Spa 24 Hours 1973 - Grid - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 24 H de Francorchamps		Date: 22.7.1973
Track: Circuit National de Francorchamps (Belgium), 14.100 kms	Organiser: Royal Automobile Club de Belgique
Spa 24 Hours
European Touring Car Championship (round 5)

(Grid Positions)

Grid	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Q Time
1^st	11	Hans-Joachim Stuck / Chris Amon	BMW 3.0 CSL	BMW Motorsport GmbH	3:49.1000
2^nd	21	Hans-Peter Joisten / Brian Muir	BMW 3.0 CSL	BMW Alpina	3:52.3000
3^rd	10	Toine Hezemans / Dieter Quester	BMW 3.0 CSL	BMW Motorsport GmbH	3:52.5000
4^th	15	Alain Peltier / Harald Menzel	BMW 3.0 CSL	BMW Dealer Team GB Alpina	3:54.8000
5^th	1	Jochen Mass / John Fitzpatrick	Ford Capri RS 2600 LW	Ford	3:57.6000
6^th	3	Hans Heyer / Helmuth Koinigg	Ford Capri RS 2600 LW	Ford	4:00.7000
7^th	22	Vincent Gaye / Hughes de Fierlant	BMW 3.0 CSL	S. A. Précision Liegeoise	4:04.7000
8^th	17	Willy Braillard / Jean Xhenceval	BMW 3.0 CSL	Marabout Racing Team	4:07.7000
9^th	20	Walter Brun / Cox Kocher	BMW 3.0 CSL	BMW Alpina	4:08.3000
10^th	5	Alberto Ruiz-Gimenez / Jamie Mesia	Ford Capri RS 2600	Ford Gerstmann Racing Team	4:14.1000
11^th	24	Mike Crabtree / Jonathan Buncombe / Terry Sanger	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	Research Consultants	4:16.0000
12^th	78	Rafael Barrios / Emilio Zapico / José Uriarte	Ford Escort RS 1600	Scuderia Brescia Corse	4:17.0000
13^th	50	Massimo Larini / Carlo Facetti	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm	Autodelta Spa	3:52.3000
14^th	51	Spartaco Dini / Walter Dona	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm	Autodelta Spa	4:25.2000
15^th	8	Pierre-Yves Bertinchamps / Yves Deprez	Chrysler Hemicuda	Wolf Levi's Racing Team	4:30.3000
16^th	32	René Tricot / Jean-Louis Haxhe	Opel Commodore B GS/E	Marabout Racing Team	4:31.4000
17^th	31	Jan Hingst / Jim Vermeulen / Fred Frankenhout	Opel Commodore B GS/E	Marlboro Racing Team	4:33.3000
18^th	28	Christine Beckers / Huub Vermeulen / Patrick Neve	Opel Commodore GS	Opel Gulf Racing Team	4:34.7000
19^th	62	Ove Andersson / Freddy Kottulinsky	Toyota Celica GT	Toyota A.G.	4:34.7000
20^th	27	Dany Wauters / Francis Polak	Opel Commodore B GS	Opel Gulf Racing Team	4:35.2000
21^st	26	Roger Berndtson / Jean-Louis Ravenel	Opel Commodore GS	Opel Gulf Racing Team	4:35.4000
22^nd	29	Huub Vermeulen / Fred Frankenhout	Opel Commodore GS	Opel Gulf Racing Team	4:35.5000
23^rd	30	Bernard de Dryver / Bernard de St. Hubert	Opel Commodore GS/E	Opel Gulf Racing Team	4:36.5000
24^th	23	James Hunt / Richard Lloyd	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	A.G. Rivers Racing Ltd.	4:38.1000
25^th	16	"Pedro" / Serge Laurent	BMW 3.0 Si	Racing Team Biral	4:38.8000
26^th	69	Nicolas Koob / John Lagodny	BMW 2002 Ti	Nicolas Koob	4:42.9000
27^th	6	Gordon Spice / John Hine	Ford Capri 3000 GXL	Wisharts Garage	4:46.4000
28^th	64	Yvette Fontaine / Frans Lubin	Ford Escort RS 1600	Yvette Fontaine	4:46.9000
29^th	55	Roger Dubos / Jacques Berger	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV	Autodelta Spa	4:47.2000
30^th	53	"Pooky" / Umberto Grano	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV	Autodelta Spa	4:47.5000
31^st	56	Jean-Claude Lagniez / Claude Ballot-Léna	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV	Autodelta Spa	4:47.6000
32^nd	35	François Goldstein / Claude de Wael	Ford Capri 3000 GXL	Ets. Schoeters	4:48.0000
33^rd	71	Heinrich Hirth / Günther Mohrs	BMW 2002	Peter Koepchen	4:48.8000
34^th	86	"Mac Intosh" / Fred Helsen	BMW 2002 Ti	Ecurie Arc en ciel	4:49.4000
35^th	79	Loek Vermeulen / Alois Matthijssen	Opel Manta 19 SR	Dutch National Marlboro Racing Team	4:51.5000
36^th	9	François Lacroix / Henri Sonveau	BMW 3.0 Si	BMW Import France Marabout	4:51.6000
37^th	52	Michel Noé / Philippe Toussaint	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV	Autodelta Spa	4:52.3000
38^th	81	F. Heid / Jean-Jacques Feider	BMW 2002 Ti	Charles Michiels	4:53.7000
39^th	58	Roland Imbert / Joost Byttebier	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV	Promoteam	4:55.5000
40^th	60	Etienne Stalpaert / Eddy Joosen	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV	Promoteam	4:56.5000
41^st	66	Daniel Dupré / Jean-Claude Boucher	Audi 100S coupé	Audi NSU France	4:57.5000
42^nd	82	Hubert Raus / Jean-Marie Détrin	BMW 2002 Ti	Charles Michiels	4:58.1000
43^rd	7	Jeremy Walton / Nigel Clarkson	Ford Capri 3000 GXL	Nigel Clarkson	4:58.7000
44^th	76	"Chavan" / Charles Naveau	Renault R12 Gordini	Racing Team Sigma	4:59.9000
45^th	61	"James" / Claude Crespin	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV	Eur Oil Racing Team	5:00.4000
46^th	88	Fernand Néri / "FiFi"	Fiat 128 Coupé	Scuderia Filipinetti	5:00.6000
47^th	91	Lucien Guitteny / Alex Soulard	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV	Alex Souliard	5:00.8000
48^th	93	Jean-Pierre Magalhaes / Pierre Rubens	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV	Ecurie Azur	5:01.1000
49^th	59	Eric Mandron / Edgar Gillessen	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV	Promoteam	5:01.8000
50^th	65	Ken Coffey / Ted Worswick	Ford Escort TC	Ken Coffey	5:02.9000
51^st	80	Dennis Thorne / Les Blackburn	Vauxhall Firenza 2000SL	Denis Thorne	5:05.6000
52^nd	89	Emmanuel Remion / "Alix"	Fiat 128 Coupé	East Belgian Racing Team	5:06.6000
53^rd	68	Jean-Pierre Rieu / Roger Vanderschrieck	BMW 2002 Ti	R. Vanderschrieck	5:07.6000
54^th	72	Remy Marquet / John Vanderheyden	Simca 1000 Rallye 2	A.S.A. Racing Team	5:08.2000
55^th	73	Jean-Louis Goblet / Robert Laine	Simca 1000 Rallye 2	A.S.A. Racing Team	5:08.5000
56^th	90	Angelino Lepri / "Willer"	Fiat 128 Coupé	Willer	5:09.0000
57^th	75	"Geronino" / Jeannot Sauvage	Renault R12 Gordini	Racing Team Sigma	5:09.5000
58^th	77	Paul Delbrouck / Jean Degey	Renault R12 Gordini	Racing Team Sigma	5:10.0000
59^th	57	P. Brown / Ray Gulson	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV	Ray Gulson	5:13.1000
60^th	74	Jean-Marie Herman / Jacky Delhaes	Simca 1000 Rallye 2	A.S.A. Racing Team	5:18.2000
61^st	96	"Simon" / Romain Feitler	Simca 1000 Rallye 2	A.S.A. Racing Team	no time

