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Grand Prix van Nederland

Zandvoort, Netherlands

Date: 29/7/1973
Track length: 4.226 m
Attendance: 65.000
Entries accepted: 38
Starters: 35
Finishers: 26

Pole position: Hezemans in 1.39,4
Fastest lap: Akersloot in 1.43,0 = 147,702 kmh

Distance: 15 laps
Average speed: 144,399 kmh
Weather: Fine
Ruleset: Group 1/70, Group 2/70, Group 4/71
Car info: 1973 Cars

 

The warm-up race for the tragic Grand Prix seemed to be decided before the flag fell already. Toine Hezemans had brought a works CSL coupé, the same car that had won Spa. Since Akersloot did not manage to hire a works Capri (too many of them were damaged at the Nürburgring), Norbert Wiesmeijer (Alimpo) and Hezemans had a cunning plan: a scheduled stop for a (unnecessary) tyre change. Toine was away first at the start, and came in on lap 2 - and retired on the spot with suspension damage. Akersloot, handicapped by a broken leg, could stay in front of Chiotakis, since the latter still had shifting problems with his Carrera. In the 1300 cc class, Dijkstra could not select first gear at the start, pulled away slowly in second but then got going and after an incredible race he was only a few seconds behind class leader Deen - when his gearbox finally broke.
2000 and 1150 honours went to Berg and Daniëls as expected, and the 1000 cc class lost the fastest car in practice: Kok rolled the Imp at the new Panorama corner - with severe damage.


Group 2/4
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 84 Team Nederlandsche Middenstands Bank
Ford Capri RS 2600
Han Akersloot, NL
2940? V6 +2000 15 laps, 26.20,6 2 1.44,1 1.43,0  
2 2 81 Team 4711 Sir Irish Moss
Porsche Carrera RSR
Nico Chiotakis, NL
2808 B6 +2000 15 3 1.47,2 1.44,6  
3 1 72 Securicor
Ford Escort RS 1600
Ernst Berg, NL
  L4 2000 15 laps, 27.06,7 4 1.48,5 1.44,9  
4? 2 73  
Ford Escort RS 1600
Liane Engeman, NL
  L4 2000 15 27 2.07,0 1.47,3  
  1 53 Team Fuji Film
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior
Hans Deen, NL
1290 L4 1300 15 laps, 27.35,5 6 1.50,4 1.48,9  
  2 60 Team Veronica 538
Fiat 128 coupé 1300
Wim Boshuis, NL
1290 L4 1300 15 8 1.51,4 1.49,7  
  3 52 Team Randstad
NSU 1200 TT
Henri van Oorschot, NL
1296 L4 1300 15 9 1.51,7 1.51,8  
  3 76 Alitalia
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Tom Coronel, NL
1962 L4 2000 14 13 1.54,9 1.52,4  
  4 58 Gouden Gids Racing Team
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior
Hennie van der Vliet, NL
1290 L4 1300 14 10 1.53,4 1.50,6  
  5 56 Gouden Gids Racing Team?
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior
Rob Redeker, NL
1290 L4 1300 14 16 1.59,8 1.54,1  
  6 59 Gouden Gids Racing Team
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior
Peter van Zwam, NL
1290 L4 1300 14 14 1.57,2 1.53,2  
  7 54 HRP Team Radio Caroline
Austin Mini Cooper S
Freddy Corporaal ("F. Cornelisse"), NL
1293 L4 1300 14 15 1.57,4 1.56,4  
  8 51  
BMC Mini Cooper S
Tanny Boissevain, NL
1293 L4 1300 14 22 2.05,1 1.58,0  
  1 538 Team Veronica 538
Fiat 128 coupé 1100
Hans Daniëls, NL
1148 L4 1150 14 laps, 27.08,3 12 1.54,8 1.54,2  
  2 30  
Daf 55 Marathon
Harrie Geeris, NL
1148 L4 1150 13 19 2.03,2 2.00,3  
  3 29 Team Veronica 538
Fiat 128 Berlina
Pieter Visser, NL
1148 L4 1150 13 21 2.04,5 2.00,1  
  4 26  
Fiat 128 Berlina
Hans Hettelder, NL
1148 L4 1150 13 20 2.04,5 2.02,3  
  5 27 Team Wimedo
Daf 55 Marathon
Freek Plasmeijer, NL
1148 L4 1150 13 26 2.06,5 2.04,6  
  1 3  
Fiat Abarth 1000 TCR
Ron Verzijlbergen, NL
982 L4 1000 13 laps, 26.36,0 18 2.03,1 1.58,7  
  2 5 HRP Team Radio Caroline
NSU 1000 TTS
Henk Wagenaar Hummelinck, NL
996 L4 1000 13 25 2.05,9 2.01,8  
  3 15  
NSU 1000 TTS
Siep de Jong, NL
996 L4 1000 13 29 2.09,2 2.00,1  
  4 7  
NSU 1000 TTS
Stephen ter Horst, NL
996 L4 1000 13 28 2.08,4 2.07,5  
  3 86 Team Nederlandsche Middenstands Bank
Ford Capri RS 2600?
Hans Hugenholtz Jr, NL
  V6 +2000 12 17 2.02,6 2.00,0  
  5 16 Datsun Radio Noordzee Racing Team
Datsun Cherry 100A
Theo Koks, NL
998 L4 1000 12   no time? 2.05,9  
  6 17  
NSU 1000 TTS
Freek Meijer, NL
996 L4 1000 12 30 2.10,9 2.01,7  
  7 12  
NSU 1000 TTS
Max Ungricht, NL
996 L4 1000 11   no time? 2.19,3  
DNF   19  
Sunbeam Imp Sport
Ernst Laqueuille, NL
998 L4 1000 12 32 2.13,7 2.04,8  
DNF   21  
Fiat Abarth 1000 TCR
Hub Nijsten, NL
982 L4 1000 11 24 2.05,9 2.00,0  
DNF   83 Datsun Radio Noordzee Racing Team
Datsun 240Z
Hans Ernst, NL
ca. 2400 L6 +2000 8 5 1.48,6 1.47,6  
DNF   55  
Austin Mini Cooper S
Gerrit de Vries, NL
1293 L4 1300 6 11 1.54,3 1.53,6  
DNF   14 Datsun Radio Noordzee Racing Team
Datsun Cherry 100A
Ernst Antonides, NL
998 L4 1000 6 23 2.05,4 2.00,5  
DNF   57  
Fiat 128 coupé 1300
Rob Dijkstra, NL
1290 L4 1300 4 7 1.50,9 1.48,4  
DNF   61  
NSU 1200 TT
Robert Wüthrich, NL
1270 L4 1300 4 33 2.15,9 2.08,0  
DNF   85 Alimpo
BMW 3.0 CSL
Toine Hezemans, NL
3303 L6 +2000 2 1 1.39,4 1.44,1  
DNF   18  
Austin Mini Cooper
Joop van Schie, NL
998 L4 1000   31 2.12,9 no time  
DNS   11 Team Randstad
Hillman Imp
Hans Kok, NL
998 L4 1000   -     Accident in practice