1974 Spa-Francorchamps 1000 Km


5 May 1974 - Spa-Francorchamps (B): Round 2, World Manufacturers Championship. Round 1, Challenge Mondial.
71 laps of a 8.774 mile/14.120 km circuit - 622.938 miles/1002.520 kms were completed
Weather: mostly dry, brief rain


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Grid Qual.Time Group Group Pos
1 4 Jacky Ickx/Jean-Pierre Jarier Matra-Simca MS670C [04] Equipe Gitanes 71   2 3m24.9 Sports 3000 1.
2 5 Derek Bell/Mike Hailwood Gulf Mirage GR7 Ford Gulf Racing 71   1 3m23.9 Sports 3000 2.
3 14 Gijs van Lennep/Herbert Müller Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [460 9101 R12] Martini Racing Team 66   6 3m46.9 Sports 3000 3.
4 53 John Fitzpatrick/Jürgen Barth/Georg Loos^ Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [460 9065] Gelo Racing 62   14 4m01.4 Grand Touring 1.
5 40 Clemens Schickentanz/Willy Kauhsen Porsche 911 Carrera RSR  Porsche Kremer Racing 62   18 4m08.6 Grand Touring 2.
6 41 Hans Heyer/Paul Keller Porsche 911 Carrera RSR  Porsche Kremer Racing 62   19 4m09.4 Grand Touring 3.
7 44 Claude Haldi/Claude Ballot-Léna/Niki Bosch* Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [460 9058] Porsche Club Romand 61   16 4m05.4 Grand Touring 4.
8 50 Martino Finotto/Manfred Mohr BMW 3.0 CSL 3.5 Jolly Club 61   17 4m06.8 Touring 1.
9 45 Bernard Cheneviére/Peter Zbinden Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [460 9052] Porsche Club Romand 60   21 4m12.1 Grand Touring 5.
10 51 Jean Xhenceval/Alain Peltier BMW 3.0 CSL 3.5 Jean Xhenceval 59   28 4m23.5 Touring 2.
11 54 Jürgen Barth/Franz Pesch/Jürgen Neuhaus Porsche 911 Carrera RSR  Gelo Racing 58   22 4m15.5 Grand Touring 6.
12 52 Jean-Claude Aubriet/Jean-Claude Depince BMW 3.0 CSL Jean-Claude Aubriet 57   27 4m22.7 Touring 3.
13 32 Martin Raymond/Tony Goodwin Lola T294 Ford Target Racing 56   11 3m59.5 Sports 2000 1.
14 49 Willy Braillard/Bernard de St. Hubert Porsche 911 Carrera RSR  Jean-Pierre Gaban 54   30 4m36.2 Grand Touring 7.
NC 22 Vern Schuppan/John Lepp Chevron B26 Ford Forge Mill Racing     4 3m41.1 Sports 2000  
DNF 23 Peter Hanson/Rafael Barrios Chevron B26 Ford Forge Mill Racing   Accident damage 10 3m58.6 Sports 2000  
DNF 31 Roger Heavens/Hervé LeGuellec Lola T294 Ford Escuderia Montjuich     13 4m01.4 Sports 2000  
DNF 28 Jon Fletcher/Robin Smith Chevron B23 Ford Robin Smith   Engine 15 4m03.6 Sports 2000  
DNF 46 Jean-Louis Haxhe/Helmuth Koinigg Porsche 911 Carrera Eberhard Sindel?     20 4m11.2 Grand Touring  
DNF 12 Francisco Torredemer/Jorge Pla Porsche 908/03 [013] Escuderia Tibibado   Engine 23 4m15.6 Sports 3000  
DNF 33 Brian Joscelyne/Tony Birchenhough/Claude Crespin Lola T294 Ford Dorset Racing Associates     24 4m17.3 Sports 2000  
DNF 27 Ian Harrower/Nigel Clarkson/Tony Birchenhough* Chevron B19 Ford James Bell   Clutch 25 4m19.2 Sports 2000  
DNF 30 David Welpton/John Hine^/Paolo Monti^/Ian Grob^ Chevron B23 Ford Pete Smith   Fuel pump 12 4m00.5 Sports 2000  
DNF 8 Guy Chasseuil/François Migault/Guy Ligier* Ligier JS2 Maserati Automobiles Ligier   Gearbox 5 3m46.0 Sports 3000  
DNF 3 Henri Pescarolo/Gérard Larrousse^ Matra-Simca MS670C [01] Equipe Gitanes 6 Head gasket 3 3m25.6 Sports 3000  
DNF 34 Michel Dupont/Laurent Ferrier^/Paul Blancpain* Chevron B26 Ford Scato   Accident 7 3m48.5 Sports 2000  
DNF 9 Giorgio Pianta/Pino Pica^ Lola T282 Ford Jolly Club   Ignition 26 4m19.6 Sports 3000  
DNF 25 Christine Beckers/Yvette Fontaine^ Chevron B21 Ford Christine Beckers   Engine 29 4m24.4 Sports 2000  
DNS 7 Bob Wollek/Jean-Pierre Jaussaud/Guy Ligier Ligier JS2 Maserati Automobiles Ligier   Practice Accident 8 3m49.7 Sports 3000  
DNS 26 John Hine/Ian Grob Chevron B23/26 Ford KVG Racing   Practice Accident 9 3m49.9 Sports 2000  
DNQ 20 Emilio Zapico/Alan Stubbs March 74S BMW Paulenco Racing     31 5m00.1 Sports 2000  
DNS 5T Derek Bell/Mike Hailwood Gulf Mirage GR7 Ford Gulf Racing       3m35.7 Sports 3000  
DNS 14T Herbert Müller/Gijs van Lennep Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Martini Racing Team       3m49.2 Sports 3000  
DNA 10 Reinhold Jöst/Mario Casoni Porsche 908/03 Joest Racing         Sports 3000  
DNA 11 Roland Heiler/Jorge de Bagration Porsche 908/03 Joest Racing         Sports 3000  
DNA 21 Roy Johnson/John Sheldon March 74S BMW Paulenco Racing         Sports 2000  
DNA 24 John Cole Chevron B21/23 Ford John Cole         Sports 2000  
DNA 42 Josef Brambring/Willi Deutsch Porsche 911 Carrera Josef Brambring         Grand Touring  
DNA 43 Helmut Kelleners/Anton Stocks Porsche 911 Carrera Anton Stocks         Grand Touring  
DNA 47 Werner Christmann/Eckhard Schimpf Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [460 9073] Max Moritz         Grand Touring  
DNA 48 Roland de Jamblinne/Baudoin van der Rest Alpine A110 Renault Kent Racing         Grand Touring  
DNA   Peter Long Chevron B21 Ford Peter Long         Sports 2000  

 
Winning Time: 4h12m15.6, 148.166 mph/238.449 kph
Fastest Lap: Jacky Ickx #4 (Matra-Simca MS670C), 3m19.7, 158.165 mph/254.542 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
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