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24 h Spa-Francorchamps

Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium

Date: 28/7/1984 to: 29/7/1984
Track length: 6.939 m
Attendance: 65.000
Entries accepted: 56
Starters: 53 (10/14/29)
Finishers: 25

Pole position: Walkinshaw/Heyer/Percy in 2.41,75
Fastest lap: Giacomelli in 2.48,70 = 148,289 kmh

Distance: 24 hours
Average speed: 131,091 kmh
Weather: Rain at the start, fog during the night, sun on sunday
Ruleset: Group A
Car info: 1984 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 12 TWR
Jaguar XJ-S
Tom Walkinshaw, GB
Hans Heyer, D
Win Percy, GB
5344 V12 Div. 3 453 laps, 24:00.47,06 1 2.41,75    
2 2 2 Bastos Juma Racing Team
BMW 635 CSi
Thierry Tassin, B
Alain Cudini, F
Dany Snobeck, F
3475 L6 Div. 3 450 8 2.47,17    
3 3 1 Schnitzer/BMW Italia
BMW 635 CSi
Hans-Joachim Stuck, D
Dieter Quester, A
James Weaver, GB
3475 L6 Div. 3 449 4 2.45,74    
4/DSQ? 4 3 Bastos Juma Racing Team
BMW 635 CSi
Pierre-Alain Thibaut, B
Jo Gartner, A
Lucien Guitteny, F
3475 L6 Div. 3 449 18 2.48,41   ?Disqualified, ignored red light at pit exit
5 5 36 IMC Toyota
Toyota Celica Supra
Gordon Spice, GB
Jean-Michel Martin, B
Philippe Martin, B
2759 L6 Div. 3 443 9 2.47,40    
6 6 6 Eggenberger/BMW Italia
BMW 635 CSi
Siegfried Müller Jr, D
Bruno Giacomelli, I
Umberto Grano, I
3475 L6 Div. 3 442 13 2.47,95    
7 7 9 Garage Du Bac/Motul
BMW 635 CSi
René Hollinger, CH
Fabien Giroix, F
Jean Krucker, CH
3475 L6 Div. 3 440 19 2.48,58    
8 8 28 Rover Gitanes
Rover Vitesse
Marc Duez, B
Jean-Louis Schlesser, F
Pete Lovett, GB
(Jeff Allam, GB)
3532 V8 Div. 3 437 11 2.47,53    
9 9 33 De Bokkenrijders
BMW 635 CSi
Frank Sytner, GB
Valentin Simons, B
Paul Simons, B
3475 L6 Div. 3 436 29 2.51,87    
10 10 16 Alain Semoulin
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Alain Semoulin, B
Bernard De Dryver, B
Hervé Regout, B
2993 V6 Div. 3 436 25 2.50,90    
11 11 7 Hartge Motorsport
BMW 635 CSi
Bretislav Enge, CS
Henny Hemmes, NL
(Axel Huweler, B)
3475 L6 Div. 3 434 6 2.47,03    
12 12 30 Bavaria Automobiles
BMW 635 CSi
Roger Dorchy, F
Marc Sourd, F
Philippe Haezebrouck, B
3475 L6 Div. 3 431 21 2.48,70    
13 13 29 Bavaria Automobiles
BMW 635 CSi
Claude Ballot-Léna, F
Gérard Bleynie, F
René Metge, F
3475 L6 Div. 3 430 3 2.43,95    
14 14 18 Somati
BMW 635 CSi
Michel De Deyne, B
Claude Bourgoignie, B
Kurt Thiim, DK
3475 L6 Div. 3 425 28 2.51,19    
15 15 21 GTM Engineering
Volvo 240 Turbo
Michel Delcourt, B
Pierre Dieudonné, B
Philippe Bervoets ("Davit"), B
(Jean-Marie Baert, B)
2141 tc L4 Div. 3 422 15 2.48,21    
16 1 41 Biesse Racing Team
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Lella Lombardi, I
Giorgio Francia, I
