Jacky ickx is very forthright and frank when he speaks to his successful past, as well as poignant moments, such as the death of colleagues, from jochen rindt to stefan bellof. Bellof s car hit it straight on, breaking through the guardrail and hitting the secondary wall. He was something of a late starter, with his first car race coming at the age of 23. In 1983, ickx was the team leader at porsche, but a new teammate was faster than he was. Stefan bellof 20 november 1957 1 september 1985 was a german racing driver. Bellof fought through the traffic to third, and was furiously catching sennas toleman, which itself was reeling in prosts leading mclaren, when the clerk of the course, jacky ickx. Driving for brun motorsport, his privatelyentered porsche 956 touched with jacky ickx s works 962c at eau rouge corner, with both cars catching fire and halting the race.
Stefan bellof, a west german formula one racer, died today of injuries. Bellof was pronounced dead one hour later at the circuit medical center. Yet, how different could the record books look if bellof had not made a fateful decision to attempt what appeared to be an impossible move on jacky ickx s works porsche 962 at eau rouge 30 years. It didnt work and they collided with bellof s car crashing into the barriers with fatal consequences. Fun fact this shot contains the cars of jacky ickx, jackie oliver also involved in the crash and entwined with ickx s car and jackie stewart. German driver stefan bellof waits in his tyrrell ahead of the 1984 monaco gp. It has only been a few weeks since the fatal accident involving racing driver manfred winkelhock. On this day 32 years ago at the km of spa world sportscar championship race, stefan bellof was killed after a crash with jacky ickx.
Ickx and jochen mass won at spafrancorchamps and fuji and the drivers championship came to a climax at a very wet brands hatch with ickx winning to snatch the title from lancias riccardo patrese. His allornothing approach finally caught up with him when he attempted to pass jacky ickx into eau rouge. Running as high as third in an f2 car against that field of drivers shouldnt be possible, yet thats what ickx did. The story of stefan bellof, whose record remained unbroken. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Sep 01, 2010 stefan bellof 25 years later september 1, 2010 by joe saward today marks the 25th anniversary of the death of stefan bellof, a rising formula 1 star who died at the wheel of a porsche sports car below at spafrancorchamps, when he collided with veteran jacky ickx at the entry to eau rouge. Jacques bernard jacky ickx last name pronounced ix or icks born 1 january 1945 in brussels is a belgian former racing driver who achieved 25 podium finishes in formula one and six wins in the 24 hours of le mans. On the way to the airport his car breaks down and goa has to pick him up. As it turned out, ickx and bellof would become involved in controversial events later on. On 1 september 1985, stefan lines up to compete in spa. Bellof s promising career was cut short at spa on 1 september 1985. It took over ten minutes to get the german from the wreck, and before reaching the ontrack medical facility, stefan bellof was pronounced dead. Former formula one driver and legendary 6 times le mans winner jacky ickx talks to sportauto.
Upon lap 78 of the race, bellof attempted a daring move around the outside of jacky ickxs porsche 962 at the feared eau rouge bend. Thats not to mention his affiliation with codrivers jacky ickx, jochen mass, stefan bellof, and hans stuck. The spa km sports car race in 1985 proved to be a turning point for ickx. Then in 1985 at the km of mosport, markus winkelhock died in the sister porsche 962c to jacky s. Why a nurburgring record set in 1983 will never be beaten.
Soon afterwards, ickx won 8 of races at the first season and the european 50 cc trials title. A full account of driving alongside fellow heroes such as stefan bellof, jo siffert, hans stuck and jacky ickx three decades of racing history covered in detail, from the 1971 buenos aires km to the 2000 daytona 24 hours. Contentsshow racing career jacky ickx was introduced to the sport when he was taken by his father, motoring journalist jacques ickx, to races which he covered. On 1 september 1985, at the sportscar meeting held at the spafrancorchamps circuit in belgium, bellofs porsche 965 collided with the car driven by jacky ickx. Bellof entered the german national formula ford 1600 championship, and took the title at his first attempt, and won the international version in 1982. The historic porsche 956 collection porsche 956001 works first ever 956 produced, started from pole position and won group c driven by derek bell and jackie ickx at the silverstone 6hrs in1982 effectively a development run for the new car. The two cars touched, and the young german died in the ensuing accident. He died on september 1, 1985 in spafrancorchamps, belgium. Together with drivers such as jacky ickx, stefan bellof and hansjoachimstuck, he not merely won numerous overall victories in the types 956 and 962 but also the world sportscar championship in 1985 and 1986. But ofcourse the porsche works drivers arent forgotten. German racer stefan bellof died 30 years ago, crashing his porsche at spa. In the evening of december 2nd, 2019, stefan bellof was once again in a special way in the focus of the public of motorsports next to 28 of his colleagues. Ickx has always stood by his decision, pointing to the irresponsibility of racing on in these vile circumstances. Stefan bellof crashes to death trying to overtake ickx in the famous eua rouge corner at spa in 1985.
