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16e Bekers van België

Zolder, Belgium

Date: 1/4/1979
Track length: 4.261 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters:
Finishers:

Pole position: De Deyne (A); Semoulin (B); Bourgoignie (C)
Fastest lap:

Distance: 12 laps
Average speed: 120,002 kmh (A); 125,661 kmh (B); 153,496 kmh (C)
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 2-5/76, Group 1B
Car info: 1979 Cars

Pictures

Promotie - Group 1B under 1600 cc
De Deyne had been fastest in practice, but he was soon left behind by Lacroix and Carlier, who had a tough battle - with damaged Scirocco’s as a result. Carlier was first over the line, Lacroix second and Piessens (Audi) came third - while Dutch tourists Prins and Harvey were at the tail of the field; 1600 cc racing in Belgium was quite something else than Zandvoort.

Produktie - Group 1B over 1600 cc
Although the field was big and strong, some cars were not fully sorted so the Spice-prepared Belga Capris were superior. Vanierschot and Schinkel followed with the Serge Power Lotto Capris, while Cleutjens in his private Capri was able to mix it with the other Belgians.

Group 2-5
A consolation after his “Produktie” retirement in the BMW 530 was the win for Bourgoignie in the Group 2-5 race. though he must have missed his sparring partner van Oorschot; now “victory was expected” for the Roneo Vickers 935. Vanierschot in the good old Alpine was equally superior in his class, and Plasmeijer won the 1300 class with a little more opposition.

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 47 Scuderia Tornacum
VW Scirocco GTI Bernard Carlier, B
1588 L4 1600 12 laps 4

2 2 54 Serge Power Racing
VW Scirocco GTI Francy Lacroix, B
1588 L4 1600 12 2

3 3 50 Cromwell Remco Team
VW Golf GTI Marc Piessens, B
1588 L4 1600 12 3

4 4 57 Cromwell Remco Team
VW Golf GTI Patrick Van Remoortel, B
1588 L4 1600 12 7

5 5 60
Audi 80 GTE mk3 André Hardy, B
1588 L4 1600 12 9

6 6 49
VW Scirocco GTI Jean-Claude Toby, B
1588 L4 1600 12 8

7 7 51 Racing Team Sigma
VW Scirocco GTI Michel De Deyne, B
1588 L4 1600 12 1

8 8 56 Autorenstal Duindistel
VW Golf GTI Martin Tavernier, B
1588 L4 1600 12 10

9 9 67 Duindistel Racing
Toyota Trueno Claude Holvoet, B
1588 L4 1600 12 12

10 10 53 Ecurie Le Perron
Toyota Trueno Ignazio Salvo
1588 L4 1600 12 16

11 11 46 DRG
VW Scirocco GTI Pierre Vaillant, B
1588 L4 1600 12 11

12 12 59 Team Dubois
Audi 80 GTE mk1 Claude Bollache, B
1588 L4 1600 12 15

13 13 52 Belgian VW Club
VW Scirocco GTI Michel Chapel, B
1588 L4 1600 12 13

14 14 69
Audi 80 GTE René Prins, NL
1588 L4 1600 12 17

15 15 65 Ecurie Le Perron
Chrysler Avenger John Juergen, B
1594 L4 1600 12 14

16 1 76 Nationale Renstal Excelsior
Chrysler Avenger 1300 GT Raoul Frederix, B
1295 L4 1300 11 19

17 16 70
VW Scirocco GTI Jean-Marie Leys, B
1588 L4 1600 11 22

18 17 68 Duindistel Racing
Toyota Celica GT Dominique Holvoet, B
1588 L4 1600 11 18

19 18 62 Remco Team
Toyota Corolla Henri van Gompel, B
1588 L4 1600 11 23

20 2 75 R.T. MAK DVB TV
Simca Rallye 3 Danny Vaeck, B
1294 L4 1300 11 25

21 19 63 East Belgian Racing Team
Toyota Trueno Charles Brunninghausen, B
1588 L4 1600 11 24

22 3 81 E. van Bijnder
Honda Civic SB2 Herman Fieuw, B
1231 L4 1300 11 26

23 4 77 Team Motorsport Grünwald
Simca Rallye 3 Klaus Eisenreich, D
1294 L4 1300 9? 20

DNF 48 Ecurie Le Perron
VW Golf GTI Philippe Ménage, B
1588 L4 1600 6

DNS 55 De Bokkenrijders
VW Golf GTI Valentin Simons, B
1588 L4 1600 5 Engine

DNS 66 Rijke Heiloo Chrysler Sunbeam Dealer
Chrysler Avenger Robert Harvey, NL
1594 L4 1600 21 (was on the grid!)