Abele Tanghetti ("Tango"), I
2491 V6 Div. 2 420 20 2.48,69    
17 2 51 Luigi Racing
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Bernard Salam, F
Patrick Perrier, F
Pierre De Thoisy, F
2491 V6 Div. 2 418 38 2.55,67    
18 16 24 Willy Maljean
BMW 635 CSi
Willy Maljean, B
"Jean Hex", B
? E. Willems, B
3475 L6 Div. 3 410 35 2.54,07    
19 1 63 IMC Toyota
Toyota Corolla GT
José Close, B
André Hardy, B
Emmanuel Remion, B
1587 L4 Div. 1 407 48 3.03,77    
20 2 61 IMC Toyota
Toyota Corolla GT
Jacques Janssens, B
Bernard Carlier, B
1587 L4 Div. 1 405 53 3.09,29    
21 3 43 Biesse Racing Team
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Dagmar Suster, YU
Pascal Witmeur, B
Jean-Paul Libert, B
2491 V6 Div. 2 402 42 2.59,57    
22 4 40 Mich Opel Tuning
Opel Manta
Erwin Weber, D
Karl-Heinz Schäfer, D
Volker Strycek, D
ca. 2000 L4 Div. 2 400 39 2.56,79    
23 3 65 Team Toyota Castrol
Toyota Corolla GT
John Nielsen, DK
Erik Høyer, DK
Jørgen Poulsen, DK
1587 L4 Div. 1 388 47 3.03,22    
24 17 22 GTM Engineering
Volvo 240 Turbo
Patrick Nève, B
Jean-Marie Pirnay, B
Philippe Bervoets ("Davit"), B
2141 tc L4 Div. 3 385 16 2.48,33    
25 4 62 IMC Toyota
Toyota Corolla GT
Daniel Holvoet, B
Pierre Baert, B
Philippe De Leener, B
1587 L4 Div. 1 380 50 3.04,24    
DNF   42 Biesse Racing Team
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Marcello Cipriani, I
Daniele Toffoli, I
Massimo Siena, I
2491 V6 Div. 2 21st hour 33 2.53,67   Suspension
DNF   56 Belgian Audi VW Club
VW Golf 1.8
Alfons Hohenester, D
Jacques Isler, CH
Alex Guyaux, B
1781 L4 Div. 2 21st hour 32 2.53,40   Gearbox
DNF   50 Biesse Racing Team
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Francois-Xavier Boucher, B
Marco Curti ("Spiffero"), I
Michel Maillien, B
2491 V6 Div. 2 14th hour 30 2.52,37   Engine
DNF   68 Belgian Audi VW Club
VW Golf GTI
Pierre Fermine, B
Serge De Liedekerke, B
Guy Katsers, B
1596 L4 Div. 1 14th hour 45 3.03,11   Piston
DNF   49 Biesse Racing Team
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Rinaldo Drovandi, I
Georges Cremer, B
Guy Pirenne, B
2491 V6 Div. 2 11th hour 22 2.48,85   Accidents
DNF   26 Rover Gitanes
Rover Vitesse
Eddy Joosen, B
Jean-Pierre Jabouille, F
Tony Pond, GB
3532 V8 Div. 3 15 th hour 14 2.48,18   Fuel pressure
DNF   4 Schnitzer
BMW 635 CSi
Roberto Ravaglia, I
Gerhard Berger, A
Manfred Winkelhock, D
3475 L6 Div. 3 15th hour 17 2.48,38   Engine
DNF   47 Belgian Audi VW Club
Audi 80
Franz Dubois, B
Roger Van Peteghem, B
Dominique Schwarts, B
1588 L4 Div. 1 15th hour 41 2.57,33   Engine
DNF   45 Kissling Motorsport
Opel Manta
Wolfgang Offermann, D
Christoph Esser, D
Behrens, D
ca. 2000 L4 Div. 2 15th hour 40 2.57,17   Engine
DNF   66 Sachs Sporting
VW Golf GTI
G. Weber, D
