1000 km race from Zeltweg 1970

The second 1000 km race of Zeltweg , also Austrian 1000 Kilometers, Österreichring, Zeltweg , took place on October 11, 1970 at the Österreichring and was the tenth and final race of the sports car world championship of that year.

The race

The 1000 km race in 1970 was the last race to be held as part of the 1970 World Sports Car Championship. The decision in the overall ranking had already been made before this event; Porsche secured the title of brand world champion. Especially the Porsche 917s of John Wyer's team were hard to beat. Leo Kinnunen and Pedro Rodríguez won four races of the season , Joseph Siffert and Brian Redman two. At the Nürburgring , in the 1000 km race there , a Porsche 908 won , driven by Vic Elford and Kurt Ahrens . Only once was Porsche not victorious. When 12-hour race at Sebring who won work - Ferrari 512 of Ignazio Giunti , Nino Vaccarella and Mario Andretti .

At the Österreichring, in addition to John Wyer’s team, the Austrian Porsche Holding also competed with a Porsche 917; The vehicle was driven by Helmut Marko and Kurt Ahrens. The works team reported two Porsche 908s . Ferrari only brought one works car to the track, which was driven by Jacky Ickx and Ignazio Giunti. Surprisingly strong were plant - Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 , which by Autodelta were used. Andrea de Adamich and Henri Pescarolo finished second in the overall standings. After Pedro Rodríguez retired after only four laps due to valve damage, the race was relieved of tension early on. When Jacky Ickx, who was now in the lead, rolled out after 53 laps with damage to the electrical system, the second Wyer-Porsche no longer had a serious opponent. Joseph Siffert and Brian Redman won by a clear margin over the aforementioned Alfa Romeo and the Porsche 908 of Gérard Larrousse and Rudi Lins .

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Round
1	S 5.0	23	JW Automotive	Joseph Siffert Brian Redman	Porsche 917K	170
2	P 3.0	3	Autodelta SpA	Andrea de Adamich Henri Pescarolo	Alfa Romeo T33 / 3-71	168
3	P 3.0	6th	Martini Racing Team	Gérard Larrousse Rudi Lins	Porsche 908/02	167
4th	S 5.0	21st	Porsche KG Salzburg	Vic Elford Richard Attwood	Porsche 917K	162
5	P 3.0	5	Martini Racing Team	Reinhold Joest Gerold Pankl	Porsche 908/02	162
6th	P 3.0	12	Bosch Racing Team Vienna	Niki Lauda Peter Peter	Porsche 908/02	161
7th	S 5.0	25th	Gelo Racing	Georg Loos Franz Pesch	Ferrari 512S Spyder	156
8th	P 2.0	7th	Max Wilson	Max Wilson Mac Daghorn	Lola T210	153
9	S 2.0	14th	Scuderia Brescia Corse	Luigi Moreschi Marsilio Pasotti	Abarth 2000OT	149
10	S 2.0	24	Bosch Racing Team	Werner Riedl Lambert Hofer	Porsche 910	146
11	S 5.0	10	Team Snake Speed	David Weir Alain de Cadenet	Ford GT40	141
12	GT 2.0	51	Straehle KG	Günter Steckkönig Ferfried von Hohenzollern	Porsche 914/6	139
13	S 2.0	32	Bosch Racing Team	Otto Stuppacher Kurt Rieder Siegfried Pust	Porsche 906	139
14th	GT 2.0	59	Hart Ski Racing Team	Ernesto Seiler Peter Ettmüller	Porsche 914/6	137
15th	S 2.5	53	Jolly Club	Mario Ilotte Mario Ruspa	Porsche 914/6	137
16	GT 2.5	43	Paul-Ernst Straehle	Roland Bauer Dieter Schmied	Porsche 911	136
17th	P 2.0	9	Charles Graeminger	Charles Graeminger Richard Vogel	Chevron B8	135
18th	GT 2.5	41	Wicky Racing Team	Sylvain Garant Jean-Marie Masoneri	Porsche 914/6	133
19th	GT 2.5	46	Auto Kremer	Erwin Kremer Günther Huber	Porsche 911S	124
Disqualified
20th	P 3.0	2	Autodelta SpA	Toine Hezemans Masten Gregory	Alfa Romeo T33 / 3-71
Failed
21st	S 5.0	20th	Porsche KG Salzburg	Kurt Ahrens Helmut Marko	Porsche 917K
22nd	P 3.0	4th	Autodelta SpA	Carlo Facetti Teodoro Zeccoli	Alfa Romeo TT33 / 3-71
23	P 1.6	16	Valvoline Racing Team	Horst Mundschitz Gerhard Kramer	Lotus 47
24	GT 2.5	42	Porsche Club Romand	Claude Haldi Bernard Chenevière	Porsche 911S
25th	GT 2.5	55	Kurt Simonsen	Bengt Ekberg Roland Larsson	Porsche 911
26th	GT 2.5	47	Ennio Bonomelli	Ennio Bonomelli Fiorenzo Genta	Porsche 911
27	GT 2.5	50	Stuttgart Sports Car Club	Peter Kaiser Heinz Blind	Porsche 911
28	GT 2.5	44	Peter Kersten	Clemens Schickentanz Werner Zanders	Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/2
29	P 3.0	1	Autodelta SpA	Nanni Galli Rolf Stommelen	Alfa Romeo T33 / 3-71	60
30th	S 5.0	31	Ferrari SEFAC Spa	Jacky Ickx Ignazio Giunti	Ferrari 512M	53
31	S 5.0	22nd	JW Automotive	Leo Kinnunen Pedro Rodríguez	Porsche 917K	4th
Not started
32	S 2.0	26th	Wicky Racing Team	Max Cohen-Olivar Jean-Marie Masoneri	Porsche 910	1
33	S 2.0	27	Bosch Racing Team	Otto Stuppacher Erich Breinsberg	Porsche 910	2
34	GT 2.5	45	Valvoline Racing Team	Georg Koltay Hub Hoffmann	Porsche 911	3
35	GT 2.0	48	Gelo Racing Team	Georg Loos Franz Pesch	Porsche 914/6	4th
36	S 5.0	T	Porsche KG Salzburg	Vic Elford Kurt Ahrens Richard Attwood Helmut Marko	Porsche 917K	5
37	S 5.0	T	John Wyer Automotive	Joseph Siffert Leo Kinnunen Pedro Rodríguez	Porsche 917K	6th

