Spa 24 Hours 1972 - Race Results

Event: 24 Heures de Francorchamps		Date: 23.7.1972
Track: Circuit National de Francorchamps (Belgium), 14.100 kms	Organiser: unknown
Spa 24 Hours
European Touring Car Championship (round 5)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.	Pos.	Div.
1^st	2	Mass / Stuck	Ford Capri RS 2600	Ford	318	4498.4360 kms	187.4310	1^st	Gr.2	1^st	Div.3
2^nd	3	Birrell / Bourgoignie	Ford Capri RS 2600	Ford B.P. Racing Team	313			2^nd	Gr.2	2^nd	Div.3
3^rd	1	Glemser / Soler-Roig	Ford Capri RS 2600	Ford	313			3^rd	Gr.2	3^rd	Div.3
4^th	10	Fitzpatrick / Peltier / Ethuin	BMW 2800 CS	Team Schnitzer Motul	304			4^th	Gr.2	4^th	Div.3
5^th	15	Gaye / Braillard	BMW 2800 CS	Racing Team Marabout	293			5^th	Gr.2	5^th	Div.3
6^th	43	Ballot-Léna / Lagniez	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV Gr.1	Autodelta	288			1^st	Gr.1	1^st	Div.2
7^th	27	Hanson / Walton	BMW 3.0 CS Gr.1	Cronk Garages	287			2^nd	Gr.1	6^th	Div.3
8^th	18	"Pedro" / Koob	BMW 3.0 CS Gr.1	Racing Team Biral	286			3^rd	Gr.1	7^th	Div.3
9^th	41	Hessel / Gleich	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV Gr.1	Autodelta	286			4^th	Gr.1	2^nd	Div.2
10^th	42	Andruet / Ragnotti	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV Gr.1	Autodelta	286			5^th	Gr.1	3^rd	Div.2
11^th	4	Franck / Fritzinger	Ford Capri RS 2600	Kent Frami Racing Team	280			6^th	Gr.2	8^th	Div.3
12^th	40	Bertinchamps / Berger	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV Gr.1	Autodelta	280			6^th	Gr.1	4^th	Div.2
13^th	12	de St. Hubert / Goris	BMW 2800 CS Gr.1	Précision Liègeoise	279			7^th	Gr.1	10^th	Div.3
14^th	57	Imbert / Serpaggi	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV Gr.1	R. Imbert	279			8^th	Gr.1		Div.2
15^th	50	Beckers / Sola	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV Gr.1	Eur Oil Racing Team	276				Gr.1		Div.2
16^th	66	Hinse / Mayer	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm		275				Gr.2	5^th	Div.2
17^th	51	Stalpaert / Dubos	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV Gr.1	Eur Oil Racing Team	273				Gr.1		Div.2
18^th	30	Wauters / Coemans	Opel Commodore A GS/E	Opel Gulf Transeurop	273				Gr.1		Div.3
19^th	53	Lierneux / Dezy	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV Gr.1	Eur Oil Racing Team	272				Gr.1		Div.2
20^th	60	Miroux / Janssens	Datsun 2000 GT	C. van Stalle	272				Gr.2	9^th	Div.2
21^st	80	Dini / "Pooky"	Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior	Autodelta	270				Gr.2	1^st	Div.1
22^nd	63	Pizzinato / Welchenbach	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm	D. Pizzinato	270				Gr.2	6^th	Div.2
23^rd	83	Truci / Facetti	Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior	Autodelta	269				Gr.2	2^nd	Div.1
24^th	59	Sourd / Evrard	Audi 100S Coupé Gr. 1	Audi N.S.U. France	260				Gr.1		Div.2
25^th	65	Vetsch / Mattli	Mazda RX-3	Mazda Swiss Racing	260				Gr.2	7^th	Div.2
26^th	46	Menzel / Matthews	Ford Escort RS 1600	Ford	258				Gr.2		Div.2
27^th	49	Coffey / Worswick	Ford Escort TC	Ken Coffey	257				Gr.2		Div.2
28^th	62	Sonveau / Laurent	Datsun 2000 GT	C. van Stalle	255				Gr.2		Div.2
29^th	84	Searle / Saunders	Ford Escort GT	R. Searle	248				Gr.2	3^rd	Div.1
30^th	95	Wisskirchen / Cordes	NSU 1200 TT		239						Div.1

