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13e Grote Prijs van Zolder

Zolder, Belgium

Date: 26/4/1981
Track length: 4.261 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters: 27 (Prom); 25 (Prod)
Finishers: 20 (Prom); 22 (Prod)

Pole position: Bourgoignie in 1.49,27
Fastest lap: Ménage in 1.55,0 (Prom); Joosen in 1.50,1 (Prod)

Distance: 12 laps (Prom); 2 x 12 laps (Prod)
Average speed: 131,966 kmh (Prom); 138,978 (Prod)
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 1B
Car info: 1981 Cars

 

The Promotion race was a bit boring, with Ménage dominating the race.
In the Production class, there were two winners: De Deyne (heat 1) and Joosen (heat 2). In heat 1, Bourgoignie had been fastest away but retired soon, while Joosen gambled with his tires - and lost. De Deyne took the lead, followed by Semoulin, Martin, Vanierschot and Dieudonné; but after a clean fight the order at the line was De Deyne, Martin and Vanierschot. The second heat saw a fight between Joosen and De Deyne which was decided three laps before the end he finally managed to get by the Camaro. Overall, victory was for De Deyne with Vanierschot second and Dieudonné winning the 2500 cc class.


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 61 Ecurie Le Perron
VW Golf GTI
Philippe Ménage, B
1588 L4 1600 12 laps, 23.15,2     1.55,0  
2 2 51 BBL Team
VW Golf GTI
Valentin Simons, B
1588 L4 1600 12 laps, 23.17,2     1.55,1  
3 3 65 Ecurie Le Perron
VW Scirocco GTI
Francy Lacroix, B
1588 L4 1600 12 laps, 23.28,1     1.55,8  
4 4 53  
VW Golf GTI
Patrick Van Remoortel, B
1588 L4 1600 12 laps, 23.29,4     1.55,8  
5 5 67 East Belgian Racing Team
Audi 80 GTE
André Hardy, B
1588 L4 1600 12 laps, 23.38,2     1.56,4  
6 6 52 BBL Team
VW Golf GTI
Paul Simons, B
1588 L4 1600 12 laps, 23.51,1     1.58,0  
7 7 58 Belgian VW Club
VW Golf GTI
Serge Van Havre ("Yeck"), B
1588 L4 1600 12 laps, 23.51,5     1.55,9  
8 8 62  
VW Scirocco GTI
Roger Rutten, B
1588 L4 1600 12 laps, 24.17,8     1.59,5  
9 9 63 Scuderia Tornacum
VW Scirocco GTI
Bernard Carlier, B
1588 L4 1600 12 laps, 24.23,3     1.59,6  
10 10 57 Belgian VW Club
VW Golf GTI
Christian Lefort, B
1588 L4 1600 12 laps, 24.25,9     1.59,4  
11 11 54 Belgian VW Club
VW Scirocco GTI
Yves Berghmans ("Box"), B
1588 L4 1600 12 laps, 24.30,0     2.00,0  
12 12 71  
Toyota Corolla GT
José Close, B
1588 L4 1600 12 laps, 24.33,1     1.59,8  
13 13 86 Duindistel
Toyota Corolla GT
Dominique Holvoet, B
1588 L4 1600 12 laps, 24.53,1     2.01,6  
14 14 78  
VW Scirocco GTI
Pierre Vaillant, B
1588 L4 1600 12 laps, 24.53,2     2.00,7  
15 15 72 Duindistel
Toyota Corolla GT
Claude Holvoet, B
1588 L4 1600 12 laps, 24.54,9     2.01,8  
16 16 69 Ecurie Ardennes
Talbot Sunbeam TI
Jacques Lignon, B
1598 L4 1600 12 laps, 25.17,4     2.03,7  
17 17 83 Ecurie Bayard
Talbot Sunbeam TI
Freddy Michotte, B
1598 L4 1600 11     2.04,2  
18 18 70 Remco Team Ghent Racing
Toyota Corolla GT
Henri van Gompel, B
1588 L4 1600 11     2.06,7  
19 1 81 Nationale Renstal Excelsior
Honda Civic
Marc Baert, B
  L4 1300 11     2.04,1  
20 19 56 Belgian VW Club
VW Golf GTI
Pierre Fermine, B
1588 L4 1600 9     2.00,1  
DNF   84 Racing Car Mosan
Talbot Sunbeam TI
J.P. Renaux, B
1598 L4 1600 5     2.03,4  
DNF   77  
VW Scirocco GTI
Michel Maillien, B
1588 L4 1600 5     1.59,5  
DNF   66 Belgian VW Club
Audi 80 GTE
Christian Denis, B
1588 L4 1600 3     2.07,6  
DNF   73  
Talbot Sunbeam TI
Christian Coël, B
1598 L4 1600 3     2.07,2  
DNF   59 Cromwell Remco Team
VW Golf GTI
Bob Daems, B
1588 L4 1600          
DNF   64 Belgian VW Club
VW Scirocco GTI
Maurice Ros, B
1588 L4 1600          
DNF   82  
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti
Stephan Kupka, B
1286 B4 1300          

