1981 Spa-Francorchamps 24 Hours


26-27 July 1981 - Spa-Francorchamps (B): Round 12, World Endurance Championship for Drivers.
24 hour duration event in which 457 laps of a 4.335 mile/6.976 km circuit - 1979.123 miles/3185.085 kms were completed.
Weather: drying


Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Grp Pos Group Grid Qual Time
1. 40 Tom Walkinshaw (GB)
Pierre Dieudonné (B)
Peter Lovett (GB)*
Mazda RX-7 Tom Walkinshaw Racing 456   1. ser.T2.5 2. 2:54,000 
2. 10 Eddy Joosen (B)
Dirk Vermeersch (B)
Jean-Claude Andruet (F)
BMW 530i Joosen Racing 454   1. serT+2.5 18. 2:57,630 
3. 33 Vince Woodman (GB)
Jonathan Buncombe (GB)
Peter Clark (GB)
Ford Capri Vince Woodman 453   2. serT+2.5 10. 2:55,760 
4. 11 Jean Xhenceval (B)
Daniel Herregods (B)
Umberto Grano (I)
BMW 530i Joosen Racing 451   3. serT+2.5 21. 2:58,080 
5. 42 Marc Duez (B)
Jeff Allam (GB)
Chuck Nicholson (GB)
Win Percy (GB)
Mazda RX-7 Tom Walkinshaw Racing 445   2. ser.T2.5 26. 2:58,480 
6. 20 Les Blackburn (GB)
Bob Akin (USA)
John Morrison (GB)
Ford Capri Les Blackburn 435   4. serT+2.5 37. 2:59,870 
7. 24 Jean-Louis Trintignant (F)
Marianne Hoepfner (F)
Alain Cudini (F)
Derek Bell (GB)
BMW 530i WM Racing 434   5. serT+2.5 31. 2:59,110 
8. 1 Gordon Spice (GB)
Thierry Tassin (B)
Ford Capri Gordon Spice 431   6. serT+2.5 9. 2:55,760 
9. 2 Alain Semoulin (B)
Dany Snobeck (F)
Freddy Semoulin (B)
Ford Capri Gordon Spice 429   7. serT+2.5 11. 2:56,600 
10. 56 Peter Seikel (D)
Hans-Joachim Nowak (D)
Fred Rosterg (D)
Audi 4000 Belgian Volkswagen Club 428   3. ser.T2.5 41. 3:01,440 
11. 29 Lucien Guitteny (F)
Gérard Bleynie (F)
Jacques Guérin (F)
BMW 530i Gérard Bleynie 426   8. serT+2.5 19. 2:57,890 
12. 51 Philippe van de Velde (B)
Robert Hanon (B)
Ford Escort RS 2000 Philippe van de Velde 417   4. ser.T2.5 44. 3:02,250 
13. 3 Jean-Michel Martin (B)
Philippe Martin (B)
Ford Capri Gordon Spice 416   9. serT+2.5 8. 2:55,710 
14. 25 Derek Bell (GB)
Alain Peltier (B)
Hervé Regout (B)
BMW 530i WM Racing 416   10. serT+2.5 30. 2:59,010 
15. 50 Herbert Kummle (D)
Karl Mauer (D)
Axel Felder (D)
Ford Escort RS 2000 Kuecher Haiger 412   5. ser.T2.5 43. 3:02,120 
16. 26 Michel Delcourt (B)
Dany Swyssen (B)
Jean-Marie Baert (B)
BMW 530i WM Racing 412   11. serT+2.5 36. 2:59,740 
17. 62 Jacques Janssen (B)
Guy Katsers (B)
José Close (B)
Toyota Corolla IMC Toyota 410   1. ser.T1.6 53. 3:06,380 
18. 22 Rein Frankenhout (NL)
Hans Maasland (NL)
Fred Frankenhout (NL)
Jan Lammers (NL)*
BMW 530i Hans Maasland 408   12. serT+2.5 33. 2:59,310 
19. 66 Valentin Simons (B)
Paul Simons (B)
Jean-Louis Hecq (B)
VW Golf GTi BBL Team 406   2. ser.T1.6 50. 3:04,110 
20. 55 Marc Piessens (B)
Freddy Kottulinsky (S)
Francois Dubois (B)
Audi 4000 Belgian Volkswagen Club 403   6. ser.T2.5 46. 3:02,700 
21. 27 Jack Brabham (AUS)
Günter Steckkönig (D)
Remy Marquet (B)
J.P.Savei (F)*
Ford Capri Eminence Racing 401   13. serT+2.5 35. 2:59,580 
22. 12 Raijmond van Hove (B)
Georges Cremer (B)
