Spa-Francorchamps 1000 km race in 1975

Arturo Merzario in the Alfa Romeo T33 / TT / 12 at the 2006 Goodwood Festival of Speed

The tenth 1000 km race of Spa-Francorchamps , also Grand Prix de Spa, Circuit National de Francorchamps , took place on May 4, 1975 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and was the fifth round of the sports car world championship of that year.

The race

World Championship race at Spa-Francorchamps ended with a superior overall victory of the two from Kauhsen reported Alfa Romeo T33 / TT / 12 . Already in the qualifying practice the competition behind the Alfa Romeo was striking. Derek Bell set the fastest lap time of 3: 20.400 minutes. The best non-Alfa-Romeo was the Porsche 908/3 of Herbert Müller and Leo Kinnunen , who was slower by 16 seconds. In the Porsche team of Dr. Hermann Dannesberger had a driver change. After a dispute with Herbert Müller, Gijs van Lennep had to leave the team after the 1000 km race in Monza . Leo Kinnunen became Müller's new team partner.

As heavy rain and strong gusts of wind were expected on race day, the organizer shortened the distance from 1000 to 750 kilometers. The overall standings were won by Henri Pescarolo and Derek Bell, ahead of their teammates Jacky Ickx and Arturo Merzario .

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Round
1	S 3.0	2	Willi Kauhsen Racing Team	Henri Pescarolo Derek Bell	Alfa Romeo T33 / TT / 12	54
2	S 3.0	1	Willi Kauhsen Racing Team	Jacky Ickx Arturo Merzario	Alfa Romeo T33 / TT / 12	53
3	T	60	BMW Faltz Alpina Essen	Alain Peltier Siegfried Müller senior	BMW 3.0 CSL	49
4th	GT	42	Porsche Club Romand	Claude Haldi Bernard Béguin	Porsche Carrera RSR	48
5	GT	43	Ecurie Buchet	Claude Ballot-Léna Jean-Claude Andruet	Porsche Carrera RSR	48
6th	GT	41	Tebernum Porsche Racing Team	Clemens Schickentanz Hartwig Bertrams Reine Wisell	Porsche Carrera RSR	48
7th	S 3.0	6th	Scuderia Nettuno Ovoro	Jürgen Barth Mario Casoni Reinhold Joest	Porsche 908/3	48
8th	GT	40	Tebernum Porsche Racing Team	Hartwig Bertrams Reine Wisell	Porsche Carrera RSR	47
9	GT	45	Gelo Racing Team	Toine Hezemans Tim Gifting John Fitzpatrick	Porsche Carrera RSR	47
10	S 2.0	34	Peter Smith	Peter Smith John Turner	Chevron B23	46
11	GT	44	Gelo Racing Team	John Fitzpatrick Manfred Schurti Tim Schenken	Porsche Carrera RSR	45
12	S 3.0	7th	Automobiles Ligier Gitanes	François Migault Jean-Louis Lafosse	Ligier JS2	45
13	S 2.0	21st	Dorset Racing	Claude Crespin Ian Bracey	Lola T294	44
14th	S 2.0	22nd	KVG Racing	Ian Grob John Hine	Chevron B31	42
15th	S 2.0	29	Ray's Racing	Richard Scott Nigel Clarkson	Lola T294	42
16	T	63	Shark team	Jean-Claude Guérie Dominique Fornage	Ford Capri RS	42
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17th	S 3.0	4th	Dr. H. Dannesberger	Herbert Müller Leo Kinnunen	Porsche 908/3	24
18th	S 2.0	23	Team Fisons	Martin Raymond Tony Goodwin	Lola T390	15th
19th	S 2.0	33	Stuart Chubb	Alan Jones John Sheldon	Lola T294	15th
20th	S 3.0	8th	Jolly Club	Giorgio Pianta Duilio Truffo	Lola T282	13
21st	S 3.0	5	Scuderia Nettuno Ovoro	Reinhold Joest Mario Casoni	Porsche 908/3	3
22nd	S 2.0	26th	Robin Smith	Robin Smith Richard Robarts	Chevron B23	3
23	S 2.0	32	Tony Charnell	Tony Charnell Andrew Jeffrey	Chevron B23	2
24	S 3.0	10	Chappée RTS	Christine Beckers Willy Braillard	Lola T284	1
25th	S 2.0	20th	March engineering	John Lepp Teddy Pilette	March 75S
26th	S 2.0	24	Roger Hire Racing	Peter Hanson José Uriarte	Lola T294
27	S 2.0	25th	Roger Heavens Racing	Richard Lloyd Oscar Desentis	Lola T294
28	S 2.0	27	John Blanckney	John Calvert John Blanckney	Chevron B23
29	S 2.0	30th	Alroy Racing	Rupert Keegan Colin Andrews	March 75S
30th	S 2.0	31	Alroy Racing	Antônio Castro Prado Roy Johnson	March 75S
31	GT	46	Kuberol Racing	Bengt Ekberg Kurt Simonsen	Porsche Carrera RSR
32	GT	52	Guy Verrier	Jean-Robert Corthay Georges Morand	Porsche Carrera RSR
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33	GT	49	Team Claude Dubois	Pierre Rubens Hermes Delbar	De Tomaso Pantera	1
34	GT	50	Jean-Louis Chateau	Jean-Louis Chateau Gérard Cayeux	Porsche Carrera RSR	2
35	S 3.0	2T	Willi Kauhsen Racing Team	Henri Pescarolo Derek Bell	Alfa Romeo T33 / TT / 12	3

