1973 Spa-Francorchamps 1000 Km


6 May 1973 - Spa-Francorchamps (B): Round 5, World Manufacturers Championship. Round 1, Challenge Mondial.
71 laps of a 8.761 mile/14.100 km circuit - 622.056 miles/1001.100 kms were completed
Weather: warm, dry


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Grid Qual.Time Group Group Pos
1 5 Derek Bell/Mike Hailwood/Howden Ganley^ Mirage M6 Ford [605] Gulf Racing 71   5 3m17.6 Sports 3000 1
2 6 Mike Hailwood/Howden Ganley/Vern Schuppan/John Watson* Mirage M6 Ford [602] Gulf Racing 69   4 3m16.2 Sports 3000 2
3 4 Henri Pescarolo/Gérard Larrousse/Chris Amon/Graham Hill^ Matra-Simca MS670B [03] Equipe Matra-Simca 68   2 3m13.8 Sports 3000 3
4 2 Carlos Pace/Arturo Merzario Ferrari 312PB [0890] Spa Ferrari SEFAC 67   3 3m15.4 Sports 3000 4
5 41 Gijs van Lennep/Herbert Müller/George Follmer*/Reinhold Joest* Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [360 0576 R5] Martini Racing Team 63   13 3m53.7 Sports 3000 5
6 66 Carlos Santos/Carlos Mendoza/Carlos Gaspar*/Jorge Pinhol* Lola T292 Ford Ecurie Bonnier Team BIP 62   19 4m00.3 Sports 2000 1
7 60 Hans-Joachim Stuck/Niki Lauda BMW 3.0 CSL BMW Alpina 62   18 3m58.8 Touring 1
8 64 Brian Muir/Hans-Joachim Stuck/Niki Lauda* BMW 3.0 CSL BMW Alpina 61   14 3m54.2 Touring 2
9 38 Christine Beckers/Roger Dubos Chevron B21 Ford Ecurie Dinitrol Total 61   23 4m04.7 Sports 2000 2
10 40 George Follmer/Reinhold Jöst/Gijs van Lennep*/Herbert Mueller* Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [360 0588 R6] Martini Racing Team 60   20 4m01.3 Grand Touring 1
11 53 Claude Haldi/Bernard Cheneviére Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [360 0960] Porsche Club Romand 57   28 4m09.3 Grand Touring 2
12 42 Teddy Pilette/Richard Bond/Jean-Claude Andruet^ Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona [16425] Ecurie Francorchamps 57   26 4m07.4 Grand Touring 3
13 21 Tony Birchenhough/Lee Kaye Lola T290 Ford Dorset Racing Associates 56   29 4m11.3 Sports 2000 3
NRF 46 Clemens Schickentanz/John Fitzpatrick Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [360 0885] Porsche Kremer Racing 55   16 3m57.2 Grand Touring 4
15 23 John Hine/Bob Howlings Chevron B23 Ford Ember Racing 55   9 3m37.5 Sports 2000 4
16 65 Carlos Gaspar/Jorge Pinhol/Carlos Santos*/Carlos Mendoza* Lola T292 Ford Ecurie Bonnier Team BIP 52   11 3m44.7 Sports 2000 5
DNF 3 Chris Amon/Graham Hill/Henri Pescarolo/Gérard Larrousse^ Matra-Simca MS670B [01] Equipe Matra-Simca 48 Engine 7 3m18.9 Sports 3000  
DNF 1 Jacky Ickx/Brian Redman Ferrari 312PB [0888] Spa Ferrari SEFAC 37 Gearbox oil cooler 1 3m12.7 Sports 3000  
DNF 27 Peter Smith/David Welpton Chevron B23 Ford Pete Smith 28 Gearbox 12 3m48.1 Sports 2000  
DNF 26 Roger Heavens/Hervé LeGuellec Chevron B23 Ford Roger Heavens Racing   Exhaust 17 3m57.3 Sports 2000  
DNF 30 Ian Harrower/James Bell Chevron B23 Ford Ian Harrower   Engine 30 4m17.3 Sports 2000  
DNF 31 R. William de Selincourt/John Quick Chevron B21 Ford Ember Racing   Accident 24 4m05.0 Sports 2000  