Martino Finotto (I)
Chevrolet Camaro Raijmond van Hove 393   14. serT+2.5 15. 2:56,950 
23. 44 Retz Weirig (L)
Rolf Rosenkranz (D)
Pascal Witmeur (B)
Ford Escort RS 2000 IRS Euromotor 393   7. ser.T2.5 42. 3:01,850 
24. 49 Marc Demol (B)
Claus Schinkel (B)
Guy Trignaux (B)
R.van Peteghem (B)*
Ford Escort RS 2000 Marc Demol 387   8. ser.T2.5 45. 3:02,280 
25. 60 Claude Holvoet (B)
Philippe de Leener (B)
Freddy Fruhauf (B)
Toyota Corolla IMC Toyota 352   3. ser.T1.6 55. 3:07,010 
26. 68 Edgar Dören (D)
Anton Hueweller (B)
Oscar Kessler (B)
Audi 80 Belgian Volkswagen Club 341   4. ser.T1.6 49. 3:03,840 
NC 70 Philippe Menage (B)
Andre Hardy (B)
Pierre de Thoisy (F)
VW Golf Etilux Belgian Volkswagen Club 379     ser.T1.6 48. 3:02,770 
DNF 4 Philippe Alliot (F)
Pierre Destic (F)
Dany Snobeck (F)
Ford Capri Gordon Spice   Accident   serT+2.5 7. 2:55,460 
DNF 5 Andre Liemeux (B)
Andre Lacroix (B)
Alain Corbisier (B)
Ford Capri Serge Power       serT+2.5 24. 2:58,230 
DNF 6 Albert Vanierschot (B)
Guy Pirenne (B)
Alain Corbisier (B)
Ford Capri Serge Power   Accident   serT+2.5 20. 2:57,950 
DNF 7 Michel de Deyne (B)
Teddy Pilette (B)
Philippe Bervoets (B)
Chevrolet Camaro BBL Team       serT+2.5 6. 2:54,870 
DNF 8 Xavier Lapeyre (F)
Guy Chasseuil (F)
Ford Capri Belgian BP Racing   Accident   serT+2.5 25. 2:58,240 
DNF 9 Claude Bourgoignie (B)
Reine Wisell (S)
John Cooper (GB)
Chevrolet Camaro Serge Power       serT+2.5 1. 2:51,250 
DNF 15 Patrick Neve (B)
Roger Dorchy (F)
Guy Neve (B)
Ford Capri Nashua       serT+2.5 22. 2:58,200 
DNF 16 Jean-Marie Pirnay (B)
Jean-Pierre Gabreau (B)
Patrick Neve (B)
Ford Capri Nashua       serT+2.5 13. 2:56,780 
DNF 17 Henny Hemmes (NL)
Loek Vermeulen (NL)
Chevrolet Camaro DNRT Racing       serT+2.5 4. 2:54,090 
DNF 18 Huub Vermeulen (NL)
Job van Oostrum (NL)
Jim Vermeulen (NL)
Chevrolet Camaro DNRT Racing       serT+2.5 14. 2:56,790 
DNF 19 Ben Moritz (NL)
Frans Lubin (NL)
Jim Vermeulen (NL)
Fred Frankenhout (NL)*
Chevrolet Camaro DNRT Racing       serT+2.5 34. 2:59,530 
DNF 21 Adam Macmillan (GB)
Tom Dodd-Noble (GB)
Hermes Delbar (B)
Eddie Jordan (IRL)*
John Morrison (GB)*
Les Blackburn (GB)*
Ford Capri Les Blackburn   Gearbox   serT+2.5 29. 2:58,910 
DNF 23 Jean-Claude Lompech (F)
Bernard Salam (F)
Thierry Perrier (F)
Ford Capri Jean-Claude Lompech       serT+2.5 16. 2:56,970 
DNF 28 Romain Feitler (L)
Jean-Pierre Jaussaud (F)
Ford Capri Eminence Racing   Fuel system   serT+2.5 3. 2:54,050 
DNF 31 Helmut Döring (D)
Mark Thatcher (GB)
Dieter Gartmann (D)
Hanno Schumacher (D)*
Ford Capri Gilden Koelsch   Engine   serT+2.5 17. 2:57,610 
DNF 32 Jean-Louis Schlesser (F)
Anny-Charlotte Verney (F)
Alain Ferté (F)
Ford Capri KWS Motorsport   Engine   serT+2.5 5. 2:54,500 
DNF 34 Claude Ballot-Léna (F)
René Metge (F)
Jean-Marc Smadja (F)
BMW 530i Jean-Marc Smadja   Engine   serT+2.5 23. 2:58,220 
DNF 35 Michel Paulus (B)
Claude de Wael (B)
Jacques Berger (B)
Bob Wollek (F)*
BMW 530i Jean-Marc Smadja       serT+2.5 28. 2:58,890 
