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24 Heures à Nivelles - Nivelles-Baulers Kent Castrol Trophy

Nivelles, Belgium

Date: 13/10/1973 to: 14/10/1973
Track length: 3.724 m
Attendance: unknown
Entries accepted: unknown
Starters: 19 (heat 2)
Finishers:

Pole position: Bourgoignie in 1.29,3
Fastest lap: 140,671 kmh (heat 1); 139,508 kmh (heat 2)

Distance: 2 x 3 hours
Average speed:
Weather: Cold
Ruleset: Group 2/70, Group 1B
Car info: 1973 Cars

 

On Saturday, Bourgoignie took the lead in his Capri, but Ickx in the Alpina BMW soon went by. But the Belgian F1 driver soon had to pit since the differential came loose. Peltier , after a mishap in lap 1, had climbed through the field and was second now. Halfway the race, Bourgoignie retired with a broken gearbox, while Peltier/Ertl fell back. The order was now Xhenceval (BMW), Rouse (Escort) and Fontaine (Escort) - and it would remain that way. Vernaeve finished tenth and claimed the Belgian championship.
The Sunday 3 hours followed the same pattern than the first race; the top entries retired early, though Peltier and Ertl seemed to have a stranglehold on the race - they were two laps ahead when the propshaft broke. It took 10 minutes to repair; the race was lost. Xhenceval/Braillard won for the second time, challenged by Rouse but to no avail.

Heat 1 - Belgian Championship race
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 6 Luigi/Racing Team Marabout
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Jean Xhenceval, B
Willy Braillard, B
 3003 L6 +2000 113 laps 2= 1.30,0    
2 1 23 VMW Motors - Team Esso Uniflo
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Andy Rouse, GB
Vince Woodman, GB
   L4 2000   8 1.32,8    
3 2 22  
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Yvette Fontaine, B
   L4 2000     1.38,8    
4 2 12 Team Schnitzer Motul
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Alain Peltier, B
Harald Ertl, A
 3498 L6 +2000   6 1.31,1    
5 3 51 Racing Team Biral
BMW 2002		 Jean-Paul Rieu, B
Roger Vanderschrick, B
 1990 L4 2000         Reserve
6 4 32  
Opel Manta		 Franz Heine, D
Gerrit de Vries, NL
 2000 L4 2000          
7 5 29 Ch. Michels
BMW 2002 TI		 Jean-Jacques Feider, B
Sterckx, B
 1990 L4 2000          
8 3 17 Opel Gulf Racing Team
Opel Commodore GS/E		 Dany Wauters, B
Bernard De Dryver, B
 2784 L6 +2000          
9 1 40  
Morris Mini Cooper S		 Julien Vernaeve, B
Yves Deprez, B
 1293 L4 1300          
10 2 41  
Morris Mini Cooper S		 Guy Pirenne, B
Julien Vernaeve, B
 1293 L4 1300          
11 6 21  
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Peter Hanson, GB
John Hanson, GB
   L4 2000   7 1.32,7    
12 7 24 Racing Team Michel Vaillant
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Freddy Semoulin ("Alain Dex"), B
Pierre Dieudonné, B
   L4 2000     1.35,3    
13 3 57  
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Michel De Deyne, B
Jacques Berger, B
 1290 L4 1300         Reserve
    60  
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Gust Deschrijver ("Gustavson"), B
"Geronimo", B
   L6 +2000         Reserve
    52 Racing Team Michel Vaillant
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Alain Semoulin, B
Freddy Semoulin ("Alain Dex"), B
   L4 2000         Reserve
    28 Ch. Michels
BMW 2002 TI		 Jean-Marie Detrin, B
Francois Haid, B
 1990 L4 2000          
    27  
BMW 2002 TI		 Raymond Raus, B
? Paul Joossens, B
 1990 L4 2000          
    30 Écurie Excelsior
BMW 2002 TI		 Thierry Carpent, B
Etienne Stalpaert, B
 1990 L4 2000          
    53 Scuderia Mille Miglia
NSU 1000 TTS		 Alain Lodewyck, B
Jeannot Laurent, B
 996 L4 1300         Reserve
    42  
Morris Mini Cooper S		 David Mirmovich ("Mir"), B
Michel Beviaire, B
 1293 L4 1300          
DNF   1 BMW-Alpina
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Jacky Ickx, B
Brian Muir, AUS
 3498 L6 +2000 28? 2= 1.30,0   Engine
DNF   18 Racing Team Marabout
Opel Commodore GS/E		 René Tricot, B
Jean-Louis Haxhe, B
   L6 +2000          
DNF   8  
Ford Capri RS 2600		 Jean-Claude Geurie, F
Cyril Grandet, F
 2940 V6 +2000          
DNF   3 BP Belgium
Ford Capri RS 2600		 Claude Bourgoignie, B
 2940 V6 +2000 64 1 1.29,3   Gearbox
DNF   45 Delta Auto Ricambi
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Marcel Engels, B
 1290 L4 1300          
DNF   4  
Ford Capri RS 2600		 Klaus Fritzinger, D
 2940 V6 +2000 7 4 1.30,7   Clutch
DNF   5 Précision Liegeoise
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Vincent Gaye, B
 3003 L6 +2000   5 1.30,9    
DNS   43  
Daf 66		 Jean-Louis Haxhe, B
 1148 L4 1300          
DNS   10 Faltz-Alpina Essen
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Sigmund Ogrodowcyk, D
Siegfried Müller Sr, D
   L6 +2000          
DNS   11 Faltz-Alpina Essen
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Graziano Cancian, D
Karl Fraund, D
   L6 +2000          

