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Coupes Benelux

Nivelles, Belgium

Date: 24/6/1979
Track length: 3.724 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters:
Finishers:

Pole position:
Fastest lap: Piessens in 1.38,6 (A); JM Martin in 1.34,1 (B); Bourgoignie in 1.45,4 (C)

Distance:
Average speed: 133,474 kmh (A); 137,174 kmh (B); 125,030 kmh (C)
Weather: Rain during Group 2-5 race
Ruleset: Group 2-5/76, Group 1B
Car info: 1979 Cars

 

“Davit” tried to take the lead in the rain on this desolate track; but Bourgoignie’s Porsche thundered past, and it stayed that way to the finish with De Deyne in his Group 1B Capri third.


A: Promotie
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   Racing Team Sigma
VW Scirocco GTI
Michel De Deyne, B
1588 L4 1600 12 laps, 20.05,3        
2 2   Cromwell Remco Team
VW Golf GTI
Marc Piessens, B
1588 L4 1600 12 laps, 20.05,5     1.38,6  
3 3   Serge Power Racing
VW Scirocco GTI
Francy Lacroix, B
1588 L4 1600 12 laps, 20.07,7        
4 4   De Bokkenrijders
VW Golf GTI
Valentin Simons, B
1588 L4 1600 12 laps, 20.11,6        
5 5   Ecurie Le Perron
VW Golf GTI
Philippe Ménage, B
1588 L4 1600 12 laps, 20.18,2        
6 6   Cromwell Remco Team
VW Golf GTI
Patrick Van Remoortel, B
1588 L4 1600 12 laps, 20.18,6        
17 1   Nationale Renstal Excelsior
Chrysler Avenger 1300 GT
Raoul Frederix, B
1295 L4 1300 11        

B: Produktie
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   Belga Team
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Jean-Michel Martin, B
2993 V6 +2500 12 laps, 19.24,3     1.34,1  
2 2   Kinley Graham Gitanes
Ford Capri III 3.0S
André Lierneux, B
2993 V6 +2500 12 laps, 19.26,9        
3 3   Serge Power Lotto Racing Team
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Dany Swyssen, B
2993 V6 +2500 12 laps, 19.27,1        
4 4   Belga Team
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Philippe Martin, B
2993 V6 +2500 12 laps, 19.45,9        
5 5    
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Marc Duez, B
2993 V6 +2500 12 laps, 19.52,7        
6 6   Team Willeme
BMW 3.0 CSi
Claude Bourgoignie, B
2985 L6 +2500 12 laps, 19.52,9        
13 1    
Triumph Dolomite Sprint
Guy Pirenne, B
1998 L4 +2500 12 laps, 20.03,1        
    8 Serge Power Lotto Racing Team
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Albert Vanierschot, B
2993 V6 +2500          
    4 Belga Castrol Team
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Alain Semoulin, B
2993 V6 +2500          

C: Group 2-5
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   Team Willeme
Porsche 935 K2
Claude Bourgoignie, B
2857 tc B6 +2000 12 laps, 21.26,7     1.45,4  
2 2   Team Dubois
De Tomaso Pantera
Philippe Bervoets ("Davit"), B
5763 V8 +2000 12 laps, 22.13,8        
3 3   Valvoline Racing
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Michel De Deyne, B
2993 V6 +2000 12 laps, 22.18,3        
4 4   Serge Power Lotto Racing Team
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Albert Vanierschot, B
2993 V6 +2000 12 laps, 22.37,6        
5 1    
Alpine A 110 1600S
Rob Redeker, NL
1565 L4 1600 12 laps, 22.41,8        
6 1    
BMW 2002
Alain Quenon, B
1990 L4 2000 12 laps, 23.11,6        
10 1   Hoogwerf
Mazda 1300 GRC
Hans van der Beek, NL
1300 L4 1300 11        
11 2    
Fiat 128 coupé 1300
Freek Plasmeijer, NL
1290 L4 1300 11        
12 3    
Honda Civic
Dirk van de Pol, NL
  L4 1300 11        
13 4   Bakker Makelaardij
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti
Peter Hogerheijde, NL
1299 B4 1300 11        
14 2   Rijke Heiloo Chrysler Sunbeam Dealer
Chrysler Avenger
Robert Harvey, NL
1594 L4 1600 11