1971 Spa-Francorchamps 1000 Km


9 May 1971 - Spa-Francorchamps (B): Round 6, International Manufacturers Championship.
71 laps of a 8.761 mile/14.100 km circuit - 622.056 miles/1001.100 kms were completed
Weather: rain at start, then warm and dry


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Grid Qual.Time Group Group Pos
1 21 Pedro Rodriguez/Jackie Oliver Porsche 917K [035] John Wyer Automotive 71   3 3m19.2 Sports 5000 1
2 20 Jo Siffert/Derek Bell Porsche 917K [029] John Wyer Automotive 71   1 3m16.0 Sports 5000 2
3 2 Henri Pescarolo/Andrea de Adamich Alfa Romeo T33/3 Autodelta SpA 67   8 3m27.1 Prototype 3000 1
4 25 Willy Kauhsen/Reinhold Jöst Porsche 917K [022] Team Auto Usdau 66   7 3m26.2 Sports 5000 3
5 3 Claude Ballot-Léna/Guy Chasseuil Porsche 908/02 [026] Ecurie Sonauto Porsche 60   13 3m53.9 Prototype 3000 2
6 31 Teddy Pilette/Gustave Gosselin Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet [SL76/146] Racing Team VDS 58   12 3m41.6 Sports 5000 4
7 46 Günther Huber/Erwin Kremer Porsche 911S 2.4 Kremer Racing 55   15 4m18.0 Grand Touring +2000 1
NRF 1 Jacky Ickx/Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 312PB [0878] Spa Ferrari SEFAC 54 Accident 5 3m22.2 Prototype 3000 3
9 49 Gerd F. Quist/Dietrich Krumm Porsche 914/6 GT [143 0178] Autohaus Max Moritz 53   21 4m23.9 Grand Touring 2000 1
10 44 Roland Larsson/Kurt Simonsen Porsche 911S Kurt Simonsen 53   20 4m23.8 Grand Touring 2000 2
11 43 Pierre Greub/Jean-Claude Guérie Porsche 911S 2.4 Pierre Greub 52   27 4m33.5 Grand Touring +2000 2
12 33 Tony Birchenhough/Brian Joscelyne Chevron B8 BMW Paul Watson Race Organisation 52   18 4m22.5 Sports 2000 1
NRF 32 Giancarlo Gagliardi/Corrado Manfredini/Mike Parkes^ Ferrari 512M [1050] Scuderia Filipinetti 51 Engine 6 3m24.4 Sports 5000 5
14 47 Jean-Pierre Gaban/Willy Braillard Porsche 911S 2.4 Jean-Pierre Gaban 51   19 4m22.5 Grand Touring +2000 3
NRF 26 Herbert Müller/René Herzog Ferrari 512M [1044] Herbert Müller Racing 50 Engine 9 3m28.3 Sports 5000 6
16 41 Jean-Claude Aubriet/"Sylvain" Chevrolet Corvette Ecurie Léopard 50   22 4m28.1 Grand Touring +2000 4
17 48 Rolf Göring/Klaus Utz Porsche 911S 2.4 Autohaus Max Moritz 50   25 4m32.5 Grand Touring +2000 5
18 8 Tony Goodwin/Alistair Cowin Redex RPA BMW (Chevron) Tony Goodwin 49 Engine 16 4m18.1 Prototype 2000 1
DNF 9 Martin Ridehalgh/Ian Taylor Dulon LD11P Porsche [P 4/2/71] Martin Ridehalgh 40 Accident 23 4m30.7 Prototype 2000  
DNF 40 Chris Tuerlinx/John Byttebier/Ivo Grauls* Chevrolet Corvette Transeurop Gulf Racing 38 Head gasket 14 4m01.2 Grand Touring +2000  
DNF 50 Jacky Dechaumel/Jean-Claude Parot Porsche 911S 2.2 Jacky Dechaumel 38   28 4m50.0 Grand Touring +2000  
DNF 51 Jean Sage/Paul Keller Porsche 914/6 Porsche Club Romand 38 DSQ - assistance 26 4m32.9 Grand Touring 2000  
DNF 22 Vic Elford/Gérard Larrousse Porsche 917K [025] Martini International Racing Team 31 Handling 2 3m18.2 Sports 5000  
DNF 24 Dominique Martin/Gérard Pillon Porsche 917K Zitro Racing Cars 31 Puncture, accident 11 3m40.7 Sports 5000  
DNF 45 Bernard Cheneviére/Charly Cuenoud Porsche 911S 2.4 Porsche Club Romand 28 Ignition 24 4m32.4 Grand Touring +2000  
DNF 29 Mike Coombe/Paul Vestey^ Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet [SL76/138] Mike Coombe Autoracing 15 Rotor arm 17 4m18.7 Sports 5000  
DNF 23 Helmut Marko/Gijs van Lennep^ Porsche 917K Martini International Racing Team 6 Engine 4 3m20.4 Sports 5000  
DNF 28 Cox Kocher/Heinrich Wiesendanger^ Ferrari 512S [1016] Herbert Müller Racing 0 Hub 10 3m36.8 Sports 5000  
DNS T Pedro Rodriguez/Jackie Oliver/Jo Siffert/Derek Bell Porsche 917K [016] John Wyer Automotive       no time Sports 5000  
DNP 6 Roger Enever/Clive Baker Huron 4A Ford Camel/Huron         Prototype 2000  
DNP 7 Shaun Jackson/Syd Fox Huron 4A Ford Camel/Huron         Prototype 2000  
DNA 4 Guy Edwards/Mike Franey Lola T212 Ford Guy Edwards         Prototype 2000  
DNA 5 Peter Gaydon/Edward Negus Martin BM8 Ford Brian Martin         Prototype 2000  
DNA 10 Georges Dumoing/Gérard Cerruti Lola T212 Ford Georges Dumoing         Prototype 2000  
DNA 11 Yves Deprez/Julien Vernaeve Chevron B16 Mazda Levi's International Racing Team         Prototype 2000  
DNA 30 Robin Ormes/Tim Stock Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet [SL76/149] Grand Bahama Racing         Sports 5000  
DNA 34 John Raffo/Graham Lynch Chevron B8 BMW John Raffo         Sports 2000  
DNA 35 Mike Garton/Roger Heavens Chevron B16 Ford Mike Garton         Sports 2000  

 
Winning Time: 4h01m09.7, 154.765 mph/249.069 kph
Fastest Lap: Jo Siffert #20 (Porsche 917K), 3m14.6, 162.080 mph/260.843 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)



Last Updated on 27/10/02
By Darren Galpin
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