Spa 24 Hours 1997 - Race Results

Event: 24 Francorchamps Proximus Trophy		Date: 27.7.1997
Track: Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium), unknown length	Organiser: unknown
Spa 24 Hours
Non championship race

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Pos.	Gr.	FL Time
1^st	1	de Radigues / Duez / Hélary	BMW 320i	BMW Fina Bastos Team	484	1^st	ST	2:33.5740
2^nd	2	Cecotto / Piquet / Winkelhock	BMW 320i	BMW Fina Bastos Team	484	2^nd	ST	2:35.4040
3^rd	82	Kox / Menzel / Naspetti	BMW 318 TDS	BMW Testcenter Nürburg	476	1^st	EcoTech	2:38.7940
4^th	81	Hemroulle / Baumschlager / Seidel	VW Golf TDi	Volkswagen Motorsport	465	2^nd	EcoTech	2:45.1950
5^th	71	Simons / Schoysman / Olivier	Renault Mégane 16V	Renault Belga Team	459	1^st	Procar	2:44.7190
6^th	14	Cudini / Mollekens / de Groodt	BMW M3	Castrol Racing	453	1^st	Spa 3.0	2:47.8390
7^th	15	Chouvel / Moreau / Verellen	BMW M3	Castrol Racing	451	2^nd	Spa 3.0	2:50.0000
8^th	28	Drudi / Sardelli / Meloni	BMW M3	Drumel Motorsport	448	3^rd	Spa 3.0	2:49.0360
9^th	27	Neugarten / Mersch / Ploeg	BMW M3	Schirmer Motorsport	447	4^th	Spa 3.0	2:47.7850
10^th	29	Hennes / Hennes / Bagnall	BMW M3	Drumel Motorsport	446	5^th	Spa 3.0	2:47.2770
11^th	32	Ilien / Geeraerts / de la Ronde	BMW M3	P.N. Racing	444	6^th	Spa 3.0	2:51.9340
12^th	80	Muller / Vidali / Jones	VW Golf TDi	Volkswagen Motorsport	443	3^rd	EcoTech	2:44.5090
13^th	26	Wauters / Wauters / Vanierschot	BMW M3	AD Sport-Excelsior	437	7^th	Spa 3.0	2:51.3890
14^th	8	Ferté / Saelens / Thiry	BMW M3	BMW Fina	434	8^th	Spa 3.0	2:49.2780
15^th	20	Wolff / Schmit / Demuth	BMW M3 3,2L	Wolff Racing	433	1^st	Spa+3.0	2:51.0830
16^th	35	Van Lindt / Daems / Van Langenaken	BMW M3	HRS Team	427	9^th	Spa 3.0	2:50.1550
17^th	40	Saveilsbergh / Bermes / Wyss	Opel Astra GSi	Mühlner Motorsport	427	1^st	Spa 2.0	2:59.3370
18^th	55	Elliott / Stillwell / Ruokonen	Honda Civic VTi	Honda VTEC Team	425	1^st	Spa 1.6	3:01.4470
19^th	23	van Dyck / Khan / Luxen	BMW M3 3,2L	E.B.R.T. Schröder Motor Sport	424	2^nd	Spa+3.0	2:52.1000
20^th	16	Akao / Suzuki / Nitta	Toyota Celica GT-Four	Toyota Belgium	424	3^rd	Spa+3.0	2:53.2820
21^st	24	Cremer / Bügler / Henderson	BMW M3 3,2L	E.B.R.T. Schröder Motor Sport	420	4^th	Spa+3.0	2:50.8160
