Spa 1000 Kilometres 1973 - Racing Sports Cars

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Event: Grand Prix de Spa		Date: 6.5.1973
Track: Circuit National de Francorchamps (Belgium), 14.100 kms	Organiser: unknown
Spa 1000 Kilometres
World Championship for Makes (round 5) Challenge Mondiale (round 1)

Weather:	warm, dry
Start time:	14:00
Grid:	2-2-2, PP left
Distance:	1000 kilometres
Attendance:	60000

Entered:	51
Practiced:	37
Qualified:	31
Started:	28
Finished:	15
Classified:	16

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Sports 3000	10	7	5
Sports 2000	14	12	5
Grand Touring	9	6	4
Touring	4	3	2

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Qualifying 1 Qualifying 2 Lap Times

Pre-race sessions:
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 300 minutes on 3-4/5

Winners:
Overall:	5	Mirage M6 Ford	Bell / Hailwood
Sports 2000:	66	Lola T292 Ford	Santos / Mendoza
Grand Touring:	40	Porsche Carrera RSR	Follmer / Jöst
Touring:	60	BMW 3.0 CSL	Stuck / Lauda
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	3	Matra-Simca MS670B	Henri Pescarolo (F)	3:13.400	262.461 km/h
:	4	Matra-Simca MS670B	Henri Pescarolo (F)	3:13.400	262.461 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	1	Ferrari 312 PB	Jacky Ickx (B)	3:12.700	263.415 km/h
Sports 2000:	23	Chevron B23 Ford	Hine / Howlings	3:37.500
Grand Touring:	47	Porsche Carrera RSR	Fitzpatrick / Keller	3:54.400
Touring:	64	BMW 3.0 CSL	Muir / Stuck	3:54.200
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Chevron (7), Porsche (6), Ferrari (3), Lola (3), Mirage (2), Matra (2), BMW (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Ford (14), Porsche (6), Ferrari (3), Matra (2), BMW (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR (5), Chevron B21 (4), Mirage M6 (2), Matra MS670B (2), Ferrari 312 PB (2), Lola T292 (2), BMW 3.0 CSL (2), Chevron B19 (2)
Driver nationalities:	GB (20), D (9), F (5), CH (4), P (4), NZ (3), B (3), AUS (2), E (2), USA (2)
Most used colours:	red (23%), blue (19%), white (16%), yellow (13%), green (10%), black (7%)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (62%), rear-engined (22%), front-engined (16%)
Oldest known drivers:	George Follmer (39), Brian Redman (36), Graham Hill (34)
Youngest known drivers:	Hans-Joachim Stuck (22), Niki Lauda (24), Jacky Ickx (28)
Woman drivers:	Christine Beckers

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