¹ engine failure in training ² engine failure in training ³ training vehicles

Only in the entry list

Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.

Item	class	No.	team	driver	chassis
36	S 2.0			Alan Jones	March
37	S 2.0		Trevor Twaites	Peter Smith Trevor Twaites	Chevron B23
38	GT			Walter Nussbaumer Noël van Assche	Alpine A110
39	S 2.0		Pedro de Lamare	Pedro de Lamare Antonio Neto	March 74S
40	S 3.0		Alpine Renault		Alpine-Renault A442
41	S 3.0		Austria Sportscar	Walter Penker Günther Egermann	KMW SP30
42	T		Jean-Claude Aubriet	Jean-Claude Aubriet Jean-Claude Depince	BMW 3.0 CSL
43	GT		Angelo Pallavicini	Marco Vanoli Angelo Pallavicini	Porsche Carrera RSR
44	S 2.0		Alroy Racing	Mike Beuttler Alan Stubbs	March 75S
45	S 2.0		Charles Graemiger	Pure Wisell John Burton	Cheetah G501
46	S 3.0		Automobiles Ligier Gitanes	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier JS2
47	T			Jean-Jacques Feider Jean-Pierre Reu	BMW 3.0 CSL
48	GT		Louis Meznarie	Hubert Striebig	Porsche Carrera RSR
49	S 3.0		Roger Heavens Racing	Manrico Zanuso Hervé LeGuellec	Lola T294
50	S 3.0		Alain de Cadenet	Hughes de Fierlant Chris Craft Guy Edwards	De Cadenet Lola T380
51	S 2.0			Ken Costello John Caley	Chevron
52	S 3.0	8th	Gelo Racing Team	Tim Schenken Jochen Mass	Mirage GR7
53	S 3.0	8th	Jolly Club	Giorgio Pianta Vittorio Brambilla	Lola T380

Class winner

class	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
S 3.0	Henri Pescarolo	Derek Bell	Alfa Romeo T33 / TT / 12	Overall victory
S 2.0	Peter Smith	John Turner	Chevron B23	Rank 10
GT	Claude Haldi	Bernard Béguin	Porsche Carrera RSR	Rank 4
T	Alain Peltier	Siegfried Mueller	BMW 3.0 CSL	Rank 3

Racing data

• Registered: 53
• Started: 32
• Valued: 16
• Race classes: 4
• Spectator: unknown
• Race day weather: rain
• Route length: 14.120 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 3: 32: 58.400 hours
• Total laps of the winning team: 54
• Total distance of the winning team: 762.480 km
• Winner's average: 214.810 km / h
• Pole position: Derek Bell - Alfa Romeo T33 / TT / 12 (# 2) - 3: 20.400 = 253.653 km / h
• Fastest race lap: Jacky Ickx - Alfa Romeo T33 / TT / 12 (# 1) - 3: 25.050 = 247.358 km / h
• Racing series: 5th round of the sports car world championship in 1975

literature

• Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .

Web links

• Race results at wspr

Previous race Monza 1000 km race 1975

Sports car world championship

Successor to the 1000 km race of Pergusa in 1975