1965 Spa-Francorchamps 500 Km

16 May 1965 - Spa-Francorchamps (B): Round 6, International Championship for Manufacturers (Division III). Round 5, International Championship for Manufacturers (Division II).
36 laps of a 8.774 mile/14.120 km circuit - 315.856 miles/508.320 kms were completed
Weather: overcast, dry


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Grid Qual.Time Group Group Pos
1 2 Willy Mairesse Ferrari 250LM [5843] Ecurie Francorchamps 36   3 4m05.25 Prototype GT +2000 1
2 5 David Piper Ferrari 250LM [5897] David Piper Auto Racing Team 36   12 4m19.77 Prototype GT +2000 2
3 41 Ben Pon Porsche 904 GTS Racing Team Holland 36   8 4m15.46 Grand Touring 2000 1
4 33 Peter Sutcliffe Ferrari 250 GTO [4491] Peter Sutcliffe 36   4 4m06.95 Grand Touring 3000 1
5 20 Bob Bondurant Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe [CSX2601] Alan Mann Racing Team 36   5 4m07.25 Grand Touring +3000 1
6 35 Mike Salmon Ferrari 250 GTO 64 [4399] Dawnay Racing 35   6 4m09.75 Grand Touring 3000 2
7 8 Pierre Noblet Iso Grifo A3C Bizzarini Automobili 35   9 4m16.06 Prototype GT +2000 3
8 4 Jean-Claude Franck Ferrari 250LM [6313] Georges Marquet 35   11 4m18.77 Prototype GT +2000 4
9 1 Mike Parkes Ferrari 330P [0818] Maranello Concessionaires 34   1 3m59.70 Prototype GT +2000 5
10 40 Leon Dernier Porsche 904 GTS [040] Leon Dernier 34   13 4m27.78 Grand Touring 2000 2
NRF 51 Nicolas Koob Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ Nicolas Koob 33 Electrics 19 4m41.80 Grand Touring 1600  
11 53 Boley Pittard Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ Walker-Day 33   17 4m37.60 Grand Touring 1600 1
12 50 Gustave Gosselin Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ   33   18 4m38.09 Grand Touring 1600 2
NRF 21 John Whitmore Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe [CSX2602] Alan Mann Racing Team 32 Chassis, engine 2 4m04.75 Grand Touring +3000  
13 23 Christopher McLaren/John Sparrow^ Shelby Cobra [CSX2301] Radford Racing 32   16 4m37.50 Grand Touring +3000 2
14 26 Nicholas Granville-Smith Shelby Cobra Nicholas Granville-Smith 31   20 4m42.10 Grand Touring +3000 3
15 54 Mark Konig Lotus Elan W. J. Moss 30   23 5m00.33 Grand Touring 1600 3
NRF 42 Rob Slotemaker Porsche 904 GTS Ben Pon 29 Broken wheel 7 4m13.11 Grand Touring 2000  
16 30 Robert Blouin/Lucien Bianchi^ Ferrari 250 GT Lusso [4965] Robert Blouin 29   25 no time Grand Touring 3000 3
17 46 John Wingfield/John Aley* TVR Grantura   29   27 no time Grand Touring 2000 3
NRF 52 Tony Hegbourne Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ Ian Walker Racing 26 Fatal accident 15 4m36.49 Grand Touring 1600  
NC 44 Jacques Thenaers Porsche 911       26 no time Grand Touring 2000 4
DNF 3 Annie Soisbault Ferrari 250LM [6023] Ecurie Francorchamps 21 Fuel pump 14 4m30.28 Prototype GT +2000  
DNF 31 Gerard Langlois von Ophem Ferrari 250 GTO [4153] Ecurie Francorchamps 19 Gearbox 10 4m16.87 Grand Touring 3000  
DNF 43 Roy Vost Porsche 904 GTS [063] Roy Vost 11 Accident 22 4m50.61 Grand Touring 2000  
DNF 22 Harry Digby/Neil Dangerfield* Shelby Cobra [CSX2260] Radford Racing 8 Accident 21 4m47.91 Grand Touring +3000  
DNF 6 Xavier Boulanger Ferrari 275 GTB [6507]   0   24 5m13.75 Prototype GT +2000  
DNS 24 Roger Mac Shelby Cobra Chequered Flag       no time Grand Touring +3000  
DNS 32 Lucien Bianchi Ferrari 250 GTO [4757] Ecurie Francorchamps       no time Grand Touring 3000  
DNA 7 Robert Blouin Ferrari 275 GTB Robert Blouin         Prototype GT +2000  
DNA 9 Mario Casoni Iso Grifo A3C Bizzarini Automobili         Prototype GT +2000  
DNA 10 Guy Ligier Ford GT40 Ford Advanced Vehicles         Prototype GT +2000  
DNA 11 Herbert Müller Ferrari Scuderia Filipinetti         Prototype GT +2000  
DNA 12 Trevor Taylor Serenissima - ATS Serenissima         Prototype GT +2000  
DNA 25 Patrick McNally Shelby Cobra Patrick McNally         Grand Touring +3000  
DNA 34 Peter Clarke Ferrari 250 GTO [3757] Peter Clarke         Grand Touring 3000  
DNA 45 Claude Dubois MG B Claude Dubois         Grand Touring 2000  
DNA 47 Jean-Pierre Gaban Porsche           Grand Touring 2000  
DNA   Martin Beckers Glas 1204 GT           Grand Touring 1600  
N.B. Tony Hegbourne killed
 
 
Winning Time: 2h29m45.7, 126.543 mph/203.652 kph
Fastest Lap: Mikes Parkes #1 (Ferrari 330P), 4m01.3, 130.898 mph/210.659 kph

 
* Driver entered for car, but never drove it at meeting
^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it
RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start)
REE - Reserve Entry
DNA - Did Not Arrive
DNS - Did Not Start
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNP - Did Not Practice
NC - Not Classified
DSQ - Disqualified
NRF - Not Running At Finish
NAC - Not Accepted
REJ - Rejected (Did not pass scrutineering)


Last Updated on 03/02/02
By Darren Galpin
Email: darren.galpin@virgin.net