1980 Spa-Francorchamps 24 Hours


26-27 July 1980 - Spa-Francorchamps (B): Round 9, World Challenge for Endurance Drivers.
5 hour duration event in which 424 laps of a 4.335 mile/6.976 km circuit - 1837.910 miles/2957.824 kms were completed.
Weather: intermittent rain


Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Grp Pos Group Grid Qual Time
1 3 Jean-Michel Martin (B)
Philippe Martin (B)
Gordon Spice (GB)*
Ford Capri Gordon Spice 425 1 +2.5 5 2:57.35 
2 16 Pierre Dieudonne (B)
Eddy Joosen (B)
Dirk Vermeersch (B)
BMW 530i Eddy Joosen 425   2 +2.5 14 2:49.86
3 39 Claude Ballot-Lena (F)
Jean-Claude Andruet (F)
Jean-Marc Smadja (F)^
BMW 530i Jean-Marc Smadja 420   3 +2.5 10 2:59.20
4 34 Lucien Guitteny (F)
Gerard Bleynie (F)
Jean-Marc Smadja (F)^
BMW 530i Romain Feitler 418   4 +2.5 13 2:59.77
5 36 Vince Woodman (GB)
Jonathan Buncombe (GB)
Peter Clark (GB)
Ford Capri Esso GB 417   5 +2.5 17 3:00.23
6 43 Herbert Kummle (D)
Karl Mauer (D)
Mario Ketterer (CH)
Ford Escort RS 2000 Berkenhamp Ford 415   1 2.5 39 3:06.77
7 2 Andy Rouse (GB)
Thierry Tassin (B)
Philippe Martin (B)*
Ford Capri Gordon Spice 415   6 +2.5 12 2:59.30
8 17 Dirk Vermeersch (B)
Daniel Herregods (B)
Daniel Rombaut (B)
BMW 530i Eddy Joosen 414   7 +2.5 25 3:01.31
9 1 Gordon Spice (GB)
Alain Semoulin (B)
Jean-Michel Martin (B)*
Ford Capri Gordon Spice 407   8 +2.5 6 2:58.25
10 23 Johann Weisheidinger (D)
Dietmar Hackner (D)
Herbert Herler (D)^
David Sharp (GB)^
Opel Monza Opel Belgium 407   9 +2.5 36 3:05.34
11 27 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud (F)
Jean-Luc Therier (F)
Stuart Graham (GB)^
Axel Plankenhorn (D)^
Jean Rondeau (F)*
Ford Capri J.P. Willeme 402   10 +2.5 2 2:56.88
12 21 Raijmond van Hove (B)
Valentin Simons (B)
Dirk van Rompuy (B)
Opel Monza Opel Belgium 397   11 +2.5 35 3:23.36
13 56 Philippe van de Velde (B)
Robert Hanon (B)
Ford Escort RS 2000 Philippe van de Velde 394   2 2.5 41 3:07.28
14 72 Claude Holvoet (B)
Philippe de Leener (B)
Freddy Fruhauf (B)
Toyota Corolla IMC Toyota 393   1 1.6 42 3:07.21
15 46 Jean Wansart (B)
Claude de Wael (B)
Armin Hahne (D)
BMW 323i BMW Belgium 391   3 2.5 34 3:05.20
16 10 Philippe Bervoets (B)
Guy Trigaux (B)
Michel de Deyne (B)^
Ford Capri Michel de Deyne 384   12 +2.5 29 3:03.02
17 14 Jean Xhenceval (B)
Alain Cudini (F)
Chevrolet Camaro Luigi Racing 381   13 +2.5 8 2:58.76
18 63 Reynald Martin (F)
Gerard Cerruti (CH)
Tony Gillet (B)
Bernard Carlie (B)*
Volkswagen Scirocco Belgian Volkswagen Club 379   2 1.6 45 3:09.01
19 60 Philippe Menage (B)
Andre Hardy (B)
Pierre Fermine (B)
Volkswagen Golf GTI Belgian Volkswagen Club 377   3 1.6 47 3:09.08
20 61 Bernard Carlier (B)
Bernard de St. Hubert (B)
Pierre Jamin (B)*
Gerard Cerruti (CH)*
