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Coupes Benelux

Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium

Date: 6/7/1980
Track length: 6.947 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters:
Finishers:

Pole position: Demol in 3.04,6 (Heat 1); Wisell in 2.56,9 (Heat 2)
Fastest lap: Demol in 3.06,4 (Heat 1); Feitler in 2.56,4 (Heat 2); Wisell in 2.57,0 (Prod); Hardy in 3.06,6 (Prom)

Distance: 6 laps (heats); 12 laps (Production); 8 laps (BPC, Turbowax)
Average speed: 133,838 kmh (Heat 1); 141,342 kmh (Heat 2); 139,760 kmh (Prod)
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 1B; Group 2-5
Car info: 1980 Cars

Pictures



Heat 1 - under 2500 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 32  
Ford Escort II RS 2000
Marc Demol, B
1993 L4 2500 6 laps, 18.44,4 1 3.04,6 3.06,4  
2 1 62 East Belgian Racing Team
Audi 80 GTE
André Hardy, B
1588 L4 1600 6 laps, 18.53,9 2 3.07,8    
3 2 51 Valvoline-KB Racing
VW Scirocco GTI
Marc Piessens, B
1588 L4 1600 6 laps, 18.58,2 4 3.08,4    
4 3 54 Belgian VW Club
VW Scirocco GTI
Bernard Carlier, B
1588 L4 1600 6 laps, 18.59,0 3 3.07,8    
5 4 56 Ecurie Le Perron
VW Golf GTI
Philippe Ménage, B
1588 L4 1600 6 laps, 19.04,1 5 3.08,6    
6 2 36 Turbo Wax
Ford Escort II RS 2000
Ludo Stessens, B
1993 L4 2500   8 3.10,3    
7 5 57 Scuderia Lovaniensis
Audi 80 GTE
Jean-Louis Hecq, B
1588 L4 1600   10 3.12,0    
8 6 59 De Bokkenrijders
VW Golf GTI
Valentin Simons, B
1588 L4 1600   7 3.09,9    
9 7 63 Belgian VW Club
VW Scirocco GTI
Jean-Marie Leys, B
1588 L4 1600   12 3.13,1    
10 8 53 Belgian VW Club
VW Scirocco GTI
Michel Chapel, B
1588 L4 1600   11 3.13,0    
11 9 53? Belgian VW Club
VW Scirocco GTI
"Jiempe", B
1588 L4 1600   15 3.26,3    
12 3 45  
Opel Kadett GT/E
Albin Navaux ("Clayes"), B
1979 L4 2500   18 3.47,1    
13 4 42  
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Alphonse Boschi, B
1962 L4 2500   17 3.31,4    
14 10 98? Belgian VW Club
VW Golf GTI
Pierre Fermine, B
1588 L4 1600   9 3.10,9    
DNF   35 Turbo Wax
Ford Escort II RS 2000
Robert Vanhoornweder, B
1993 L4 2500   6 3.09,8    
DNF      
VW Scirocco GTI
Bernard Daems, B
1588 L4 1600   13 3.19,6    
DNF      
Talbot Sunbeam TI
"Carlo", B
1598 L4 1600   14 3.25,7    
DNF      
BMW 323i
Willy Maljean, B
2291 L6 2500   16 3.29,3    

Heat 2 - over 2500 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 20 Luigi Racing Bastos
Chevrolet Camaro Z28
Reine Wisell, S
  V8 +2500 6 laps, 17.44,7 1 2.56,9    
2 2 11 Euro Motor Racing Team
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Roman Feitler, L
2993 V6 +2500 6 laps, 17.45,5 2 2.56,9 2.56,4  
3 3 2 Belga Castrol Team
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Jean-Michel Martin, B
2993 V6 +2500 6 laps, 17.47,7 4 2.57,5    
4 4 3 Belga Castrol Team
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Alain Semoulin, B
2993 V6 +2500 6 laps, 17.54,8 6 2.58,5    
5 5 10 Team Willeme
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Alain Peltier, B
2993 V6 +2500 6 laps, 17.55,8 5 2.58,2    
6 6 6 BBL Racing Team with Michel De Deyne
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Alain Corbisier, B
2993 V6 +2500   8 3.00,4    
7 7 21 Luigi Racing Bastos
Chevrolet Camaro Z28
André Lierneux, B
  V8 +2500   7 2.58,8    
8 8 5 BBL Racing Team with Michel De Deyne
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Michel De Deyne, B
2993 V6 +2500   10 3.01,2    
9 9 7 BBL Racing Team with Michel De Deyne
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Philippe Bervoets ("Davit"), B
2993 V6 +2500   12 3.03,1    
10 10 4 Belga Castrol Team
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Freddy Semoulin ("Alain Dex"), B
2993 V6 +2500   13 3.04,5    
11 11 18  
BMW 530i
Jean-Jacques Feider, B
2985 L6 +2500   14 3.05,3    
12 12    
BMW 530i
Alain Quenon, B
2985 L6 +2500   16 3.07,4    
13 13 22 Dealer Opel Team
Opel Monza 3.0E
Raymond Van Hove, B
2998 L6 +2500   15 3.06,1    
14 14    
BMW 530i
Jean-Marie Leclerq, B
2985 L6 +2500   18 3.14,3    
15 15 8 Serge Power - Bastos
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Claude Bourgoignie, B
2993 V6 +2500   3 2.57,4    
16 16    
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Remy Marquet, B
2993 V6 +2500   11 ca. 3.02    
DNF   1 Belga Castrol Team
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Philippe Martin, B
2993 V6 +2500   9 3.00,8    
DNF   9 Serge Power - Bastos
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Albert Vanierschot, B
2993 V6 +2500   17 3.13,9    
DNF      
BMW 530i
Michel Paulus, B
2985 L6 +2500   19 3.14,7    
DNF      
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Georges Simon, B
2993 V6 +2500   20 3.50,5    

