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Zandvoort Trophy

Zandvoort, Netherlands

Date: 7/8/1977
Track length: 4.226 m
Attendance: 10.000
Entries accepted: 50
Starters: 37
Finishers: 21

Pole position: Facetti/Finotto in 1.37,8
Fastest lap: unknown

Distance: 4 hours
Average speed: 154,052 kmh
Weather: Warm and dry
Ruleset: Group 2/76
Car info: 1977 Cars

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The classic event on the Zandvoort track saw a cold and wet practice, in which the Jaguars did not shine: third and fifth on the grid, and while the Alpina crew concentrated on timing the Jaguars, Finotto/Facetti in the Luigi cat stole pole position...
Absent was the works Audi, a “development pause”, but an unlucky Audi win could easily hamper Volkswagen’s championship lead as well...
After the start, Hezemans (Alpina) and Rouse (Jaguar) had a nice battle which had been missing from the ETCC for so long. But after ten laps, the Jaguars’ rear tires overheated and its pace slipped. The other Jaguar, with a dry-sump system for the first time - which lasted for 8 minutes, then the pump failed. In 52 minutes time, a heavier type was fixed; an improvement, it held for 39 minutes. The next one took 56 minutes and lasted only 9 minutes, the last one took only 40 minutes to fix - then the car retired anyway. The other Jag first had a puncture and retired later with a broken differential.
The Alpina car was in the lead, of course, and the Italian Luigi car followed but no more than that - until it retired. The race now was boring as ever, with the Alpina car three laps in front of the second Luigi car; the other classes were decided by retirements rather than fights as well.