22^nd	60	Ugeux / Weisenburger / Joosen	Peugeot 106 Procar	Peugeot Belgique	419	2^nd	Procar	3:01.7430
23^rd	30	Adams / Wagenstetter / de Sordi	BMW M3	Wagenstetter Motorsport	417	10^th	Spa 3.0	2:48.7980
24^th	50	Gonin / Kuster / Müller	VW Golf GTi 16V	Seikel Motorsport	416	2^nd	Spa 2.0	3:02.1010
25^th	43	Delcour / Baugnée / Lambermont	Renault Clio Williams	E.B.R.T.	414	3^rd	Spa 2.0	3:01.0230
26^th	52	Bastiaens / Dujardyn / Van Sande	Honda Civic VTi	Honda VTEC Team	413	2^nd	Spa 1.6	2:59.7050
27^th	25	van de Poele / Witmeur / Maréchal	BMW 318is	Ecurie Toison d'Or	411	3^rd	ST	2:39.8410
28^th	58	Prignon / de Leener / Kerkhove	Honda Civic VTi	Honda VTEC Team	406	3^rd	Spa 1.6	3:05.6260
29^th	64	Schwilden / Delporte / Van de Berkt	Peugeot 205 GTi	Ecurie Bruxelloise	405	3^rd	Procar	3:02.5440
30^th	61	Lüscher / Hernandez / Dolejš	Opel Astra GSi	Mühlner Motorsport	403	4^th	Procar	3:02.9750
31^st	76	Close / Verreydt / Koentges	Chrysler Neon CS	Chrysler Import Belgium s.a.	403	4^th	Spa 2.0	3:12.1420
32^nd	77	Ménage / Oberndorfer / Dewinter	Chrysler Neon CS	Chrysler Import Belgium s.a.	402	5^th	Spa 2.0	3:13.8310
33^rd	44	Delvaux / Noirhomme / Mathot	Renault Clio Williams	E.B.R.T.	398	6^th	Spa 2.0	3:01.7040
34^th	54	Herreman / Jacobs / Karaskas	Honda Civic VTi	Honda VTEC Team	396	4^th	Spa 1.6	3:12.2620
35^th	48	Schirra / Scharmach / Harter	Peugeot 306 16V	Schirra Motoring	393	7^th	Spa 2.0	3:00.6740
36^th	5	Vannerum / Pensis / Kenis	BMW 318is	Vannerum Marc VZW Cup Racing	389	4^th	ST	2:43.6800
37^th	57	Vandeput / Servais / d'Ansembourg	Honda Civic VTi	Honda VTEC Team	388	5^th	Spa 1.6	3:08.0190
38^th	65	Tillekaerts / Jupsin / Buytaert	Honda Civic VTi	Honda VTEC Team	387	5^th	Procar	2:48.1180
39^th	51	Chaudoir / Coens / Debanne	Honda Civic VTi	Honda VTEC Team	386	6^th	Spa 1.6	3:04.8890
40^th	10	Snijers / Munster / Boxoen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	Colsoul Racing	380	5^th	Spa+3.0	2:52.0620
41^st	62	Katsers / Burton / Lambert	Citroën ZX 16V	Ecurie Baudouin Visétoise	374	6^th	Spa+3.0	2:53.9200
42^nd	47	Goffin / Roggemans / Asselberghs	Renault Clio Williams	Goffin	371	8^th	Spa 2.0	3:14.8910
43^rd	70	Clemens / Verhulst / Bols	Audi A4 TDi	Gentse Auto Sport	369	6^th	Procar	3:10.8980
44^th	17	Salmona / Laplana / Cayrolle	Fiat Coupé 16V Turbo	Ecurie La Meute	345	6^th	Spa+3.0	3:04.1370