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 4 Belga Castrol Team
Ford Capri III 3.0S Alain Semoulin, B
2993 V6 +2500 12 laps 1

2 2 3 Belga Team
Ford Capri III 3.0S Jean-Michel Martin, B
2993 V6 +2500 12 3

3 3 2 Belga Team
Ford Capri III 3.0S Philippe Martin, B
2993 V6 +2500 12 4

4 4 8 Serge Power Lotto Racing Team
Ford Capri III 3.0S Albert Vanierschot, B
2993 V6 +2500 12 6

5 5 9 Serge Power Lotto Racing Team
Ford Capri III 3.0S Edward Schinkel, NL
2993 V6 +2500 12 8

6 6 10 Serge Power Lotto Racing Team
Ford Capri III 3.0S Dany Swyssen, B
2993 V6 +2500 12 11

7 7 22 Jan op ‘t Root BV
Ford Capri III 3.0S Jacques Cleutjens, NL
2993 V6 +2500 12 14

8 8 1 Valvoline Racing
Ford Capri III 3.0S Michel De Deyne, B
2993 V6 +2500 12 5

9 9 14 Joosen Racing
BMW 530i Dirk Vermeersch, B
2985 L6 +2500 12 7

10 1 32
Ford Escort II RS 2000 Manu De Caluwe, B
1993 L4 2500 12 22

31
Ford Escort II RS 2000 Frank De Caluwe, B
1993 L4 2500 9

15 Kinley Luigi
BMW 530i Patrick Nève, B
2985 L6 +2500 10

29 Euro Motor Racing Team
Ford Escort II RS 2000 Francis Polak, B
1993 L4 2500 12

6 Kinley Graham Gitanes
Ford Capri III 3.0S André Lierneux, B
2993 V6 +2500 13

33
Triumph Dolomite Sprint Guy Pirenne, B
1998 L4 2500 15

18 C.A. Francorchamps
BMW 530i André Gavage, B
2985 L6 +2500 16

5 Belga Castrol Team
Ford Capri III 3.0S Dany Baele, B
2993 V6 +2500 17

19 C.A. Francorchamps
BMW 3.0 CSi Michel Paulus, B
2985 L6 +2500 18

47 Scuderia Tornacum
VW Scirocco GTI Bernard Carlier, B
1588 L4 2500 (!) 19

37 Lamaker Fijnhout
Ford Escort II RS 2000 Louis Hutzezon, NL
1993 L4 2500 20

50 Cromwell Remco Team
VW Golf GTI Marc Piessens, B
1588 L4 2500 (!) 21

39
Triumph Dolomite Sprint "Ivy Redan", B
1998 L4 2500 23

49
VW Scirocco GTI Jean-Claude Toby, B
1588 L4 2500 (!) 24

34
Triumph Dolomite Sprint Nello Brunetti, B
1998 L4 2500 26

46 DRG
VW Scirocco GTI Jean Degey, B
1588 L4 2500 (!) 27

48 Ecurie Le Perron
VW Golf GTI Philippe Ménage, B
1588 L4 2500 (!) 28

36
Vauxhall Firenza Magnum 2300 Marc Venstermans, B
2279 L4 2500 36

DNF 16 Team Willeme
BMW 530i Claude Bourgoignie, B
2985 L6 +2500 2

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 57 Team Willeme
Porsche 935 K2 Claude Bourgoignie, B
2857 tc B6 +2000 12 laps 1

2 2 64 Screen Center
Porsche 935 John Lagodny, L
2857 tc B6 +2000 12 2

3 3 61
Porsche Turbo Raymond Raus, B
B6 +2000 12 3

4 1 33 Serge Power Lotto Racing Team
Alpine A 110 1600S Albert Vanierschot, B
1565 L4 1600 12 4

5 4 56 Team Dubois
De Tomaso Pantera Philippe Bervoets ("Davit"), B
5763 V8 +2000 11 5

6 5 63 Screen Center
Porsche Carrera Pit Weirig, L
B6 +2000 11 8

7 2 34 Scuderia Lovaniensis
Audi 80 GT Jean-Louis Hecq, B
1588 L4 1600 10 12

8 6 66
Vauxhall Firenza Magnum 2300 Pierre Fermine, B
2279 L4 +2000 10 14

9 1 9
Fiat 128 coupé 1300 Freek Plasmeijer, NL
1290 L4 1300 10 15

10 2 2
Datsun Cherry 120A coupé Freddy Corporaal ("Kamikaas"), NL
1295 L4 1300 10 10

11 3 16
Datsun Cherry 120A coupé Oscar Kessler, B
1190 L4 1300 9 19

12 3 31
Alpine A 110 1600S Rob Redeker, NL
1565 L4 1600 9 9

13 4 3
Sunbeam Imp Viljo van Splunteren, NL
998 L4 +2000 8 16

DNF 59 Écurie Chardon des Dunes-Dragons
BMW 3.0 CSL Michel Delcourt, B
3196 L6 +2000 6

