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24 h Spa-Francorchamps

Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium

Date: 30/7/1983 to: 31/7/1983
Track length: 6.939 m
Attendance: 100.000 (?)
Entries accepted: unknown
Starters: 56
Finishers: 23

Pole position: Walkinshaw/Dieudonné in 2.45,46
Fastest lap: Kelleners/Cecotto in 2.47,88 = 149,014 kmh

Distance: 24 hours
Average speed: 138,875 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group A
Car info: 1983 Cars

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Division 1, 2 and 3
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
1 1 21 Bastos Juma Racing Team
BMW 635 CSi
Thierry Tassin, B
Hans Heyer, D
Armin Hahne, D
3475 L6 Div. 3 488 laps, 24:01.05,27 3 2.47,29    
2 2 4 Team Schnitzer Eterna
BMW 635 CSi
Dieter Quester, A
Manfred Winkelhock, D
Carlo Rossi, I
3475 L6 Div. 3 480 8 2.47,66    
3 3 20 Austin Rover Group/TWR
Rover Vitesse
Jeff Allam, GB
Pete Lovett, GB
(Steve Soper, GB)
3532 V8 Div. 3 477 14 2.49,78    
4 4 18 Team Michel Vaillant
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Alain Semoulin, B
Bernard De Dryver, B
Guy Pirenne, B
2993 V6 Div. 3 473 23 2.53,30    
5 5 36 Raeti Corse
BMW 635 CSi
Marcello Cipriani, I
Daniele Toffoli, I
Massimo Siena, I
3475 L6 Div. 3 458 21 2.52,10    
6 1 41 Scuderia Autolodi Corse S.r.l.
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Rinaldo Drovandi, I
Gianfranco Brancatelli, I
Emilio Zapico, E
2491 V6 Div. 2 455 20 2.51,85    
7 6 9 Lucky Strike Team (Delcourt)
BMW 528i
Philippe Bervoets ("Davit"), B
Francois-Xavier Boucher, B
Philippe Hoebeke, B
2799 L6 Div. 3 447 39 2.58,36    
8 2 45 Jolly Club Milano
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Antonio Palma, I
Amerigo "Joe" Bigliazzi, I
Dagmar Suster, YU
2491 V6 Div. 2 444 40 2.58,36    
9 7 29 Philippe Van De Velde
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Robert Hanon, B
Philippe Van De Velde, B
2993 V6 Div. 3 442 42 2.58,69    
10 8 27 Waterloo Motors Racing Gitanes
BMW 635 CSi
François Hesnault, F
Pierre-Francois Rousselot, F
Dermagne, F
3475 L6 Div. 3 439 25 2.55,07    
11 3 42 Luigi Racing
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Maurizio Micangeli, I
Marcello Gallo, I
Marco Curti ("Spiffero"), I
2491 V6 Div. 2 437 29 2.56,05    
12 9 32 Ducal IRS Euromotor Racing
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Jean-Jacques Feider, L
Romain Wolff, L
Alain Beauchef, L
2993 V6 Div. 3 434 27 2.55,63    
13 10 35 Renstal Excelsior
BMW 528i
Cyril Raes, B
François Verhaegen, B
Dirk Van Rompuy, B
2799 L6 Div. 3 433 37 2.57,95    
14 4 48 Dutch National Racing Team
Mazda RX-7
Hans van der Beek, NL
Fred Frankenhout, NL
Henny Hemmes, NL
2 x 573 R2 Div. 2 428 38 2.58,05    
15 1 68 IMC Toyota
Toyota Corolla
Claude Holvoet, B
Pierre van Hourck, B
Jean-Pierre Jacquemin, B
1587 L4 Div. 1 425 55 3.04,83    
16 5 50 Belgian Audi VW Club
Audi 4000
Franz Dubois, B
Dominique Schwarts, B
William de Braekeleer, B
2145 L5 Div. 2 421 51 3.03,42    
17 11 33 De Bokkenrijders
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Paul Simons, B
Valentin Simons, B