Volkswagen Scirocco Belgian Volkswagen Club 363   4 1.6 44 3:08.71
21 52 John Morrison (GB)
Bernard Beguin (F)
Didier Theys (B)
Jeff Allam (GB)
Mazda RX-7 Tom Walkinshaw 358   4 2.5 30 3:03.56
22 53 Bernard de Dryver (B)
Yojiro Terada (J)
David Palmer (GB)
Derek Bell (GB)
Mazda RX-7 Tom Walkinshaw 352   5 2.5 32 3:03.91
NRF 50 Win Percy (GB)
Peter Lovett (GB)
Mazda RX-7 Tom Walkinshaw 347 wheel   2.5 27 2:58.33
NRF 7 Romain Feitler (L)
Remy Marquet (B)
Pierre Bos (F)
Ford Capri Serge Power 347 engine   +2.5 7 2:58.33
NRF 66 Marc Piessens (B)
Christine Beckers (B)
Heinz-Juergen Hoffknecht (D)
Maurice Gaspard (B)*
R. Thibaut (B)*
Volkswagen Scirocco Kredietbank Racing 318 fuel pump   1.6 48 3:09.12
NRF 67 R.Thibaut (B)
Jean-Claude Boucher (F)
Michel Lemonnier (F)
Volkswagen Scirocco Kredietbank Racing 292 engine   1.6 49 3:09.38
DNF 41 Johny Lagodny (L)
Nico Demuth (L)
Uwe Reich (D)
Ford Escort RS Ford Luxembourg 273 DSQ - assistance   2.5 37 3:05.61
DNF 55 Marc Demol (B)
Edouard Schinkel (B)
R. van Peteghem (B)
Ford Escort RS Edouard Schinkel 204 electrics   2.5 40 3:06.97
DNF 11 Teddy Pilette (B)
patrick Neve (B)
Jacques Goujon (B)
Michel de Deyne (B)*
Ford Capri Michel de Deyne 193     +2.5 19 3:00.67
DNF 28 Stuart Graham (GB)
Axel Plankenhorn (D)
Ford Capri J.P.Willeme 183 engine   +2.5 21 3:01.20
DNF 30 Les Blackburn (GB)
Les Delano (USA)
Bob Akin (USA)
Graham Shaw (USA)*
Roy Woods (USA)*
Ford Capri Les Blackburn 180 fuel leak   +2.5 16 2:59.90
DNF 9 Michel de Deyne (B)
Alain Corbisier (B)
Jacques Goujon (B)
Patrick Neve (B)
Ford Capri Michel de Deyne 163 engine   +2.5 11 2:59.25
DNF 8 Ernesto Soto (YV)
Pierre Honegger (USA)
Jean-Paul Libert (B)
Ford Capri Serge Power 154 engine   +2.5 18 3:00.47
DNF 40 Rudolf Doetsch (D)
Romain Wolf (L)
Helmut Gall (D)
Ford Escort RS 2000 Ford Luxembourg 133     2.5 15 2:59.96
DNF 44 Holger Soltwedel (D)
Gunter Braumueller (D)
Alain Beauchef (L)
Ford Escort RS 2000 Berkenkamp Ford 130 engine   2.5 24 3:01.30
DNF 31 Henny Hemmes (NL)
Loek Vermeulen (NL)
Huub Vermeulen (NL)
Chevrolet Camaro ADP Computers 124 engine   +2.5 26 3:02.00
DNF 33 Carlo Facetti (I)
Pascal Witmeur (B)
Jean-Jacques Feider (B)
BMW 530i Plastic Bertrand Racing 114     +2.5 23 3:01.28
DNF 64 J.C.Toby (B)
Filip Lacroix (B)
Michel Chapel (B)
Volkswagen Scirocco Michel de Deyne 93     1.6 50 3:09.63
DNF 4 Marc Duez (B)
Freddy Sermoulin (B)
Jean-Louis Dumont (B)
Ford Capri Gordon Spice 91 engine   +2.5 20 3:01.03
DNF 15 Reine Wisell (S)
Alain Liemeux (B)
Georges Cremer (B)
Chevrolet Camaro Luigi Racing 86 engine   +2.5 4 2:57.05
DNF 68 Peter Seikel (D)
Hans-Joachim Nowak (D)
Wilhelm Bergmeister (D)
Audi 80 Abex Pagid Cara 69 engine   1.6 43 3:08.05
DNF 26 Jacques Laffite (F)
Didier Pironi (F)
Guy Frequelin (F)