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason	Gr.	Div.
16	de Fierlant / Xhenceval	BMW 2800 CS	Précision Liègeoise		Broken rear hub	Gr.2	Div.3
47	Fontaine / Fortescue-Thomas	Ford Escort RS 1600	Ford B.P. Racing Team		Head gasket	Gr.2	Div.2
7	Marshall / Joossens	Opel Commodore GS/E	Opel Gulf Transeurop		Flywheel	Gr.2	Div.3
45	Akersloot / Brodie	Ford Escort RS 1600	Sony Racing Team		Out of fuel	Gr.2	Div.2
14	Toussaint / Haxhe	BMW 2800 CS	Yellow Racing Team		Head gasket	Gr.2	Div.3
67	"Mac Intosh" / de Wael	BMW 2002 Ti			Head gasket	Gr.2	Div.2
44	Deprez / Witvrouw	Ford Escort TC	Levis Team		Accident damage	Gr.2	Div.2
92	Trivellato / Mineif	Fiat 128 Coupé	F. Neri		Engine	Gr.2	Div.1
81	Zeccoli / Larini	Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior	Autodelta		Engine	Gr.2	Div.1
55	Derom / Détrin	BMW 2002 Ti	R. Derom		Head gasket	Gr.2	Div.2
21	Sanger / Crabtree	Chevrolet Camaro	Research Consultants		Alternator belt	Gr.2	Div.3
5	Blackburn / Moss	Ford Capri	H. Blackburn		Oil loss	Gr.2	Div.3
29?	Vermeulen / Frankenhout	Opel Commodore A GS/E	Dutch National Racing Team		Accident	Gr.1	Div.3
52	Noé / Poisse	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV Gr.1	Eur Oil Racing Team		Accident	Gr.1	Div.2
82	Colzani / Venturi	Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior	Autodelta		DNF	Gr.2	Div.1
90	Néri / Damseaux	Fiat 128 Coupé	F. Neri		Head gasket	Gr.2	Div.1
74	Rieu / Delbar	BMW 2002 Ti			DNF?	Gr.2	Div.2
22	Byttebier / Crespin	Volvo 164 E	Scuderia Tornacum		Electrics	Gr.1	Div.3
54	Bloomfield / Lanfranchi / Bell	BMW 2002 Ti Gr.1	Cronk Garages		Blown engine	Gr.1	Div.2
85	Boucher / Guitteny	NSU 1200 TT	Racing Team Shell Anjou		Holed piston	Gr.2	Div.1
19	Vanderschrieck / Hendrickx	Citroën SM Maserati	J. Bigrat		Electrics	Gr.1	Div.3
61	"Chavan" / Degey	Datsun 2000 GT	C. van Stalle		Head gasket	Gr.2	Div.2
91	Scheeren / Polak	Fiat 128	F. Neri		Head gasket	Gr.2	Div.1
99	Dupré / Doncieux	NSU 1200 TT			DNF		Div.1
11	Fitzpatrick / Heyer	BMW 2800 CS	Team Schnitzer Motul	160	Engine bearings	Gr.2	Div.3
64	Brun / Kretschi	Mazda RX-3	Mazda Swiss Racing	160	Accident	Gr.2	Div.2
56	Hezemans / Kelleners / Furtmayr	BMW 2800 CS	BMW Alpina	150	Head gasket	Gr.2	Div.3
8	Tuerlinckx / Pilette	Opel Commodore A GS	Opel Gulf Transeurop	140	Rocker	Gr.2	Div.3
9	Pankl / Kelleners	BMW 2800 CS	BMW Alpina	25	Con rod	Gr.2	Div.3
73	Boeckenaere / de Deyne	BMW 2002 Ti		8	Drivers ill (Fumes)	Gr.2	Div.2

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.	Div.
25	Morise / Pecqueur	Ford Capri RS 2600			Gr.2	Div.3
98	Heilman / Vanderheyden	Simca 1000 Rallye		Withdrawn: too slow		Div.1

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Gr.	Div.
94	Rubens / Carlier	Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior			Div.1
68	Bell / Dron	BMW 2002 Ti Gr.1	MLG Motors	Gr.1	Div.2
72	Thorne / Dell	Ford Escort TC		Gr.2	Div.2
93	Gillessen / Remion	Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior			Div.1
28	Gillotay / de Jamblinne	Mazda RX-2		Gr.2	Div.3
31	Eberhardt / Auer	Chevrolet Camaro		Gr.2	Div.3

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.	Div.
6	Guérie / Rouget	Ford Capri	Shark Team		Gr.2	Div.3
17	Gall / Babendererde	BMW 2800	Gall Autofunk Racing Team		Gr.2	Div.3
20	Birrane / Trosch	Ford Mustang Boss	M. Birrane		Gr.2	Div.3
23	Blank / Fritzinger	Ford Capri		Reserve	Gr.2	Div.3
24	Pagani / Gaffier	Ford Capri RS 2600		Reserve	Gr.2	Div.3
26	"Depnic" / Aubriet	BMW 3.0 CS Gr.1		Reserve	Gr.1	Div.3
39		Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm	Autodelta		Gr.2	Div.2
58	Bonefeld / Niehaus	Opel Kadett 2000	Opel Team von Eupen		Gr.2	Div.2
69	Holvoet / Lelong	Toyota		Reserve	Gr.2	Div.2
70	Horst Bonefeld	Opel		Reserve	Gr.2	Div.2
71	Vandecaveye / Hardy	Renault Gordini		Reserve	Gr.2	Div.2
86	Haldi / Chenevière	Fiat 128 Coupé	Filipinetti		Gr.2	Div.1
87	Dona / Grano	Fiat 128 Coupé	Filipinetti		Gr.2	Div.1
88	Lafosse / Pillon	Fiat 128 Berlina	Filipinetti		Gr.2	Div.1
96	Verdeyen / Vanderschrick	BLMC Cooper		Reserve		Div.1
97	Hendrickx / Magalhaes	BLMC 1300		Reserve		Div.1