Les Vingt Quatre Heures du Mans, Circuit de la Sarthe 13.6.1971

24 h Le Mans

Practiced: 53 Started: 49 Classified: 13 Race: 13,469 km * 396 laps = 5335,313 km AVG: 222,304 km/h FL: Jackie Oliver 18 Porsche 917L 3:18,400 244,397 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/Retired Group Practice
Classified: 1. 22 Helmut Marko / A Porsche 917K 053 Martini International Racin 396 1. S 5. 3:18,700 Gijs van Lennep / NL 2. 19 Richard Attwood / GB Porsche 917K 026or031 John Wyer Automotive Engine 394 2. S 11. 3:22,200 Herbert Müller / CH 3. 12 Sam Posey / USA Ferrari 512M 1020 North American Racing Team 365 3. S 12. 3:26,500 Tony Adamowicz / USA 4. 16 Chris Craft / GB Ferrari 512M 1028 David Piper 354 4. S 9. 3:21,300 David Weir / USA 5. 58 Luigi Chinetti jr. / USA Ferrari 365 GTB/4 12467 North American Racing Team 313 5. S 33. 4:21,300 Bob Grossman / USA 6. 63 Raymond Touroul / F Porsche 911S ASA Cachia Bundi 305 1. GTS 40. 4:25,200 André Anselme / F 7. 49 Walter Brun / CH Porsche 907 005 André Wicky Racing Team 305 1. SP 24. 4:06,000 Peter Mattli / CH 8. 38 René Mazzia / F Porsche 911EC René Mazzia 302 2. GTS 39. 4:25,100 Jürgen Barth / D 9. 42 Jean Mésange / F Porsche 911S Jean Mesagne 297 3. GTS 45. 4:27,200 "Gedehem" / F 10. 26 Nicolas Koob / LUX Porsche 911S Nicolas Koob 291 4. GTS 35. 4:21,900 Erwin Kremer / D Günther Huber / A 11. 39 Guy Verrier / F Porsche 911S A.G.A.C.I. 5. GTS 48. 4:28,800 Gerard Foucault / F 12. 44 Paul Vestey / GB Porsche 911S The Paul Watson Race Organi 6. GTS 42. 4:25,800 Richard Bond / GB 13. 36 Bernard Cheneviére / CH Porsche 911S Ecurie Jean Sage 7. GTS 34. 4:21,300 Björn Waldegaard / S Not classified: 24 Guy Ligier / F Ligier JS3 Ford 01 Automobiles Ligier 269 SP 17. 3:39,800 Patrick Depailler / F Did not finish: 27 Christian Poirot / F Porsche 910 Christian Poirot Spin damage SP 27. 4:11,900 Jean-Louis Lafosse / F 28 Claude Ballot-Léna / F Porsche 908/02 026 A. Veuillet - Sonauto Accident SP 20. 3:45,500 Guy Chasseuil / F 29 André Wicky / CH Porsche 908/02 010 André Wicky Racing Team Gearbox SP 25. 4:07,500 Max Cohen-Olivar / MA 30 Louis Cosson / F Porsche 908/02 016 Louis Cosson DQ: Oil replen SP 22. 3:56,200 Helmut Leuze / D 32 Chris Amon / NZ Matra-Simca MS660 01 Equipe Matra Fuel injection SP 16. 3:31,900 DNS - Jean-Pierre Beltoise / 50 Guy Edwards / GB Lola T212 Ford Camel Filters Team Huron Flywheel SP 23. 4:02,800 Roger Enever / GB 60 Hans-Dieter Weigel / D Porsche 908/02 908-022 Claude Haldi Gearbox SP 21. 3:50,000 Claude Haldi / CH 5 Teddy Pilette / B Lola T70 Mk.3B Che SL76/146 Racing Team VDS Piston S 19. 3:45,000 Taf Gosselin / B 6 Corrado Manfredini / I Ferrari 512M 1050/1032 Scuderia Filipinetti Transmission S 14. 3:27,700 Giancarlo Gagliardi / I 7 Mike Parkes / GB Ferrari 512F 1048 Scuderia Filipinetti Rear suspensio S 8. 3:21,100 Henri Pescarolo / F 9 Hughes de Fierlandt / B Ferrari 512M 1030 Ecurie Francorchamps Clutch, gearbo S 10. 3:21,600 Alain de Cadenet / GB 10 Georg Loos / D Ferrari 512M 1018 Gelo Racing Team Piston S 13. 3:26,700 Franz Pesch / D 11 Mark Donohue / USA Ferrari 512M 1040 Roger Penske/Kirk F. White Engine S 4. 3:18,500 David Hobbs / GB 14 Masten Gregory / USA Ferrari 512S 1006 North American Racing Team Dirt in fuel i S 15. 3:29,700 George Eaton / CDN 15 José-Maria Juncadella / E Ferrari 512M 1002 Escuderia Montjuich Gearbox S 6. 3:18,700 Nino Vaccarella / I 17 Jo Siffert / CH Porsche 917L 045 John Wyer Automotive Engine Crankcase spli S 3. 3:17,600 Derek Bell / GB 18 Pedro Rodriguez / MEX Porsche 917L 043/044 John Wyer Automotive Engine Oil pipe; Engi S 1. 