1975 Spa 750 Km


4 May 1975 - Spa-Francorchamps (B): Round 5, World Manufacturers Championship.
54 laps of a 8.774 mile/14.120 km circuit - 473.784 miles/762.480 kms were completed
Weather: rain
Race shortened from 1000 Km prior to start because of approaching storm


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Grid Qual.Time Group Group Pos
1 2 Henri Pescarolo/Derek Bell Alfa Romeo 33TT12 [010] Willi Kauhsen Racing Team 54   1 3m20.4 Sports 3000 1
2 1 Jacky Ickx/Arturo Merzario/Jacques Laffite* Alfa Romeo 33TT12 [008] Willi Kauhsen Racing Team 53   2 3m24.2 Sports 3000 2
3 60 Alain Peltier/Siegfried Müller/Hughes de Fierlant* BMW 3.0 CSL BMW Faltz Alpina Essen 49   15 3m56.7 Touring 1
4 42 Claude Haldi/Bernard Béguin Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [460 9058] Porsche Club Romand 48   24 4m03.5 Grand Touring 1
5 43 Claude Ballot-Léna/Jean-Claude Andruet Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [460 9070] Ecurie Buchet 48   27 4m05.5 Grand Touring 2
6 41 Clemens Schickentanz/Hartwig Bertrams/Reine Wisell Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Tebernum Porsche Racing Team 48   21 4m01.8 Grand Touring 3
7 6 Jürgen Barth/Mario Casoni/Reinhold Jöst/Ernst Kraus* Porsche 908/3 Scuderia Nettuno Ovoro 48   11 3m52.2 Sports 3000 3
8 40 Hartwig Bertrams/Reine Wisell/Clemens Schickentanz^ Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Tebernum Porsche Racing Team 47   28 4m07.1 Grand Touring 4
9 45 Toine Hezemans/Tim Schenken/John Fitzpatrick/Manfred Schurti^/Ytiesen* Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Gelo Racing Team 47   20 4m01.7 Grand Touring 5
10 34 Peter J.Smith/John Turner Chevron B23 Ford Pete Smith 46   19 4m01.4 Sports 2000 1
11 44 John Fitzpatrick/Manfred Schurti/Tim Schenken/Toine Hezemans^/Franz Pesch* Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Gelo Racing Team 45   17 3m59.6 Grand Touring 6
12 7 François Migault/Jean-Louis Lafosse Ligier JS2 Ford Automobiles Ligier Gitanes 45   5 3m41.3 Sports 3000 4
13 21 Claude Crespin/Ian Bracey/Tony Birchenhough* Lola T294 Ford Dorset Racing 44   22 4m02.1 Sports 2000 2
14 22 Ian Grob/John Hine Chevron B31 Hart KVG Racing 42   7 3m44.0 Sports 2000 3
15 29 Richard Scott/Nigel Clarkson Lola T294 Ford Ray's Racing 42   14 3m55.2 Sports 2000 4
16 63 Jean-Claude Guérie/Dominique Fornage Ford Capri RS Shark Team 42   32 4m28.4 Touring 2
DNF 30 Rupert Keegan/Colin Andrews March 75S Ford Alroy Racing   Ignition 16 3m58.0 Sports 2000  
DNF 20 John Lepp/Teddy Pilette March 75S Hart March Engineering   Rear wing 13 3m52.7 Sports 2000  
DNF 27 John Calvert/John Blanckley Chevron B23 Ford John Blanckney   Ignition 30 4m14.1 Sports 2000  
DNF 31 Antônio Castro Prado/Roy Johnson/Mario Cabral* March 75S Ford Alroy Racing   Electrics 18 4m00.1 Sports 2000  
DNF 4 Herbert Müller/Leo Kinnunen/Gijs van Lennep* Porsche 908/3 Turbo Martini Racing Team 24 Gearbox 3 3m36.5 Sports 3000  
DNF 46 Bengt Ekberg/Kurt Simonsen/Roland Larsson* Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Kuberol Racing   Engine 26 4m05.1 Grand Touring  
DNF 52 Jean-Robert Corthay/Georges Morand Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Guy Verrier   Engine 33 4m31.6 Grand Touring  
