Nico Verdonck to join Volvo for 12 Hours of Spa

Belgian driver Nico Verdonck has been confirmed to join Vincent Radermecker and Eric van de Poele at Volvo S60 Racing this weekend for the flagship event of the Belgian Touring Car Series, the 12 Hours of Spa.

53 cars and 159 drivers will be taking part in the 12 hour endurance event which kicks off at 15:00 CET on Saturday.

Last year’s winners Steve Vanbellingen and Ruben Maes will return, now in the T3 class BMW M3 of Qvick Motors along with Eric Qvick.

Maes’ BMW M3 passed the Volvo S60 of Vincent Radermecker, Eric van de Poele and Rob Huff last year in the final moments of the race to take victory.

Huff will be elsewhere this weekend, defending his championship lead in the FIA World Touring Car Championship in Brno, and so Volvo have drafted quick Belgian driver Nicolas Verdonck to help the team in its challenge to win the 12 Hours of Spa.

Verdonck drove in a few races last year in the FIA GT1 World Championship in the Hegersport Maserati MC12, with a best finish of second place.

Delahaye Racing have three shots at the win this year though with their three car entry, after losing out last year when Christian Kelders went off late in the race from the lead.

Kia and Jaguar are good bets as well, though reliability will be the main question for all the S1 class competitors, which could well mean a touring class runner could take a surprise victory, especially Qvick Motors BMW, W Racing Team’s VW Sciroccos, or the ex-WTCC SEAT of Astur Car.

Entry List for the 12 Hours of Spa

No – Driver – Team – Car – Class
1 – Frédéric Bouvy – Delahaye Racing Team 1 – Renault Megane – S1
1 – Christian Kelders – Delahaye Racing Team 1 – Renault Megane – S1
1 – Geoffroy Horion – Delahaye Racing Team 1 – Renault Megane – S1

2 – Stéphane Lemeret – Delahaye Racing Team 2 – Renault Megane – S1
2 – Edouard Mondron – Delahaye Racing Team 2 – Renault Megane – S1
2 – Julien Schroyen – Delahaye Racing Team 2 – Renault Megane – S1

3 – Jérôme Thiry – Motorsport International – Jaguar XF – S1
3 – Werner Moonens – Motorsport International – Jaguar XF – S1
3 – Bert Redant – Motorsport International – Jaguar XF – S1

4 – Mal Rose – Mal Rose Racing – Holden Commodore V8 – T4
4 – Peter Leemhuis – Mal Rose Racing – Holden Commodore V8 – T4

5 – Alexandre Viron – Delahaye Racing Team 3 – Renault Megane – S1
5 – Laurent Richard – Delahaye Racing Team 3 – Renault Megane – S1
5 – Pierre-Etienne Bordet – Delahaye Racing Team 3 – Renault Megane – S1

6 – Eric van de Poele – Volvo S60 Racing Team – Volvo S60 – S1
6 – Vincent Radermecker – Volvo S60 Racing Team – Volvo S61 – S1
6 – Nicolas Verdonck – Volvo S60 Racing Team – Volvo S62 – S1

7 – Philippe Steveny – Kia Buy Way – Kia Pro-Ceed – S1
7 – Didier De Radigues – Kia Buy Way – Kia Pro-Ceed – S1
7 – Christian Lefort – Kia Buy Way – Kia Pro-Ceed – S1

8 – Daniel Desbrueres – Hexagon Engineering – Renault Megane Trophy – G
8 – Catherine Desbrueres – Hexagon Engineering – Renault Megane Trophy – G
8 – Loris De Sordi – Hexagon Engineering – Renault Megane Trophy – G

9 – Jean-Pierre Vannerum – Motorsport International – Jaguar X Type – S1
9 – René Franchi – Motorsport International – Jaguar X Type – S1

10 – Armand Fumal – Gomez Competition – Gomez GC10-1 – S2
10 – Grégory Servais – Gomez Competition – Gomez GC10-1 – S2
10 – Christophe Contre – Gomez Competition – Gomez GC10-1 – S2

12 – Christophe Pampel – Euroracing – BMW M3 – T4
12 – Tom Van Rompuy – Euroracing – BMW M3 – T4
12 – Dirk Van Rompuy – Euroracing – BMW M3 – T4

14 – Eric Poitevineau – Gomez Compétition – Gomez GC10 – 2 – S2
14 – Benjamin Roy – Gomez Compétition – Gomez GC10 – 2 – S2
14 – Smael Haddouche – Gomez Compétition – Gomez GC10 – 2 – S2

15 – Thierry Fievez – Gomez Compétition – Gomez GC 10 – 2 – S2
15 – Alain Gagneux – Gomez Compétition – Gomez GC 10 – 2 – S2
15 – Florent Lenisa – Gomez Compétition – Gomez GC 10 – 2 – S2

19 – Benoît De Keijser – Racing Club Partners 2 – Roadster Cup – S2
19 – Christophe De Fierlant – Racing Club Partners 2 – Roadster Cup – S2
19 – Franz Dubois – Racing Club Partners 2 – Roadster Cup – S2

