15/09/2026
40 years ago, Brun Motorsport celebrated a major victory in the WEC.
At the 1,000 Kilometres of Spa, Thierry Boutsen and Frank Jelinski took the Jägermeister Porsche 962 117 to victory, defeating the factory teams Rothmans Porsche, Silk Cut Jaguar and Sauber Mercedes.
Boutsen had already underlined the Brun Porsche’s pace in qualifying. With a lap of 2m06.870s, the Belgian put the 962 ahead of both Rothmans factory cars. From the front of an impressive field, he then led the opening lap ahead of the works Porsche 962s and Jaguar XJR-6s.
At the finish, Boutsen and Jelinski secured the victory for Brun Motorsport. Derek Warwick and Jan Lammers finished second for Jaguar, with Hans-Joachim Stuck and Derek Bell taking third for Porsche.
It was a very personal and emotional race for Thierry Boutsen, after having lost his team mate and friend Stefan Bellof at the same race the year before.
Four decades later, this Spa victory remains a fitting chapter in the history of Brun Motorsport.
👉 Read the full story of the team is documented in our 3-volume-masterpiece 📚 Brun Motorsport 1966–2009. The book as well as posters, stickers, T-shirts and hoodies from the official Brun Collection are available at Sportfahrer Zentrale – link in bio.
Review: “964 pages, over 1200 pictures, three hardcover volumes in a slipcase, weight 8.5 kilos - key figures of a monumental work.” - Octane Issue 63 03/2023
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Photo: Herbert Kling, Ib Trebbien