Chris Tuerlinx
Chris Tuerlinx , in some publications also Chris Tuerlinckx , (* 1940 ; † May 7, 1973 in Herentals ) was a Belgian racing driver .
Racing career
Chris Tuerlinckx ran a General Motors contract workshop in Herentals and was active in rally , touring and sports car racing in the 1960s and 1970s . He became famous for his work in Chevrolet racing vehicles . He drove his first rallies in an Opel Kapitän , with which he competed in Belgium for several years. He had his first international appearance in 1964 when he finished 24th overall in an Opel Kadett in the Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race . His best place in the 24-hour race at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps was 4th overall in 1966 , with partner Pat Gautot in a Ford Mustang . In 1968 he finished the race in 5th place in the final ranking. This time the Frenchman Henri Greder was the team partner and the emergency vehicle was an Opel Commodore .
1967 he went along with Claude Dubois at the 24-hour race at Le Mans at the start. After a valve failure on the Shelby Mustang GT350 , the duo couldn't finish the race. Chris Tuerlinx had a fatal accident in a car accident in Herentals on May 7, 1973, one day after the 1000 km race at Spa-Francorchamps , in which he was registered but not started.
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1967 | Claude Dubois | Shelby Mustang GT350 | Claude Dubois | failure | Valve damage |
Individual results in the sports car world championship
season | team | race car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th |
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1966 | Sunbeam Racing Belgium | Sunbeam Tiger | DAY | SEB | MON | TAR | SPA | ONLY | LEM | MUG | CCE | HOK | SIM | ONLY | ZEL | |
DNF | ||||||||||||||||
1967 | Sunbeam Racing Belgium Claude Dubois |
Sunbeam Tiger Hillman Imp Shelby Mustang |
DAY | SEB | MON | SPA | TAR | ONLY | LEM | HOK | MUG | BRH | CCE | ZEL | OVI | ONLY |
13 | DNF | DNF | ||||||||||||||
1969 | Chris Tuerlinx | Chevrolet Corvette | DAY | SEB | BRH | MON | TAR | SPA | ONLY | LEM | WAT | ZEL | ||||
23 | ||||||||||||||||
1971 | Trans-Europ Racing | Chevrolet Corvette | BUA | DAY | SEB | BRH | MON | SPA | TAR | ONLY | LEM | ZEL | WAT | |||
15th | DNF | |||||||||||||||
1972 | Euroil Racing | Chevrolet Corvette | BUA | DAY | SEB | BRH | MON | SPA | TAR | ONLY | LEM | ZEL | WAT | |||
24 |
literature
- Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissedre: 24 hours of mans . 1923-1992. 2 volumes. Édition d'Art JB Barthelemy, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909-413-06-3 .
- Claude Dubois: Une vie sur quatre roues. Préface de Paul Frère. Editions du Palmier, Nîmes 2004, ISBN 2-914920-40-7 (autobiography).
Web links
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Tuerlinx, Chris |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian racing driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1940 |
DATE OF DEATH | May 7th 1973 |
Place of death | Herentals |