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1971 World Sportscar Championship
Racing tournament
Racing tournament
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, and was contested over an eleven-race series running from 10 January to 24 July 1971. Porsche won the championship, and the German manufacturer also won the International Cup for GT Cars.
Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Circuit or Location | Date | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARG 1000km of Buenos Aires† | Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez | 10 January | ||||||||||||
| USA 24 Hours of Daytona Beach | Daytona International Speedway | 30 January | ||||||||||||
| 31 January | ||||||||||||||
| USA 12 Hours of Sebring | Sebring International Raceway | 20 March | ||||||||||||
| GBR BOAC 1000km† | Brands Hatch | 4 April | ||||||||||||
| ITA 1000 Km. di Monza | ||||||||||||||
| (Trofeo Filippo Caracciolo) | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 25 April | ||||||||||||
| BEL 1000km Spa | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 9 May | ||||||||||||
| ITA Targa Florio | Circuito Piccolo delle Madonie | 16 May | ||||||||||||
| DEU ADAC 1000km Nürburgring | Nürburgring | 30 May | ||||||||||||
| FRA 24 Hours of Le Mans | Circuit de la Sarthe | 12 June | ||||||||||||
| 13 June | ||||||||||||||
| AUT Austrian 1000km | Österreichring | 27 June | ||||||||||||
| USA 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 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | GBR #30 John Wyer Automotive | None | Results | ||||||||||||||||
| CHE Jo Siffert | |||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Derek Bell | |||||||||||||||||||
| Porsche 917K | |||||||||||||||||||
| Daytona | GBR #2 John Wyer Automotive | USA #11 Owens Corning Fiberglass | Results | ||||||||||||||||
| MEX Pedro Rodriguez | |||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Jackie Oliver | USA Tony DeLorenzo | ||||||||||||||||||
| USA Don Yenko | |||||||||||||||||||
| Porsche 917K | Chevrolet Corvette | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sebring | DEU #3 Martini Racing | USA #48 John Greenwood Racing | Results | ||||||||||||||||
| GBR Vic Elford | |||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Gérard Larrousse | USA John Greenwood | ||||||||||||||||||
| USA Dick Smothers | |||||||||||||||||||
| Porsche 917K | Chevrolet Corvette | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brands Hatch | ITA #54 Autodelta SpA | None | Results | ||||||||||||||||
| ITA Andrea de Adamich | |||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Henri Pescarolo | |||||||||||||||||||
| Alfa Romeo T33/3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Monza | GBR #2 John Wyer Automotive | DEU #50 Kremer Racing | Results | ||||||||||||||||
| MEX Pedro Rodriguez | |||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Jackie Oliver | DEU Erwin Kremer | ||||||||||||||||||
| DEU Günther Huber | |||||||||||||||||||
| Porsche 917K | Porsche 911S | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spa-Francorchamps | GBR #21 John Wyer Automotive | DEU #46 Kremer Racing | Results | ||||||||||||||||
| MEX Pedro Rodriguez | |||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Jackie Oliver | DEU Erwin Kremer | ||||||||||||||||||
| DEU Günther Huber | |||||||||||||||||||
| Porsche 917K | Porsche 911S | ||||||||||||||||||
| Targa Florio | ITA #5 Autodelta SpA | CHE #42 Porsche Club Romand | Results | ||||||||||||||||
| ITA Nino Vaccarella | |||||||||||||||||||
| NLD Toine Hezemans | CHE Bernard Cheneviére | ||||||||||||||||||
| CHE Paul Keller | |||||||||||||||||||
| Alfa Romeo T33/3 | Porsche 911S | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nürburgring | DEU #3 Martini Racing | DEU #82 Kremer Racing | Results | ||||||||||||||||
| GBR Vic Elford | |||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Gérard Larrousse | DEU Erwin Kremer | ||||||||||||||||||
| DEU Jürgen Neuhaus | |||||||||||||||||||
| Porsche 908/3 | Porsche 911S | ||||||||||||||||||
| La Sarthe | DEU #22 Martini Racing | FRA #63 ASA Cachia Bundi | Results | ||||||||||||||||
| AUT Helmut Marko | |||||||||||||||||||
| NLD Gijs van Lennep | FRA Raymond Touroul | ||||||||||||||||||
| FRA André Anselme | |||||||||||||||||||
| Porsche 917K | Porsche 911S | ||||||||||||||||||
| Österreichring | GBR #16 John Wyer Automotive | DEU #43 Peter Kersten | Results | ||||||||||||||||
| MEX Pedro Rodriguez | |||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Richard Attwood | DEU Peter Kersten | ||||||||||||||||||
| DEU Clemens Schickentanz | |||||||||||||||||||
| Porsche 917K | Porsche 911S | ||||||||||||||||||
| Watkins Glen | ITA #30 Autodelta SpA | USA #49 John Greenwood Racing | Results | ||||||||||||||||
| ITA Andrea de Adamich | |||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Ronnie Peterson | USA John Greenwood | ||||||||||||||||||
| USA 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 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEU Porsche | 9 | 9 | 9 | (4) | 9 | 9 | (3) | 9 | 9 | 9 | (6) | 72 | ||||||
| ITA Alfa Romeo | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | (3) | 6 | 9 | 51 | ||||||||
| ITA Ferrari | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 26 | |||||||||
| GBR Lola | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| USA 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 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEU Porsche | (4) | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | (6) | 60 | |||||
| USA Chevrolet | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 28 | ||||||||||
| DEU Opel | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| ITA 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
References
- Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 259
- Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, pages 277 to 278
- Previous FIA Championship winners, 1973 FIA Yearbook, Grey section, page 124
- Previous FIA Championship winners, 1973 FIA Yearbook, Grey section, page 125
- [https://www.progcovers.com/motor/monza710425.jpg Program Cover, 1000 Km. di Monza, 25 April 1971, www.progcovers.com]
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