In the heavy rain, prost was leading but quickly caught by ayrton senna in the toleman while stefan bellof in the tyrrell was catching both of them at an ever faster rate. First, that he could embarrass his fellow factory porsche drivers, which included jochen mass, jacky ickx, stefan johansson, bob wollek, jan lammers, jonathan palmer, david hobbs, and bellof s own. Jacques bernard jacky ickx is a belgian former racing driver who won the 24 hours of le. Regarded as a likely future f1 world champion, he was killed at the 1985 km of spa sports car race. Only when filmmaker philip selkirk well known also for his motor sports documentaries on the mille miglia and rudolf caracciola approached him, ickx agreed to support this 80minute film project. In 1983, driven by stefan bellof, this car established a record that would stand for 35 years, lapping the famed 20. Race driver stefan bellof is remembered, 25 years later wsj. The porsche 956 was a group c sportsprototype racing car designed by norbert singer and built by porsche in 1982 for the fia world sportscar championship. As ickxs factory porsche led bellofs brun car up the hill into eau rouge, bellof tried an impossible overtaking manoeuvre and they collided.
Jacky ickx was introduced to the sport when he was taken by his father, motoring journalist jacques ickx, to races which he covered. Spa 1985 while bellof was overtaking jacky ickx at. Trying to pass jacky ickx, the master of sportscars, for the lead of the race at. Jan 31, 2018 nearing the end of the lap, he approaches jacky ickx with no signs of slowing down. West german driver stefan bellof died sunday during a. Feb 23, 2007 stefan bellof crashes to death trying to overtake ickx in the famous eua rouge corner at spa in 1985. Jacky ickx is one of the all time great racing drivers with 25 podium finishes in f1, six wins at le mans, a win in the dakar rally in 1983 and, unforgettably, winner in 1977 of bathurst with. Stefan bellof breaks the world record at the ring unofficially. Bellof was the first driver to average more than 124 miles per hour for a lap on one of the worlds most beautiful and difficult racetracks. While the run felt good, just how good it really was is a shock to all 6. Despite this family background, jacky had limited interest in the sport until his father bought him a 50 cc zundapp motorcycle. I declare to have read and understood the privacy policy and to give my consent to receive commercial and information promotions.
Then, perhaps most famously, there was stefan bellof who died just 3 weeks later at the km of spa when he crashed into jacky s car on the run up raidillon. Stefan bellof was born on november 20, 1957 in gie. Bellof s podium was been removed from the record books. Despite this family background, jacky had limited interest in the sport until. How good was jacky ickxs drive in the 1967 german gp. Spafrancorchamps, belgium west german driver stefan bellof died sunday during a 1,000 kilometer world auto endurance championship race when his.
West german driver stefan bellof was killed sunday during a 1,000kilometer world auto endurance championship race when his porsche caught fire after colliding with belgian driver jacky ickx s car. Jacky ickx was always reticent, to consent to any sort of book or film documenting. As it turned out, ickx and bellof would become involved in controversial. But for stefan bellof, it was the catalyst for a perfect storm. Graham hill, niki lauda, hansjoachim stuck, stefan bellof, klaus ludwig, jochen mass, jacky ickx u. Stefan broke records in that historymaking lap, says norbert singer, who was porsches head engineer at the time. Nov 29, 2014 bellof continued to drive in sportscars joining the brun motorsport team for the 1985 season. Jun 29, 2018 in 1983, stefan bellof, driving a porsche 956, ran a 6. His enthusiasm to race, some said, bordered on the reckless and driving a walter brunentered porsche in the spa km race in belgium, he attempted an audacious overtaking manoeuvre on his former team mate jackie ickx at the daunting eau rouge. Attacking the straight just prior to the finish line, bellof slides into ickxs slipstream and is soon overtaking him. Stefan had been hassling jacky ickx in the factory porsche for the lead and wanted to put a move on him. The belgian racing driver is one of the major talents in motor sports. Bellof s magical car control was always best shown in wet conditions, but at the 1983 brands hatch km he had to give best to the privateer 956 of derek warwick and john fitzpatrick.
