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Grand Prix van Nederland

Zandvoort, Netherlands

Date: 23/6/1974
Track length: 4.226 m
Attendance: 55.000
Entries accepted: unknown
Starters:
Finishers: unknown

Pole position: Vermeulen
Fastest lap: Siewertsen in 1.38,8 = 153,981 kmh

Distance: 15 laps
Average speed: 151,527 kmh
Weather: Fine
Ruleset: Group 1/70, Group 2/70, Group 4/71
Car info: 1974 Cars

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Missing from the prestigious Formula 1 support race were Akersloot, ill, and Berg, who had enough of the bad preparation of the Gerstmann team. Since Vermeulen broke his gearbox in practice, Siewertsen would have an easy victory. But Berg lent a ZF box to Vermeulen, so the BMW could take his pole position. After the start, Vermeulen took the lead with Janssen second; but the Datsun driver had to retire just a little later. Vermeulen could keep the lead, but Siewertsen closed in - though the top speed of the BMW finally enabling Vermeulen a well-deserved win.

Han Tjan had a lonely victory in the 1300 class, after van Oorschot lost a wheel and Dijkstra fell by the wayside. The 1150 class was more interesting, Wim Boshuis winning with a Fiat coupé from Germany, Hettelder second. Loek Vermeulen was black flagged for dangerous driving, though this was not clear to everybody to say the least.
The smallest class was won by Ernst Antonides in his Datsun.


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 51 DNRT Marlboro Team
BMW 3.0 CSL
Huub Vermeulen, NL
3498 L6 +1300 15 laps, 25.06,8 1 1.39,8 1.39,2  
2 2 52 Wallys Jeans
Porsche Carrera RSR
Cees Siewertsen, NL
2994 B6 +1300 15 2 1.40,8 1.38,8  
3 3 54 Polec Engineering
Ford Capri RS 2600
Frans de Vos, NL
2940? V6 +1300 15 3 1.41,4 1.41,4  
4 1 38 Datsun Dealer Organisatie
Datsun Sunny coupé GX
Han Tjan, NL
1295 L4 1300 14 laps, 26.25,4 5 1.49,4 1.50,3  
5 2 36  
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior
Peter van Zwam, NL
1290 L4 1300 14 8 1.51,5 1.52,7  
6 3 33 Wrangler Jeans
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior
Rob Redeker, NL
1290 L4 1300 14 9 1.54,4 1.54,2  
  4 32 Team HRP
Austin Mini Cooper S
Freddy Corporaal ("F. Cornelisse"), NL
1293 L4 1300 13 10 1.55,1 1.55,3  
  1 28 Team Veronica 538
Fiat 128 coupé 1100
Wim Boshuis, NL
1148 L4 1150 13 laps, 25.50,3 11 1.56,6 1.56,9  
  2 21  
Fiat 128 Berlina
Hans Hettelder, NL
1148 L4 1150 13 15 1.59,8 1.58,0  
  3 23  
Daf 55 Marathon
Harrie Geeris, NL
1148 L4 1150 13 13 1.58,6 1.58,4  
  4 27 Neff Racing Team
Fiat 128 Berlina
Pieter Visser, NL
1148 L4 1150 13 21 2.03,9 2.00,5  
  5 29 DNRT Marlboro Team
Simca Rallye
Jim Vermeulen, NL
1148 L4 1150 13 22 2.04,0 2.03,0  
  1 11 Datsun Dealer Organisatie
Datsun Cherry 100A
Ernst Antonides, NL
998 L4 1000 13 laps, 25.38,8 12 1.57,0 1.57,1  
  2 6 Team Randstad
Hillman Imp
Hans Kok, NL
998 L4 1000 13 16 2.00,1 1.57,9  
  3 7 Neff Racing Team
Fiat Abarth 1000 TCR
Ron Verzijlbergen, NL
982 L4 1000 13 19 2.02,9 2.01,2  
  6 20  
Daf 66
Freek Plasmeijer, NL
1148 L4 1150 12 23 2.04,5 2.05,6  
  7 22  
Fiat 128 Berlina
Vincent Puik, NL
1148 L4 1150 12 26 2.08,8 2.06,5  
  4 3  
NSU 1000 TTS
Freek Meijer, NL
996 L4 1000 12 25 2.06,9 2.05,7  
  5 9 Racing International
Fiat Abarth 850 TC
Nico Kramer, NL
847 L4 1000 12 30 2.15,4 2.08,0  
  6 4 Rentokil
NSU 1000 TTS
Siep de Jong, NL
996 L4 1000 12 24 2.05,1 2.04,8  
  7 10  
Sunbeam Imp Sport
Ernst Laqueuille, NL
998 L4 1000 12 20 2.03,6 2.03,1  
  8 1  
NSU 1000 TTS
Koos Stehouwer, NL
996 L4 1000 12 29 2.15,0 2.07,7  
  9 14  
Fiat Abarth 850 TC
André Weijers, NL
847 L4 1000 12 28 2.13,4 2.12,5  
  8 19 DNRT Marlboro Team
Simca Rallye
Loek Vermeulen, NL
1148 L4 1150 11 18 2.02,3 1.58,5 Black flagged
DNF   35 Autoschade Bankras
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior
Hennie van der Vliet, NL
1290 L4 1300 8 14 1.59,0 1.55,0  
DNF   31 Team Veronica 538
Fiat 128 coupé 1300
Rob Dijkstra, NL
1290 L4 1300 3 6 1.50,4 1.51,2  
DNF   53 Datsun Dealer Organisatie
Datsun 240Z
Rob Janssen, NL
ca. 2400 L6 +1300 2 4 1.43,5 1.43,3 Gearbox
DNF   34 Team Randstad
NSU 1200 TT
Henri van Oorschot, NL
1296 L4 1300 1 7 1.50,7 no time Lost wheel
DNF   2  
NSU 1000 TTS
Henk Wagenaar Hummelinck, NL
996 L4 1000   17 2.02,1    
DNS/DNF?   8  
NSU 1000 TTS
Stephen ter Horst, NL
996 L4 1000   27 2.09,1    
DNS/DNF?   5  
Fiat Abarth 1000 TCR
Hub Nijsten, NL
982 L4 1000   31 2.15,6