Finale Production
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 8 Serge Power - Bastos
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Claude Bourgoignie, B
2993 V6 +2500 12 laps, 35.53,5        
2 2 5 BBL Racing Team with Michel De Deyne
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Michel De Deyne, B
2993 V6 +2500 12 laps, 35.54,3        
3 3 11 Euro Motor Racing Team
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Roman Feitler, L
2993 V6 +2500 12 laps, 35.56,3        
4 4 3 Belga Castrol Team
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Alain Semoulin, B
2993 V6 +2500 12 laps, 35.56,9        
5 5 21 Luigi Racing Bastos
Chevrolet Camaro Z28
André Lierneux, B
  V8 +2500 12 laps, 36.03,7        
6 6 10 Team Willeme
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Alain Peltier, B
2993 V6 +2500          
7 7 7 BBL Racing Team with Michel De Deyne
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Philippe Bervoets ("Davit"), B
2993 V6 +2500          
8 8    
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Remy Marquet, B
2993 V6 +2500          
9 9 4 Belga Castrol Team
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Freddy Semoulin ("Alain Dex"), B
2993 V6 +2500          
10 10 22 Dealer Opel Team
Opel Monza 3.0E
Raymond Van Hove, B
2998 L6 +2500          
11 1 32  
Ford Escort II RS 2000
Marc Demol, B
1993 L4 2500       3.06,1  
12 1 54 Belgian VW Club
VW Scirocco GTI
Bernard Carlier, B
1588 L4 1600       3.07,2  
13 2 56 Ecurie Le Perron
VW Golf GTI
Philippe Ménage, B
1588 L4 1600          
14 3 62 East Belgian Racing Team
Audi 80 GTE
André Hardy, B
1588 L4 1600          
15 4 98? Belgian VW Club
VW Golf GTI
Pierre Fermine, B
1588 L4 1600          
16 5 59 De Bokkenrijders
VW Golf GTI
Valentin Simons, B
1588 L4 1600          
17 11 6 BBL Racing Team with Michel De Deyne
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Alain Corbisier, B
2993 V6 +2500          
18 6 51 Valvoline-KB Racing
VW Scirocco GTI
Marc Piessens, B
1588 L4 1600          
19 7 63 Belgian VW Club
VW Scirocco GTI
Jean-Marie Leys, B
1588 L4 1600          
20 12    
BMW 530i
Jean-Marie Leclerq, B
2985 L6 +2500          
21 8 53 Belgian VW Club
VW Scirocco GTI
Michel Chapel, B
1588 L4 1600          
22 13 2 Belga Castrol Team
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Jean-Michel Martin, B
2993 V6 +2500          
23 2 45  
Opel Kadett GT/E
Albin Navaux ("Clayes"), B
1979 L4 2500          
24 14    
BMW 530i
Alain Quenon, B
2985 L6 +2500          
25 3 42  
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Alphonse Boschi, B
1962 L4 2500          
26 9 57 Scuderia Lovaniensis
Audi 80 GTE
Jean-Louis Hecq, B
1588 L4 1600          
27 10 53? Belgian VW Club
VW Scirocco GTI
"Jiempe", B
1588 L4 1600          
28 15 20 Luigi Racing Bastos
Chevrolet Camaro Z28
Reine Wisell, S
  V8 +2500       2.57,0  
29 4 36 Turbo Wax
Ford Escort II RS 2000
Ludo Stessens, B
1993 L4 2500          

