS 2800
Paul Verbeeck, B
2998 L6 Division 1 15 laps, 27.33,8        
4 1 2  
BMW 2002 TI
Raymond Raus, B
1990 L4 Division 2 14 laps, 27.03,9        
5 2 8 Ecurie Baudouin Visétoise
BMW 2002 TI
Francois Haid, B
1990 L4 Division 2 14 laps, 27.58,4        
6 3 1 Écurie Azur
BMW 2002 TI
Rudy Host ("MacIntosh"), B
1990 L4 Division 2 14 laps, 28.01,6        
7 4 3  
BMW 2002 TI
André Bouckenaere, B
1990 L4 Division 2 14 laps, 28.23,1        
8 5 7 T. Kemp. Bokkenrijders
BMW 2002 TI
Fred Helsen, B
1990 L4 Division 2 14 laps, 28.27,7        
    17 Racing Team Marabout
BMW 2800 CS
Paul Joossens, B
2996 L6 Division 1   3      
    5 Ford BP Racing
Ford Escort RS 1600
Claude Bourgoignie, B
ca. 1800 L4 Division 2   1      
    12 Précision Liegeoise
BMW 2800 CS
Alain Peltier, B
2996 L6 Division 1   4