BMW 530i Daniel Benoit 64 engine   +2.5 3 2:56.92
DNF 45 Hartmut Bauer (D)
Wilfried Vogt (D)
Gunter Braumueller (D)^
Ford Escort RS Berkenkamp Ford 57     2.5 38 3:06.08
DNF 5 Guy Pirenne (B)
Albert Vanierschot (B)
Ford Capri Serge Power 48 engine   +2.5 22 3:01.26
DNF 51 Derek Bell (GB)
Jeff Allam (GB)
Mazda RX-7 Tom Walkinshaw 47 engine   2.5 31 3:03.58
DNF 25 Guy Frequelin (F)
Jacques Daumet (F)
Daniel Benoit (F)^
BMW 530i Daniel BEnoit 39 engine   +2.5 1 2:56.50
DNF 65 Jochen Mass (D)
Marc Piessens (B)
Heinz-Juergen Hoffknecht (D)^
Audi 80 Kredietbank Racing 39 wheel   1.6 46 3:09.05
DNF 12 Frank de Caluwe (B)
Luc de Cock (B)
"Frikel" (F)^
Ford Capri Michel de Deyne 31     +2.5 28 3:02.72
DNF 6 Claude Bourgoignie (B)
Herve Regout (F)^
Albert Vanierschot (B)*
Ford Capri Serge Power 21 accident   +2.5 9 2:59.15
DNF 42 Rudy Host (B)
Herbert Pfaffen (B)
Guy Neve (B)
Ford Escort RS 2000 Ford Luxembourg 21 accident   2.5 33 3:04.47
RES 35 Michel Paulus (B)
Umberto Grano (I)
Pierre de Thoisy (F)
BMW 530i Michel Paulus       +2.5   3:05.45
RES 48 Hermes Delbar (B)
J. Bourdeaud'hui (B)
Jean-Charles Goris (B)
BMW 323i BMW Belgium       2.5   3:07.18
RES 54 M.de Caluwe (B)
Theo Koks (NL)
Marc Goosens (B)
Opel Monza M.De Caluwe       2.5   3:07.49
RES 62 Pierre Jamin (B)
Tony Gillet (B)
Pierre Vaillant (B)
Volkswagen Scirocco Belgian Volkswagen Club       1.6   3:10.03
DNS 19 Manuel Sanjurjo (E)
Jaime Sanz de Madrid (E)
Juan Carlos Onoro (E)
Ford Capri Canada Fish Racing   accident   +2.5   3:04.96
DNQ 24 Herbert Herler (D)
Hugo Nueckel (D)
Georg Schumacher (D)
Opel Monza Opel Belgium       +2.5   3:05.66
DNQ 18 Michel Delcourt (B)
Dany Swyssen (B)
Jean-Marie Baert (B)
BMW 530i Eddy Joosen       +2.5   3:05.85
DNQ 22 Charles van Stalle (B)
Francis Polak (B)
Rene Tricot (B)
Opel Monza Opel Belgium       +2.5   3:08.08
DNQ 58 Alain Kridel (L)
Pit Weirig (L)
Etienne Barras (B)
Ford Escort RS Pit Weirig       2.5   3:09.09
DNQ 69 Juergen Barth (D)
Axel Hueweller (B)
Leon Clohse (B)
Audi 80 GTE East Belgian Racing       1.6   3:10.10
DNQ 71 Emmanuel Remion (B)
Jose Close (B)
Chip Ganassi (USA)
Toyota Corolla GT IMC Toyota       1.6   3:11.22
DNQ 47 Eddy van den Broeck (B)
Jacques Berger (B)
Andre Gavage (B)
BMW 323i BMW Belgium       2.5   3:12.55
DNQ 73 Jacques Janssen (B)
Marc Donner (B)
Guy Katsers (B)
Toyota Corolla GT IMC Toyota       1.6   3:13.10
N.B. - All cars in Group 1 (Touring Series). Half points awarded to drivers due to reduced purse.


Winning Speed: 76.580 mph/123.243 kph
Fastest Lap: Jean Xhenceval #14 (Chevrolet Camaro), 2m59.60, 86.887 mph/139.831 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 04/01/2004
By Darren Galpin
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