Gitanes duo

Strong showing for the Waterloo Motors Gitanes team, that entered two, well-driven BMW’s 528i, in the 1982 24 Hours of Spa. French F1 driver Jean-Pierre Jarier, famous actor-racer Jean-Louis Trintignant and Belgian F3000 racer Thierry Tassin, finished second, three laps down. The second car, driven by Cudini, Regout and Peltier, ended the race in fifth.

Picture above, duo of Gitanes-livered 528i’s at Francorchamps: #27 driven by Alain Cudini (F), Hervé Regout (B) and Alain Peltier (B) leads the #26 car raced by Jean-Pierre Jarier (F), Jean-Louis Trintignant (F) and Thierry Tassin (B).

BMW dominated the 1982 24 Hours of Spa, and victory went to the Bastos Joosen Juma BMW 528i (picture below), raced by touring car aces Eddy Joosen (B), Hans Heyer (D) and Armin Hahne (D), who drove a flawless race.