1971 Watkins Glen 6 Hrs


24 July 1971 - Watkins Glen (USA): Round 11, International Manufacturers Championship.
6 hour duration in which 279 laps of a 2.428 mile/3.907 km circuit - 677.412 miles/1090.187 kms were completed
Weather: humid, brief rain


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Grid Qual.Time Group Group Pos
1 30 Andrea de Adamich/Ronnie Peterson/Henri Pescarolo*/Rolf Stommelen*/Vic Elford*/Giovanni Galli* Alfa Romeo T33/3 Autodelta S.p.A. 279   6 1m09.22 Prototype 1
2 1 Jo Siffert/Gijs van Lennep/Derek Bell* Porsche 917K [029] John Wyer Automotive Engineering 277   2 1m08.51 Sports 1
3 2 Derek Bell/Richard Attwood/Gijs van Lennep* Porsche 917K [035] John Wyer Automotive Engineering 259   4 1m08.97 Sports 2
NRF 36 Nanni Galli/Vic Elford/Andrea de Adamich^/Helmut Marko*/Nino Vaccarella* Alfa Romeo T33/3 Autodelta S.p.A. 258 Accident 13 1m16.07 Prototype  
4 63 Alain De Cadenet/Lothar Motschenbacher Ferrari 512M [1030] Ecurie Francorchamps 253   10 1m12.73 Sports 3
5 49 Robert R. Johnson/John Greenwood Chevrolet Corvette John Greenwood Racing 229   17 1m21.76 Grand Touring +2500 1
6 59 Peter Gregg/Hurley Haywood Porsche 914/6 GT [043 2563] Brumos Porsche-Audi 228   19 1m24.80 Grand Touring 2500 1
NRF 67 Pete Harrison/Tom Fraser/Bobby Rinzler/Skip Barber Lola T212 Ford Baker Motor Co. 226 Accident 14 1m17.58 Prototype  
7 57 Dave Heinz/Don Yenko Chevrolet Corvette Or Costanzo/Tri City Corvette Club 221   20 1m25.29 Grand Touring +2500 2
8 41 Bill Schumacher/Bob McClure/Bob Kiefer Chevrolet Corvette Iroquois Racing Associates 210   28 no time Grand Touring +2500 3
NC 43 Tony Adamowicz/Mario Cabral Porsche 917K [010] David Piper Racing 191   11 1m15.38 Sports  
NC 46 Mike Rahal/Hugh Wise/Horst Kroll Porsche 906 Brokers Racing/Nationwide Food 180   18 1m23.14 Sports  
NC 31 Bert Everett/Bob Beasley/James N.Locke*/Bob Bailey* Porsche 911T [11810429] Locke Development Corporation 168   26 1m28.52 Grand Touring 2500 2
NC 68 Pat Keating/Levon Pentecost/Anthony Torgersen Porsche 911S Baker Motor Co. 162   22 1m26.30 Grand Touring 2500  
DNF 14 Sam Posey/Ronnie Bucknum Ferrari 512M North American Racing Team 126 Starter motor 5 1m09.10 Sports  
DNF 61 Hugh Kleinpeter/Tony Belcher Lola T212 Ford Promotional Advertising 104 Engine 16 1m20.30 Prototype  
DNF 33 Henri Pescarolo/Rolf Stommelen/Andre de Adamich*/Ronnie Peterson* Alfa Romeo T33/3 Autodelta S.p.A. 97 Wheel 7 1m09.80 Prototype  
DNF 64 Bob Baechle/Michael Summers/Fred Kepler/Gene Fisher* Chevrolet Corvette Bob Baechle 90 Radiator 23 1m26.32 Grand Touring +2500  
DNF 40 Jacky Ickx/Mario Andretti^ Ferrari 312PB [0878] S.p.A. Ferrari SEFAC 55 Starter motor 3 1m08.64 Prototype  
DNF 6 Mark Donohue/David Hobbs^ Ferrari 512M [1040] Roger Penske/Kirk F. White 53 Steering 1 1m07.74 Sports  
