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Coupes Benelux

Nivelles, Belgium

Date: 24/6/1973
Track length: 3.724 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters:
Finishers:

Pole position:
Fastest lap:

Distance: 15 laps
Average speed:
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 4/71
Car info:  

 

Fourth victory for Gardner in Belgium, so 400.000 Francs in the pocket for the man from Australia. Bourgoignie was close behind, but still beaten by the Camaro.

Group 1A 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 33  
Simca Rallye 2		 Remy Marquet, B
 1294 L4 Group 1A 1300          
2 2 30 Ecurie Ardennes
Simca Rallye 2		 Jean-Louis Goblet, B
 1294 L4 Group 1A 1300          
3 3 31  
Simca Rallye 2		 Jean-Marie Herman, B
 1294 L4 Group 1A 1300          
4 4 25 Ecurie Jemeda
Simca Rallye 2		 Jacky Delhaes, B
 1294 L4 Group 1A 1300          
5 5 22 Hainaut Motor
Renault R 8 Gordini		 "Marisse", B
 1255 L4 Group 1A 1300          
6 6 37  
Simca Rallye 2		 John Van der Heyden, B
 1294 L4 Group 1A 1300          
7 7 32 Écurie Excelsior
Simca Rallye 2		 "Marco", B
 1294 L4 Group 1A 1300          
8 8 5 Delta Auto Ricambi
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior		 Michel De Deyne, B
 1290 L4 Group 1A 1300          
9 9 17 Kent Racing International
Renault R 8 Gordini		 Jos Broodcoorens, B
 1255 L4 Group 1A 1300          
10 10 38  
Simca Rallye 2		 Gir. Van Der Ploeg, B
 1294 L4 Group 1A 1300          

Group 1A 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 27 Racing Team Marabout
Opel Commodore GS/E		 René Tricot, B
 2490 L6 Group 1A +2000          
2 2 28 Opel Gulf Racing Team
Opel Commodore GS/E		 Dany Wauters, B
 2490 L6 Group 1A +2000          
3 3 22 Levior Racing Team
Ford Capri 3000 GT		 Gaston Baillien, B
 2993 V6 Group 1A +2000          
4 4 26 Opel Gulf Racing Team
Opel Commodore GS/E		 Paul Joossens, B
 2490 L6 Group 1A +2000          
5 5 25 Opel Gulf Racing Team
Opel Commodore GS/E		 Bernard De Dryver, B
 2490 L6 Group 1A +2000          
6 1 5 Écurie Excelsior
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV		 Eddy Joosen, B
 1962 L4 Group 1A 2000          
7 6 19 Racing Team Marabout
BMW 3.0 CSi		 Francy Lacroix, B
 2985 L6 Group 1A +2000          
8 2 33 Toison d’Or
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV		 Michel Noé, B
 1962 L4 Group 1A 2000          
9 3 7 Kent International Racing
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV		 Eric Mandron, B
 1962 L4 Group 1A 2000          
10 4 8  
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV		 Philippe van Impe, B
 1962 L4 Group 1A 2000          
11 5 10 Écurie Azur
BMW 2002 TI		 "Jean Hex", B
 1990 L4 Group 1A 2000          
12 6 11 Écurie Excelsior
BMW 2002 TII		 Julien Mampaey, B
 1990 L4 Group 1A 2000          

Group 1B
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 36 Écurie Excelsior
Opel Commodore GS/E		 Roger Berndtson, B
 2490 L6 Group 1B +2000          
2 2 27 Racing Team Marabout
Opel Commodore GS/E		 René Tricot, B
 2490 L6 Group 1A +2000          
3 3 28 Opel Gulf Racing Team
Opel Commodore GS/E		 Dany Wauters, B
 2490 L6 Group 1A +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 23 VMW Motors
Ford Escort 1300 BDA		 Vince Woodman, GB
 1298 L4 Group 2 1300 15 laps, 24.31,0        
2 2 2 Team Fuji Film
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Hans Deen, NL
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300 15 laps, 24.37,7        
3 3 24 Racing Team Michel Vaillant
Ford Escort 1300 BDA		 Freddy Semoulin ("Alain Dex"), B
 1298 L4 Group 2 1300 15 laps, 25.05,3        
4 4 20  
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Julien Vernaeve, B
 1293 L4 Group 2 1300 15 laps, 25.38,3?        
5 5 9  
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Gerrit de Vries, NL
 1293 L4 Group 2 1300 15 laps, 25.58,3        
6 6 21 DAF Belgique
Daf 66		 Jean-Louis Haxhe, B
 1148 L4 Group 2 1300          
7 7 4 Delta Auto Ricambi
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Marcel Engels, B
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300          
    31  
Renault R 8 Gordini		 Philippe Bervoets ("Davit"), B
 1255 L4 Group 2 1300          
    3 Scuderia Mille Miglia
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Charles De Meutter, B
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300          
    8 Scuderia Mille Miglia
NSU 1000 TTS		 Alain Lodewyck, B
 996 L4 Group 2 1300          
    15  
Mini 1275 GT		 John Juergen, B
 1275 L4 Group 2 1300         Accident
DNF   34  
Ford Escort 1300 BDA		 Peter Hanson, GB
 1298 L4 Group 2 1300         Accident

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 20 SCA European Road Services
Chevrolet Camaro Z28		 Frank Gardner, AUS
 7000 V8 Group 2 +2000 15 laps, 22.36,4        
2 2 22 Ford BP Racing Team
Ford Capri RS 2600 LW		 Claude Bourgoignie, B
 2999 V6 Group 2 +2000 15 laps, 22.37,3        
3 1 16 VMW Motors
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Andy Rouse, GB
   L4 Group 2 2000 15 laps, 22.45,9        
4 3 19 Racing Team Marabout
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Jean Xhenceval, B
   L6 Group 2 +2000 15 laps, 23.02,33        
5 4 18 Précision Liegeoise
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Alain Peltier, B
   L6 Group 2 +2000 14        
6 2 10 Ecurie Baudouin Visétoise
BMW 2002 TII		 Francois Haid, B
 1990 L4 Group 2 2000          
7 3 8  
BMW 2002 TI		 Raymond Raus, B
 1990 L4 Group 2 2000          
8 4 24  
BMW 2002		 Fred Helsen, B
 1990 L4 Group 2 2000          
9 5 3 Ch. Michels
BMW 2002		 Jean-Jacques Feider, B
 1990 L4 Group 2 2000          
10 6 11 Ecurie Baudouin Visétoise
BMW 2002 TII		 Jakob Hürtgen, D
 1990 L4 Group 2 2000