1979 Spa-Francorchamps 24 Hours


21-22 July 1979 - Spa-Francorchamps (B): Round 8, World Challenge for Endurance Drivers.
24 hour duration event in which 444 laps of a 4.335 mile/6.947 km circuit - 1924.604 miles/3084.468 kms were completed.
Weather: intermittent rain


Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Grp Pos Group Grid Qual Time
1 2 Jean-Michel Martin (B)
Philippe Martin (B)
Peter Clark (GB)^
Ford Capri Gordon Spice 444 24h06m14.206 1 +2.5 24 2:53.69
2 33 Jean-Claude Andruet (F)
Eddy Joosen (B)
BMW 530i Eddy Joosen 442 2 +2.5 11 2:51.64
3 23 Dietmar Hockner (D)
Johann Weisheidinger (D)
Axel Sonntag (D)
Opel Monza A.P.Caramba Racing 435 3 +2.5 33 2:55.43
4 3 Chris Craft (GB)
Jeff Allam (GB)
Philippe Martin (B)^
Peter Clark (GB)*
Ford Capri Gordon Spice 432 4 +2.5 15 2:52.52
5 1 Gordon Spice (GB)
Alain Semoulin (B)
Jean-Michel Martin (B)^
Ford Capri Gordon Spice 431 5 +2.5 7 2:49.98
6 76 Peter Seikel (D)
Hans-Joachim Nowak (D)
Wilhelm Bergmeister (D)
Audi 80 Abex Pagid Cara 424 1 1.6 45 3:00.94
7 52 Dieter Selzer (D)
Alain Beauchef (L)
Karl Mauer (D)^
Ford Escort RS 2000 Berkenkamp Ford 424 1 2.5 28 2:54.21
8 51 Alain Kridel (L)
Nico Demuth (L)
Daniel Rombaut (B)^
Ford Escort RS 2000 P. Dunkel 414 2 2.5 42 2:58.79
9 8 Albert Vanierschot (B)
Guy Pirenne (B)
Dany Swyssen (B)^
Ford Capri Serge Power 413 6 +2.5 13 2:51.96
10 37 Hans-Georg Duerig (CH)
Peter Ulmann (CH)
Louis Boertsch (CH)
BMW 530i Bernoise 411 7 +2.5 37 2:56.59
11 34 Bruno Giacomelli (I)
Umberto Grano (I)
Dirk Vermeersch (B)
BMW 530i Eddy Joosen 411 8 +2.5 3 2:49.31
12 75 Jean-Claude Boucher (F)
Lucien Guitteny (F)
Audi 80 Abex Pagid Cara 407 2 1.6 40 2:58.46
13 36 Spartaco Dini (I)
Andre Gavage (B)
Georges Cremer (B)
BMW 530i Classics Auto Francorchamps 407 9 +2.5 23 2:53.67
14 59 Jean-Marie Guignard (B)
Mario Luini (CH)
Sandro Plastina (CH)
Opel kadett Morges Race Fans 403 3 1.6 44 3:00.39
15 54 Remy Marquet (B)
Carlo Keller (L)
Maurice Gaspard (B)
Ford Escort RS 2000 Ford 381 3 2.5 38 2:56.86
16 72 Bernard Carlier (B)
Philippe Menage (B)
Jean Degey (B)
Volkswagen Scirocco Belgian Volkswagen Club 380 4 1.6 43 2:59.37
17 17 Jacques Cleutjens (NL)
Frans Lubin (NL)
Man Bergstein (NL)
Ford Capri Jacques Cleutjens 376 10 +2.5 25 2:53.78
18 20 Loek Vermeulen (NL)
Henny Hemmes (NL)
Rein Frankenhout (NL)^
Chevrolet Camaro ADP Computers 375 11 +2.5 9 2:51.27
19 73 Francois Dubois (B)
Jean-Francois Vaney (B)
Michel Dinant (B)^
Audi 80 Francois Dubois 366 5 1.6 49 2:05.69
20 81 Charles van Stolle (B)
Eric Mandron (B)
Henri Sonveau (B)
Volkswagen Golf GTI Sigma Racing 365 6 1.6 47 3:04.52
NC 80 Claude Holvoet (B)
Philippe de Leener (B)
Jean Wanswart (B)
Toyota Trueno Duindistel 2.5 48 3:04.89