BPC 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 64 Belgian VW Club
VW Golf GTI
Guy Pirenne, B
1588 L4 1600 8 laps, 25.01,9        
2 2 54 Belgian VW Club
VW Scirocco GTI
Bernard Carlier, B
1588 L4 1600 8 laps, 25.03,7        
3 3 66 Ecurie Le Perron
VW Scirocco GTI
Francy Lacroix, B
1588 L4 1600 8 laps, 25.08,2        
4 4 62 East Belgian Racing Team
Audi 80 GTE
André Hardy, B
1588 L4 1600 8 laps, 25.10,9     3.06,6  
5 5    
VW Scirocco GTI
Bernard De St. Hubert, B
1588 L4 1600 8 laps, 25.28,5        
6 6 67  
VW Scirocco GTI
Roger Rutten, B
1588 L4 1600 8 laps, 25.28,5        
7 7 51 Valvoline-KB Racing
VW Scirocco GTI
Marc Piessens, B
1588 L4 1600          
8 8    
VW Scirocco GTI
Thorrout, B
1588 L4 1600          
9 9 59 De Bokkenrijders
VW Golf GTI
Valentin Simons, B
1588 L4 1600          
10 10    
Talbot Sunbeam TI
Alain Sioen, B
1598 L4 1600          
11 11 57? Belgian VW Club
VW Scirocco GTI
Yves Berghmans ("Box"), B
1588 L4 1600          
12 12 87 Ecurie Les Volants
Talbot Sunbeam TI
Maurice Ros, B
1598 L4 1600          
13 13 82  
Talbot Sunbeam TI
Marc Van Den Driessche, B
1598 L4 1600          
14 14    
Talbot Sunbeam TI
Mammaerts, B
1598 L4 1600          
15 15 76 Duindistel
Toyota Corolla GT
Claude Holvoet, B
1588 L4 1600          
16 16 73 Ecurie Ardennes
Talbot Sunbeam TI
Jacques Lignon, B
1598 L4 1600          
17 17 70  
Talbot Sunbeam TI
Freddy Michotte, B
1598 L4 1600          
18 18 78 Remco Team Ghent Racing
Toyota Corolla GT
Henri van Gompel, B
1588 L4 1600          
19 19    
Talbot Sunbeam TI
? Pierre-Alain Thibaut, B
1598 L4 1600          
20 1   Denspeed Rifle Racing
Honda Civic SB2
Marc Baert, B
1231 L4 1300          
21 2   Denspeed Rifle Racing
Honda Civic SB2
Serge Van Havre ("Yeck"), B
1231 L4 1300          
22 20 61  
VW Golf GTI
Christian Lefort, B
1588 L4 1600          
23 3 86 Mak Mechelen
Talbot Simca Rallye 3
Pierre Vanitterbeek, B
1294 L4 1300          
24 4 87  
Talbot Simca Rallye 3
Gerard Brasseur, B
1294 L4 1300          
25 21 69 Renstal Excelsior
Talbot Sunbeam TI
Raoul Frederix, B
1598 L4 1600          
26 22 77 Remco Team
Toyota Corolla GT
José Close, B
1588 L4 1600          
27 23    
Toyota Trueno
Marc Donner, B
1588 L4 1600          
28 5 89 Denspeed Rifle Racing
Honda Civic SB2
Kris Botterman, B
1231 L4 1300          
29 24 56 Ecurie Le Perron
VW Golf GTI
Philippe Ménage, B
1588 L4 1600          

Turbowax Trophy
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 2 Team Willeme
Porsche 935 K2
Philippe Bervoets ("Davit"), B
  B6 +2000 8 laps, 23.27,4     2.51,3  
2 2 6  
De Tomaso Pantera
Guy Trigaux, B
5763 V8 +2000 8 laps, 23.30,5        
3 1 11  
BMW 320
Rolf Rummel, D
1990 L4 2000 8 laps, 23.50,6        
4 1 33  
Mazda 1300 GRC
Hans van der Beek, NL
1300 L4 1300 8 laps, 25.26,6        
5 3    
Porsche 930 Turbo
"Alex", B
2993 tc B6 +2000 8 laps, 25.40,5        
6 2    
BMW 2002
François Verhaegen, B
1990 L4 2000          
7 3    
VW Scirocco
Jean-Claude Toby, B
1596 L4 2000          
8 4 21  
VW Scirocco
Cyril Raes, B
1596 L4 2000          
9 2 34  
Honda Civic SB2
Dirk van de Pol, NL
1231 L4 1300          
10 3 38  
Sunbeam Imp
Viljo van Splunteren, NL
998 L4 1300          
11 4    
BMW 530i
Renard, B
2985 L6 +2000          
12 5    
Fiat 131 Racing
Emmanuel Remion, B
1995 L4 2000          
13 6    
Triumph Dolomite Sprint
Henri Alberts, B
1998 L4 2000          
14 4 30  
Fiat 128 coupé 1300
Freek Plasmeijer, NL
1290 L4 1300          
15      
Toyota Corolla
Henri van Gompel, B
  L4            
16      
Fiat 124 Sport Coupé
Rob den Ottelander, NL
1796 L4 2000          
17   31  
Datsun Cherry 120A coupé
Freddy Corporaal ("Kamikaas"), NL
1295 L4 1300          
18   20  
Alpine A 110 1600S
Rob Redeker, NL
1565 L4 2000          
19 5    
BMW 530i
Pascal Witmeur, B
2985 L6 +2000