De Caluwe, B
2993 V6 Div. 3 420 36 2.57,62    
18 2 66 IMC Toyota
Toyota Corolla
Pierre Baert, B
Daniel Holvoet, B
Philippe De Leener, B
1587 L4 Div. 1 418 57 3.05,57    
19 3 64 Belgian Audi VW Club
VW Scirocco
Michel Maillien, B
Ch. Renard, B
Jamotte, B
1596 L4 Div. 1 417 54 3.04,81    
20 4 60 RAS Sport/Belgian Audi VW Club
VW Scirocco GTI
Philippe Ménage, B
Pierre-Alain Thibaut, B
André Hardy, B
1596 L4 Div. 1 415 33 2.56,87    
21 5 70 Hartmann Motorsport
VW Golf GTI
Jürgen Zerha, D
G. Weber, D
(Hartmann, D)
1596 L4 Div. 1 415 49 3.02,95    
22 6 67 IMC Toyota
Toyota Corolla
José Close, B
X. Ide, B
Jacques Janssens, B
1587 L4 Div. 1 397 52 3.03,83    
DNF   63 Belgian Audi VW Club
VW Golf GTI
Pierre Fermine, B
Serge De Liedekerke, B
Guy Katsers, B
1596 L4 Div. 1 Ret. 23rd hour 53 3.04,15    
DNF   12 Michel De Deyne/Serge Power
Mercedes 450 SLC
Marc Duez, B
Michel De Deyne, B
Hervé Regout, B
4520 V8 Div. 3 Ret. 21st hour 22 2.52,18   Rear axle
DNF   1 Eggenberger/BMW Italia
BMW 635 CSi
Helmut Kelleners, D
Umberto Grano, I
Johnny Cecotto, YV
3475 L6 Div. 3 Ret. 19th hour 6 2.47,53?   Differential
DNF   7 TWR Jaguar Racing with Motul
Jaguar XJ-S
Martin Brundle, GB
Win Percy, GB
Enzo Calderari, CH
5344 V12 Div. 3 Ret. 18th hour 2 2.46,87   Gearbox
DNF   11 Hartge Motorsport
BMW 635 CSi
Fritz Müller, D
Frans Lubin, NL
Freddy Fruhauf, B
3475 L6 Div. 3 Ret. 18th hour 18 2.51,70   Lost oil
DNF   5 SJA/Texaco Racing
BMW 635 CSi
Thierry Boutsen, B
Claude Ballot-Léna, F
Thierry Sabine, F
3475 L6 Div. 3 Ret. 16th hour 11 2.49,52   DQ, outside help
DNF   10 Hartge Motorsport
BMW 635 CSi
Zdenek Vojtech, CS
Bretislav Enge, CS
Herbert Hartge, D
3475 L6 Div. 3 Ret. 16th hour 7 2.47,64   Propshaft
DNF   26 Waterloo Motors Racing Gitanes
BMW 635 CSi
Jean-Pierre Jaussaud, F
Xavier Lapeyre, F
Philippe Haezebrouck, B
3475 L6 Div. 3 Ret. 16th hour 12 2.49,59   Electrics
DNF   75 East Belgian Racing Team
VW Scirocco
Edgar Dören, D
Michael Pöschke, D
Marc Venstermans, B
1596 L4 Div. 1 Ret. 14th hour 45 3.01,97   Accident
DNF   40 Luigi Racing/Imberti/Jolly Club
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Lella Lombardi, I
Giancarlo Naddeo, I
Roberto Marazzi, I
2491 V6 Div. 2 Ret. 14th hour 28 2.55,75   Driveshaft
DNF   19 Austin Rover Group/TWR
Rover Vitesse
Eddy Joosen, B
René Metge, F
Steve Soper, GB
3532 V8 Div. 3 Ret. 13th hour 19 2.51,72   Differential
DNF   22 Bastos Juma Racing Team
BMW 635 CSi
Jean-Louis Schlesser, F
Jean Xhenceval, B
Claude Bourgoignie, B
3475 L6 Div. 3 Ret. 13th hour 15 2.49,79   Rear axle
DNF   17 Team Michel Vaillant
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Jean-Marie Pirnay, B
Francis Lacroix, B
Alain Semoulin, B
2993 V6 Div. 3 Ret. 11th hour 31 2.56,21   Carter
DNF   6 TWR Jaguar Racing with Motul
Jaguar XJ-S
Tom Walkinshaw, GB
Pierre Dieudonné, B
5344 V12 Div. 3 Ret. 11th hour 1 2.45,46   Rear axle
DNF   76 East Belgian Racing Team
VW Golf GTI
Alfons Hohenester, D
Axel Huweler, B
Nico Demuth, L
1596 L4 Div. 1 Ret. 10th hour 35 2.57,54   Engine
DNF   43 Luigi Racing
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Giorgio Francia, I
