1972 Spa-Francorchamps 1000 Km

7 May 1972 - Spa-Francorchamps (B): Round 6, International Manufacturers Championship. Round 2, Challenge Mondial.
71 laps of a 8.761 mile/14.100 km circuit - 622.056 miles/1001.100 kms were completed
Weather: intermittent rain


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Grid Qual.Time Group Group Pos
1 3 Brian Redman/Arturo Merzario Ferrari 312PB [0890] Spa Ferrari SEFAC 71   2 3m23.5 Sports 3000 1
2 1 Jacky Ickx/Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 312PB [0888] Spa Ferrari SEFAC 70   1 3m20.4 Sports 3000 2
3 11 John Hine/John Bridges Chevron B19/21 Ford Red Rose Racing 65   7 3m49.8 Sports 2000 1
4 7 Derek Bell/Gijs van Lennep Mirage M6 Ford [601] Gulf Racing Research 64   6 3m42.5 Sports 3000 3
5 8 Gérard Larrousse/Hughes de Fierlant Lola T280 Ford Belgian Racing Team 64   4 3m28.9 Sports 3000 4
6 17 Peter Humble/Nick May Chevron B19/21 Ford Peter Humble 60   14 4m07.2 Sports 2000 2
7 42 Jean-Marie Jacquemin/Yves Deprez De Tomaso Pantera Claude Dubois 59   13 4m05.4 Grand Touring 1
8 55 Erwin Kremer/John Fitzpatrick Porsche 911S Kremer Porsche Racing 59   17 4m09.6 Grand Touring 2
9 16 Trevor Twaites/Brendan McInerney/Gerry Marshall* Chevron B19/21 Ford Intertech Steering Wheels 59   19 4m11.1 Sports 2000 3
NRF 43 Herbert Müller/Guy Chasseuil De Tomaso Pantera Claude Dubois 58 Engine 9 3m55.9 Grand Touring 3
11 52 Hans Heyer/Werner Christmann/Willi Nolte^/Dieter Froehlich* Porsche 911S Werner Christmann 58   20 4m11.8 Grand Touring 4
NRF 2 Tim Schenken/Ronnie Peterson Ferrari 312PB [0894] Spa Ferrari SEFAC 56 Accident 3 3m25.4 Sports 3000 5
13 53 Klaus Rang/Eberhard Sindel/Clemens Schickentanz^ Porsche 911S Clemens Schickentanz 55   27 4m23.0 Grand Touring 5
14 25 Martin Ridehalgh/Hervé LeGuellec Dulon LD11P Porsche [P 4/2/71] Martin Ridehalgh 55   28 4m23.7 Sports 2000 4
15 27 Michel Dupont/Jean-Pierre Bodin/Alistair Cowin* Chevron B19 Ford Michel Dupont 53   11 4m04.3 Sports 2000 5
NC 15 Roger Heavens/Mike Garton Chevron B19 Ford Roger Heavens Racing 48   23 4m16.1 Sports 2000 6
NC 23 Martin Raymond/Arthur Collier/John Blades* Daren Mk.3 Ford Martin Raymond 46   21 4m11.8 Sports 2000 7
DNF 45 Claude Ballot-Léna/Daniel Rouveyran Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona [14407] Charles Pozzi 44 Puncture 18 4m10.5 Grand Touring  
DNF 47 Claude Haldi/Bernard Cheneviére Porsche 911S Porsche Club Romand   Engine 22 4m13.0 Grand Touring  
DNF 54 Clemens Schickentanz/Günter Steckkönig Porsche 911S Clemens Schickentanz     26 4m22.3 Grand Touring  
DNF 18 Peter Smith/David Welpton Chevron B19/21 Ford Peter J. Smith     12 4m04.5 Sports 2000  
DNF 10 John Lepp/John Gray/Peter Gaydon* Chevron B19 Ford John Gray   Accident 8 3m51.8 Sports 2000  
DNF 30 François Migault/Brian Robinson Chevron B21 Ford Brian Robinson   Gearbox 10 3m57.4 Sports 2000  
