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500 Miglia di Monza

Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Italy

Date: 8/6/1975
Track length: 5.774 m
Attendance: unknown
Entries accepted: 48
Starters: 40
Finishers:

Pole position: Walkinshaw in 1.57,4
Fastest lap: Walkinshaw in 1.57,2

Distance: 140 laps, 500 miles, 800 km
Average speed: 166,797 kmh
Weather: Sunny and hot
Ruleset: Group 1 "Francorchamps"
Car info: 1975 Cars

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The third round of the fast-rising Coupe de l'Avenir series attracted 48 entrants for the Monza 500 Miles on Sunday. Winner of the opening two rounds, Tom Walkinshaw driving one of two immaculate 3-litre Capri 2 GTs backed by Hermetite, was leading the event by a lap and a minute with half an hour to go. Then the 230 bhp Capri, travelling at 140 mph into Lesmo curve, suffered total brake failure, mounted the kerb and flipped over three times in a horrific accident. Walkinshaw avoided major injury but a swollen wrist was being further investigated on Tuesday after the race. After the incident, the Dutch Commodore of Vermeulen and Frankenhout took the lead and brought the win home, despite a puncture.

After qualifying both Hermetite ex-works cars qualified for the front row. Walkinshaw and John Fitzpatrick were delayed by gearbox trouble, Fitz struggling on in the original car to finish just inside the top ten, while Walkinshaw took over the Les Blackburn/Mike Crabtree Capri, setting a record 1.57,2 lap