NC 22 Jean-Paul Libert (B)
Christine Beckers (B)
Pascal Witmeur (B)
Chevrolet Camaro ADP Computers +2.5 32 2:54.94
NC 29 Claude Bourgoignie (B)
Reine Wisell (S)
Jean-Charles Goris (B)^
BMW CSi J.P.Willeme +2.5 18 2:52.89
DNF 41 Rob Slotemaker (NL)
Hans Maasland (NL)
BMW 530i Hans Maasland accident +2.5 36 2:55.88
DNF 11 Xavier Lapeyre (F)
Alain Cudini (F)
Ford Capri Belgian BP Racing mechanical +2.5 16 2:52.55
DNF 5 Vince Woodman (GB)
Jonathan Buncombe (GB)
Win Percy (GB)
Ford Capri Esso GB accident +2.5 4 2:49.40
DNF 26 Herve Regout (F)
Alain Lierneux (B)
Jacques Laffite (F)
Stuart Graham (GB)*
Brain Muir (AUS)*
Ford Capri Stuart Graham engine +2.5 26 2:53.84
DNF 14 Alain Corbisier (B)
Michel de Deyne (B)
Marc Piessens (B)
Philippe Sougnier (B)^
Tom Walkinshaw (GB)^
Jacques Goujon (B)^
Ford Capri Michel de Deyne +2.5 20 2:53.30
DNF 15 Tom Walkinshaw (GB)
Jacques Goujon (B)
Philippe Sougnier (B)^
Marc Piessens (B)^
Michel de Deyne (B)^
Alain Corbisier (B)^
Ford Capri Michel de Deyne engine +2.5 19 2:53.05
DNF 74 Oscar Kessler (B)
Jean-Louis Hecq (B)
J.C.Toby (B)
Audi  80 GTE Abex Pagid Cara engine 2.5 46 3:02.91
DNF 30 Pierre Dieudonne (B)
Thierry Boutsen (B)
Philippe Bervoets (B)^
BMW 530i J.P.Willeme accident +2.5 10 2:51.39
DNF 4 Dany Beale (B)
Marc Duez (B)
Daniel Herregods (B)
Ford Capri Gordon Spice engine +2.5 30 2:54.84
DNF 6 Les Blackburn (GB)
Jean-Jacques Feider (B)
Hermes Delbar (B)
Ford Capri Les Blackburn driveshaft +2.5 27 2:54.03
DNF 7 Romain Feitler (L)
Romain Wolf (L)
Francis Polak (B)
Ford Capri Serge Power engine +2.5 12 2:51.81
DNF 27 Jean Xhenceval (B)
Alain Peltier (B)
Raijmond van Hove (B)
BMW 530i Kinley engine +2.5 2 2:49.27
DNF 53 Frank de Caluwe (B)
M de Caluwe (B)
Ford Escort RS Ford engine 2.5 41 2:58.50
DNF 50 Anny-Charlotte Verney (F)
Jean-Pierre Delaunay (F)
Cyril Grandet (F)
Ford Esocrt BP Racing steering 2.5 39 2:57.74
DNF 25 Stuart Graham (GB)
Brian Muir (AUS)
Jacques Laffite (F)
Alain Lierneux (B)*
Herve Regout (F)*
Ford Capri Stuart Graham engine +2.5 17 2:52.56
DNF 21 Huub Vermeulen (NL)
Fred Frankenhout (NL)
Rein Frankenhout (NL)^
Chevrolet Camaro ADP Computers oil pressure +2.5 22 2:53.67
DNF 28 Patrick Neve (B)
Hans-Joachim Stuck Jr (D)
Didier Theys (B)
BMW 530i Kinley engine +2.5 1 2:48.99
DNF 38 Claude Ballot-Lena (F)
Gerard Bleynie (F)
Jean-Louis Schlesser (F)
BMW 530i Jean-Marc Smadja accident +2.5 14 2:52.45
DNF 24 Teddy Pilette (B)
Carlo Facetti (I)
Chevrolet Camaro Luigi Racing gearbox +2.5 5 2:49.42
DNF 16 Claude Lamine (B)
Rene Tricot (B)
Thierry Carpentier (B)
Ford Capri Michel de Deyne mechanical +2.5 29 2:54.51
DNF 55 Rudolf Doetsch (D)
Hartmut Bauer (D)
Rudy Host (B)^
Ford Escort RS 2000 KWS Motorsport gearbox 2.5 31 2:54.89