DNF 55 Team Dubois
De Tomaso Pantera Guy Trigaux, B
5763 V8 +2000 7

DNF 60 Écurie Chardon des Dunes-Dragons
BMW 3.0 CSL Jean-Marie Baert, B
3196 L6 +2000 11

DNF 58 Renstal Excelsior
Porsche 930 Turbo "Alex", B
2993 tc B6 +2000 13

DNF 12
Fiat 128 coupé 1300 Hans Hettelder, NL
1290 L4 1300 17

DNF 15
Innocenti José Ghysels, B
L4 1300 18

DNF 45
Ford Escort II RS Enno Wijkstra, NL
1975 L4 2000 20

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	47	Scuderia Tornacum VW Scirocco GTI	Bernard Carlier, B	1588	L4	1600	12 laps	4
2	2	54	Serge Power Racing VW Scirocco GTI	Francy Lacroix, B	1588	L4	1600	12	2
3	3	50	Cromwell Remco Team VW Golf GTI	Marc Piessens, B	1588	L4	1600	12	3
4	4	57	Cromwell Remco Team VW Golf GTI	Patrick Van Remoortel, B	1588	L4	1600	12	7
5	5	60	Audi 80 GTE mk3	André Hardy, B	1588	L4	1600	12	9
6	6	49	VW Scirocco GTI	Jean-Claude Toby, B	1588	L4	1600	12	8
7	7	51	Racing Team Sigma VW Scirocco GTI	Michel De Deyne, B	1588	L4	1600	12	1
8	8	56	Autorenstal Duindistel VW Golf GTI	Martin Tavernier, B	1588	L4	1600	12	10
9	9	67	Duindistel Racing Toyota Trueno	Claude Holvoet, B	1588	L4	1600	12	12
10	10	53	Ecurie Le Perron Toyota Trueno	Ignazio Salvo	1588	L4	1600	12	16
11	11	46	DRG VW Scirocco GTI	Pierre Vaillant, B	1588	L4	1600	12	11
12	12	59	Team Dubois Audi 80 GTE mk1	Claude Bollache, B	1588	L4	1600	12	15
13	13	52	Belgian VW Club VW Scirocco GTI	Michel Chapel, B	1588	L4	1600	12	13
14	14	69	Audi 80 GTE	René Prins, NL	1588	L4	1600	12	17
15	15	65	Ecurie Le Perron Chrysler Avenger	John Juergen, B	1594	L4	1600	12	14
16	1	76	Nationale Renstal Excelsior Chrysler Avenger 1300 GT	Raoul Frederix, B	1295	L4	1300	11	19
17	16	70	VW Scirocco GTI	Jean-Marie Leys, B	1588	L4	1600	11	22
18	17	68	Duindistel Racing Toyota Celica GT	Dominique Holvoet, B	1588	L4	1600	11	18
19	18	62	Remco Team Toyota Corolla	Henri van Gompel, B	1588	L4	1600	11	23
20	2	75	R.T. MAK DVB TV Simca Rallye 3	Danny Vaeck, B	1294	L4	1300	11	25
21	19	63	East Belgian Racing Team Toyota Trueno	Charles Brunninghausen, B	1588	L4	1600	11	24
22	3	81	E. van Bijnder Honda Civic SB2	Herman Fieuw, B	1231	L4	1300	11	26
23	4	77	Team Motorsport Grünwald Simca Rallye 3	Klaus Eisenreich, D	1294	L4	1300	9?	20
DNF		48	Ecurie Le Perron VW Golf GTI	Philippe Ménage, B	1588	L4	1600		6
DNS		55	De Bokkenrijders VW Golf GTI	Valentin Simons, B	1588	L4	1600		5			Engine
DNS		66	Rijke Heiloo Chrysler Sunbeam Dealer Chrysler Avenger	Robert Harvey, NL	1594	L4	1600		21			(was on the grid!)