20 – Ronnie Dubois – Racing Club Partners 1 – Audi A4 Silhouette – S1
20 – Nathalie Maillet – Racing Club Partners 1 – Audi A4 Silhouette – S1
20 – Nicolas De Keijser – Racing Club Partners 1 – Audi A4 Silhouette – S1

21 – Steve Vanbellingen – Qvick Motors Racing – BMW M3 WTCC – T3
21 – Erik Qvick – Qvick Motors Racing – BMW M3 WTCC – T3
21 – Ruben Maes – Qvick Motors Racing – BMW M3 WTCC – T3

22 – Ullrich Packeisen – Packeisen Motorsport – BMW M3 – T4
22 – Ton Van Schijndel – Packeisen Motorsport – BMW M3 – T4

23 – Gérard Arbaud – MTE – Solution F – S2
23 – Jean Bignalet – MTE – Solution F – S2
23 – Emmanuel Org Eval – MTE – Solution F – S2
23 – Benoît Du Passage – MTE – Solution F – S2

24 – Jean-Pierre Lequeux – MTE – Prime Racing – Solution F – S2
24 – Jean-Marc Ueberecken – MTE – Prime Racing – Solution F – S2
24 – François Melotte – MTE – Prime Racing – Solution F – S2

25 – Alexis van de Poele – MTE – Solution F – S2
25 – Pascal Nelissen Grade – MTE – Solution F – S2
25 – Vincent van Denabeele – MTE – Solution F – S2

31 – Werner van Herck – Van Herck Racing – Mazda 3 – T3
31 – Joel Schuybroek – Van Herck Racing – Mazda 3 – T3
31 – Ricardo van der Ende – Van Herck Racing – Mazda 3 – T3

32 – Denys Buffet – D.B.J. Racing – Seat Toledo – T2
32 – Julien Buffet – D.B.J. Racing – Seat Toledo – T2
32 – Emilien Buffet – D.B.J. Racing – Seat Toledo – T2

33 – Nicolas Lamy – Allure Team – Groupe Circus – Seat SuperCopa – T3S
33 – Nicolas Leonard – Allure Team – Groupe Circus – Seat SuperCopa – T3S
33 – TBA

34 Di – Jan de Vocht – Recy Racing Team – BMW 120d – T3d
34 Di – Johan van Loo – Recy Racing Team – BMW 120d – T3d
34 Di – Ward Sluys – Recy Racing Team – BMW 120d – T3d

36 Di – Borriero Mauro – Infosystem Motorsport – BMW 330d – T4
36 Di – TBA

38 – Pascal Courrier – Astur Car – Seat Supercopa – T3S
38 – Fabien Pierlot – Astur Car – Seat Supercopa – T3S
38 – Vincent Hebert – Astur Car – Seat Supercopa – T3S
38 – Olivier Wittmann – Astur Car – Seat Supercopa – T3S

39 – Eric Barbary – CB Racing – Seat SuperCopa – T3S
39 – Dimitri Cambier – CB Racing – Seat SuperCopa – T3S

40 – Jean-Marie Dumont – Duwo Racing 1 – BMW M3 E46 – T3
40 – TBA

41 Di – Patrick Belien – Belien Motorsport – BMW 120d – T3
41 Di – Dimitri Cuyvers – Belien Motorsport – BMW 120d – T3

42 – Wim Jeuris – Denospi Racing – Seat SuperCopa – T3S
42 – Jan van Uytsel – Denospi Racing – Seat SuperCopa – T3S
42 – John Pilette – Denospi Racing – Seat SuperCopa – T3S

43 – Dave Shelton – Moore Racing – BMW M3 – T3
43 – Del Shelton – Moore Racing – BMW M3 – T3
43 – Phil Keen – Moore Racing – BMW M3 – T3

44 – Frederic Schmit – Duwo Racing 2 – BMW 135i – T4
44 – Daniel Jones – Duwo Racing 2 – BMW 135i – T4
44 – Nicolas Schmit – Duwo Racing 2 – BMW 135i – T4
44 – Stéphane Bailly – Duwo Racing 2 – BMW 135i – T4

45 – Jimmy Adriaenssens – Spork Racing Team 1 – Seat SuperCopa – T3S
45 – David Williams Nye – Spork Racing Team 1 – Seat SuperCopa – T3S
45 – Christophe Kerkhove – Spork Racing Team 1 – Seat SuperCopa – T3S

46 – Michaël Albert – Astur Car – Seat Supercopa – T3S
46 – Roberto Nale – Astur Car – Seat Supercopa – T3S
46 – Carlos Tavares – Astur Car – Seat Supercopa – T3S
46 – Jean-Louis Dauger – Astur Car – Seat Supercopa – T3S

