HISTORY

 1971 Season (Part V-II) 

 
    
 TENTH RACE: 1000 KM. of ZELTWEG 

June 27th, 1971

 SPORTS SYNTHESIS 

This is the last race in which a Porsche 917 won in the World Championship of Makes. 

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Pedro Rodriguez and Richard Attwood in command of 917 #16 of Wyer-Gulf took Pole Position in classification sessions and then the race.

Second place, and two laps behind the winners, was Dutchman Toine Hezemans and Italian Nino Vaccarella with an Alfa Romeo T33/3 of team Autodelta SpA, and the third place was for the German Stommelen and the Italian Nanni Galli with another T33/3 of the same team.

The Ferrari 512M of the Swiss Müller/Herzog. They abandoned due to an accident in lap 17.

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Photo sent from Spain by Enrique Guerrero (Click on the photo to enlarge it)

Heading this platoon it can be seen again the Ferrari 512M #22 of Müller/Herzog. With this specific car, the Mexican Pedro Rodríguez would be killed a few days later. Closely followed by the 917s of Marko/Larrousse and Siffert/Bell.

Siffert/Bell abandoned the race because of a problem in the clutch, whereas Marko/Larrousse were delayed at first by a puncture, and finally abandoned due to an accident.


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 ELEVENTH RACE:  6 HS. of WATKINS GLEN 

July 24th, 1971

 SPORTS SYNTHESIS 


Ferrari 512M - Sam Posey-Ronnie Bucknum - Team NART - They abandoned due to engine faliure

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 FINAL STANDINGS OF THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF MAKES, 1971 

Marque

Race

Total

Total

Valid

Total

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Porsche

9

9

9

4

9

9

3

9

9

9

6

85

72

Alfa Romeo

4

.

6

9

4

4

9

3

.

6

9

54

51

Ferrari

2

6

1

6

1

.

.

.

4

3

3

23

26

Lola

.

.

.

.

.

1

4

.

.

.

.

5

5

Chevrolet

.

3

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

2

5

5

References: 

1.Buenos Aires - 2.Daytona - 3.Sebring - 4.Brands Hatch - 5.Monza -  6.Spa - 7.Targa - 8.Nürburgring - 9.Le Mans - 10.Zeltweg - 11.Watkins Glen

In blue, points computed. (Only the best eight scores were computed)

 

 

   

 NON CHAMPIONSHIP: 1000 KM. of BARCELONA 

October 12th, 1971

 SPORTS SYNTHESIS 

Ronnie Peterson/Joachim Bonnier were the winners, driving a Lola T212. The Lola suited the track perfectly, and the triumph came thaks to the amazing driving abilities of swede Peterson, and the brake faliure sufferd by Derek Bell/Gijs Van Lennep Porsche 917K #24.

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Photo 1
 
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Photo 2

Photos N° 1,2 and 3 are from the book  "40 Años de Automovilismo Deportivo en el Circuito de Montjuich". (40 Years of Motorracing at Montjuich Circuit)

Photo N° 4 extracted from the book "Historia del Automovilismo en Cataluña" (History of  Motorsport at Catalunya)

Both books written by Javier del Arco

Pictures sent by Santiago Montero Navarro

 
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Photo 3
 
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Photo 4

Webmaster´s note:
Clic on image N° 3 to enlarge.
Note the front left tyre of the 917. It can be appreciated a negative camber even when the car is turning left.One can also see the tyre´s drift.

   

 NON CHAMPIONSHIP: 1000 KM. of PARIS 

October 18th, 1971

 SPORTS SYNYHESIS 


Porsche 917K - Team Wyer/Gulf - Winner- (Photo collaboration Philippe Moriniere)
 

Porsche 917 Spyder - Team AAW - (Photo collaboration Philippe Moriniere)
 

Porsche 917 Spyder - Team GESIPA - Abandoned - (Photo collaboration Philippe Moriniere)
   

 NON CHAMPIONSHIP: FUJI MASTERS 250 KM 

1971 Japan Grand Champion Series

October 31th, 1971


Photo published in the website http://uk.geocities.com/racingcarretro/retro71fuji/retro71fuji05.htm

 

   

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