Spa 24 Hours 1979 - Race Results

Event: 24 Heures de Francorchamps		Date: 22.7.1979
Track: Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium), 6.947 kms	Organiser: unknown
Spa 24 Hours
FIA World Challenge for Endurance Drivers (round 8)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.
1^st	2	Martin / Martin	Ford Capri III 3.0S	Gordon Spice Racing	444	3084.4680 kms	128.4990	1^st	serT+2.5
2^nd	33	Andruet / Joosen	BMW 530i	Juma	442			2^nd	serT+2.5
3^rd	23	Hackner / Sonntag / Weisheidinger	Opel Monza 3.0E	Abex Pagid Caramba Racing	435			3^rd	serT+2.5
4^th	3	Craft / Allam	Ford Capri III 3.0S	Gordon Spice Racing	432			4^th	serT+2.5
5^th	1	Spice / Semoulin	Ford Capri III 3.0S	Gordon Spice Racing	431			5^th	serT+2.5
6^th	76	Bergmeister / Seikel / Nowak	Audi 80 GTE	Abex Pagid Racing	424			1^st	ser.T1.6
7^th	52	Selzer / Beauchef	Ford Escort II RS 2000	Berkenkamp Ford	424			1^st	ser.T2.5
8^th	51	Kridel / Demuth	Ford Escort II RS 2000	P. Dunkel	414			2^nd	ser.T2.5
9^th	8	Vanierschot / Pirenne	Ford Capri III 3.0S	Serge Power	413			6^th	serT+2.5
10^th	37	Dürig / Ulmann / Bärtsch	BMW 530i	Écurie Bernoise	411			7^th	serT+2.5
11^th	34	Giacomelli / Grano / Vermeersch	BMW 530i	Juma	411			8^th	serT+2.5
12^th	75	Boucher / Guitteny	Audi 80 GTE	Abex Pagid Racing	407			2^nd	ser.T1.6
13^th	36	Dini / Gavage / Cremer	BMW 530i	Classics Auto Francorchamps	407			9^th	serT+2.5
14^th	59	Guignard / Luini / Plastina	Opel Kadett GT/E	Morges Race Fans	403			3^rd	ser.T2.5
15^th	54	Marquet / Keller / Gaspard	Ford Escort II RS 2000	Ford	381			4^th	ser.T2.5
16^th	72	Ménage / Carlier / Degey	VW Scirocco GTI	Belgian VW Club	380			3^rd	ser.T1.6
17^th	17	Cleutjens / Bergstein / Lubin	Ford Capri III 3.0S	Jacques Cleutjens	376			10^th	serT+2.5
18^th	20	Vermeulen / Hemmes	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	ADP Computer Service	375			11^th	serT+2.5
19^th	73	Dubois / Vaney	Audi 80 GTE	Franz Dubois	366			4^th	ser.T1.6
20^th	81	"Chavan" / Mandron / Sonveau	VW Golf GTi	Sigma Racing Team	365			5^th	ser.T1.6

Not classified:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Gr.
29	Bourgoignie / Wisell	BMW 3.0 CSi	J. P. Willeme	serT+2.5
22	Libert / Beckers / Witmeur	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	ADP Computer Service	serT+2.5
80	Holvoet / de Leener / Wanswart	Toyota Trueno	Duindistel	ser.T1.6