DNF 87 Tony Dean/Steve Matchett/Chuck Parsons^ Porsche 908/02 A. G. Dean (Racing) 47 Fuel pump 15 1m18.98 Prototype  
DNF 32 Jim Locke/Bob Bailey^/Bert Everett* Porsche 911S Locke Development Corporation 25 Wheel 21 1m26.00 Grand Touring 2500  
DNF 48 Herbert Müller/George Eaton^ Ferrari 512M [1044] Herbert Müller Racing 17 Accident 9 1m11.51 Sports  
DNF 16 Michael Keyser/Bruce Jennings^ Porsche 911T Toad Hall Racing 13 Accident 28 no time Grand Touring 2500  
DNF 50 Richard Hoffman/Frank Cipelle^/John Greenwood^/Allan Barker*/Dan Yenko* Chevrolet Corvette John Greenwood Racing 6 Suspension 24 1m26.34 Grand Touring +2500  
DNF 60 Robin Ormes/Bobby Brown^/Bob Bondurant^ Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet [SL76/149] Bahamas Racing 2 Throttle cable 27 no time Sports  
DNQ 91 Robert Luebbe/John Orr/Warren Agor* Chevrolet Corvette Robert Luebbe       1m29.10 Grand Touring +2500  
DNQ 70 Erwin Kremer/Dick Durant/Stephen Behr*/Juergen Beuhaus* Porsche 911 Kremer Racing       1m30.41 Grand Touring 2500  
DNQ 5 Jacques Duval/George Nicholas Porsche 914/6 Jacques Duval       1m30.54 Grand Touring 2500  
DNQ 12 Charles Pete Conrad/Raymond Caldwell/David Loring* Porsche 914/6 Ralph Meaney       1m30.97 Grand Touring 2500  
DNQ 37 Dieter Oest/Mike Tillson Porsche 911 Holbert/Oest       1m36.18 Grand Touring 2500  
DNS 35 Vic Elford/Giovanni Galli/Henri Pescarolo*/Andrea de Adamich* Alfa Romeo 33TT3 Autodelta S.p.A.   Accident 8 1m11.00 Prototype  
DNS 21 Gregg Young/Jim Adams Ferrari 512M [1014] Young American Racing Team   Fuel leak 12 1m15.58 Sports  
DNS 80 Milt Minter/Rudy Bartling/Fritz Hochreuter Porsche 911 Fritz Hochreuter     25 1m26.60 Grand Touring 2500  
DNS T Jo Siffert/Gijs van Lennep/Derek Bell/Richard Attwood Porsche 917K [016] John Wyer Automotive       no time Sports  
DNA 3 Jo Bonnier Lola T212 Ford Scuderia Filipinetti         Prototype  
DNA 10 Stephen Behr/Gary Wright Porsche 914/6 Ralph Meaney         Grand Touring 2500  
DNA 11 Jack Cowell/Jim Jenkins/Charles Pete Conrad Porsche 914/6 Ralph Meaney         Grand Touring 2500  
DNA 13 Jim Glanton/Al Alden Porsche 911S Jim Glanton         Grand Touring 2500  
DNA 18 John Paul/Rodney Harris Chevrolet Corvette Es-Pa Racing         Grand Touring +2500  
DNA 22 Don A. Baumgartner/Don Herman Chevron B8 BMW Don A. Baumgartner         Sports  
DNA 45 Guillermo Ortega Porsche 908/02 Guillermo Ortega         Prototype  
DNA 53 Georges Dumoing/Gérard Cerruti Lola T212 Ford Georges Dumoing         Prototype  

 
Winning Time: 6h00m25.0, 112.771 mph/181.488 kph
Fastest Lap: Derek Bell #2 (Porsche 917K), 1m08.297, 127.982 mph/205.967 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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