Not classified:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason	Gr.	FL Time
42	Dumont / Chartier / Demuth	Ford Escort Cosworth	Jean-Marie Dumont	412	Did not cross finish line	Spa+3.0	2:53.0460
3	Neve / Galand / Ligonnet	Opel Astra GSi	Mühlner Motorsport	306	Insufficient distance	ST	2:44.6590
46	Lorent / De Saeger / Quadedpeerds	Renault Mégane 16V	Motor Union St. Josse	209	Insufficient distance	Spa 2.0	3:10.0580
53	Gurzo / Vanherpe / Ceulemans	Honda Civic VTi	Honda VTEC Team	171	Insufficient distance	Spa 1.6	3:03.3090

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason	Gr.	FL Time
39	Steinlein / Hilger / Robl	BMW M3	H&S Motorsport	321	DNF	Spa 3.0
83	Duhamel / Grossetête / Baylé	Renault Mégane TDi	Renault Belga Team	301	Faintness & off course	EcoTech
56	Wagenstetter / Deltour / Van Campenhoudt	Honda Civic VTi	Honda VTEC Team	273	Engine	Spa 1.6
38	Moore / O'Dell / Abdoh	BMW M3	Moore International Motorsport	265	DNF	Spa 3.0
33	Baugnée / Fermine / Chaballe	BMW M3	BMW Fina	253	Broken clutch	Spa 3.0
6	Severich / Kather / Hubert	BMW 320i	Georg Severich	233	Transmission	ST
4	Rafanelli / Ickx / Duez	BMW M3 3,2L	BMW Fina	214	Off course	Spa+3.0
66	Corthals / Rosoux / Stelandre	Renault Mégane 16V	Ecurie Baudouin Visétoise	212	DNF	Procar
67	Le Long / Gilsoul / Ide	Suzuki Baleno	Ecurie Toison D'Or	203	Cardan joint	Procar
12	Bouvy / Lémeret / Haugg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	Colsoul Racing	200	DNF	Spa+3.0
18	Orioli / Cappellari / Zadra	BMW M3 3,2L	Düller Motorsport	192	Collision	Spa+3.0
11	Vosse / Horion / Corthals	VW Golf GTi 16V	Belgian Audi VW Club	189	Gearbox	ST
45	Sonveau / Viaene / Vandermaesen	Renault Mégane 16V	E.B.R.T.	175	Collision	Spa 2.0
7	Tassin / Tarquini / Heger	Honda Accord	Team Honda Sport VZM Stella Artois Mobil 1	166	Off course	ST	2:33.3030
19	Kimoto / Takahashi / Ooshiro	Ford Sierra Cosworth	Alfred Vahsen	149	Overheating	Spa+3.0
9	Defourny / de Mévius / Thiers	BMW 318is	Belgacom T.U.R.B.O. Team	147	Engine	ST
34	Canni-Ferrari / Cook / Bertolucci	BMW M3	Racing Box	141	Engine	Spa 3.0
31	Trollé / Reis / Dubois	BMW M3	Wagenstetter Motorsport	125	Off course	Spa 3.0
59	Tollenaire / Depondt / Herregods	Renault Mégane 16V	Renault Belga Team	116	Distribution belt	Procar
36	Cox / Povey / Bastiaans	BMW M3	Povey	80	Off course	Spa 3.0
37	Tremblay / Maljean / Rouget	BMW M3	Tremblay	76	Off course	Spa 3.0
68	Lambrecht / Heurckmans / Kevers	Opel Astra GSi	Gentse Autosport	39	Cylinder head gasket	Procar
41	De Saeger / Tucker / Wegerer	Volvo 850 GLT	Ecurie Saint-Josse	34	Lighting	ST
63	Businaro / Boucher / Millara	Peugeot 309 GTi 16S	Bravo	28	Cardan joint	Procar
21	Bruno / Quittelier / Colman	Renault Clio Williams	Renault Belga Team	1	Con rod	Procar

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
49	Dehaye / Plennevaux / Schmitz	Renault Clio Williams	E.B.R.T.	Accident in free practice	Spa 2.0

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
72	Wynans / Goffard / Ruffato	Suzuki Swift GTi	Ecurie Le Perron		Procar
69	Couvert / Demirkol / Timmers	Renault Clio Williams	Renault Belga Team		Procar

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
22	Gheri / Zerla / Abate	Ford Escort Cosworth	Immagine Europea		Spa+3.0