Division 1-4
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 7 Dutch national Racing Team
Opel Commodore GS/E
Fred Frankenhout, NL
Huub Vermeulen, NL
2784 L6 Div. 4 140 laps, 4:50.34,8 5 1.59,4    
2 2   Luigi Racing
BMW 3.0 CSi
Alain Peltier, B
Marc Demol, B
2985 L6 Div. 4 139 4 1.58,7    
3 1 23 Jolly Club
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Martino Finotto, I
Luigi Colzani, I
1962 L4 Div. 3 134 13 2.07,1 2.05,9  
4 2    
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Vittorio Ciardi, I
Amerigo "Joe" Bigliazzi, I
1962 L4 Div. 3 133 11 2.06,9    
5 3    
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Duilio Ghislotti, I
Giacinto Caio, I
(Romeo Camathias, I)
1962 L4 Div. 3 133 17 2.09,2    
6 3 3  
Datsun 260Z
Henry Miroux, B
Pierre Rubens, B
2526 L6 Div. 4 133 12 2.06,9    
7 4    
Opel Commodore GS/E
Charly Guenin, CH
Nicolas Bührer, CH
2784 L6 Div. 4 132 9 2.06,4    
8 4    
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Luigi Pozzo, I
Mario Regis, I
1962 L4 Div. 3 133 10 2.06,8    
9 5 34 Autodelta S.p.A.
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Guido Pucci, I
Walter Dona, I
Umberto Grano, I
1962 L4 Div. 3 133 14 2.07,2   Accident
10 5 12 Renstal Excelsior
Opel Commodore GS/E
Eddy Joosen, B
"Marco", B
2784 L6 Div. 4 131 8 2.06,3    
11 6    
Opel Commodore GS/E
Peter Wolf, CH
Ruedi Toldo, CH
2784 L6 Div. 4 130 15 2.07,5    
12 6    
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Tarcisio Fornera, CH
Pierluigi Foglieni ("Gilena"), I
1962 L4 Div. 3 129 19 2.10,5    
13 1   Abt
Audi 80 GT
Johann Abt, D
Hans-Joachim Nowak, D
1588 L4 Div. 2 128 22 2.12,9    
14 2 21  
Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior
Michel De Deyne, B
Michel Noé, B
1570 L4 Div. 2 127 23 2.13,2 2.10,2  
15 3    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior
Gualtieri, I
Nino Campani, I
1570 L4 Div. 2 127 28 2.16,7    
16 4    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior
Gaudenzio Uboldi, I
Giancarlo Galimberti, I
(Gianni Braga, I)
1570 L4 Div. 2 127 29 2.16,8    
17 7    
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Crovella, I
? Gaetano Bruno, I
1962 L4 Div. 3 121 31 2.17,6    
18 8    
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
F. Bruzzese, I
Pedotti, I
1962 L4 Div. 3 121 30 2.17,2    
19 7   Luigi Racing
BMW 3.0 CSi
Jean Xhenceval, B
Hughes de Fierlant, B
2985 L6 Div. 4 121 3 1.58,5   Gearbox
20 8    
Opel Commodore GS/E
Zanuccoli, I
Mario Tacchini, I
2784 L6 Div. 4 120 26 2.13,6    
21 5    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTV
A. Bruzzese, I
Ademaro Massa, I
(Ulderico D'Angelo, I)
1570 L4 Div. 2 119 33 2.20,7    
22 1    
Simca Rallye 2
Rocca, I
Colaprete, I
1294 L4 Div. 1 118 38 2.22,0    
23 2    
Fiat 128 coupé 1300
Ugo Meloni, B
Roger Berndtson, B
1290 L4 Div. 1 117 32 2.19,7 2.18,0  
24 9    
BMW 3.0 CSi
Casella, I
"Victor", I
2985 L6 Div. 4 114 40 2.24,2    
25 10   Hermetite Products
Ford Capri II 3.0
John Fitzpatrick, GB
Tom Walkinshaw, GB
2993 V6 Div. 4 113 2 1.57,5   Gearbox
26/NRF 11 5 Hermetite Products
Ford Capri II 3.0
Holman “Les” Blackburn, GB
Mike Crabtree, GB
Tom Walkinshaw, GB
2993 V6 Div. 4 109 1 1.57,4 1.57,2 Accident
27 3    
Simca Rallye 2
Buscarini, I
Gianfranco Riccitelli, I
1294 L4 Div. 1 109 34 2.20,8    
DNF     Autodelta S.p.A.
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Spartaco Dini ("Paco"), I
Mario Litrico, I
1962 L4 Div. 3   7 2.05,6   Engine
DNF      
Opel Commodore GS/E
Flory Roothaert, B
De Caluwe, B
2784 L6 Div. 4   6 2.01,0    
DNF      
Fiat 128 coupé 1300
Tony di Stefano, B
Emmanuel Remion, B
1290 L4 Div. 1   35 2.20,9    
DNF      
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Eric Mandron, B
Claude Crespin, B
1962 L4 Div. 3 133 20 2.10,9   Out of fuel
DNF      
BMW 2002 TII
Jean-Marie Detrin, B
Rudy Host ("MacIntosh"), B
1990 L4 Div. 3   16 2.07,8    
DNF      
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Umberto Grano, I
Pucci, I
1962 L4 Div. 3   18 2.09,9    
DNF      
Alfa Romeo ?2000 GTV
Piccolomini, I
Giorato, I
1962 L4 Div. 3   21 2.11,3    
DNF      
Opel Commodore GS/E
Baso, I
Salvatore Ferlito, I
2784 L6 Div. 4   24 2.13,4    
DNF      
Alfa Romeo GT
Andrea Giaccari, I
Maggi, I
V. Facetti, I
  L4     25 2.13,6    
DNF      
Opel Commodore GS/E
? Martin Weger, D
Kurt Waldner, D
2784 L6 Div. 4   27 2.14,2    
DNF      
Opel Ascona
Luigi Pozzo, I
Gianpaolo Toia, I
  L4     36 2.21,6    
DNF      
Alfa Romeo GTV
Giulio Rossi, I
Luigi Rossi, I
Zir, I
  L4     37 2.21,9    
DNF      
Ford Escort
Mario Benusiglio, I
Renato Benusiglio, I
  L4     39 2.23,6    
DNS?      
Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior
Alphonse Boschi, B
Jean Caufriez, B
1570 L4 Div. 2          
DNQ      
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior
Michel Lauria, B
Nello Brunetti, B
1290 L4 Div. 1