1973 Vallelunga 6 Hrs


25 March 1973 - Vallelunga (I): Round 2, World Manufacturers Championship.
6 hour duration in which 290 laps of a 1.992 mile/3.206 km circuit - 577.646 miles/929.630 kms were completed
Weather: warm, dry


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Grid Qual. Time Group Group Pos
1 5 Henri Pescarolo/Gérard Larrousse/François Cevert Matra-Simca MS670B [02] Equipe Matra-Simca 290   3 1m10.23 Sports 3000 1
2 3 Tim Schenken/Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 312PB [0894] Spa Ferrari SEFAC 290   5 1m10.82 Sports 3000 2
3 1 Jacky Ickx/Brian Redman Ferrari 312PB [0888] Spa Ferrari SEFAC 289   2 1m10.02 Sports 3000 3
4 2 Arturo Merzario/Carlos Pace Ferrari 312PB [0892] Spa Ferrari SEFAC 288   4 1m10.28 Sports 3000 4
5 12 Reinhold Jöst/Mario Casoni Porsche 908/03 [008] Joest Racing 272   9 1m13.18 Sports 3000 5
6 25 Reine Wisell/Jean-Louis Lafosse Lola T282 Ford Scuderia Filipinetti 268   8 1m12.71 Sports 3000 6
7 9 George Follmer/Willy Kauhsen Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [360 0588R6] Martini Racing Team 251   21 1m23.02 Grand Touring 1
8 8 Gijs van Lennep/Herbert Müller Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [360 0576R5] Martini Racing Team 251   15 1m17.18 Grand Touring 2
9 31 Claude Haldi/Juan Fernandez Porsche 908/03 [013] Porsche Club Romand 229   16 1m17.53 Sports 3000 7
10 45 Giovanni Morelli/Mauro Nesti Chevron B21 Ford Scuderia S. Michele 227   17 1m17.66 Sports 2000 1
11 28 Eris Tondelli/Stefano Buonapace Chevron B21 Ford Eris Tondelli 225   22 1m23.17 Sports 2000 2
12 14 Trevor Twaites/Brendan McInerney Chevron B21/23 Ford Intertech Steering Wheels 221   19 1m20.43 Sports 2000 3
NRF 7 Mike Hailwood/Vern Schuppan Mirage M6 Ford [602] Gulf Racing 210 Gearbox 7 1m12.49 Sports 3000  
DNF 18 Bob Howlings/John Hine/Lee Kaye Chevron B19/21 Ford Bob Howlings 178 Broken water pipe after spin 11 1m16.55 Sports 2000  
DNF 4 François Cevert/Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Simca MS670B [03] Equipe Matra-Simca 155 Engine 1 1m08.55 Sports 3000  
DNF 32 Bernard Cheneviére/Peter Zbinden Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [360 0960] Porsche Club Romand 130 Clutch pedal 20 1m20.69 Grand Touring  
DNF 26 Carlo Facetti/Marsilio Pasotti Alfa Romeo 33TT3 Scuderia Brescia Corse 93 Accident 10 1m13.24 Sports 3000  
DNF 6 Derek Bell/Howden Ganley Mirage M6 Ford [605] Gulf Racing 79 Rear suspension after collision 6 1m11.15 Sports 3000  
DNF 21 Vincenzo Cazzago/Giancarlo Gagliardi Lola T290 Ford Scuderia Brescia Corse 78 Throttle 12 1m16.74 Sports 2000  
DNF 44 Eugenio Renna/Ignazio Capuano Chevron B23 Ford Scuderia Pegaso 78 Gearbox 18 1m19.98 Sports 2000  
DNF 23 Cosimo Turizio/Ciro Nappi^ Chevron B21 Ford Scuderia Vesuvio 25 Engine 14 1m17.13 Sports 2000  
DNF 11 Francesco Cerulli-Irelli/Carlo Zuccoli^ AMS 273 Ford AMS Corse 18 Clutch 13 1m16.93 Sports 2000  
DNQ 22 Marcello Gallo/"Gero" De Tomaso Pantera Marcello Gallo         Grand Touring  
DNQ 24 P. La Starza/Claudio Bruschi Porsche 914/6 P. La Starza         Grand Touring  
DNQ 34 Mario Radicella/Carlo Pietromarchi De Tomaso Pantera Mario Radicella         Grand Touring  
DNS 29 Giorgio Schön/Jean Canonica Lola T292 Ford Giorgio Schön         Sports 3000  
DNS 36 Aladino Stefanelli/Gérard Camilli AMS 273 Ford Cesare Garone         Sports 2000  
DNA 15 José Juncadella Chevron B21/23 Ford Escuderia Montjuich         Sports 2000  
DNA 16 Roger Heavens Chevron B21/23 Ford Roger Heavens         Sports 2000  
DNA 19 John Miles/Andrea de Adamich GRD S72 Ford John Miles         Sports 2000  
DNA 26 Franco Berruto/Mario Ilotte Abarth 2000 Franco Berruto         Sports 2000  
DNA 27 Lino Caprioli Lola T290 Ford Lino Caprioli         Sports 2000  
DNA 30 Giorgio Pianta Lola T282 Ford Giorgio Pianta         Sports 3000  
DNA 33 Massimo de Antoni Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Massimo de Antoni         Grand Touring  
DNA 35 Spartaco Dini Porsche 911S Spartaco Dini         Grand Touring  
DNA 37 Max Cohen-Olivar Porsche 908/02 [009] Wicky Racing Team         Sports 3000  
DNA 38 Walter Brun Porsche 908/02 Walter Brun         Sports 3000  
DNA 39 André Wicky De Tomaso Pantera Wicky Racing Team         Grand Touring  
DNA 41 Stefano Buonapace Chevron B23 Ford Stefano Buonapace         Sports 2000  

 
Winning Time: 96.274 mph/154.938 kph
Fastest Lap: Tim Schenken #3 (Ferrari 312PB), 1m09.7, 102.881 mph/165.570 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 06/12/02
By Darren Galpin
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