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
28	Stuck / Neve / Theys	BMW 530i	Kinley	Engine	serT+2.5
27	van Hove / Peltier / Xhenceval	BMW 530i	Kinley	Engine	serT+2.5
5	Woodman / Percy / Buncombe	Ford Capri III 3.0S	Esso GB	Accident	serT+2.5
24	Pilette / Facetti	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	Luigi Racing	Gearbox	serT+2.5
39	Beltoise / Gurdjian / Gabreau	BMW 530i	Daniel Benoit	Accident	serT+2.5
56	Metge / Jaussaud	Triumph Dolomite Sprint	Elvia	Accident	ser.T2.5
30	Dieudonné / Boutsen	BMW 530i	J. P. Willeme	Accident	serT+2.5
7	Feitler / Polak / Wolf	Ford Capri III 3.0S	Serge Power	Engine	serT+2.5
38	Schlesser / Ballot-Léna / Bleynie	BMW 530i	Jean-Marc Smadja	Accident	serT+2.5
11	Lapeyre / Cudini	Ford Capri III 3.0S	Belgian BP Racing	Mechanical	serT+2.5
25	Graham / Muir / Laffite	Ford Capri III 3.0S	Stuart Graham	Engine	serT+2.5
15	Goujon / Walkinshaw	Ford Capri III 3.0S	Michel de Deyne	Engine	serT+2.5
14	Corbisier / de Deyne / Piessens	Ford Capri III 3.0S	Michel de Deyne	DNF	serT+2.5
9	Schinkel / Bovy / de Wael	Ford Capri III 3.0S	Serge Power	Accident	serT+2.5
21	Vermeulen / Frankenhout	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	ADP Computer Service	Oil pressure	serT+2.5
26	Regout / Lierneux / Laffite	Ford Capri III 3.0S	Stuart Graham	Engine	serT+2.5
6	Blackburn / Delbar / Feider	Ford Capri III 3.0S	Les Blackburn	Drive shaft	serT+2.5
16	Lamine / Tricot / Carpentier	Ford Capri III 3.0S	Michel de Deyne	Mechanical	serT+2.5
4	Beale / Herregods / Duez	Ford Capri III 3.0S	Gordon Spice Racing	Engine	serT+2.5
55	Dötsch / Bauer / "Mac Intosh"	Ford Escort II RS 2000	KWS Motorsport	Gearbox	ser.T2.5
57	Nicholson / Lanfranchi / Greenslade / Marshall	Triumph Dolomite Sprint	Trip/Esso	Gearbox	ser.T2.5
35	Paulus / de Gheldere / de Thoisy	BMW 3.0 CSi	Classics Auto Francorchamps	Accident	serT+2.5
41	Slotemaker / Maasland	BMW 530i	Hans Maasland	Accident	serT+2.5
50	Verney / Delaunay / Grandet	Ford Escort II RS 2000	BP Racing	Steering	ser.T2.5
53	de Caluwé / de Caluwé	Ford Escort II RS 2000	Ford	Engine	ser.T2.5
74	Kessler / Hecq / Toby	Audi 80 GTE	Abex Pagid Racing	Engine	ser.T1.6
79	Otsuka / Takeshita / Miyasbita / Ejiri	Toyota T40	Yoshio Otsubo	Accident	ser.T1.6

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Gr.
32	Delcourt / Rieu / Trignaux	BMW 3.0 CSi	Écurie Chardon des Dunes-Dragons	serT+2.5
61	Imbert / Martinez	Alfa Romeo GTV	Roland Imbert	ser.T2.5
71	Jamin / Degey / Vaillant	VW Scirocco GTi	Belgian VW Club	ser.T1.6
62	Lauria / Brunetti / Ciardi	Alfa Romeo GTV	Jolly Club	ser.T2.5

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
31	"Davit" / Goris	BMW 530i	J. P. Willeme	Reserve	serT+2.5
18	Johnson / Delano / Nightingale	AMC Spirit	Amos Johnson	Reserve	serT+2.5
12	Robertson / Jones / Patterson	Ford Capri III 3.0S	Jeff Allam		serT+2.5
10	Swyssen / Berger / Donner	Ford Capri III 3.0S	Serge Power		serT+2.5
60	van den Broeck / Van Maldeghem / Schnock	BMW 323i	REMC	Reserve	ser.T2.5
70	Schwarts / Prossnitz / Chapel	VW Scirocco GTi	Belgian VW Club	Reserve	ser.T1.6
58	Wipf / Jeanneret / Schmid	Opel Kadett GT/E	Fribourgeoise	Reserve	ser.T2.5
78	Tachi / Miyasbita / Isobe	Toyota T40	Yoshio Otsubo		ser.T1.6
77	Leclère / Mattozza / Hernandez	Alfa Romeo Alfasud	Richard Mattozza		ser.T1.6

Practiced:

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Reason	Pos.	Gr.
	57T	Nicholson / Lanfranchi / Greenslade	Triumph Dolomite Sprint	Esso GB						ser.T2.5

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
19	Bob Akin	AMC Spirit	Amos Johnson		serT+2.5
40	Pescarolo / Beltoise	BMW 530i	Daniel Benoit		serT+2.5