Friedrich-Wilhelm Stallmann, D
Hans-Jörn Ley, D
1596 L4 Div. 1 14th hour 49 3.04,00   Accident
DNF   67 Belgian Audi VW Club
VW Golf GTI
Philippe Ménage, B
Guy Nève, B
Pierre Jamin, B
1596 L4 Div. 1 9th hour 46 3.03,19   Electrics
DNF   64 IMC Toyota
Toyota Corolla
Claude Holvoet, B
Freddy Fruhauf, B
Marc Baert, B
1587 L4 Div. 1 10th hour 52 3.06,77   Engine
DNF   52 Luigi Racing
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
M. Micangeli, I
Emilio Zapico, E
Luis Perez Sala, E
2491 V6 Div. 2 8th hour 27 2.51,18   Accident
DNF   44 Biesse Racing Team
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Antonio Palma, I
Peter Oberndorfer, D
Amerigo "Joe" Bigliazzi, I
2491 V6 Div. 2 8th hour 36 2.54,79   Accident
DNF   5 Eggenberger/BMW Italia
BMW 635 CSi
Helmut Kelleners, D
Marc Surer, CH
Gianfranco Brancatelli, I
3475 L6 Div. 3 8th hour 5 2.46,68   Accident
DNF   8 Hartge Motorsport
BMW 635 CSi
M. Micangeli, I
Zdenek Vojtech, CS
Jürgen Fritsche, D
3475 L6 Div. 3 7th hour 12 2.47,91   Accident
DNF   32 Elkron France
BMW 635 CSi
Patrick Trucco, F
G. Sagne, F
N. Dupas, F
3475 L6 Div. 3 7th hour 31 2.53,19   Accident
DNF   14 TWR
Jaguar XJ-S
Enzo Calderari, CH
Teddy Pilette, B
David Sears, GB
5344 V12 Div. 3 5th hour 2 2.43,44   Suspension/ accident
DNF   54 Dutch National Racing Team
Mazda RX-7
Hans van der Beek, NL
Loek Vermeulen, NL
Arthur van Dedem, NL
2 x 573 R2 Div. 2 5th hour 34 2.53,78   Engine
DNF   10 Auto Budde Team
BMW 635 CSi
Richter
Axel Felder, D
Jürgen Hamelmann, D
3475 L6 Div. 3 4th hour 24 2.49,55    
DNF   60 IMC Toyota
Toyota Corolla
Dirk De Sterck, B
Dirk Van Rompuy, B
Klaus Fritzinger, D
1587 L4 Div. 1 4th hour 43 3.01,82   Conrod
DNF   31 IRS Euromotor Racing Luxembourg
Ford Mustang
Roman Feitler, L
Jean-Jacques Feider, L
Paul Belmondo, F
  V8 Div. 3 3rd hour 26 2.50,93   Accident
DNF   25 Austin Rover Deutschland/Nickel
Rover Vitesse
Olaf Manthey, D
Dieter Selzer, D
Udo Schneider, D
3532 V8 Div. 3 3rd hour 10 2.47,5   Out of fuel
DNF   46 Kissling Motorsport
Opel Manta
Michael Wollgarten, D
M. Prym, D
Helmut Hennes, D
ca. 2000 L4 Div. 2 3rd hour 44 3.02,43    
DNF   35 Excelsior
BMW 635 CSi
Cyril Raes, B
François Verhaegen, B
Raymond Van Hove, B
3475 L6 Div. 3 2nd hour 37 2.55,04   Engine
DNF   71 IRS Euromotor Racing Luxembourg
Ford Escort RS 1600i
Romain Wolff, L
Nico Demuth, L
Charles Van Stalle ("Chavan"), B
1598 L4 Div. 1 2nd hour 51 3.04,61   Oil pump
DNF   27 Rover Gitanes
Rover Vitesse
Armin Hahne, D
Jean-Louis Schlesser, F
Steve Soper, GB
3532 V8 Div. 3 2nd hour 7 2.47,07   Gearbox
DNF   34 Serge Power
BMW 635 CSi
Jean-Pierre Jarier, F
Harald Huysman, N
Jean-Pierre Malcher, F
3475 L6 Div. 3 ? 23 2.49,03   Accident

Remarks: King’s cup: Toyota