At the following video, a tribute to the great german by antti kalhola. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jacky ickx is very forthright and frank when he speaks to his successful past, as well as poignant moments, such as the death of colleagues, from jochen rindt to stefan bellof and parisdakar founder thierry sabine. Nearing the end of the lap, he approaches jacky ickx with no signs of slowing down.
Bellof continued to drive in sportscars joining the brun motorsport team for the 1985 season. In 1985, in the spa kms, jacky was innocently involved in the accident that cost the life of the young german charger stefan bellof. Stefan bellof was another man who seemed to be ready to break that duck. Aug 28, 2015 bellofs car hit it straight on, breaking through the guardrail and hitting the secondary wall. On this evening, 29 champions from the world of long distance racing were taken into the fia hall of fame as part of a festive ceremony in the automobile club. Page 1 of 4 how good was jacky ickxs drive in the 1967 german gp. May 31, 2011 that race is remembered for many things. Tragedy denied stefan bellof his days glory paddock legends. Jacques bernard jacky ickx last name pronounced ix or icks born 1. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. He was an actor, known for dalli dalli 1971 and formula 1 1950.
The only man who could deny bellof the drivers title, fellow german jochen mass, slid off on the opening lap, meaning he and outgoing champion jacky ickx never got back on terms with the lead 956. Jacky ickx was always reticent, to consent to any sort of book or film documenting his life, or depicting his career. That includes engineers like norbert singer and roland kussmaul. Attacking the straight just prior to the finish line, bellof slides into ickx s slipstream and is soon overtaking him. Spafrancorchamps, belgium west german driver stefan bellof died sunday during a 1,000 kilometer world auto endurance championship race when his porsche caught fire after colliding with belgian. In 1983, stefan bellof, driving a porsche 956, ran a 6. Nearing the end of the lap, he approaches jacky ickx with no signs of. Bellof had just started a stint in the spa kms when he crashed at eau rouge as he tried to pass jacky ickx s works car for the lead. While ickx climbed out of his wreckage, bellof s car disintegrated and caught fire.
The young german, in a tyrrellcosworth, qualified 20 th and last on the grid, edging marc surers arrows by just a tenth of a second. German racecar driver stefan bellof, who died in a race 25 years ago wednesday, is still revered for his record time at the hallowed course known as the ring. Bellof was the winner of the drivers championship in the 1984 fia world endurance championship, driving for the factory rothmans porsche team. As ickx s factory porsche led bellof s brun car up the hill into eau rouge, bellof tried an impossible overtaking manoeuvre and they collided. Monografie tecniche specifiche su auto da corsa made in italy. He retained the title in 1983 but was beaten into third a year later by precocious new teammate stefan bellof. While ickx climbed out of his wreckage, bellofs car disintegrated and caught fire. Technical monographs about made in italy racing cars.
In sportscars bellof consistently beat renowned drivers like jacky ickx, jochen mass and derek bell, so it was only natural that at the end of the. As he led young turk stefan bellof through eau rouge, bellof lunged for the lead and the. Bellofs place in the f1 record books is only an unofficial one. At the start, bellof simply disappeared into a lead he would maintain until handing over to bell. His lap record on the nordschleife configuration at the nurburgring, set while qualifying for the km race in 1983, stood for 35 years, when it was beaten by timo. Works porsche 956 the definitive history porsche book. Only when filmmaker philip selkirk well known also for his motor sports documentaries on the mille miglia and rudolf caracciola approached him, ickx. On 1 september 1985, at the sportscar meeting held at the spafrancorchamps circuit in belgium, bellof s porsche 965 collided with the car driven by jacky ickx. Works porsche 956 the definitive history porsche book porter. Aug 25, 2015 bellofs car hit it straight on, breaking through the guardrail and hitting the secondary wall.
Bellof didnt survice the injuries he suffered from this crash. Jacky ickx driving a ferrari 312pb at the nurburgring in 1973. This classic porsche racing onboard is like watching a war. Here, stefan is led into paddock hill bend by the sister car of jacky ickx and jochen mass.
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