Spa-Francorchamps 1000 km race in 1971

Porsche 917K, winning car from Pedro Rodríguez and Jackie Oliver

The sixth 1000 km race of Spa-Francorchamps , also Grand Prix de Spa (1000 kms de Francorchamps), Circuit National de Francorchamps , took place on May 9, 1971 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and was the sixth race of the sports cars World Championship this year.

The race

The 1000 km race in Spa was the sixth race of the season in 1971 and the fast track in the Belgian Ardennes demonstrated the superiority of sports cars with 5-liter engines over prototypes with 3-liter units. From start to finish, the two Wyer- Porsche 917K of Pedro Rodríguez / Jackie Oliver and Jo Siffert / Derek Bell fought a bitter duel for overall victory. With one lap to go, the two Porsches - Oliver and Bell at the wheel - were separated by just one second. A pit signal from Wyer race director David Yorke - ROD SIF (for the order Rodríguez Siffert) - ended the duel. The two Wyer then crossed the finish line almost simultaneously.

Third place went to Henri Pescarolo and Andrea de Adamich in their Alfa Romeo T33 / 3, four laps behind. The long traveling in the third place Ferrari 312PB of Jacky Ickx and Clay Regazzoni fell after a collision in the event of rounds (at the wheel sat Regazzoni) from.

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Round
1	S 5.0	21st	J. Wyer	Pedro Rodríguez Jackie Oliver	Porsche 917K	71
2	S 5.0	20th	J. Wyer	Jo Siffert Derek Bell	Porsche 917K	71
3	P 3.0	2	Autodelta	Henri Pescarolo Andrea de Adamich	Alfa Romeo T33 / 3	67
4th	S 5.0	25th	Usdau team	Willi Kauhsen Reinhold Joest	Porsche 917K	66
5	P 3.0	3	Claude Ballot-Léna	Claude Ballot-Léna Guy Chasseuil	Porsche 908/02	60
6th	S 5.0	31	VDS team	Teddy Pilette Gustave Gosselin	Lola T70 Mk.3B GT	58
7th	GT + 2.0	46	Kremer Racing	Günther Huber Erwin Kremer	Porsche 911S	55
8th	P 3.0	1	SEFAC	Jacky Ickx Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari 312PB	54
9	GT 2.0	49	Max Moritz	Gerd Quist Dietrich Krumm	Porsche 914/6	53
10	GT 2.0	44	Kurt Simonsen	Roland Larsson Kurt Simonsen	Porsche 911S	53
11	GT + 2.0	43	Pierre Greub	Pierre Greub Jean-Claude Guérie	Porsche 911S	52
12	S 2.0	33	Paul Watson	Tony Birchenhough Brian Joscelyne	Chevron B8	52
13	S 5.0	32	Filipinetti	Giancarlo Gagliardi Corrado Manfredini	Ferrari 512M	51
14th	GT + 2.0	47	Jean-Pierre Gaban	Jean-Pierre Gaban Willy Braillard	Porsche 911S	51
15th	S 5.0	26th	Herbert Mueller	Herbert Müller René Herzog	Ferrari 512M	50
16	GT + 2.0	41	Jean-Claude Aubriet	Jean-Claude Aubriet "Sylvain"	Chevrolet Corvette	50
17th	GT + 2.0	48	Max Moritz	Rolf Göring Klaus Utz	Porsche 911S	50
18th	P 2.0	8th	Tony Goodwin	Tony Goodwin Alistair Cowin	Redex RPA	49
Disqualified
19th	GT 2.0	51	Porsche Vaud	Jean Sage Paul Keller	Porsche 914/6	38
Failed
20th	P 2.0	9	Speed ​​sport	Martin Ridehalgh Ian Taylor	Dulon LD11P	40
21st	GT + 2.0	40	Transeurop Gulf	Chris Tuerlinx John Byttebier	Chevrolet Corvette	38
22nd	GT + 2.0	50	Jacky Dechaumel	Jacky Dechaumel Jean-Claude Parot	Porsche 911S	38
23	S 5.0	22nd	Martini team	Vic Elford Gérard Larrousse	Porsche 917K	31
24	S 5.0	24	Zitro Racing	Dominique Martin Gérard Pillon	Porsche 917K	31
25th	GT + 2.0	45	Porsche Vaud	Bernard Chenevière Charly Cuénoud	Porsche 911S	28
26th	S 5.0	29	Mike Coombe	Mike Coombe Paul Vestey	Lola T70 Mk.3B GT	15th
27	S 5.0	23	Martini team	Helmut Marko Gijs van Lennep	Porsche 917K	6th
28	S 5.0	28	Herbert Mueller	Cox cooker Heinrich Wiesendanger	Ferrari 512S	1
Not started
29	S 5.0	T	JW Automotive	Pedro Rodríguez Jackie Oliver Jo Siffert Derek Bell	Porsche 917K	1
30th	P 2.0	6th	Camel filter	Roger Enever Clive Baker	Huron 4A	2
31	P 2.0	7th	Camel filter	Shaun Jackson Syd Fox	Huron 4A	3

¹ training car ² withdrawn ³ withdrawn

Only in the entry list

Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.

Item	class	No.	team	driver	chassis
32	P 2.0	4th	Tech Del	Guy Edwards Mike Franey	Lola T212
33	P 2.0	5	Martin Racing	Peter Gaydon Edward Negus	Martin BM8
34	P 2.0	10	Esmeralda	Georges Dumoing Gérard Cerruti	Lola T212
35	P 2.0	11	Yves Deprez	Yves Deprez Julien Vernaeve	Chevron B16
36	S 5.0	27	Herbert Mueller	Roland Kistler	Ferrari 512M
37	S 5.0	30th	Bahamas Racing	Robin Ormes Tim Stock	Lola T70 Mk.3B GT
38	S 2.0	34	John Raffo	John Raffo Graham Lynch	Chevron B8
39	S 2.0	35	Speed ​​sport	Mike Garton Roger Heavens	Chevron B16
40	GT + 2.0	42	Jean-Marie Jacquemin	Jean-Marie Jacquemin Jean Égreteaud	Porsche 911S

Class winner

class	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
P 3.0	Henri Pescarolo	Andrea de Adamich	Alfa Romeo T33 / 3	Rank 3
P 2.0	Tony Goodwin	Alistair Cowin	Redex RPA	Rank 18
S 5.0	Pedro Rodríguez	Jackie Oliver	Porsche 917K	Overall victory
S 2.0	Tony Birchenhough	Brian Joscelyne	Chevron B8	Rank 12
GT + 2.0	Günther Huber	Erwin Kremer	Porsche 911S	Rank 7
GT 2.0	Gerd Quist	Dietrich Krumm	Porsche 914/6	Rank 9

Racing data

• Registered: 40
• Started: 28
• Valued: 18
• Race classes: 6
• Spectator: unknown
• Race day weather: rain at the start, then warm and dry
• Route length: 14.100 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 4: 01: 09.700 hours
• Overall laps of the winning team: 71
• Total distance of the winning team: 1001.100 km
• Winner's average: 249.069 km / h
• Pole position: Derek Bell - Porsche 917K (# 20) - 3: 16.600 = 258.980 km / h
• Fastest race lap: Jo Siffert - Porsche 917K (# 20) - 3: 14.600 = 260.843 km / h
• Racing series: Round 6 of the 1971 World Sports Car Championship

literature

• Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .

Web links

• Report at Motorsport Magazine
• Race results

Previous race at the Monza 1000 km race in 1971

Sports car world championship

Succession race Targa Florio 1971