¹ not started ² not started ³ disqualified due to slow driving style in training ⁴ not started ⁵ training car ⁶ training car

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
38	P 3.0	8th	Wicky Racing Team	André Wicky	Porsche 907
39	P 2.0	11	Walter Lehman	Walter Lehman Alex Janda	Lola T210
40	P 2.0	15th	Paul Watson Race Organization	Edward Negus Peter Hansan	Chevron B8
41	S 2.0	30th	Klaus Reisch	Klaus Reisch	Alfa Romeo T33 / 2
42	GT 2.5	40	Jacques Rey	Jacques Rey Jean-Marie Jacquemin	Porsche 911
43	GT 2.0	52	Neuss Motorsport Club	Walter Simonis Horst Hoier	Porsche 914/6
44	GT 2.0	54	Michael Lenhart	Michael Lenhart Wolfgang Stumpf	Alfa Romeo GTV

Class winner

class	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
S 5.0	Joseph Siffert	Brian Redman	Porsche 917K	Overall victory
P 3.0	Andrea de Adamich	Henri Pescarolo	Alfa Romeo T33 / 3-71	Rank 2
S 2.0	Luigi Moreschi	Marsilio Pasotti	Abarth 2000OT	Rank 9
P 2.0	Max Wilson	Mac Daghorn	Lola T210	Rank 8
GT 2.5	Mario Ilotte	Mario Ruspa	Porsche 914/6	Rank 15
GT 2.0	Günther Streckkönig	Ferfried von Hohenzollern	Porsche 914/6	Rank 12

Racing data

• Registered: 42
• Started: 31
• Valued: 19
• Race classes: 6
• Spectator: unknown
• Race day weather: warm and sunny
• Route length: 5.911 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 5:08: 04.670 hours
• Total laps of the winning team: 170
• Total distance of the winning team: 1004.870 km
• Winner's average: 195.704 km / h
• Pole position: Pedro Rodríguez - Porsche 917K (# 22) - 1.40.480 - 211.779 km / h
• Fastest race lap: Jacky Ickx - Ferrari 512M (# 31) - 1.40.000
• Racing series: 10th round of the sports car world championship in 1970

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

• Results at Racing Sports Cars

Previous race 6 Hours of Watkins Glen 1970

Sports car world championship

Successor to the 1000 km race in Buenos Aires in 1971