Georges Cremer, B
Mario Ketterer, D
2491 V6 Div. 2 Ret. 10th hour 24 2.54,34   Piston
DNF   15 Lucky Strike Team
BMW 635 CSi
Dominique Fornage, F
Roger Dorchy, F
Jean-Marc Smadja, F
3475 L6 Div. 3 Ret. 9th hour 10 2.49,19   Carter
DNF   23 Ford Belga Team/CC Racing
Ford Mustang
Philippe Martin, B
Jean-Michel Martin, B
Vince Woodman, GB
4999 V8 Div. 3 Ret. 9th hour 13 2.49,62   Accident
DNF   44 Jolly Club Milano
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Raymond Van Hove, B
André Lierneux, B
Francis Polak, B
2491 V6 Div. 2 Ret. 8th hour 30 2.56,06   Driveshaft
DNF   62 RAS Sport/Belgian Audi VW Club
VW Scirocco GTI
Daniël Herregods, B
Willi Bergmeister, D
Manfred Trint, D
1596 L4 Div. 1 Ret. 7th hour 32 2.56,36   Differential
DNF   51 Belgian Audi VW Club
VW Golf 1.8
Heinz-Friedrich Peil, D
Frank Jelinski, D
Lucien Demol, B
1781 L4 Div. 2 Ret. 6th hour 41 2.58,68   Lost front wheel
DNF   72 Votex Team Seikel
Audi 80
Peter Seikel, D
Lothar Schörg, A
Hans-Joachim Nowak, D
1596 L4 Div. 1 Ret. 6th hour 44 2.59,74   Fuel pump
DNF   25 Waterloo Motors Racing Gitanes
BMW 635 CSi
Dany Snobeck, F
Alain Cudini, F
Alain Peltier, B
3475 L6 Div. 3 Ret. 6th hour 5 2.47,41   Cracked rims
DNF   8 Lucky Strike Team (Delcourt)
BMW 635 CSi
Michel Delcourt, B
Marco Vanoli, CH
Jean-Marie Baert, B
3475 L6 Div. 3 Ret. 6th hour 9 2.48,50   Blown engine
DNF   74 Belgian Audi VW Club
VW Scirocco
Bernard Carlier, B
Guy Nève, B
Reynald Martin, F
1596 L4 Div. 1 Ret. 5th hour 50 3.03,05   Valves
DNF   65 Belgian Audi VW Club
VW Scirocco
Pierre Jamin, B
Pierre De Thoisy, F
Michel Chapel, B
1596 L4 Div. 1 Ret. 4th hour 47 3.02,44   Engine
DNF   14 Waterloo Motors Racing Gitanes
BMW 635 CSi
Jean-Louis Bos, F
Jean-Christian Duby, F
Jean Krucker, CH
3475 L6 Div. 3 Ret. 4th hour 16 2.50,32   Lost wheel
DNF   61 RAS Sport/Belgian Audi VW Club
VW Scirocco
Dirk Vermeersch, B
Christian Lefort, B
Alex Guyaux, B
1596 L4 Div. 1 Ret. 3rd hour 46 3.02,28   Fire
DNF   49 Kissling Motorsport
Opel Manta
Wolfgang Offermann, D
Christoph Esser, D
Robert Barasse
ca. 2000 L4 Div. 2 Ret. 3rd hour 43 2.59,22   Accident
DNF   24 Bastos Juma Racing Team
BMW 635 CSi
Lucien Guitteny, F
Gérard Bleynie, F
Jacques Guérin, F
3475 L6 Div. 3 Ret. 3rd hour 17 2.51,47   Differential
DNF   3 Team Schnitzer Eterna
BMW 635 CSi
Hans-Joachim Stuck, D
Walter Brun, CH
Harald Grohs, D
3475 L6 Div. 3 Ret. 3rd hour 4 2.47,33   Engine
DNF   69 Auto-Veri Berlin
Ford Escort RS 1600i
Jürgen Hamelmann, D
Karl Mauer, D
Franz-Josef Bröhling, D
1598 L4 Div. 1 Ret. 2nd hour 56 3.05,51   Gearbox
DNF   73 Toyota Team Denmark
Toyota Corolla
John Nielsen, DK
Jørgen Poulsen, DK
Erik Høyer, DK
1587 L4 Div. 1 Ret. 1st hour 48 3.02,78   Unknown
DNF   30 Dutch National Racing Team
Chevrolet Camaro
Bert Moritz, NL
Berend Oeberius Kapteyn, NL
Pascal Witmeur, B
5736 V8 Div. 3 Ret. 1st hour 26 2.55,38   Blown engine
DNF?DNS?   16  
BMW 528i
"Jean Hex", B
Willy Maljean, B
Jean Wansart, B
2799 L6 Div. 3   34 2.57,53    
DNS   28 Serge Power
Chevrolet Camaro
Patrick Nève, B
Jean-Claude Lagniez, F
5736? V8 Div. 3         Disqualified

Remarks: King’s cup: Toyota