1977 Estoril 2.5 Hours


10 July 1977 - Estoril (P): Round 5, World Sports Car Championship.
2.5 hour duration event in which 89 laps of a 2.703 mile/4.350 km circuit - 240.564 miles/387.150 kms were covered.
Weather: warm, dry


Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Grp Pos Group Grid Qual Time
1. 1 Arturo Merzario (I) Alfa Romeo 33SC12 Autodelta SpA 89 2:30:56,680  1. S3.0 1. 1:38,43
2. 2 Vittorio Brambilla (I) Alfa Romeo 33SC12 Autodelta SpA 89 2:03:56,790  2. S3.0 2. 1:38,77 
3. 3 Giorgio Francia (I)
Spartaco Dini (I)
Alfa Romeo 33SC12 Autodelta SpA 86   3. S3.0 3. 1:38,83 
4. 8 Chris Craft (GB) Lola T296 Ford Lola Cars 84   1. S2.0 4. 1:43,95 
5. 7 Eugen Strähl (CH)
Peter Bernhard (CH)
Sauber C5 BMW 002 Fancy Racing 82   2. S2.0 5. 1:44,67 
6. 5 Ian Bracey (GB)
Tony Birchenhough (GB)
Lola T294S Ford Dorset Racing 72   3. S2.0 8. 2:07,85 
NC 6 Martin Birrane (IRL)
Peter Clark (GB)
Lola T294S Ford HU22 Dorset Racing 52     S2.0 6. 1:57,28 
DNF 9 Orlando Gonçalves (P) Bravo BR77 Ford GRD S73-071 O. Concalves 10     S2.0 7. 1:58,88 
DNQ   "Sídio Viana" (P) GRD S73 Ford 072         S2.0 9.  
 
 
Winning Time: 2h30m56.68, 95.623 mph/153.891 kph
Fastest Lap: Vittorio Brambilla #2 (Alfa Romeo 33SC12), 1m37.73, 99.567 mph/160.237 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)