DNF 33 Alan Jones/John Sheldon Lola T294 Ford Stuart Chubb 15 Rear wheel bearing 8 3m46.3 Sports 2000  
DNF 24 Peter Hanson/José Uriarte Lola T294 Ford Roger Hire Racing   Wet electrics 25 4m04.3 Sports 2000  
DNF 23 Martin Raymond/Tony Goodwin Lola T390 Hart Team Fisons 15 Ignition 6 3m41.8 Sports 2000  
DNF 8 Giorgio Pianta/Duilio Truffo^/Vittorio Brambilla* Lola T282 Ford Jolly Club 13 Accident 9 3m47.8 Sports 3000  
DNF 25 Richard Lloyd/Oscar Desentis^ Lola T294 Ford Roger Heavens Racing   Ignition 10 3m49.6 Sports 2000  
DNF 26 Robin Smith/Richard Robarts^ Chevron B23 Ford Robin Smith 3 Head gasket 29 4m07.2 Sports 2000  
DNF 32 Tony Charnell/Andrew Jeffrey^/Iain McLaren* Chevron B23 Ford Tony Charnell 2 Oil leak 23 4m03.2 Sports 2000  
DNF 5 Reinhold Jöst/Mario Casoni^ Porsche 908/3 Turbo Scuderia Nettuno Ovoro 3 Valves 4 3m38.1 Sports 3000  
DNF 10 Christine Beckers/Willy Braillard^/Heinz Schulthess* Lola T284 Ford Chappée R.T.S. 1 Injection pump 12 3m52.5 Sports 3000  
DNS 50 Jean-Louis Chateau/Gérard Cayeux Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Jean-Louis Chateau   Engine 31 4m21.1 Grand Touring  
DNS 2T Henri Pescarolo/Derek Bell Alfa Romeo 33TT12 [009] Willi Kauhsen Racing Team       3m25.6 Sports 3000  
DNA 8 Tim Schenken/Jochen Mass Mirage GR7 Ford Gelo Racing Team         Sports 3000  
DNA   Hughes de Fierlant/Chris Craft/Guy Edwards De Cadenet Lola T380 Ford Alain De Cadenet         Sports 3000  
DNA   Manrico Zanuso/Hervé LeGuellec Lola T294 Ford Roger Heavens Racing         Sports 3000  
DNA   Hubert Striebig Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Louis Meznarie         Grand Touring  
DNA   Jean-Jacques Feider/Jean-Pierre Reu BMW 3.0 CSL           Touring  
DNA   Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier JS2 Ford Automobiles Ligier Gitanes         Sports 3000  
DNA   Reine Wisell/John Burton Cheetah G501 Hart Charles Graemiger         Sports 2000  
DNA   Pedro de Lamare/Antonio Neto March 74S BMW Pedro de Lamare         Sports 2000  
DNA   Mike Beuttler/Alan Stubbs March 75S Ford Alroy Racing         Sports 2000  
DNA   Ken Costello/John J. Caly Chevron           Sports 2000  
DNA   Marco Vanoli/Angelo Pallavicini Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Angelo Pallavicini         Grand Touring  
DNA   Jean-Claude Aubriet/Jean-Claude Depince BMW 3.0 CSL Jean-Claude Aubriet         Touring  
DNA   Alan Jones March           Sports 2000  
DNA   Peter J.Smith/Trevor Twaites Chevron B23 Ford Trevor Twaites         Sports 2000  
DNA   Walter Penker/Günther Egermann KMW SP30 Porsche Austria Sportscar         Sports 3000  
DNA   Walter Nussbaumer/Noel van Assche Alpine A110 Renault           Grand Touring  
DNA   Pierre Rubens De Tomaso Pantera Ford Claude Dubois         Grand Touring  
DNA     Alpine-Renault A442 Turbo Renault Alpine         Sports 3000  
Winning Time: 3h32m58.4, 133.477 mph/214.810 kph
Fastest Lap: Jacky Ickx #1 (Alfa Romeo 33TT12), 3m25.5, 153.701 mph/247.358 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 20/04/03
By Darren Galpin
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