Les Vingt Quatre Heures du Mans, Circuit de la Sarthe 16.6.1970

24 h Le Mans

Started: 51 Classified: 7 Race: 13,469 km * 342 laps = 4607,810 km AVG: 191,992 km/h FL: Vic Elford 25 Porsche 917L 3:21,000 241,235 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/Retired Group Practice
Classified: 1. 23 Hans Herrmann / D Porsche 917K 023 Porsche KG Salzburg 342 1. S 15. 3:32,600 Richard Attwood / GB 2. 3 Gérard Larrousse / F Porsche 917L 043 Martini International Racin 337 2. S 12. 3:30,800 Willy Kauhsen / D 3. 27 Rudi Lins / A Porsche 908/02 LH 050 Martini International Racin 334 1. SP 22. 3:38,900 Helmut Marko / A 4. 11 Sam Posey / USA Ferrari 512S 1014 North American Racing Team 312 3. S 13. 3:31,200 Ronnie Bucknum / USA 5. 12 Hughes de Fierlandt / B Ferrari 512S 1030 Ecurie Francorchamps 304 4. S 25. 3:40,400 Alistair Walker / GB 6. 40 Guy Chasseuil / F Porsche 914/6 Etablissement Sonauto 281 1. GTS 45. 4:30,000 Claude Ballot-Léna / F 7. 47 Erwin Kremer / D Porsche 911S Ecurie Luxembourg 281 2. GTS 43. 4:29,600 Nicolas Koob / LUX Not classified: 2 Henri Greder / F Chevrolet Corvette Greder Racing 285 GTS 35. 4:10,500 Jean-Pierre Rouget / F 29 Herbert Linge / D Porsche 908/02 908-013 Solar Productions 282 SP 31. 4:03,700 Jonathan Williams / GB 57 Chuck Parsons / USA Ferrari 312P Coupé 0870 North American Racing Team 280 SP 28. 3:54,100 Tony Adamowicz / USA 62 René Mazzia / F Porsche 911S René Mazzia 274 GTS 46. 4:31,900 Pierre Mauroy / F 42 Guy Verrier / F Porsche 911TH Wicky Racing Team 270 GTS 49. 4:36,500 Sylvain Garant / CH 67 Jean-Claude Parot / F Porsche 911S Jacques Dechaumel 270 GTS 47. 4:35,000 Jacques Dechaumel / F 45 Claude Laurent / F Porsche 911S Claude Laurent 262 GTS 51. 4:44,000 Jacques Marché / F 64 Jean Sage / F Porsche 911S Claude Haldi/Hart Ski Racin 253 GTS 44. 4:29,600 Pierre Greub 66 Claude Sweitlik / F Porsche 911S Raymond Touroul 230 GTS 50. 4:38,100 Jean-Claude Lagniez / F Did not finish: 34 Roger Enever / GB Healey SR Repco SR1 Donald Healey Motor Co. 262 Ignition SP 33. 4:06,000 Andrew Hedges / GB 25 Vic Elford / GB Porsche 917L 042 Porsche KG Salzburg 225 Over-revved en S 1. 3:19,800 Kurt Ahrens / D 36 Andrea de Adamich / I Alfa Romeo T33/3 ASK US Autodelta SpA 222 Piston, electr SP 19. 3:35,700 Piers Courage / GB 35 Nanni Galli / I Alfa Romeo T33/3 ASK US Autodelta SpA 220 DQ: push start SP 17. 3:33,800 Rolf Stommelen / D 49 Ian Skailes / GB Chevron B16 Ford Chevron Racing Team 213 Valve gear SP 32. 4:03,800 John Hine / GB 44 Clive Baker / GB Chevron B16 BMW DBE26 Chevron Racing Team 178 Valve spring SP 37. 4:18,800 Digby Martland / GB 65 Claude Haldi / CH Porsche 911S Claude Haldi/Hart Ski Racin 174 Gear lever GTS 39. 4:22,000 Arthur Blank / CH 61 André Wicky / CH Porsche 907 005 Wicky Racing Team 161 Stuck injectio SP 29. 3:59,600 Jean-Pierre Hanrioud / F 9 José-Maria Juncadella / E Ferrari 512S 1002 Ecsuderia Montjuich 156 Transmission d S 24. 3:39,900 Juan Fernandez / E 20 Jo Siffert / CH Porsche 917K 043 John Wyer Automotive Engine 156 Over-revved en S 3. 3:21,100 Brian Redman / GB 5 Jacky Ickx / B Ferrari 512S 1038 SpA Ferrari SEFAC 142 Accident S 6. 3:23,100 Peter Schetty / CH 63 Jacques Rey / CH Porsche 911S Rey Racing 132 Accident GTS 40. 4:23,900 Bernard Cheneviére / CH 60 Willy Meier Porsche 910 007 Guy Verrier 128 Scored discs, SP 38. 