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24 h Spa-Francorchamps support race

Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium

Date: 26/7/1985 to: 27/7/1985
Track length: 6.939 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted: Over 60
Starters:
Finishers: 44 classified

Pole position: Carlier
Fastest lap:

Distance: 4 heats
Average speed:
Weather:
Ruleset: Group N
Car info: 1985 Cars

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Real Group N promotion here: over 60 entries in this 4-heat race; two on Friday and two on Saturday. Thierry Boutsen was present in a second Juma BMW 323, while Bourgoignie made a comeback behind the wheel of an Alfa Romeo GTV6. Another comeback was Bernard Carlier, who drove a Mitsubishi Starion - and put it on pole. On Friday, it became the Carlier-show, he dominated and even Boutsen couldn’t do anything about it. The F1 driver finished second, ahead of Vanierschot. Both Semoulin and Simons had troubles with their Turbo Escort, while Nève had a broken differential. The 1600 cc class was dominated once again by Holvoet and the MR2 - and he would repeat that on Saturday.
Carlier however couldn’t repeat the Friday performance with a failing clutch. Now Boutsen dominated and won ahead of Bourgoignie and Martin. The Radillon brought the fight between Van der Poele (BMW) and De Jamblinne (Alfa) to an end, when both cars touched and the Jamblinne rolled after hitting the armco.


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   BMW Juma Team
BMW 323i
Thierry Boutsen, B
2291 L6 4          
2 1   Belga Team
Toyota Celica Supra MA61
Jean-Michel Martin, B
2759 L6 5          
3 2   Ecurie Toison d’Or
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Claude Bourgoignie, B
2491 V6 4          
4 2   Trommelke Renstal
Renault 5 GT Turbo
Albert Vanierschot, B
1397 tc L4 3          
5 3 6 BMW Juma Team
BMW 323i
Eric Van de Poele, B
2291 L6 4          
6 1   IMC Toyota
Toyota MR2 AW11
Dominique Holvoet, B
1587 L4 2          
7 4    
Ford Escort RS Turbo
Romain Wolff, L
1598 tc L4 4          
8 5 22  
Ford Escort RS Turbo
Patrick De Schaetzen, B
1598 tc L4 4          
9 2   Belga Team
Toyota Celica Supra MA61
Vincent Bertinchamps, B
2759 L6 5          
10 3    
Renault 11 Turbo
Frank De Caluwe, B
1397 tc L4 3          
11 3    
Mitsubishi Starion Turbo A183
Emile Lejeune, B
1998 tc L4 5          
12 2 26  
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
Joe Aerts, B
1587 L4 2          
13 6    
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
J. Deckers, B
2491 V6 4          
14 4    
Honda Prelude AB
Peter van Raemdonck, B
1830 L4 3          
15 5    
Opel Kadett GSi
Renaud D'Ursel, B
1796 L4 3          
16 4    
Mitsubishi Starion Turbo A183
Jean-Louis De Pauw, B
1998 tc L4 5          
17 3    
Ford Escort RS 1600i
Henri Alberts, B
1598 L4 2          
18 6    
Opel Kadett GSi
Christian Cremer, B
1796 L4 3          
19 7    
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Pierre Bos, F
2491 V6 4          
20 4    
Ford Escort RS 1600i
Jean-Marie Dumont, L
1598 L4 2          
21 7   Belgian VW Club
VW Golf GTI 1.8
Bernard Winderinckx, B
1781 L4 3          
22 5    
Peugeot 205 GTI
Christian Terf, B
1580 L4 3          
23 1    
VW Polo GT
Thierry Van Dalen, B
1272 L4 1          
24 2   Ecurie Le Perron
VW Polo GT
Chantal Grimard, B
1272 L4 1          
25 3    
Talbot Samba Rallye
Jacques Delvaux, B
1219 L4 1          
       
Mitsubishi Starion Turbo A183
Jean-Paul Prossnitz, B
1998 tc L4 5          
DNF     Scuderia Tornacum
Ford Escort RS Turbo
Alain Semoulin, B
1598 tc L4 4          
DNF   8 De Gems-Simons Racing
Ford Escort RS Turbo
Valentin Simons, B
1598 tc L4 4         Oil pressure
DNF     Houyoux Racing
BMW 635 CSi
Guy Nève, B
3475 L6 5         Engine, differential
DNF     Renstal Excelsior
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
Marc Dries, B
1587 L4 2          
DNF   35 Scuderia Tornacum
Mitsubishi Starion Turbo A183
Bernard Carlier, B
1998 tc L4 5   1     Clutch
DNF     Ecurie Toison d’Or
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Roland De Jamblinne, B
2491 V6 4         Accident