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Event: Grand Prix de Spa		Date: 7.5.1972
Track: Circuit National de Francorchamps (Belgium), 14.100 kms	Organiser: Royal Automobile Club de Spa
Spa 1000 Kilometres
World Championship for Makes (round 6) Challenge Mondiale (round 2)

Weather:	intermittent rain
Start time:	13:00
Grid:	2-2-2, PP left
Distance:	1000 kilometres
Attendance:	60000

Entered:	54
Practiced:	32
Qualified:	29
Started:	28
Finished:	15
Classified:	18

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Sports 3000	6	6	5
Sports 2000	14	11	7
Grand Touring	10	10	6
Touring	2	1	0

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Lap Times

Pre-race sessions:
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 300 minutes on 4-5/5

Winners:
Overall:	3	Ferrari 312 PB	Redman / Merzario
Sports 2000:	11	Chevron B21 Ford	Hine / Bridges
Grand Touring:	42	De Tomaso Pantera	Jacquemin / Deprez
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	1	Ferrari 312 PB	Jacky Ickx (B)	3:20.700	252.915 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	1	Ferrari 312 PB	Jacky Ickx (B)	3:20.400	253.293 km/h
Sports 2000:	11	Chevron B21 Ford	Hine / Bridges	3:49.800
Grand Touring:	43	De Tomaso Pantera	Müller / Chasseuil	3:55.900
Touring:	62	BMW 2800 CS	Pankl / Ertl	4:07.800
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Chevron (9), Porsche (6), Ferrari (4), De Tomaso (2), Chevrolet (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Ford (14), Porsche (7), Ferrari (4), Chevrolet (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Chevron B21 (5), Porsche 911 (5), Chevron B19 (4)
Driver nationalities:	GB (17), D (10), B (7), F (7), CH (5), A (2), E (2), IRL (2)
Team nationalities:	GB (11), D (5), I (3), B (2), CH (2)
Most used colours:	red (39%), blue (21%), yellow (21%), white (7%), orange (4%)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (70%), rear-engined (18%), front-engined (12%)
Oldest known drivers:	John Hine (39), Claude Ballot-Léna (36), Brian Redman (35)
Youngest known drivers:	Peter Smith (19), Harald Ertl (24), Jacky Ickx (27)

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