Pole position: Hezemans/Glemser in 1.33,9
Fastest lap: Hezemans in 1.34,1 = 1.35,1 kmh
Distance: 4 hours
Average speed: 132,868 kmh
Weather: Dry start, later heavy rain
Ruleset: Group 2/70
Car info: 1974 Cars
BMW gave up after the Nürburgring debacle, but Ford sent two works cars to Holland. Apart from the rather diminished BMW brigade (Alpina had lost a few cars but sent the unlucky Müller/Ogrodowczyk), we had local entries of a good 1973 Capri (like in Monza, with Akersloot/Fitzpatrick) and a CSL, 1973 style, with Vermeulen/Slotemaker. The latter was intended to run in practice only, with Huub Vermeulen, after a very unlucky season in the Netherlands. No funding was available for the race - and no co-driver entered. But during an encouraging practice (sub-1.37 lap, 6th on the grid), Rob Slotemaker liked to have another taste of his 1972 car. Additional funding was organised, and in the last hour of practice Rob climbed aboard the BMW. Like in other 1974 rounds, Carrera’s (two of them) were added, and the second Zakspeed Escort was hired to Boshuis and Berg. No other local favourite here, the fast 1300 cc Datsun Sunny coupé of future Nissan and Mercedes boss Tjan and Coronel (father of) of course not able to fight with the Escorts. There might have been more Carreras with local drivers if the Nürburgring GT round had not turned into a mayhem of damaged Porsches. After the start, the Capris lead, of course. But the Camaro could keep up well, until the rear axle had to be replaced. Half an hour before the finish, the track was soaked, water standing as high as 4 cm on some places. Then Zondler ran into the back of the leading Capri (three laps in front) at the bottom of the Hunzerug. The damage was not big but the fuel pump had lost its 12 volt feed. Hezemans angrily repaired with the help of his teeth and the rear light feed. “I could see him coming in my rear view mirror but there were cars in front of me so I could not avoid him.” So Stommelen/Mass won, Bertrams/van Lennep in the Carrera an unclassified second after a strong race, Vermeulen/Slotemaker third (second in Touring), Heyer/Ludwig division 1 winners, this time “only” sixth overall. Peltier, eighth after a spin of the Fierlant, now led the championship together with Heyer - but Zakspeed claimed the European manufacturers title for Ford - though only if the sixth race (Jarama) would not be cancelled, otherwise the championship would not be granted at all. |
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Division 1 and 2
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| 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 | 4 | Ford Köln Ford Capri RS 3100 |
Jochen Mass, D Rolf Stommelen, D |
3412 | V6 | Div. 2 | 126 laps, 4:00.21,0 | 2 | 1.34,2 | ||
| - | 54 | Tebernum Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR |
Hartwig Bertrams, D Gijs van Lennep, NL |
2994 | B6 | GT | 125 | 9 | 1.37,6 | 1.37,2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 51 | Dutch National Racing Team BMW 3.0 CSL |
Huub Vermeulen, NL Rob Slotemaker, NL |
3498 | L6 | Div. 2 | 123 | 6 | 1.36,8 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 11 | Brun Motorsport BMW 3.0 CSL |
Peter Arm, CH Cox Kocher, CH |
3498 | L6 | Div. 2 | 122 | 11 | 1.38,0 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 8 | NMB Racing Team Ford Capri RS 2600 |
Han Akersloot, NL John Fitzpatrick, GB |
2999 | V6 | Div. 2 | 122 | 5 | 1.36,8 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Ford Köln Ford Capri RS 3100 |
Dieter Glemser, D Toine Hezemans, NL |
3412 | V6 | Div. 2 | 121 | 1 | 1.33,9 | 1.35,1 | |