Other present cars:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
34	Richard Jones / "Welly"	Ford Capri
63	Dave Walker / Richard Scott	Toyota Celica GT	Toyota A.G.
95	Richard Mattozza / Dino Pizzinato	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV	R. Mattoza

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
2	John Fitzpatrick	Ford Capri RS 2600	Ford
4	Claude Bourgoignie / Dave Matthews	Ford Capri RS	Ford B.P. Racing Team
12	Roger Bell / Tony Dron	BMW 3.0 Si	BMW Dealer Team GB
14	John Handley / Peter Hanson	BMW 3.0 Si	BMW Dealer Team GB
19	Bob Wollek / Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	BMW 3.0 CSL	Team Schnitzer Motul
25	Robert Eberhardt / Michael Mario Barretta	Chevrolet Camaro	Robert Eberhardt
33	Werner Christmann / Peter Hoffmann	Opel Commodore GS	A. Steinmetz
38	Maurice Damseaux / "Bagrit"
52	Martino Finotto	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm	Jolly Club Autodelta
54	Teodoro Zeccoli / D. Spartaco	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV	Autodelta Spa
67	Klaus Miersch / Eberhardt	Opel Ascona	A. Steinmetz
70	Michel Delcourt / Hermes Delbar	BMW 2002	Hermes Delbar
83	Wendy Markey / Jenny Dell
84	T. Carpent / Marc Demol
85	Michel Beviaire / "Mir"
87	Aloyse Kridel
92	Friedhelm Coenen / Peter Sieben
94	Marcel Engels / Michel de Deyne