3:13,900 Jackie Oliver / GB 21 Vic Elford / GB Porsche 917L 042 Martini International Racin Fan drive; sei S 2. 3:14,900 Gérard Larrousse / F 23 Willy Kauhsen / D Porsche 917/20 001 Martini International Racin Injection link S 7. 3:21,000 Reinhold Jöst / D 57 Dominique Martin / CH Porsche 917K 025 Zitro Racing Team/D. Martin Gearbox S 18. 3:43,300 Gérard Pillon / CH 1 Jean-Claude Aubriet / F Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Ecurie Léopard Drive shaft GTS 26. 4:09,500 Jean-Pierre Rouget / F 2 Henri Greder / F Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Greder Racing Engine GTS 28. 4:12,600 "Marie-Claude Beaumont" / F 33 Jacques Rey / CH Porsche 911S Rey Racing Gearbox GTS 41. 4:25,600 Jean-Pierre Cassegrain / F 34 Alan Johnson / USA Porsche 911S R. Ginther Racing Inc. Oil pipe; Engi GTS 29. 4:15,100 Elliot Forbes-Robinson / USA 35 Pierre Greub Porsche 911S Pierre Greub Camshaft GTS 31. 4:20,200 Sylvain Garant / CH 37 Pierre Mauroy / F Porsche 911S Pierre Mauroy Gearbox GTS 32. 4:20,600 Jean-Claude Lagniez / F 40 Jean Egreteaud / F Porsche 911S Jean Egreteaud Engine GTS 38. 4:25,000 Jean-Marie Jacquemin / F 41 Jean-Pierre Gaban / B Porsche 911S Jean-Pierre Gaban Gearbox GTS 30. 4:16,100 Willy Braillard / B 43 Jean-Pierre Bodin / F Porsche 911S François Migault Over-revved; P GTS 46. 4:27,300 Gilbert Courthiade / F 46 Paul Keller / CH Porsche 914/6 Porsche Club Romand Oil pressure GTS 44. 4:27,200 Jean Sage / F 47 Jean-Jacques Cochet / CH Porsche 911S André Wicky Racing Team Gearbox GTS 43. 4:26,900 Jean Selz / CH 48 Mario Ilotte Porsche 911S Jean-Pierre Hanrioud Piston GTS 36. 4:24,200 Jean-Pierre Hanrioud / F 65 Jean-Claude Parot / F Porsche 911S Jacky Dechaumel Oil pressure GTS 49. 4:29,800 Jacques Dechaumel / F 66 Jean-Claude Guérie / F Porsche 911S Rey Racing Timing chain GTS 47. 4:27,900 Claude Mathuin 69 Gerd Quist / D Porsche 914/6 Autohaus Max Moritz Gearbox GTS 37. 4:24,800 Dieter Krumm / D Did not start: - Claude Buchet / F Porsche 911S Kremer Withdrawn GTS 4:49,200 Agéres Did not qualify: 44 Claude Laurent / F Porsche 911S C. Laurent GTS 4:34,700 Jacques Marché / F 56 Joseph Bourdon / F Alpine A110 1600 Renault Ecurie Leopard GTS 4:40,500 Maurice Nussbaumer / F 64 John Chatham / GB Porsche 911S The Paul Watson Racing Orga GTS 4:35,400 Mike Coombe / GB In entry list only: 53 Arthur Blank / CH Chevron B19 Opel Steinmetz Automobil Technik SP Bob Wollek / F 66 Guy Dhotel / F BBC 2-C BMW Ecurie Volants Shell SP Joìl Auvray / F - Alex Soler-Roig / E Porsche 917 Escuderia Nacional C. S. S - xxx Porsche 917 David Piper S 61 Jacky Ickx / B Ferrari 312P North American Racing Team P Clay Regazzoni / CH 68 xxx Porsche 914/6 Alain Clément GTS 70 xxx Porsche 914/6 Escuderia Montjuich GTS 71 John L'Amie / IRL Porsche 910 John L'Amie GTS Nelson / GB 72 Erwin Kremer / D Porsche 911 Porsche Kremer Racing Team GTS Günther Huber / A - xxx Chevron B16 Jean-Pierre Hanrioud - xxx Alfa Romeo Autodelta SpA - xxx Huron Team Huron - xxx Huron Team Huron - xxx Alfa Romeo Autodelta SpA - Chris Craft / GB Ford GT40 Malcolm Guthrie / GB Frank Gardner / AUS - xxx Alfa Romeo Autodelta SpA 3 Tony DeLorenzo / USA Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Troy Promotions Inc Don Yenko / USA 4 Don Mahler / USA Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Troy Promotions Inc Thompson / USA 22 Rudi Lins / A Porsche 917 Martini Racing Team Willy Kauhsen / D Kurt Ahrens / D 55 xxx Lola T212 Ford Scuderia Filipinetti 65 François Migault / F Huron 4A Team Huron/Camel Filters