DNF 62 Rafael Barrios/José Maria de Uriarte/Brain Robinson* Chevron B21/23 Ford Promoto Racing Services   Accident 25 4m07.2 Sports 2000  
DNF 63 Hartmut Kautz/Werner Christmann/Albrecht Krebs Ford Capri RS     Accident 22 4m04.6 Touring  
DNF 37 Tony Goodwin/Ed McDonough Dulon LD10 Ford Tony Goodwin     27 4m08.1 Sports 2000  
DNF 25 Peter Humble/Martin Raymond Chevron B23 Ford Peter Humble   Flywheel on formation lap 10 3m40.2 Sports 2000  
DNF 47 John Fitzpatrick/Paul Keller^ Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche Kremer Racing 0 Engine 15 3m54.4 Grand Touring  
DNF 52 Eberhard Sindel/Wilhelm Siegle Porsche 911 Carrera RS Rallye Gemeinschaft Ulm     31 4m21.4 Grand Touring  
DNS 7 Rolf Stommelen/Andrea de Adamich Alfa Romeo 33TT12 Autodelta SpA   Practice accident 6 3m18.1 Sports 3000  
DNS 8 Jean-Louis Lafosse/Hughes de Fierlant Lola T282 Ford Scuderia Filipinetti   Practice accident 8 3m32.8 Sports 3000  
DNS 35 Bongoch/Christian Melville Abarth-Osella PA2 Abarth-Osella     21 4m02.8 Sports 2000  
DNS 33 Robert Grant Datsun 240Z Robert Grant         Sports 2000  
DNS 43 Teddy Pilette/Nino Vaccarella De Tomaso Pantera Racing Team VDS         Grand Touring  
DNS 44 Pizzinato/Nicolas Koob Alfa Romeo Montreal Pizzinato         Grand Touring  
DNS 51 Maurice Dantinne Alpine A110 Renault Citta dei Mille         Grand Touring  
DNS 61 Jean Xhenceval/Willy Braillard BMW 3.0 CSL T Marabout         Touring  
DNS 9 Guy Ligier Ligier JS2 Maserati Automobiles Ligier         Sports 3000  
DNA 10 Claude Haldi/Juan Fernandez Porsche 908/03 [013] Porsche Club Romand         Sports 3000  
DNA 20 Guy Edwards/Jim Busby Lola T292 Ford Barclays International Racing         Sports 2000  
DNA 22 José Juncadella/Jorge de Bagration Chevron B23 Ford Escudreria Montjuich         Sports 2000  
DNA 24 Trevor Twaites/Brendan McInerney Chevron B23 Ford Intertech Steering Wheels         Sports 2000  
DNA 28 Walter Frey/Peter Ettmüller Chevron B23 Ford Squadra Tartaruga         Sports 2000  
DNA 29 Peter Richardson/Jeremy Richardson Chevron B23 Ford Peter Richardson         Sports 2000  
DNA 32 Bob Wollek/Peter Gaydon Chevron B21 Ford KVG Racing         Sports 2000  
DNA 34 Hans Baumhardt/Tom Pryce Royale RP17 Ford Hans Baumhardt         Sports 2000  
DNA 36 Alain Peltier March 73S BMW Vic Elford         Sports 2000  
DNA 39 Fredy Grainal Lola T290 Ford M. van Hool         Sports 2000  
DNA 45 Georg Loos Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [360 0847] Gelo Racing Team         Grand Touring  
DNA 48 Chris Tuerlinx/Etienne Stalpaert Chevrolet Corvette Chris Tuerlinx         Grand Touring  
DNA 49 Cyril Grandet Porsche 911 Cyril Grandet         Grand Touring  
DNA 50 Jean-Louis Haxhe De Tomaso Pantera Jean-Louis Haxhe         Grand Touring  

 
Winning Time: 4h05m43.5, 151.891 mph/244.444 kph
Fastest Lap: Henri Pescarolo #3 (Matra-Simca MS670), 3m13.4, 163.086 mph/262.461 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 06/12/02
By Darren Galpin
Email: Darren.Galpin@virgin.net