Sports car world championship 1971
The 1971 World Sports Car Championship was the 19th season of this championship. It started on January 10th and ended on July 24th, 1971.
championship
With the end of the 1971 season, the previously applicable technical regulations, which enabled the use of sports cars with engines up to 5 liters by means of special rules, ended. With that the racing car models Porsche 917 , Ferrari 512S and Lola T70 came to an end. While the Porsche 917 and the Ferrari 512S were still being driven regularly, Lola T70s hardly appeared in the entry lists.
The future in sports car racing belonged to the prototypes with 3-liter units. At Ferrari , a new 3-liter prototype, the 312PB, was developed and used by Scuderia . Alfa Romeo further developed the Tipo 33 and Matra used the MS660 in some races .
While Alfa Romeo celebrated three wins of the season, Scuderia Ferrari did not win in 1971. With eight wins this season, Porsche secured the brand world championship title for the third time in a row.
Racing calendar
| No. | date | Race name / circuit |
team | Overall winner | vehicle | championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 19th |
 1000 km race of Buenos Aires( Autódromo Municipal de Buenos Aires ) |
 JW Automotive
|
 Jo Siffert Derek Bell
|
Porsche 917K | no GT |
| 2 | January 31st - February 1st |
 Daytona 24 Hours( Daytona International Speedway ) |
JW Automotive Engineering
|
 Pedro Rodríguez Jackie Oliver
|
Porsche 917K | All |
| 3 | March, 20th |
Sebring 12-hour race ( Sebring International Raceway ) |
 Martini & Rossi Racing
|
Vic Elford Gérard Larrousse
|
Porsche 917K | All |
| 4th | 4. April |
Brands Hatch 1000km race ( Brands Hatch ) |
 Autodelta SpA
|
Andrea de Adamich Henri Pescarolo
|
Alfa Romeo T33 / 3-71 | All |
| 5 | April 25 |
Monza 1000 km race ( Autodromo Nazionale Monza ) |
JW Automotive
|
Pedro Rodríguez Jackie Oliver
|
Porsche 917K | All |
| 6th | May 9 |
 Spa-Francorchamps 1000 km race( Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps ) |
J. Wyer
|
Pedro Rodríguez Jackie Oliver
|
Porsche 917K | All |
| 7th | May 16 |
Targa Florio ( Piccolo circuito delle Madonie ) |
Autodelta Spa
|
Nino Vaccarella Toine Hezemans
|
Alfa Romeo T33 / 3 | All |
| 8th | 30th May |
1000 km race on the Nürburgring ( Nürburgring ) |
International Martini Racing Team
|
Vic Elford Gérard Larrousse
|
Porsche 908/03 | All |
| 9 | June 12-13 |
24 Hours of Le Mans ( Circuit des 24 Heures ) |
Martini Racing Team
|
 Helmut Marko Gijs van Lennep
|
Porsche 917K | All |
| 10 | June 27th |
1000 km race from Zeltweg ( Österreichring ) |
John Wyer Automotive
|
Pedro Rodríguez Richard Attwood
|
Porsche 917K | All |
| 11 | 24th July |
6 Hours of Watkins Glen ( Watkins Glen International ) |
Autodelta SpA
|
Andrea de Adamich Ronnie Peterson
|
Alfa Romeo T33 / 3 | All |
Mastery of the constructors
Brands World Championship
| position | constructor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Porsche
|
9 | 9 | 9 | (4) | 9 | 9 | (3) | 9 | 9 | 9 | (6) | 72 |
| 2 |
Alfa Romeo
|
4th | 6th | 9 | 4th | 4th | 9 | (3) | 6th | 9 | 51 | ||
| 3 |
Ferrari
|
2 | 6th | 1 | 6th | 1 | 4th | 3 | 3 | 26th | |||
| 4th |
Lola
|
1 | 4th | 5 | |||||||||
| 5 |
Chevrolet
|
3 | 2 | 5 |
International Cup for GT vehicles
| position | constructor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Porsche
|
(4) | 6th | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | (6) | 60 | ||
| 2 |
Chevrolet
|
9 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 28 | |||||||
| 3 |
Opel
|
3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 4th |
Alfa Romeo
|
1 | 1 |
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 .