DNF 37 Jean-Claude Lagniez (F)
Quirin Bovy (B)
Kathy Rude (USA)
O.de Croy (B)*
Chevrolet Camaro Quirin Bovy   Accident   serT+2.5 12. 2:56,660 
DNF 41 Win Percy (GB)
Pete Lovett (GB)
Pierre Dieudonne (B)*
Chuck Nicholson (GB)*
John C.Cooper (GB)*
Mazda RX-7 Tom Walkinshaw Racing   Wheel   ser.T2.5 32. 2:59,190 
DNF 45 Rudolf Dötsch (D)
Romain Wolf (L)
Etienne Barras (B)
Ford Escort RS 2000 IRS Euromotor       ser.T2.5 38. 3:00,300 
DNF 46 Jean-Jacques Feider (B)
Bruno Eggerickx (B)
Marcel Jominet (F)
Roland Brombach (D)*
Guenther Forotti (L)*
Ford Escort RS 2000 IRS Euromotor       ser.T2.5 47. 3:02,740 
DNF 52 Pierre Bos (F)
Michel Bienvault (F)
Marc Carnavale (B)
Alain Kridel (L)*
Raymond Touroul (F)*
Ford Escort RS 2000 Alain Kridel       ser.T2.5 39. 3:01,240 
DNF 53 Dieter Selzer (D)
Gunter Braumüller (D)
Alain Beauchef (L)
Ford Escort RS 2000 Berkenkapm Ford       ser.T2.5 27. 2:58,840 
DNF 54 Hartmut Bauer (D)
Helmut Gall (D)
Ford Escort RS 2000 Helmut Eichberg       ser.T2.5 40. 3:00,780 
DNF 63 Michel Chapel (B)
Pierre Jamin (B)
Pierre Vaillant (B)
Gerard Bacle (F)*
VW Scirocco BBL Team       ser.T1.6 54. 3:06,640 
DNF 64 Reynald Martin (F)
Gérard Cerruti (CH)
Bernard Carlier (B)
VW Scirocco BBL Team       ser.T1.6 51. 3:05,030 
DNF 65 Francesco Cerulli-Irelli (I)
Michel Bourjade (F)
Michel Maillien (B)
Bernard Carlier (B)*
Pierre Vaillant (B)*
VW Scirocco BBL Team       ser.T1.6 52. 3:05,200 
DNQ 14 Francois Boucher (B)
Philippe Hoebeke (B)
S. Nauges (B)
BMW 530i Grand Marnier       serT+2.5   3:01,440 
DNQ 30 Herbert Herler (D)
Johann Weisheidinger (D)
Jean Wansart (B)
Dieter Deinemann (D)*
Opel Monza Gilden Koelsch       serT+2.5   3:00,060 
DNQ 36 Marcello Gallo (I)
Toni Palma (I)
Calvi (I)
Arturo Merzario (I)*
Giancarlo Barba (I)*
Mario de Luca (I)*
Opel Monza Gilden Koelsch       serT+2.5   3:07,950 
DNQ 43 David Palmer (GB)
Peter Argetsinger (USA)
Jean-Paul Libert (B)
Mazda RX-7 Mazda GB       ser.T2.5   3:09,840 
DNQ 47 Nico Demuth (L)
Charles van Stalle (B)
Tom Dill (GB)
Gerald Sanson (F)
Ford Escort RS 2000 Ducal       ser.T2.5   3:07,320 
DNQ 48 Johny Lagodny (L)
Uwe Reich (D)
Gerald Sanson (F)
Nico Demuth (L)*
Ford Escort RS 2000 Ducal       ser.T2.5   3:03,890 
DNQ 61 Dominique Holvoet (B)
R. D'Ursel (B)
W. de Braekeleer (B)
Toyota Corolla IMC Toyota       ser.T1.6   3:09,920 
DNQ 67 C. Erez (B)
Eddie Huybrechts (B)
Francis Polak (B)
Audi 80 Belgian Volkswagen Club       ser.T1.6   3:10,440 
DNQ 69 Marc Baert (B)
Bernard Daems (B)
Marc Anthonis (B)
VW Scirocco Belgian Volkswagen Club       ser.T1.6   3:11,120 
DNQ 71 Amerigo Bigliazzi (I)
Cesarini
Richard Mattozza (I)
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint Jolly Club       ser.T1.6   3:10,580 

 
Winning Speed: 82.463 mph/132.712 kph
Fastest Lap: Claude Bourgoignie #9 (Chevrolet Camaro), 2m54.40, 89.478 mph/144.000 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 16/12/03
By Darren Galpin
Email: Darren.Galpin@virgin.net