47 – Michael Outzen – Team Caramba – BMW M3 WTCC – T3
47 – Kim Holmgaard – Team Caramba – BMW M3 WTCC – T3
47 – Michael Klostermann – Team Caramba – BMW M3 WTCC – T3
47 – Christian Dalou Iso – Team Caramba – BMW M3 WTCC – T3

49 – Hal Prew Itt – Marcos International Team – BMW 120d – T3d
49 – Toto Lassally – Marcos International Team – BMW 120d – T3d
49 – Jim Briody – Marcos International Team – BMW 120d – T3d

50 – Christiaan Voet – Traxx Racing Team – Seat Supercopa – T3S
50 – Bart van den Broeck – Traxx Racing Team – Seat Supercopa – T3S

51 – Graef Wim De – Spork Racing Team 2 – Seat Supercopa – T3S
51 – Gunther de Maeijer – Spork Racing Team 2 – Seat Supercopa – T3S
51 – Kris van Kelst – Spork Racing Team 2 – Seat Supercopa – T3S

52 – Ronnie Latinne – W Racing Team – VW Scirocco – T3
52 – Koen Wauters – W Racing Team – VW Scirocco – T3
52 – Laurens Vanthoor – W Racing Team – VW Scirocco – T3

53 – Donald Choque – W Racing Team – VW Scirocco – T3
53 – Jean-Jacques Smits – W Racing Team – VW Scirocco – T3
53 – Claude-Yves Gosselin – W Racing Team – VW Scirocco – T3

55 – Marc Duez – Astur Car – Seat WTCC – T3
55 – Pierre-Yves Rosoux – Astur Car – Seat WTCC – T3
55 – Pierre Piron – Astur Car – Seat WTCC – T3

57 – Mardeen Benjamin – Delahaye Racing Team 4 – Seat Supercopa – T3S
57 – Damien Dupont – Delahaye Racing Team 4 – Seat Supercopa – T3S
57 – Michel Plennevaux – Delahaye Racing Team 4 – Seat Supercopa – T3S

58 – Patrick Chaillet – Signa Motorsport – Seat SuperCopa – T3S
58 – Du Bosqueau Delatre – Signa Motorsport – Seat SuperCopa – T3S
58 – Dirk Vannerom – Signa Motorsport – Seat SuperCopa – T3S
58 – Bernard van Bellingen – Signa Motorsport – Seat SuperCopa – T3S

59 – Malcolm Niall – Strategic Transport Racing 2 – Seat SuperCopa – T3S
59 – Clint Harvey – Strategic Transport Racing 2 – Seat SuperCopa – T3S
59 – Brett Niall – Strategic Transport Racing 2 – Seat SuperCopa – T3S
59 – Mark Pillati – Strategic Transport Racing 2 – Seat SuperCopa – T3S

60 – Philippe Bonneel – PB2828 Racing – BMW 1 M3 – T3
60 – Bruno Vermote – PB2828 Racing – BMW 1 M3 – T3
60 – Laurent Culot – PB2828 Racing – BMW 1 M3 – T3
60 – Carlos Rivas – PB2828 Racing – BMW 1 M3 – T3

62 – André Kissel – Europe Lorraine Sport Auto – Renault Clio – T2
62 – Grégory Deloor – Europe Lorraine Sport Auto – Renault Clio – T2
62 – Thomas Comparot – Europe Lorraine Sport Auto – Renault Clio – T2

63 – Francis Maillet – Maillet Compétition – Renault Clio – T2
63 – Anthony Borner – Maillet Compétition – Renault Clio – T2
63 – Damien Dussoul – Maillet Compétition – Renault Clio – T2

71 – Erik Bruynoghe – Surinx Racing – Honda Civic – T2
71 – Guy Katsers – Surinx Racing – Honda Civic – T2

77 – Jos Jordens – Surinx Racing – Honda Civic – T2
77 – Hakim Ouassini – Surinx Racing – Honda Civic – T2
77 – Marcel Weyens – Surinx Racing – Honda Civic – T2

78 – Martin Bailey – Brother Racing Team – Renault Clio RS3 – T2
78 – Paul Stubber – Brother Racing Team – Renault Clio RS3 – T2
78 – Keen Booker – Brother Racing Team – Renault Clio RS3 – T2

79 – Pieter Verpoort – Brother Racing Team – Renault Clio RS2 – T2
79 – Robert Matot – Brother Racing Team – Renault Clio RS2 – T2
79 – Mike Barten – Brother Racing Team – Renault Clio RS2 – T2

86 – Thierry Brugma – TBC-Post – Renault Clio – T2
86 – Pascal Goffard – TBC-Post – Renault Clio – T2
86 – Jérémy Princen – TBC-Post – Renault Clio – T2
86 – Jacques Morlet – TBC-Post – Renault Clio – T2

99 – Patrick Deblauwe – Allure Team – Marie L – Renault Clio – T2
99 – Jordan Beuler – Allure Team – Marie L – Renault Clio – T2
99 – René Brugmaans – Allure Team – Marie L – Renault Clio – T2