1988 Spa-Francorchamps 1000 Kms


18 September 1988 - Spa-Francorchamps (B): Round 9, Sports-Prototype World Championship.
142 laps of a 4.312 mile/6.940 km circuit - 612.350 miles/985.480 kms were completed.
Race was scheduled for 145 laps - stopped on 6 hour rule.
Weather: cold, rainy


Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Grp Pos Group Grid Qual Time
1. 62 Mauro Baldi (I)
Stefan Johansson (S)
Jean-Louis Schlesser (F)^
Sauber-Mercedes C9/88 04 Team Sauber Mercedes 142 6:01:34,23 1. C1 1. 2:02,250 
2. 2 Jan Lammers (NL)
Martin Brundle (GB)
Johnny Dumfries (GB)^
Jaguar XJR-9 688 Silk Cut Jaguar 142 6:01:58,79  2. C1 2. 2:03,110 
3. 61 Jean-Louis Schlesser (F)
Jochen Mass (D)
Mauro Baldi (I)^
Sauber-Mercedes C9/88 03 Team Sauber Mercedes 139   3. C1 3. 2:03,650 
4. 5 Oscar Larrauri (RA)
Manuel Reuter (D)
Walter Brun (CH)^
Porsche 962C 002BM Brun Motorsport 138   4. C1 6. 2:08,680 
5. 103 Thorkild Thyrring (DK)
Almo Coppelli (I)
Spice SE88C Ford 001 Spice Engineering 134   1. C2 14. 2:16,590 
6. 111 Gordon Spice (GB)
Ray Bellm (GB)
Spice SE88C Ford 003 Spice Engineering 132   2. C2 15. 2:16,660 
7. 40 Antoine Salamin (CH)
Giovanni Lavaggi (I)
Pierre Yver (F)*
Porsche 962C 131 Swiss Team Salamin 129   5. C1 13. 2:15,340 
8. 20 Tim Lee-Davey (GB)
Tom Dodd-Noble (GB)
Peter Oberndorfer (D)^
Porsche 962C 138 Team Davey 129   6. C1 11. 2:13,960 
9. 127 Richard Jones (GB)
Nick Adams (GB)
John Williams (GB)
Spice SE86C Hart 002 Chamberlain Engineering 127   3. C2 16. 2:17,220 
10. 117 John Sheldon (GB)
"Pierre Chauvet" (A)
Robin Smith (GB)
Martin Schanche (N)*
Argo JM19C Ford 121 Team Lucky Strike Schanche 126   4. C2 17. 2:17,330 
11. 191 Richard Piper (GB)
Olindo Iacobelli (USA)
Argo JM19C Ford 122 PC Automotive 126   5. C2 21. 2:26,290 
12. 151 Pierre-Alain Lombardi (CH)
Bruno Sotty (F)
Thierry Lecerf (F)
Spice SE86C Ford 001 Lombardi Pierre-Alain 123   6. C2 22. 2:26,800 
13. 106 Pasquale Barberio (I)
Vito Veninata (I)
Stefano Sebastiani (I)
Ranieri Randaccio (I)*
Tiga GC288 Ford 365 Kelmar Racing Cars 123   7. C2 20. 2:22,990 
14. 124 Pierre-François Rousselot (F)
Jean Messaoudi (F)
Argo JM19C Ford 124 MT Sport Racing 122   8. C2 24. 2:29,130 
15. 109 Ranieri Randaccio (I)
Luigi Taverna (I)
Maurizio Gellini (I)
Tiga GC288 Ford 366 Kelmar Racing Cars 120   9. C2 19. 2:21,560 
16. 107 Jean-Louis Ricci (F)
Claude Ballot-Léna (F)
Spice SE88C Ford 002 Chamberlain Engineering 118   10. C2 18. 2:18,310 
17. 178 Gérard Tremblay (F)
David Mercer (GB)
Louis Descartes (F)^
Del Bennett (GB)^
ALD 03 BMW C2/03 Descartes Louis 113   11. C2 27. 2:34,890 
DNF 8 "John Winter" (D)
Frank Jelinski (D)
Porsche 962C 129 Joest Racing GmbH 115 Engine   C1 7. 2:09,250 
DNF 125 Patrick Oudet (F)
Jean-Claude Ferrarin (F)
Pascal Witmeur (B)
Jean-Claude Justice (F)*
Tiga GC85 Ford 250 Patrick Oudet Vetir Racing 87 Gearbox   C2 25. 2:29,600 
DNF 35 Walter Lechner (A)
Ernst Franzmaier (A)
Jochen Dauer (D)
Porsche 962C WLM01 Walter Lechner Racing School 81 Engine   C1 10. 2:12,490 
DNF 177 Dominique Lacaud (F)
Louis Descartes (F)
Jacques Heuclin (F)
ALD 04 BMW C2/04B Descartes Louis 67 Fuel pump   C2 23. 2:27,180 
DNF 14 Derek Bell (GB)
Martin Donnelly (GB)
Hans-Joachim Stuck Jr (D)*
Porsche 962C GTi 200 Richard Lloyd Racing 63 Engine   C1 8. 2:09,900 
DNF 121 Costas Los (GR)
Wayne Taylor (ZA)
Spice SE87C Ford 003 G.P. Motorsport 56 Gearbox   C2 12. 2:14,430 
DNF 1 Eddie Cheever (USA)
Johnny Dumfries (GB)^
Martin Brundle (GB)^
Jaguar XJR-9 588 Silk Cut Jaguar 49 Out of fuel   C1 4. 2:03,840 
DNF 4 Walter Brun (CH)
Oscar Larrauri (RA)^
Manuel Reuter (D)^
Porsche 962C 001BM Brun Motorsport 39 Accident damage   C1 9. 2:12,420 
DNF 7 Bob Wollek (F)
Paolo Barilla (I)^
Philippe Streiff (F)*
Porsche 962C 007 Blaupunkt Joest Racing 31 Handling   C1 5. 2:06,740 
DNF 198 Stephen Hynes (USA)
Max Cohen-Olivar (MOR)^
Val Musetti (GB)^
Tiga GC286 Ford 336 Roy Baker Racing 17 Gearbox   C2 26. 2:31,620 
DNS 3T Eddie Cheever (USA)
Martin Brundle (GB)
Jaguar XJR-9 187 Silk Cut Jaguar   Spare car   C1   2:07,370 
DNA 10 Bruno Giacomelli (I)
Volker Weidler (D)
Porsche 962C Kremer Porsche Racing       C1    
DNA 24 Jean-Pierre Frey (CH) Lancia LC2-88 003B Dollop Racing       C1    
DNA 42 Noël del Bello (F)
Bernard Santal (CH)
Sauber C8 Mercedes 02 Noel Del Bello Racing       C1    
DNA 115   ADA 03 Ford 003 ADA Enginnering       C2    
DNA 160   Gebhardt JC873 Ford 01 Günther Gebhardt Motorsport       C2    
DNA 181 Luigi Taverna (I) Olmas GLT-200 Ford 001 Luigi Taverna Technoracing       C2    
DNA 183 Walter Maurer (D)
Helmut Gall (D)
Edgar Dören (D)
Maurer Lotec C2 BMW Walter Maurer       C2    

 
Winning Time: 6h01m34.23, 101.615 mph/163.533 kph
Fastest Lap: Jan Lammers #2 (Jaguar XJR-9), 2m22.12, 109.234 mph/175.795 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 30/12/03
By Darren Galpin
Email: Darren.Galpin@virgin.net