| 6 | 1 | 25 | Castrol Team Zakspeed Ford Escort RS 1600 |
Hans Heyer, D Klaus Ludwig, D |
1975 | L4 | Div. 1 | 120 | 10 | 1.38,0 | 1.41,3 | |
| 7 | 6 | 12 | Précision Liegeoise BMW 3.0 CSL |
Alain Peltier, B Hughes de Fierlant, B |
3498 | L6 | Div. 2 | 120 | 12 | 1.38,5 | ||
| 8 | 2 | 29 | BMW-Alpina BMW 2002 |
Harald Ertl, A Thomas Betzler, D |
1990 | L4 | Div. 1 | 119 | 20 | 1.42,5 | ||
| 9 | 7 | 20 | Ford Capri RS 2600 |
Jean-Claude Geurie, F Claude Barboza, F Dominique Fornage, F |
2999 | V6 | Div. 2 | 117 | 17 | 1.41,3 | ||
| 10 | 8 | 21 | Grab Ford Siegen Ford Capri RS 2600 |
Waltraud Odenthal, D Karl-Ludwig Weiss, D |
2999 | V6 | Div. 2 | 117 | 16 | 1.40,7 | ||
| 11 | 3 | 35 | Datsun Nederland Datsun Sunny coupé GX |
Han Tjan, NL Tom Coronel, NL |
1295 | L4 | Div. 1 | 114 | 27 | 1.49,7 | ||
| 12 | 9 | 17 | Faltz-Alpina Essen BMW 3.0 CSL |
Werner Schommers, D Bert Dolk, NL |
3498 | L6 | Div. 2 | 113 | 15 | 1.39,0 | ||
| 13 | 10 | 18 | Jolly Club BMW 3.0 CSL |
Martino Finotto, I Manfred Mohr, D |
3498 | L6 | Div. 2 | 112 | 7 | 1.37,3 | ||
| 14 | 4 | 40 | BMW 2002 |
Peter Ochs, D Peter Kuhlmann, D |
1990 | L4 | Div. 2 | 110 | 26 | 1.49,4 | ||
| 15 | 4 | 39 | BMW 2002 |
Wolfgang Dimmendaal, D Norbert Jülicher, D |
1990 | L4 | Div. 2 | 109 | 29 | 1.49,8 | ||
| 16 | 6 | 30 | Balafre Lancome BMW 2002 |
Lothar Wagner, D Eckard Babendenderde, D |
1990 | L4 | Div. 2 | 109 | 30 | 1.50,0 | ||
| 17 | 7 | 38 | East Belgian Racing Team Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior |
Edgar Gillessen, B Eric Mandron, B |
1290 | L4 | Div. 2 | 106 | 32 | 1.53,1 | ||
| 18 | 8 | 33 | BMW Fighter Tuning BMW 2002 |
Dieter Hegels, D Karl-Heinz Tibor, D |
1990 | L4 | Div. 2 | 106 | 28 | 1.49,7 | ||
| 19 | 11 | 9 | Escuderia Tibidabo Ford Capri RS 2600 |
Francisco Torredemer, E Luis Rosal, E |
2999 | V6 | Div. 2 | 103 | 22 | 1.45,1 | ||
| 20 | 9 | 26 | Castrol Team Zakspeed Ford Escort RS 1600 |
Wim Boshuis, NL Ernst Berg, NL |
1975 | L4 | Div. 1 | 101 | 14 | 1.39,0 | ||
| 21 | 10 | 36 | Opel Manta |
Franz Heine, D Gerrit de Vries, NL |
ca. 2000 | L4 | Div. 1 | 101 | 31 | 1.50,4 | ||
| 22 | 12 | 16 | Schnitzer BMW 3.0 CSL |
Moritz Gerny, CH Peter Mattli, CH |
3301 | L6 | Div. 2 | 98 | 21 | 1.43,4 | ||
| DNF | 41 | BMW 2002 |
Gerd Herrmann, D Hans Deen, NL |
1990 | L4 | Div. 2 | 83 | 23 | 1.45,2 | |||
| DNF | 32 | Rheydter Club für Motorsport BMW 2002 |
Walter Prüser, D Peter Sieben, D |
1990 | L4 | Div. 2 | 82 | 24 | 1.48,9 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Schnitzer BMW 3.0 CSL |
Walter Brun, CH Urs Zondler, CH |
3498 | L6 | Div. 2 | 79 | 4 | 1.36,6 | |||
| DNF | 19 | SCA Freight Ltd. Chevrolet Camaro Z28 |
Frank Gardner, AUS Brian Muir, AUS |
7000 | V8 | Div. 2 | 68 | 3 | 1.35,8 | Engine | ||
| DNF | 53 | STP Sweden Porsche Carrera RSR |
Helmut Kelleners, D Anton Stocks, D |
2994 | B6 | GT | 53 | 8 | 1.37,5 | Ignition | ||
| DNF | 22 | Opel Commodore |
Flory Roothaert, B Dirk Desoet, B |
L6 | Div. 2 | 41 | 25 | 1.49,2 | ||||
| DNF | 37 | Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior |
Rob Redeker, NL Peter van Zwam, NL |
1290 | L4 | Div. 2 | 19 | 33 | 1.53,7 | |||
| DNF | 27 | Castrol Team Zakspeed Ford Escort RS 1600 |
Peter Hennige, D Peter Wolf, D |
1975 | L4 | Div. 1 | 3 | 19 | 1.42,0 | |||
| DNF | 10 | BMW-Alpina BMW 3.0 CSL |
Sigmund Ogrodowcyk, D Siegfried Müller Sr, D |
3498 | L6 | Div. 2 | 2 | 13 | 1.38,6 | Engine | ||
| DNS | 7 | Ford Gerstmann Racing Team Ford Capri RS 2600 LW |
Albrecht Krebs, D Nico Chiotakis, NL |
2999 | V6 | Div. 2 | 18 | 1.41,9 | Crankshaft, no spare engine | |||