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	4	Belga Castrol Team Ford Capri III 3.0S	Alain Semoulin, B	2993	V6	+2500	12 laps	1
2	2	3	Belga Team Ford Capri III 3.0S	Jean-Michel Martin, B	2993	V6	+2500	12	3
3	3	2	Belga Team Ford Capri III 3.0S	Philippe Martin, B	2993	V6	+2500	12	4
4	4	8	Serge Power Lotto Racing Team Ford Capri III 3.0S	Albert Vanierschot, B	2993	V6	+2500	12	6
5	5	9	Serge Power Lotto Racing Team Ford Capri III 3.0S	Edward Schinkel, NL	2993	V6	+2500	12	8
6	6	10	Serge Power Lotto Racing Team Ford Capri III 3.0S	Dany Swyssen, B	2993	V6	+2500	12	11
7	7	22	Jan op ‘t Root BV Ford Capri III 3.0S	Jacques Cleutjens, NL	2993	V6	+2500	12	14
8	8	1	Valvoline Racing Ford Capri III 3.0S	Michel De Deyne, B	2993	V6	+2500	12	5
9	9	14	Joosen Racing BMW 530i	Dirk Vermeersch, B	2985	L6	+2500	12	7
10	1	32	Ford Escort II RS 2000	Manu De Caluwe, B	1993	L4	2500	12	22
		31	Ford Escort II RS 2000	Frank De Caluwe, B	1993	L4	2500		9
		15	Kinley Luigi BMW 530i	Patrick Nève, B	2985	L6	+2500		10
		29	Euro Motor Racing Team Ford Escort II RS 2000	Francis Polak, B	1993	L4	2500		12
		6	Kinley Graham Gitanes Ford Capri III 3.0S	André Lierneux, B	2993	V6	+2500		13
		33	Triumph Dolomite Sprint	Guy Pirenne, B	1998	L4	2500		15
		18	C.A. Francorchamps BMW 530i	André Gavage, B	2985	L6	+2500		16
		5	Belga Castrol Team Ford Capri III 3.0S	Dany Baele, B	2993	V6	+2500		17
		19	C.A. Francorchamps BMW 3.0 CSi	Michel Paulus, B	2985	L6	+2500		18
		47	Scuderia Tornacum VW Scirocco GTI	Bernard Carlier, B	1588	L4	2500 (!)		19
		37	Lamaker Fijnhout Ford Escort II RS 2000	Louis Hutzezon, NL	1993	L4	2500		20
		50	Cromwell Remco Team VW Golf GTI	Marc Piessens, B	1588	L4	2500 (!)		21
		39	Triumph Dolomite Sprint	"Ivy Redan", B	1998	L4	2500		23
		49	VW Scirocco GTI	Jean-Claude Toby, B	1588	L4	2500 (!)		24
		34	Triumph Dolomite Sprint	Nello Brunetti, B	1998	L4	2500		26
		46	DRG VW Scirocco GTI	Jean Degey, B	1588	L4	2500 (!)		27
		48	Ecurie Le Perron VW Golf GTI	Philippe Ménage, B	1588	L4	2500 (!)		28
		36	Vauxhall Firenza Magnum 2300	Marc Venstermans, B	2279	L4	2500		36
DNF		16	Team Willeme BMW 530i	Claude Bourgoignie, B	2985	L6	+2500		2

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	57	Team Willeme Porsche 935 K2	Claude Bourgoignie, B	2857 tc	B6	+2000	12 laps	1
2	2	64	Screen Center Porsche 935	John Lagodny, L	2857 tc	B6	+2000	12	2
3	3	61	Porsche Turbo	Raymond Raus, B		B6	+2000	12	3
4	1	33	Serge Power Lotto Racing Team Alpine A 110 1600S	Albert Vanierschot, B	1565	L4	1600	12	4
5	4	56	Team Dubois De Tomaso Pantera	Philippe Bervoets ("Davit"), B	5763	V8	+2000	11	5
6	5	63	Screen Center Porsche Carrera	Pit Weirig, L		B6	+2000	11	8
7	2	34	Scuderia Lovaniensis Audi 80 GT	Jean-Louis Hecq, B	1588	L4	1600	10	12
8	6	66	Vauxhall Firenza Magnum 2300	Pierre Fermine, B	2279	L4	+2000	10	14
9	1	9	Fiat 128 coupé 1300	Freek Plasmeijer, NL	1290	L4	1300	10	15
10	2	2	Datsun Cherry 120A coupé	Freddy Corporaal ("Kamikaas"), NL	1295	L4	1300	10	10
11	3	16	Datsun Cherry 120A coupé	Oscar Kessler, B	1190	L4	1300	9	19
12	3	31	Alpine A 110 1600S	Rob Redeker, NL	1565	L4	1600	9	9
13	4	3	Sunbeam Imp	Viljo van Splunteren, NL	998	L4	+2000	8	16
DNF		59	Écurie Chardon des Dunes-Dragons BMW 3.0 CSL	Michel Delcourt, B	3196	L6	+2000		6
DNF		55	Team Dubois De Tomaso Pantera	Guy Trigaux, B	5763	V8	+2000		7
DNF		60	Écurie Chardon des Dunes-Dragons BMW 3.0 CSL	Jean-Marie Baert, B	3196	L6	+2000		11
DNF		58	Renstal Excelsior Porsche 930 Turbo	"Alex", B	2993 tc	B6	+2000		13
DNF		12	Fiat 128 coupé 1300	Hans Hettelder, NL	1290	L4	1300		17
DNF		15	Innocenti	José Ghysels, B		L4	1300		18
DNF		45	Ford Escort II RS	Enno Wijkstra, NL	1975	L4	2000		20