BMW challenges Ford, in vain
06. Jul 2023
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The 1972 24 Hours of Spa were held on the Circuit National de Francorchamps (14.100 km long) on 22-23rd of July 1972. It was round 5 of the European Touring Car Championship.
Picture above: the Alpina BMW 2800 CS of Gerold Pankl and Helmut Kelleners at La Source in the pouring rain. It was forced to retire after 28 laps only, because of a broken engine.
Rain poured for most of the race, and the Ford Capris RS 2600 of Mass-Stuck, Birrell-Bougoignie (picture below), and Glemser-Soler-Roig dominated and scored a fantastic triple for the Cologne marque. The Schnitzer 2800 CS of Fitzpatrick-Peltier-Ethuin finished fourth and best of the BMW’s.
Categories:
Touring cars, Spa-Francorchamps, 24 Hours Spa Francorchamps, Gerold Pankl, Helmut Kelleners, Jochen Mass, Hans Joachim Stuck, Gerry Birrell, Claude Bourgoignie, Dieter Glemser, Alex Soler-Roig, Ford Köln, Alpina, Ford, BMW, Austria, Germany, 1972
Source: DR