Produktie - heat 1
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 BBL Team
Chevrolet Camaro Z28
Michel De Deyne, B
5736 V8 +2500 12 laps, 23.12,9     1.52,3  
2 2 1 Belga Castrol Team
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Jean-Michel Martin, B
2993 V6 +2500 12 laps, 23.13,2     1.53,1  
3 3 9 Roneo Alcatel Serge Power
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Albert Vanierschot, B
2993 V6 +2500 12 laps, 23.13,7     1.52,6  
4 1 7 Mazda Motul TWR Racing
Mazda RX-7
Pierre Dieudonné, B
2 x 573 R2 2500 12 laps, 23.15,0     1.52,6  
5 4 12 Team Nashua Eurohifi with De Caluwé Racing
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Patrick Nève, B
2993 V6 +2500 12 laps, 23.34,1     1.54,1  
6 5 5 Bastos Joosen Racing
BMW 530i
Eddy Joosen, B
2985 L6 +2500 12 laps, 23.42,6     1.55,5  
7 6 8 Roneo Alcatel Serge Power
Ford Capri III 3.0S
André Lierneux, B
2993 V6 +2500 12 laps, 23.44,8     1.54,7  
8 7 11  
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Alain Semoulin, B
2993 V6 +2500 12 laps, 23.51,5     1.52,4  
9 8 10  
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Freddy Semoulin ("Alain Dex"), B
2993 V6 +2500 12 laps, 24.21,9     1.57,3  
10 9 6 Bastos Joosen Racing
BMW 530i
Dirk Vermeersch, B
2985 L6 +2500 12 laps, 24.30,4     2.00,1  
11 2 42 Belgian Audi VW Club
Audi 4000
Marc Piessens, B
2145 L5 2500 12 laps, 24.34,2     1.59,4  
12 10 15 Cromwell Remco Team
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Franky Van Mechelen, B
2993 V6 +2500 12 laps, 24.35,8     1.58,0  
13 11 14 Team Nashua Eurohifi with De Caluwé Racing
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Jean-Marie Pirnay, B
2993 V6 +2500 12 laps, 24.41,3     1.58,2  
14 1 50 Belgian VW Club
VW Scirocco GTI
Michel Chapel, B
1588 L4 1600 12 laps, 24.51,1     2.00,1  
15 3 33  
Ford Escort RS 2000
Marc Demol, B
1993 L4 2500 12 laps, 25.00,5     2.01,6  
16 2 53  
VW Golf GTI
Patrick Van Remoortel, B
1588 L4 1600 12 laps, 25.18,9     2.03,5  
17 3 46 Scuderia Lovaniensis
Audi 80 GTE
Jean-Louis Hecq, B
1588 L4 1600 11     2.01,1  
18 4 78  
VW Scirocco GTI
Pierre Vaillant, B
1588 L4 1600 11     2.01,5  
19 4 36  
Ford Escort RS 2000
Guy Nève, B
1993 L4 2500 11     2.07,5  
20 5 54  
VW Scirocco GTI
Yves Berghmans ("Box"), B
1588 L4 1600 11     2.06,8  
21 6 56 Belgian VW Club
VW Golf GTI
Pierre Fermine, B
1588 L4 1600 11     2.08,1  
22 12 18 Ecurie Baudouin Visétoise
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Georges Simon, B
2993 V6 +2500 11     2.12,7  
DNF   4 Bastos Poller Racing
Chevrolet Camaro Z28
Claude Bourgoignie, B
5736 V8 +2500 4 1 1.49,27 2.00,9  
DNF   20 Belga Castrol Team
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Philippe Martin, B
2993 V6 +2500 3     2.01,7  
DNF   35 U.U.R.T
Ford Escort RS 2000
Marc Dries, B
1993 L4 2500 3     2.04,0  