4:20,000 Daniel Rouveyran / F 46 Christian Poirot / F Porsche 910 045 Christian Poirot 120 Engine SP 36. 4:14,900 Ernst Kraus / D 18 David Piper / GB Porsche 917K 021 Team AAW 112 Accident & pun S 11. 3:29,400 Gijs van Lennep / NL 16 Corrado Manfredini / I Ferrari 512S 1022/1032 Scuderia Picchio Rosso 111 Accident damag S 16. 3:33,000 Gianpiero Moretti / I 4 Teddy Pilette / B Lola T70 Mk.3B Che SL76/146 Racing Team VDS 109 Clutch S 27. 3:46,500 Taf Gosselin / B 43 Jean-Pierre Gaban / B Porsche 911S Jean-Pierre Gaban 109 Gearbox GTS 42. 4:29,600 Willy Braillard / B 31 Henri Pescarolo / F Matra-Simca MS660 02or01 Equipe Matra Simca 79 Transmission, SP 21. 3:36,600 Jean-Pierre Beltoise / F 30 Patrick Depailler / F Matra-Simca MS650 03 Equipe Matra Simca 76 Engine SP 20. 3:36,300 Jean-Pierre Jabouille / F 32 Jack Brabham / AUS Matra-Simca MS650 01or02 Equipe Matra Simca 76 Excessive oil SP 14. 3:32,100 François Cevert / F 59 Jean Egreteaud / F Porsche 911S Jean Egreteaud 70 Engine GTS 48. 4:35,500 Jean Mésange / F 50 Guy Ligier / F Ligier JS1 Ford 01 Ecurie Intersports S.A./Aut 65 Distributor dr SP 30. 4:03,400 Jean-Claude Andruet / F 10 Helmut Kelleners / D Ferrari 512S 1018 Gelo Racing Team 54 Handling after S 18. 3:35,600 Georg Loos / D 22 Mike Hailwood / GB Porsche 917K 037 John Wyer Automotive Engine 47 Accident S 10. 3:29,100 David Hobbs / GB 38 Carlo Facetti / I Alfa Romeo T33/3 ASK US Autodelta SpA 41 Accident SP 26. 3:41,500 Teodoro Zeccoli / I 7 Derek Bell / GB Ferrari 512S 1026 SpA Ferrari SEFAC 39 Valve S 7. 3:23,400 Ronnie Peterson / S 8 Arturo Merzario / I Ferrari 512S 1034 SpA Ferrari SEFAC 38 Collision S 4. 3:21,300 Clay Regazzoni / CH 15 Herbert Müller / CH Ferrari 512S 1016 Scuderia Filipinetti 37 Collision S 8. 3:25,400 Mike Parkes / GB 1 Joseph Bourdon / F Chevrolet Corvette Ecurie Léopard 37 Accident GTS 34. 4:07,200 Jean-Claude Aubriet / F 14 Jo Bonnier / S Ferrari 512S 1008 Scuderia Filipinetti 36 Collision S 9. 3:28,700 Reine Wisell / S 21 Pedro Rodriguez / MEX Porsche 917K 044 John Wyer Automotive Engine 22 Cooling fine d S 5. 3:21,900 Leo Kinnunen / SF 48 Yves Deprez / B Chevron B16 Mazda DBE14 Levi's International Racing 19 Engine SP 41. 4:24,200 Julian Vernaeve / B 6 Ignazio Giunti / I Ferrari 512S 1044 SpA Ferrari SEFAC 7 Bearings S 2. 3:20,000 Nino Vaccarella / I 37 Masten Gregory / USA Alfa Romeo T33/3 ASK US Autodelta SpA 4 Piston due to SP 23. 3:39,000 Toine Hezemans / NL Did not start: 24 Rico Steinemann / CH Porsche 917K 020 Porsche KG Salzburg Withdrawn Dieter Spoerry / CH Vic Elford / GB Kurt Ahrens / D 28 Dieter Spoerry / CH Porsche 908/02 Martini International Racin Accident in pr André de Cortanze / F 39 Tony Adamowicz / USA Ferrari 312P Coupé 0872 North American Racing Team Spare car Chuck Parsons / USA Did not qualify: - Roy Johnson Chevron B8 BMW Roy Johnson Barney Barnes 17 Robin Ormes Lola T70 Mk.3B SL76/140 Grand Bahama Racing David Prophet / GB In entry list only: - xxx Mazda - xxx Mazda - Mike De Udy / GB Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet Frank Gardner / AUS - Derek Bell / GB Ferrari 512S Equipe Nationale Belge - Steve McQueen / USA Porsche 917 JW Automotive Engineering Jackie Stewart / GB - John Surtees / GB Ferrari 512S SpA Ferrari SEFAC Jackie Oliver / GB - Mario Andretti / USA Ferrari 512S SpA Ferrari SEFAC Chris Amon / NZ - xxx Chevron B16 Opel A. Blank - Alex Soler-Roig / E Porsche 917 Jorge de Bagration / E