1971 World Sportscar Championship

1971 World Sportscar Championship

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The 1971 International Championship for Makes season was the 19th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It was open to Group 6 Sports Prototypes, Group 5 Sportscars, and Group 4 Special GT Cars ^[1] and was contested over an eleven race series which ran from 10 January to 24 July 1971. ^[2] Porsche won the championship, ^[3] and the German manufacturer also won the International Cup for GT Cars. ^[4]

Schedule

Porsche won the 1971 International Championship for Makes with its 917K (pictured) and 908/3 models

Alfa Romeo placed second with its T33/3 model

Ferrari placed third with its 512M (pictured), 512S and 312PB models

Rnd	Race	Circuit or Location	Date
1	1000km of Buenos Aires †	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	10 January
2	24 Hours of Daytona Beach	Daytona International Speedway	30 January 31 January
3	12 Hours of Sebring	Sebring International Raceway	20 March
4	BOAC 1000km †	Brands Hatch	4 April
5	1000 Km. di Monza [5] (Trofeo Filippo Caracciolo) [5]	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	25 April
6	1000km Spa	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	9 May
7	Targa Florio	Circuito Piccolo delle Madonie	16 May
8	ADAC 1000km Nürburgring	Nürburgring	30 May
9	24 Hours of Le Mans	Circuit de la Sarthe	12 June 13 June
10	Austrian 1000km	Österreichring	27 June
11	Watkins Glen 6 Hours	Watkins Glen International	24 July

† - Sports Prototypes and Sportscars only, GT class did not participate.

Season results

Races

Rnd	Circuit	Outright winning team	GT winning team	Results
		Outright winning drivers	GT winning drivers
		Outright winning car	GT winning car
1	Buenos Aires	#30 John Wyer Automotive	None	Results
		Jo Siffert Derek Bell
		Porsche 917K
2	Daytona	#2 John Wyer Automotive	#11 Owens Corning Fiberglass	Results
		Pedro Rodriguez Jackie Oliver	Tony DeLorenzo Don Yenko
		Porsche 917K	Chevrolet Corvette
3	Sebring	#3 Martini Racing	#48 John Greenwood Racing	Results
		Vic Elford Gérard Larrousse	John Greenwood Dick Smothers
		Porsche 917K	Chevrolet Corvette
4	Brands Hatch	#54 Autodelta SpA	None	Results
		Andrea de Adamich Henri Pescarolo
		Alfa Romeo T33/3
5	Monza	#2 John Wyer Automotive	#50 Kremer Racing	Results
		Pedro Rodriguez Jackie Oliver	Erwin Kremer Günther Huber
		Porsche 917K	Porsche 911S
6	Spa-Francorchamps	#21 John Wyer Automotive	#46 Kremer Racing	Results
		Pedro Rodriguez Jackie Oliver	Erwin Kremer Günther Huber
		Porsche 917K	Porsche 911S
7	Targa Florio	#5 Autodelta SpA	#42 Porsche Club Romand	Results
		Nino Vaccarella Toine Hezemans	Bernard Cheneviére Paul Keller
		Alfa Romeo T33/3	Porsche 911S
8	Nürburgring	#3 Martini Racing	#82 Kremer Racing	Results
		Vic Elford Gérard Larrousse	Erwin Kremer Jürgen Neuhaus
		Porsche 908/3	Porsche 911S
9	La Sarthe	#22 Martini Racing	#63 ASA Cachia Bundi	Results
		Helmut Marko Gijs van Lennep	Raymond Touroul André Anselme
		Porsche 917K	Porsche 911S
10	Österreichring	#16 John Wyer Automotive	#43 Peter Kersten	Results
		Pedro Rodriguez Richard Attwood	Peter Kersten Clemens Schickentanz
		Porsche 917K	Porsche 911S
11	Watkins Glen	#30 Autodelta SpA	#49 John Greenwood Racing	Results
		Andrea de Adamich Ronnie Peterson	John Greenwood Robert R. Johnson
		Alfa Romeo T33/3	Chevrolet Corvette

Championship results

International Championship for Makes

Championship points were awarded to the top 6 finishers in each race in the order of 9-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only given points for their highest finishing car and any other cars from that manufacturer were merely skipped in the points standings.

All Sportscars, Sports Prototypes and GT cars were eligible for points towards the International Championship for Makes and the GT class also had their own separate award.

Cars participating in races that were not included in the Sportscar, Sports Prototype or GT classes were skipped when awarding points for the overall championship.

Only the best 8 points finishes counted towards the championship, with any other points earned not included in the total. Discarded points are shown within brackets.

Pos	Manufacturer	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Rd 10	Rd 11	Total
1	Porsche	9	9	9	(4)	9	9	(3)	9	9	9	(6)	72
2	Alfa Romeo	4		6	9	4	4	9	(3)		6	9	51
3	Ferrari	2	6	1	6	1				4	3	3	26
4	Lola						1	4					5
5	Chevrolet		3									2	5

International Cup for GT Cars

The GT class did not participate in Rounds 1 and 4. Only the best 7 finishes were counted towards the International Cup for GT Cars. Discarded points are shown within brackets.

Pos	Manufacturer	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Rd 10	Rd 11	Total
1	Porsche	(4)	6	9	9	9	9	9	9	(6)	60
2	Chevrolet	9	9		1					9	28
3	Opel					3					3
4	Alfa Romeo					1					1

The cars

The following models contributed to the net points scores of their respective manufacturers.

International Championship for Makes

• Porsche 917K & Porsche 908/3
• Alfa Romeo T33/3
• Ferrari 512M, Ferrari 512S & Ferrari 312PB
• Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet & Lola T212 Ford
• Chevrolet Corvette

International Cup for GT Cars

• Porsche 911S
• Chevrolet Corvette
• Opel GT
• Alfa Romeo GTA

References

1. Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 259
2. Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, pages 277 to 278
3. Previous FIA Championship winners, 1973 FIA Yearbook, Grey section, page 124
4. Previous FIA Championship winners, 1973 FIA Yearbook, Grey section, page 125
5. Program Cover, 1000 Km. di Monza, 25 April 1971, www.progcovers.com

External links

• World Sportscar Championship at www.classicscars.com