Produktie - heat 2
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 5 Bastos Joosen Racing
BMW 530i
Eddy Joosen, B
2985 L6 +2500 12        
2 2 2 BBL Team
Chevrolet Camaro Z28
Michel De Deyne, B
5736 V8 +2500 12        
3 3 9 Roneo Alcatel Serge Power
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Albert Vanierschot, B
2993 V6 +2500 12        
4 4 1 Belga Castrol Team
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Jean-Michel Martin, B
2993 V6 +2500 12        

Produktie - overall result
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 BBL Team
Chevrolet Camaro Z28
Michel De Deyne, B
5736 V8 +2500 24 laps, 45.58,5     1.50,4  
2 2 9 Roneo Alcatel Serge Power
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Albert Vanierschot, B
2993 V6 +2500 24 laps, 45.59,8     1.50,5  
3 3 1 Belga Castrol Team
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Jean-Michel Martin, B
2993 V6 +2500 24 laps, 46.00,8     1.51,1  
4 1 7 Mazda Motul TWR Racing
Mazda RX-7
Pierre Dieudonné, B
2 x 573 R2 2500 24 laps, 46.17,5     1.51,8  
5 4 5 Bastos Joosen Racing
BMW 530i
Eddy Joosen, B
2985 L6 +2500 24 laps, 46.25,0     1.50,1  
6 5 12 Team Nashua Eurohifi with De Caluwé Racing
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Patrick Nève, B
2993 V6 +2500 24 laps, 46.35,9     1.51,8  
7 6 11  
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Alain Semoulin, B
2993 V6 +2500 24 laps, 46.43,6     1.51,0  
8 7 8 Roneo Alcatel Serge Power
Ford Capri III 3.0S
André Lierneux, B
2993 V6 +2500 24 laps, 46.54,3     1.52,2  
9 8 6 Bastos Joosen Racing
BMW 530i
Dirk Vermeersch, B
2985 L6 +2500 24 laps, 47.51,5     1.51,4  
10 9 10  
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Freddy Semoulin ("Alain Dex"), B
2993 V6 +2500 24 laps, 48.18,6     1.52,7  
11 10 15 Cromwell Remco Team
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Franky Van Mechelen, B
2993 V6 +2500 24 laps, 48.38,8     1.56,6  
12 11 14 Team Nashua Eurohifi with De Caluwé Racing
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Jean-Marie Pirnay, B
2993 V6 +2500 24 laps, 48.47,4     1.56,9  
13 2 42 Belgian Audi VW Club
Audi 4000
Marc Piessens, B
2145 L5 2500 24 laps, 49.07,4     1.58,1  
14 3 33  
Ford Escort RS 2000
Marc Demol, B
1993 L4 2500 24 laps, 49.09,0     1.56,9  
15 1 50 Belgian VW Club
VW Scirocco GTI
Michel Chapel, B
1588 L4 1600 24 laps, 49.33,0     2.00,1  
16 2 53  
VW Golf GTI
Patrick Van Remoortel, B
1588 L4 1600 24 laps, 49.40,9     1.58,1  
17 3 46 Scuderia Lovaniensis
Audi 80 GTE
Jean-Louis Hecq, B
1588 L4 1600 23     2.00,4  
18 4 56 Belgian VW Club
VW Golf GTI
Pierre Fermine, B
1588 L4 1600 23     2.00,7  
19 5 78  
VW Scirocco GTI
Pierre Vaillant, B
1588 L4 1600 22     2.01,5  
20 4 36  
Ford Escort RS 2000
Guy Nève, B
1993 L4 2500 22     2.02,2  
21 6 54  
VW Scirocco GTI
Yves Berghmans ("Box"), B
1588 L4 1600 22     2.02,8  
22 12 18 Ecurie Baudouin Visétoise
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Georges Simon, B
2993 V6 +2500 22     2.05,7  
DNF   20 Belga Castrol Team
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Philippe Martin, B
2993 V6 +2500 14     1.51,9  
DNF   4 Bastos Poller Racing
Chevrolet Camaro Z28
Claude Bourgoignie, B
5736 V8 +2500 4     2.00,9  
DNF   35 U.U.R.T
Ford Escort RS 2000
Marc Dries, B
1993 L4 2500 3     2.04,0