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9e Grote Prijs van Zolder

Zolder, Belgium

Date: 24/4/1977
Track length: 4.261 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters:
Finishers:

Pole position: Holvoet in 2,11m09 (A); Nève in 2.08,6 (B);
Fastest lap:

Distance: 12 laps
Average speed:
Weather: Wet practice and race
Ruleset: Group 2-4/76, Group 1B
Car info: 1977 Cars

 

The “Zolder Grand Prix” had apart from the Euro F3 race a bunch of other races.

Production under 1600 cc
Polesitter Holvoet had a bad start, but he recovered and won with Marquet second while Braillard retired.

Production over 1600 cc
Nève had taken over the Juma BMW from Joosen, since the latter drove at the Salzburgring. In wet practice, Nève was outstanding, getting pole by nearly 3 seconds from Pirenne. The track was wet, but most gambled on intermediates or even slicks, and Nève had a very short lived lead, since he spun at the Kanaalbocht. When he recovered, the whole field had passed him - the next F1 hope of Belgium had his work cut out. But he had a splendid race, winning up to 4 seconds per lap on leader Semoulin. In the last lap, Nève got by and won the race.

A: Production under 1600 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 34 Emile Holvoet
Toyota Corolla		 Claude Holvoet, B
 1588 L4 1600 12 laps, 25.02,7 1 2.11,09    
2 2 39 Simca Racing Team
Sunbeam Avenger		 Remy Marquet, B
 1594 L4 1600 12 laps, 25.31,2        
3 3 36 Team Dubois
Audi 80 GTE		 Daniël Rombaut, B
 1588 L4 1600 12 laps, 25.40,6        
DNF   32 Duckhams Team Celi
Toyota Corolla		 Willy Braillard, B
 1588 L4 1600          

B: Production over 1600 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 88 Kinley Castrol BMW
BMW 530i US		 Patrick Nève, B
 2985 L6 +2500 12 laps   2.08,6    
2 1 63 Ford Castrol Team
Ford Escort II RS 2000		 Alain Semoulin, B
 1993 L4 2500 12 laps        
    53 Mille Miglia
Triumph Dolomite Sprint		 Guy Pirenne, B
 1998 L4 2500   2 2.11,5    

C: Group 2 and 4 under 1600 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 38  
Alpine A 110 1600S		 Albert Vanierschot, B
 1565 L4 1600 15 laps, 29.32,9        
2 2 15 Emile Holvoet
Toyota Celica GT		 Claude Holvoet, B
 1588 L4 1600 15 laps, 30.08,4        
3 3 14 Scuderia Lovaniensis
Audi 80 GT		 Jean-Louis Hecq, B
 1588 L4 1600 15 laps, 30.11,9        
  4 5 Remco Team
BMW 1602		 Erwin Van den Broeck, B
 1573 L4 1600          
  5 31 Ford Castrol Team
Lotus Europa TC		 Freddy Semoulin ("Alain Dex"), B
 1594 L4 1600          
DSQ? 1 20 Scuderia Tornacum
Datsun Cherry 120A coupé		 "Arsène", B
 1190 L4 1300          
  2 17  
Renault R 5 LS		 Adriano Lasagni, B
 1289 L4 1300          
  3 24 SRP De Peddelaer
Datsun Cherry 120A coupé		 Evert Bolderheij, NL
 1190 L4 1300          
  4 1 Mini M.J.
Innocenti Mini Cooper		 José Ghysels, B
 998 L4 1300          
  5 11 Mille Miglia
Fiat 128 coupé 1300		 Mathias Gansen, B
 1290 L4 1300          
  6 8  
NSU 1200 TT		 Danny Steegmans, B
 1177 L4 1300          
  7 10 Ecurie Baudouin Visétoise
Fiat 128 coupé 1300		 Georges Simon, B
 1290 L4 1300          
  8 22  
Fiat 128 coupé 1300		 Philippe Sougné, B
 1290 L4 1300          
  9 3 Romax Racing
Fiat 128 coupé 1100		 Freek Plasmeijer, NL
 1116 L4 1300          
    7 Romax Racing
Fiat 128 coupé 1300		 Hans Hettelder, NL
 1290 L4 1300          

D: Group 2 and 4 over 1600 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 81 Team Willeme
De Tomaso Pantera		 René Tricot, B
 5763 V8 +2000 12 laps, 21.57,0        
2 2 83  
Porsche 934		 Raymond Raus, B
 2993 tc B6 +2000 12 laps, 22.23,6        
3 3 82 Ec. Motor Act. Luxemburg
Porsche Carrera RSR		 John Lagodny, L
 2994 B6 +2000 12 laps, 23.00,2        
4 4 62  
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Albert Vanierschot, B
 3196 L6 +2000          
5 5 91  
Porsche 934		 Henri van Oorschot, NL
 2993 tc B6 +2000          
6 6 84 Ecurie Li Torai
Porsche Carrera		 Herman Dahmen, B
 2994 B6 +2000          
7 7    
?Vauxhall Firenza Magnum 2300		 Michel De Deyne, B
 2279 L4 +2000          
8 8 85 Scuderia Mille Miglia
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona		 Maurice Dantinne, B
 4390 V12 +2000          
  1 58 Remco Team
BMW 2002		 Erwin Van den Broeck, B
 1990 L4 2000          
  2 56  
Triumph Dolomite Sprint		 Henri Alberts, B
 1998 L4 2000          
    54 Valvoline Racing
BMW 2002		 Franz-Josef Otten, D
 1990 L4 2000          
    71 Excelsior Rizla
Porsche Carrera RS		 "Alex", B
 2994 B6 +2000          
    52  
BMW 2002 TII		 Jean-Marie Baert, B
 1990 L4 2000          
    51 Ford Castrol Team
Ford Escort II RS		 Alain Semoulin, B
 1840 L4 2000