DNF 57 Tony Lanfranchi (GB)
Rex Greenslade (GB)
Chuck Nicholson (GB)^
Gerry Marshall (GB)^
Triumph Dolomite Sprint Trip/Esso gearbox 2.5 34 2:55.69
DNF 39 Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F)
Philippe Gurdjian (F)^
Jean-Pierre Gabreau (B)^
Henri Pescarolo (F)*
BMW 530i Daniel Benoit accident +2.5 6 2:49.52
DNF 79 E.Otsuka (J)
Keiji Takeshita (J)^
Kiyoshi Miyasbita (J)^
J.Ejiri (J)^
Toyota T40 Yoshio Otsubo accident 1.6 50 3:05.93
DNF 35 Michel Paulus (B)
Jo de Gheldere (B)^
Pierre de Thoisy (F)^
BMW CSi Classics Auto Francorchamps accident +2.5 35 2:55.84
DNF 9 Edouard Schinkel (B)
Claude de Wael (B)^
Quirin Bovy (B)^
Ford Capri Serge Power accident +2.5 21 2:53.51
DNF 56 Rene Metge (F)
Jean-Pierre Jaussaud (F)^
Triumph Dolomite Sprint Elvia accident 2.5 8 2:50.17
RES 18 Amos Johnson (USA)
Les Delano (USA)
Jeremy Nightingale (GB)
American Motors Spirit Amos Johnson +2.5 2:57.73
RES 31 Philippe Bervoets (B)
Jean-Charles Goris (B)
BMW 530i J.P.Willeme +2.5 2:57.29
RES 58 Franco Wipf (CH)
Philippe Jeanneret (CH)
Paul Schmid (CH)
Opel Kadett Fribourgeoise 2.5 3:06.30
RES 60 Eddy van den Broeck (B)
K.V.Maldeghem (B)
Helmut Schnock (D)
BMW 323i REMC 2.5 3:04.14
RES 70 Dominique Schwarts (B)
Jean-Paul Prossnitz (B)
Michel Chapel (B)
Volkswagen GTI Belgian Volkswagen Club 1.6 3:06.18
DNQ 12 Richard Jones (GB)
Jack Robertson (GB)
Stuart Patterson (GB)
Ford Capri Jeff Allam +2.5 3:00.90
DNQ 10 Dany Swyssen (B)
Jacques Berger (B)
Marc Donner (B)
Ford Capri Serge Power +2.5 3:02.34
DNQ 78 Nobuhide Tachi (J)
Kiyoshi Miyasbita (J)
Jiro Isobe (J)
Toyota T40 Yoshio Otsubo 1.6 3:06.83
DNQ 77 Michel Leclere (F)
Richard Mattozza (I)
Rene Hernandez (F)
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Richard Mattozza 1.6 3:13.74
DNS 32 Michel Delcourt (B)
J.P.Rieu (B)
Guy Trigaux (B)
BMW CSi Chardonnay Dun +2.5 2:59.50
DNS 61 Roland Imbert (F)
J.C.Martinez (F)
Alfa Romeo GTA Roland Imbert 2.5 3:05.62
DNS 71 Jean Jamin (B)
Jean Degey (B)
Pierre Vaillant (B)
Volkswagen GTI Belgian Volkswagen Club 1.6 3:08.44
DNS 62 Michele Lauria (I)
N.Brunetti (N)
Vittorio Ciardi (I)
Alfa Romeo GTA Joly Club 2.5 3:09.82
DNS 57T Tony Lanfranchi (GB)
Rex Greenslade (GB)
Chuck Nicholson (GB)
Triumph Dolomite Sprint Esso GB 2.5 2:55.69
DNA Henri Pescarolo (F)
Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F)
BMW 530i Daniel Benoit +2.5
DNA Bob Akin (USA) American Motors Spirit Amos Johnson +2.5
N.B. - All cars in Group 1 (Touring Series).

 
Winning Time: 24h06m14.206, 79.846 mph/128.499 kph
Fastest Lap: Gordon Spice #1 (Ford Capri), 2m48.80, 92.446 mph/148.159 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 03/01/2004
By Darren Galpin
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