Spa 24 hours 1969


The mighty Camaro of Tuerlinckx/Grauls: pole position, but an early retirement as usual.
Sensation: the return of Mercedes in the arena. Unfortunately, it lasted only during practice - we had to wait many more years before Mercedes went back to the sport. Opel did better, but only in group 1; this "group 5" car of Byttebier/Pedro was a DNF however.
The Chevron Escort TC of Fontaine/Fitzpatrick (or Witvrouw?). They would finish second in class.
The Porsche of Rey/Meier.
The works BMW for Basche and Quester. Kremer and Gall shared this Porsche.
The Escort TC of Ortmans and Lubin.
All Spa pictures courtesy of Paul Kooyman, unless otherwise stated.
A 1300 Alfa for Jacquemin/Cornet.
Bardet/Vloebergs shared this Cooper. The start!
The BMW 2002's of Quester/Basche, and "Alix"/Brunninghausen. Picture supplied by Ralph Krüger. Mixed feelings for Mazda: this car finished 5th, but "Elde" lost his life in a sister car.
The winner: the Porsche of Chasseuil/Ballot-Léna.

Race result

1969 Pictures

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