Estoril 2:30 hour race in 1977
The 2:30 hour race of Estoril 1977 , also Prémio International da Costa do Sol, Estoril , took place on July 10th at the Circuito do Estoril and was the tenth round of the sports car world championship of that year.
The race
In July 1977, a race was held in Portugal for the first time in the history of the World Sports Car Championship . Although only nine vehicles were registered, 50,000 spectators came to the track on race day. To see they got the superiority of the plant - Alfa Romeo T33 / SC / 12 , who celebrated a triple victory. Arturo Merzario won ahead of Vittorio Brambilla . The two Italians were allowed to drive freely until the last refueling stop, then the order was determined by the team management. At the end of the race, all three Alfa Romeos drove the third car, Giorgio Francia and Spartaco Dini , three laps behind, across the finish line at the same time. Merzario's lead over Brambilla was only 1/10 of a second.
Results
Final ranking
| Item | class | No. | team | driver | vehicle | Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S 3.0 | 1 |
 Autodelta SpA
|
Arturo Merzario
|
Alfa Romeo T33 / SC / 12 | 89 | ||
| 2 | S 3.0 | 2 |
Autodelta SpA
|
Vittorio Brambilla
|
Alfa Romeo T33 / SC / 12 | 89 | ||
| 3 | S 3.0 | 3 |
Autodelta SpA
|
Giorgio Francia Spartaco Dini
|
Alfa Romeo T33 / SC / 12 | 85 | ||
| 4th | S 2.0 | 8th |
 Lola Cars
|
Chris Craft
|
Lola T296 | 84 | ||
| 5 | S 2.0 | 7th |
 Francy Racing
|
Eugen Strähl Peter Bernhard
|
Clean C5 | 82 | ||
| 6th | S 2.0 | 5 |
Dorset Racing
|
Ian Bracey Tony Birchenhough
|
Lola T294S | 72 | ||
| Not classified | ||||||||
| 7th | S 2.0 | 6th |
Dorset Racing
|
 Martin Birrane Peter Clark
|
Lola T294S | 52 | ||
| Failed | ||||||||
| 8th | S 2.0 | 9 |
 Orlando Gonçalves
|
Orlando Gonçalves
|
Bravo BR77 | 10 | ||
| Not started | ||||||||
| 9 | S 2.0 |
"Sidio Viana"
|
GRD S73 | 1 | ||||
1 not started
Only in the entry list
No further reports are known for this race.
Class winner
| class | driver | vehicle | Placement in the overall ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3.0 |
Arturo Merzario
|
Alfa Romeo T33 / SC / 12 | Overall victory |
| S 2.0 |
Chris Craft
|
Lola T296 | Rank 4 |
Racing data
- Registered: 9
- Started: 8
- Valued: 6
- Race classes: 2
- Spectators: 50,000
- Race day weather: warm and dry
- Route length: 4,350 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 2:30: 56.680 hours
- Total laps of the winning team: 89
- Total distance of the winning team: 387.150 km
- Winner's average: 153.191 km / h
- Pole position: Arturo Merzario - Alfa Romeo T33 / SC / 12 (# 1) - 1: 38.430 = 159.098 km / h
- Fastest race lap: Vittorio Brambilla - Alfa Romeo T33 / SC / 12 (# 2) - 1: 37.730 = 160.237 km / h
- Racing series: 10th round of the 1977 sports car world championship
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
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Previous race 6 Hours of Watkins Glen 1977 |
Sports car world championship |
Successor 500 km race of Le Castellet 1977 |