1970 Watkins Glen 6 Hrs


11 July 1970 - Watkins Glen (USA): Round 9, International Manufacturers Championship.
6 hour duration in which 308 laps of a 2.300 mile/3.701 km circuit - 708.400 miles/1140.057 kms were completed
Weather: cool, occasional rain


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Grid Qual.Time Group Group Pos
1 2 Pedro Rodriguez/Leo Kinnunen Porsche 917K [016] John Wyer Automotive Engineering 308   3 1m06.6 Sports 5000 1
2 1 Jo Siffert/Brian Redman Porsche 917K [029] John Wyer Automotive Engineering 308   1 1m06.3 Sports 5000 2
3 92 Mario Andretti/Ignazio Giunti Ferrari 512S Spyder [1042] Spa Ferrari SEFAC 305   2 1m06.6 Sports 5000 3
4 31 Vic Elford/Denny Hulme/Kurt Ahrens, Jr.^ Porsche 917K Porsche-Audi USA 302   7 1m08.8 Sports 5000 4
5 91 Jacky Ickx/Peter Schetty Ferrari 512S Spyder [1010] Spa Ferrari SEFAC 299   4 1m07.6 Sports 5000 5
6 32 Richard Attwood/Kurt Ahrens, Jr./Denny Hulme^ Porsche 917K Porsche-Audi USA 295   6 1m08.7 Sports 5000 6
7 36 Helmut Marko/Rudi Lins Porsche 908/02 Martini International Racing 288   9 1m12.6 Prototype 3000 1
8 50 Jo Bonnier/Reine Wisell Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet [SL76/143] Ecurie Bonnier 264   8 1m11.2 Sports 5000 7
9 35 Gijs van Lennep/Gérard Larrousse Porsche 917K Martini International Racing 260   5 1m08.2 Sports 5000 8
10 5 Bob Grossman/Don Yenko Chevrolet Camaro 427 Bob Grossman 243   16 1m25.7 Grand Touring +2500 1
11 52 Merv Rosen/Dick Jacobs Porsche 906 Dr. Mervin Rosen 241   14 1m23.5 Sports 2000 1
12 53 Hugh Wise/Werner Frank/Michael R. Rahal^/Rick Mansfield^ Porsche 906 Mike Rahal 236   13 1m22.5 Sports 2000 2
13 77 Bob Tullius/Bruce Jennings Porsche 911T Bruce Jennings 233   24 1m37.0 Grand Touring 2500 1
14 41 Jim Bandy/Bruce Cargill Lotus Europa Jim Bandy 233   17 1m26.3 Grand Touring 2500 2
15 39 Rainer Brezinka/Horst Petermann/Rudy Bartling Porsche 906 Rainer Brezinka 231   20 1m29.8 Sports 2000 3
16 84 Gary Wright/Francis C. Grant Porsche 911S Ralph Meaney 223   23 1m30.8 Grand Touring 2500 3
17 46 Wayne Christian/Charles Reynolds/Bobby Rinzler Chevron B16 Ford Jim Baker 223   11 1m19.5 Prototype 2000 1
18 70 André Wicky/Sylvain Garant Porsche 911T Silvain Garant 217   22 1m30.6 Grand Touring 2500 4
NC 45 Paul Richards/Jim Baker Chevron B16 Ford Jim Baker 206   15 1m24.2 Prototype 2000 2
NC 94 Ralph Meaney/Stephen Behr Porsche 914/6 GT [043 0663] Ralph Meaney 181   19 1m28.8 Grand Touring 2500 5
DNF 20 Allan Barker/John Greenwood/John Quil* Chevrolet Corvette John Greenwood 116 Accident 12 1m21.1 Grand Touring +2500  
DNF 37 Jacques Duval/George Nicholas^ Porsche 911T Sunoco Canada 92 Engine 18 1m28.4 Grand Touring 2500  
DNF 63 Robert Luebbe/Michael Summers/John Orr* Chevrolet Corvette Robert Luebbe 85 Fuel System 21 1m30.5 Grand Touring +2500  
DNF 33 Georg Loos/Franz Pesch^ Ferrari 512S [1018] Georg Loos 24 Electrics 26 no time Sports 5000  
DNF 23 Bill Schumacher/Robert R. Johnson^ Chevrolet Corvette William A. Schumacher 8 Suspension 25 no time Grand Touring +2500  
DNF 8 Tony Dean/Peter Revson^ Porsche 908/02 A. G. Dean Ltd. 3 Engine 10 1m17.4 Prototype 3000  
DNS 6T Jo Siffert/Leo Kinnunen/Pedro Rodriguez Porsche 917K [015] John Wyer Automotive Engineering       1m12.1 Sports 5000  
DNA 30 Jim Netterstrom/Bob Bailey Porsche 911 Jim Netterstrom         Grand Touring 2500  
DNA 38 William Wonder/Ray Cuomo Ford GT40 [103] William Wonder         Sports 5000  
DNA 40 Ray Walle/Richard Rubinstein TVR Vixen Ford Ray Walle         Grand Touring 2500  

 
Winning Time: 6h00m47.7, 117.807 mph/189.591 kph
Fastest Lap: Pedro Rodriguez #2 (Porsche 917K), 1m04.9, 127.581 mph/205.321 kph

 
 
* Driver entered for car, but never drove it at meeting
^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it
RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start)
REE - Reserve Entry
DNA - Did Not Arrive
DNS - Did Not Start
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNP - Did Not Practice
NC - Not Classified
DSQ - Disqualified
NRF - Not Running At Finish
NAC - Not Accepted
REJ - Rejected (Did not pass scrutineering)



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By Darren Galpin
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