Heat 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 6 Luigi/Racing Team Marabout
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Jean Xhenceval, B
Willy Braillard, B
 3003 L6 +2000 113 laps 2= 1.30,0    
2 1 23 VMW Motors - Team Esso Uniflo
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Andy Rouse, GB
Vince Woodman, GB
   L4 2000   7 1.32,8    
3 2 5 Précision Liegeoise
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Hughes de Fierlant, B
Vincent Gaye, B
 3003 L6 +2000          
4 2 22  
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Yvette Fontaine, B
   L4 2000     1.38,8    
5 3 12 Team Schnitzer Motul
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Alain Peltier, B
Harald Ertl, A
 3498 L6 +2000   5 1.31,1    
6 3 32  
Opel Manta		 Franz Heine, D
Gerrit de Vries, NL
 2000 L4 2000          
7 4 17 Opel Gulf Racing Team
Opel Commodore GS/E		 Dany Wauters, B
Bernard De Dryver, B
 2784 L6 +2000          
8 4 21  
Ford Escort RS 1600		 John Hanson, GB
Peter Hanson, GB
   L4 2000   6 1.32,7    
9 1 40  
Morris Mini Cooper S		 Julien Vernaeve, B
Yves Deprez, B
 1293 L4 1300          
10 5 51 Racing Team Biral
BMW 2002		 Jean-Paul Rieu, B
Roger Vanderschrick, B
 1990 L4 2000         Reserve
DNF   1 BMW-Alpina
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Jacky Ickx, B
 3498 L6 +2000   2= 1.30,0   Engine
DNF 7 24 Racing Team Michel Vaillant
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Freddy Semoulin ("Alain Dex"), B
   L4 2000     1.35,3    
DNF   3 BP Belgium
Ford Capri RS 2600		 Claude Bourgoignie, B
 2940 V6 +2000 64 1 1.29,3   Front suspension
DNF   4  
Ford Capri RS 2600		 Klaus Fritzinger, D
 2940 V6 +2000 7 4 1.30,7    
DNF   18 Racing Team Marabout
Opel Commodore GS/E		 René Tricot, B
Jean-Louis Haxhe, B
 2784 L6 +2000          