DNF 9 Reinhold Jöst/Willy Kauhsen/Michel Weber* Porsche 908/03 [008] Joest Racing   Leaking fuel tank 5 3m36.9 Sports 3000  
DNF 12 Paco Josa/Niki Bosch^/Andrew Fletcher*/William Tuckett* Chevron B19/21 Ford Red Rose Racing   Head gasket 29 4m30.3 Sports 2000  
DNF 40 Chris Tuerlinx/Etienne Stalpaert^ Chevrolet Corvette Euroil Racing   Engine 16 4m09.5 Grand Touring  
DNF 56 Peter Hoffmann/Ivo Grauls^ Chevrolet Corvette Gulf Racing?   Pit fire 24 4m18.5 Grand Touring  
DNF 62 Gerold Pankl/Harald Ertl^ BMW 2800 CS BMW Alpina   Piston 15 4m07.8 Touring  
DNS 60 Hans Heyer/Thomas Betzler Mercedes-Benz 300SEL AMG   Handling 25 4m20.9 Touring  
DNQ 21 Keith Grant/Chris Appleby Chevron B8 BMW Keith Grant       4m51.5 Sports 2000  
DNQ 26 Tony Goodwin/Alistair Cowin Dulon LD11 Ford Tony Goodwin       5m05.0 Sports 2000  
DNQ 22 Tony Birchenhough/Brian Joscelyne Lola T212 BMW Dorset Racing Associates       5m33.7 Sports 2000  
DNA 4 Andrea de Adamich/Nanni Galli Alfa Romeo 33TT3 Autodelta         Sports 3000  
DNA 5 Vic Elford/Helmut Marko Alfa Romeo 33TT3 Autodelta         Sports 3000  
DNA 6 Rolf Stommelen/Peter Revson Alfa Romeo T33/3 Autodelta         Sports 3000  
DNA 14 Peter Hanson/Peter Gaydon/Willie Green Chevron B21 Ford Roger Hire         Sports 2000  
DNA 19 Peter Ettmüller/Walter Frey Chevron B19/21 Ford Squadra Tartaruga         Sports 2000  
DNA 20 Richard Knight/Max Cohen-Olivar/J.-Daniel Jakubowski* Chevron B16 Ford Ray Knight         Sports 2000  
DNA 24 Bernd Becker/Elmar Clever Porsche 910 [018] Karl-Heinz Tibor         Sports 2000  
DNA 28 Brian Martin/Bob Howlings Martin BM9 Ford Brian Martin         Sports 2000  
DNA 29 Franco Berruto/Mario Ilotte Abarth 2000 Scuderia Brescia Corse         Sports 2000  
DNA 31 Jacky Dechaumel/Pierre Mauroy BBM - BMW Jacky Dechaumel         Sports 2000  
DNA 41 Sylvain Garant/Jürgen Barth Porsche 911S Louis Meznarie         Grand Touring  
DNA 44 Kurt Simonsen/Roland Larsson Porsche 911T Kurt Simonsen         Grand Touring  
DNA 46 Bernard Cheneviére Porsche 911S Porsche Club Romand         Grand Touring  
DNA 48 Pierre Greub Porsche 911S Porsche Club Romand         Grand Touring  
DNA 49 Hans-Dieter Brusseler/Walter Kelsch Abarth Brusseler         Sports 2000  
DNA 50 Georg Loos/Franz Pesch Porsche 911S Gelo Racing Team         Grand Touring  
DNA 51 Werner Christmann/Willi Nolte Porsche 911S Werner Christmann         Grand Touring  
DNA 61 Joel Bonnemaison/Marcel Grue Ford Capri RS Joel Bonnemaison         Touring  
DNA   Otto Stuppacher/Lambert Hofer Porsche 908/02 Otto Stuppacher         Sports 3000  
DNA   Eris Tondelli/Peter Gethin Tondelli BT Ford Eris Tondelli         Sports 3000  

 
Winning Time: 4h17m19.1, 145.047 mph/233.431 kph
Fastest Lap: Jacky Ickx #1 (Ferrari 312PB), 3m20.7, 157.154 mph/252.915 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 27/10/02
By Darren Galpin
Email: Darren.Galpin@virgin.net