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Event: 24 H/U Spa-Francorchamps, Grand Prix du Millenaire de LiegeDate: 27.7.1980
Track: Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium), 6.976 kmsOrganiser: Royal Automobile Club de Belgique

Spa 24 Hours
Weather:intermittent rain
Start time:26/7
Grid:unknown
Distance:24 hours
Attendance:100000
Entered:67
Practiced:63
Qualified:50
Started:50
Finished:22
Classified:22
Classes:PractStartClass
Group 1 - Touring Series +2500332813
Group 1 - Touring Series 250017135
Group 1 - Touring Series 16001394
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Race notes:
3 full-course cautions for 45 minutes
Pre-race sessions:
qualifying held on 24-25/7
Winners:
Overall:3Ford Capri III 3.0SMartin / Martin
Group 1 - Touring Series 2500:43Ford Escort II RS 2000Kummle / Mauer / Ketterer
Group 1 - Touring Series 1600:72Toyota Corolla GTHolvoet / de Leener / Fruhauf
Fastest Laps:
Overall:14Chevrolet Camaro Z28Jean Xhenceval (B)2:59.6000139.8310 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:25BMW 530iGuy Fréquelin (F)2:56.5000142.2870 km/h
Group 1 - Touring Series 2500:40Ford Escort II RS 2000Dötsch / Gall / Wolf2:59.9600
Group 1 - Touring Series 1600:72Toyota Corolla GTHolvoet / de Leener / Fruhauf3:07.2100
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Ford (24), BMW (8), VW (6), Mazda (4), Chevrolet (3)
Top engines by numbers:Ford (24), BMW (8), VW (6), Mazda (4), Chevrolet (3)
Top car types by numbers:Ford Capri (16), Ford Escort (8), BMW 530i (7)
Driver nationalities:B (65), D (21), F (19), GB (15), L (5), NL (3), USA (3)
Team nationalities:B (29), GB (6), D (5), E (4), L (4)
Engine positions:front-engined (100%)
Average engine size:2585 cc (with regard to 8% cars with rotary engine an applicable size is 2791 cc)
Oldest known drivers:Carlo Facetti (45), Jean-Claude Boucher (44), Claude Ballot-Léna (44)
Youngest known drivers:Alain Corbisier (9), Marc Duez (23), Didier Theys (24)
Female drivers:Christine Beckers, Henny Hemmes

Official Race Programme:

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