Aggregate result
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 6 Luigi/Racing Team Marabout
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Jean Xhenceval, B
Willy Braillard, B
 3003 L6 +2000 841 km        
2 1 23 VMW Motors - Team Esso Uniflo
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Vince Woodman, GB
Andy Rouse, GB
   L4 2000 838 km 7 1.32,8    
3 2 22  
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Yvette Fontaine, B
   L4 2000 800 km   1.38,8    
4 2 12 Team Schnitzer Motul
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Alain Peltier, B
Harald Ertl, A
 3498 L6 +2000 793 km 5 1.31,1    
5 3 32  
Opel Manta		 Franz Heine, D
Gerrit de Vries, NL
 2000 L4 2000 753 km        
6 3 17 Opel Gulf Racing Team
Opel Commodore GS/E		 Dany Wauters, B
Bernard De Dryver, B
 2784 L6 +2000 738 km        
7 4 51 Racing Team Biral
BMW 2002		 Jean-Paul Rieu, B
Roger Vanderschrick, B
 1990 L4 2000 733 km       Reserve
8 5 21  
Ford Escort RS 1600		 John Hanson, GB
Peter Hanson, GB
   L4 2000 723 km 6 1.32,7    
9 1 40  
Morris Mini Cooper S		 Julien Vernaeve, B
Yves Deprez, B
 1293 L4 1300 719 km        
10 6 29 Ch. Michels
BMW 2002 TI		 Jean-Jacques Feider, B
Sterckx, B
 1990 L4 2000 661 km        
11 4 5 Précision Liegeoise
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Hughes de Fierlant, B
Vincent Gaye, B
 3003 L6 +2000 554 km        
12 2 53 Scuderia Mille Miglia
NSU 1000 TTS		 Alain Lodewyck, B
Jeannot Laurent, B
 996 L4 1300 529 km       Reserve
13 5 8  
Ford Capri RS 2600		 Jean-Claude Geurie, F
Cyril Grandet, F
 2940 V6 +2000 488 km        
14 7 24 Racing Team Michel Vaillant
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Freddy Semoulin ("Alain Dex"), B
Pierre Dieudonné, B
   L4 2000 463 km   1.35,3    
15 3 41 Toison d’Or
Morris Mini Cooper S		 Guy Pirenne, B
Julien Vernaeve, B
 1293 L4 1300 432 km        
16 6 3 BP Belgium
Ford Capri RS 2600		 Claude Bourgoignie, B
Klaus Fritzinger, D
 2940 V6 +2000 309 km 1 1.29,3    
17 4 57  
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Michel De Deyne, B
Jacques Berger, B
 1290 L4 1300 291 km       Reserve
18 7 18 Racing Team Marabout
Opel Commodore GS/E		 René Tricot, B
Jean-Louis Haxhe, B
 2784 L6 +2000 268 km        
19 8 30 Écurie Excelsior
BMW 2002 TI		 Marcel Carpent, B
Etienne Stalpaert, B
 1990 L4 2000 242 km        
20 8 1 BMW-Alpina
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Jacky Ickx, B
Brian Muir, AUS
 3498 L6 +2000 231 km 2= 1.30,0   Engine
21 9 28 Ch. Michels
BMW 2002 TI		 Jean-Marie Detrin, B
? Francois Haid, B
 1990 L4 2000 164 km        
22 9 60  
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Gust Deschrijver ("Gustavson"), B
"Geronimo", B
   L6 +2000 89 km        
23 10 52 Racing Team Michel Vaillant
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Alain Semoulin, B
Freddy Semoulin ("Alain Dex"), B
   L4 2000 78 km        
24 11 27  
BMW 2002 TI		 Raymond Raus, B
Paul Joossens, B
 1990 L4 2000 30 km        
25 5 42 De La Kethulle Baudoin
Morris Mini Cooper S		 David Mirmovich ("Mir"), B
Michel Beviaire, B
 1293 L4 1300 30 km        
26 10 4  
Ford Capri RS 2600		 Klaus Fritzinger, D
Claude Bourgoignie, B
 2940? V6 +2000 28 km        
27 6 45 Delta Auto Ricambi
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Marcel Engels, B
Michel De Deyne, B
 1290 L4 1300 11 km