Division 1-5
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 1 BMW-Alpina
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Toine Hezemans, NL
Dieter Quester, A
 3212 L6 Div. 5 137 laps, 3:45.29,6 2 1.38,1    
2 2 2 Luigi Racing UFO
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Jean Xhenceval, B
Pierre Dieudonné, B
Eddy Joosen, B
 3196 L6 Div. 5 134 4 1.40,7    
3 3 24 Serge Power
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Albert Vanierschot, B
Boy Hayje, NL
 3196 L6 Div. 5 132 6 1.41,1    
4 1 54 Spiess
VW Scirocco		 Anton Stocker, CH
Jörg Siegrist, CH
 1596 L4 Div. 2 128 16 1.48,5    
5 1 25 Luigi Racing UFO
BMW 530i US		 Claude De Wael, B
Harald Grohs, D
Umberto Grano, I
 2985 L6 Div. 4 126 10 1.46,9    
6 4 15 Tonka
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Frans Lubin, NL
Raymond Raus, B
Servé Maassen, NL
 3196 L6 Div. 5 126 7 1.45,2    
7 1 32 Jolly Club Switzerland
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV		 Tarcisio Fornera, CH
Ruedi Franz, CH
Romeo Camathias, I
 1962 L4 Div. 3 123 26 1.52,2    
8 2 35 Rhein-Ruhr Racing Team Düsseldorf
BMW 2002		 Dieter Hegels, D
Karl-Heinz Tibor, D
 1990 L4 Div. 3 122 11 1.47,0    
9 2 21 Racing Corporation Vienna
BMW 3.0 CS		 Heribert Werginz, A
Alois Müller, A
Harald Neger, A
 2985 L6 Div. 4 122 25 1.51,6    
10 1 64 Team 43-70
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint		 Juan-Pablo Zampa, RA
Eugenio Breard, RA
 1299 B4 Div. 1 122 29 1.52,5    
11 3 31 Squadra Caposcarico
BMW 2002		 Armin Buschor, CH
Charles König, CH
 1990 L4 Div. 3 121 21 1.49,9    
12 4 37 Arrow American Shirts
Ford Escort II RS		 Ron Kluit, NL
Han Akersloot, NL
 1840 L4 Div. 3 120 9 1.46,3    
13 2 56? Valtellina Racing?
VW Scirocco		 Drago Regvart, YU
Dagmar Suster, YU
 1596 L4 Div. 2 120 30 1.52,6    
14 3 22  
Opel Commodore GS/E		 Cees van Oosterom, NL
Louis Hutzezon, NL
Fred Frankenhout, NL
 2784 L6 Div. 4 120 27 1.51,4    
15 4 16 Smith Kendon Travel Sweets
Mazda RX-5		 John Markey, GB
David Palmer, GB
 2 x 654 R2 Div. 4 119 22 1.49,9    
16 5 45 Racing Team Methusalem
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV		 Hans Maasland, NL
Rob Slotemaker, NL
 1962 L4 Div. 3 118 32 1.53,1    
17 5 20 Diermeier Racing
Ford Capri II 3.0S		 Harald Hinz, D
Ralf Walter, D
 2993 V6 Div. 4 118 31 1.52,7    
18 6 43 Stapé Racing
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV		 Michel Lauria, B
Quirin Bovy, B
 1962 L4 Div. 3 113 37 1.54,1    
19 2 63 Autohaus Gleich
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint		 Dieter Gleich, D
Henning Schmidt, D
(Helmut Kelleners, D)
 1299 B4 Div. 1 102 24 1.51,0    
20 7 39 Eggenberger Motorsport
BMW 320		 Kalli Hufstad, D
Jürgen Reinke, D
 1990 L4 Div. 3 99 15 1.48,5   Engine
21 8 46  
Chrysler 2L		 Jaime Sanz de Madrid, E
Juan José Sanz de Madrid, E
 1998 L4 Div. 3 96 17 1.48,6    
DNF   6 British Leyland
Jaguar XJ 12C 5.3		 Derek Bell, GB
Andy Rouse, GB
 5412 V12 Div. 5 92 3 1.38,3   Differential
DNF   40?  
BMW 2002		 Kurt Mirer, CH
Marco Vanoli, CH
 1990 L4 Div. 3 80 13 1.47,9    
DNF   33 Alfa Geleen
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV		 Hub Nijsten, NL
George Houthuyzen, NL
 1962 L4 Div. 3 77 33 1.53,1    
DNF   4 Jolly Club - UFO
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Carlo Facetti, I
Martino Finotto, I
 3196 L6 Div. 5 68 1 1.37,8   Blown engine
DNF   36  
BMW 2002		 Wolfgang Dimmendaal, D
Franz Prentzel, D
 1990 L4 Div. 3 66 19 1.49,1    
DNF   38 Eggenberger Motorsport
BMW 320		 Walter Brun, CH
Huub Vermeulen, NL
 1990 L4 Div. 3 65 12 1.47,4   Engine
DNF   52  
VW Scirocco		 Klaus Bieler, D
Schramm, D
Hagen Arlt, D
 1596 L4 Div. 2 60 14 1.48,1    
DNF   14 BMW Autosport
BMW 530i US		 Eddy Fresco, NL
Ronald Remeus, NL
 2985 L6 Div. 4 48 20 1.49,5   Propshaft
DNF   53 Jägermeister Racing Team
VW Scirocco		 Willi Bergmeister, D
Helmut Henzler, D
 1596 L4 Div. 2 45 8 1.45,5   Gearbox
DNF   23  
Opel Commodore GS/E		 Tonny Zwaanenburg, NL
Brett Lunger, USA
 2784 L6 Div. 4 41 36 1.53,6   Gearbox
DNF   5 British Leyland
Jaguar XJ 12C 5.3		 John Fitzpatrick, GB
Tim Schenken, AUS
 5412 V12 Div. 5 41 5 1.40,9    
DNF   44 IFM Efector
BMW 2002		 Rolf Rummel, D
Peter Kuhlmann, D
 1990 L4 Div. 3 26 18 1.48,7    
DNF   57  
Audi 80 GT		 Jean-Louis Hecq, B
Hans-Joachim Nowak, D
 1588 L4 Div. 2 22 35 1.53,3   Clutch
DNF   8 Vedette
Chevrolet Camaro		 Hans Deen, NL
Wim van Gelderen, NL
 5736 V8 Div. 5 14 28 1.52,4   Oil pressure
DNF   19 Team Besico Bernd Siller
Ford Capri RS 2600		 Bernd Siller, D
Kurt Pöschkö, A
 2564 V6 Div. 4 4 34 1.53,1    
DNF   34 British Leyland
Triumph Dolomite Sprint		 Paul Keller, CH
Alec Poole, IRL
 1998 L4 Div. 3 1 23 1.50,9   Clutch
DNQ   61 Datsun Nederland
Datsun Cherry 120A coupé		 Evert Bolderheij, NL
Cees van Dongen, NL
Ernst Antonides, NL
 1190 L4 Div. 4   38 1.54,7    
DNQ     Romax Racing
Fiat 128 coupé 1300		 Hans Hettelder, NL
Freek Plasmeijer, NL
 1290 L4 Div. 4   39 1.54,9    
DNQ   65 Team 43-70
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint		 Nando Parrado, ROU
Eduardo Marquez, RA
 1299 B4 Div. 1   40 1.55,5    
DSQ     BMW Autosport
BMW 3.0 CS		 ? Robert Coorengel, NL
? Han Tjan, NL
 2985 L6 Div. 4         May have been disqualified (illegal CSL wing...)