1970 24 Hours of Le Mans

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1970 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 38th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 13 and 14, 1970. It was the eighth round of the World Sportscar Championship.

Much of the racing footage shot for the motion picture Le Mans was from this event, including the use of a Porsche 908 mounted with movie cameras.

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[edit] Official Results

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps
1 S
5.0
23 Austria Porsche KG Salzburg Germany Hans Herrmann
United Kingdom Richard Attwood
Porsche 917K Porsche 4.5L Flat-12 343
2 S
5.0
3 Germany Martini Racing Team France Gerard Larrousse
Germany Willy Kauhsen
Porsche 917L Porsche 4.5L Flat-12 338
3 P
3.0
27 Germany Martini Racing Team Austria Rudi Lins
Austria Dr. Helmut Marko
Porsche 908/2L Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 335
4 S
5.0
11 United States North American Racing Team (NART) United States Ronnie Bucknum
United States Sam Posey
Ferrari 512S Ferrari 5.0L V12 313
5 S
5.0
12 Belgium Ecurie Francorchamps Belgium Hughes van Fierlandt
United Kingdom Alistair Walker
Ferrari 512S Ferrari 5.0L V12 305
6 GT
2.0
40 France Etablissement Sonauto France Claude Ballot-Léna
France Guy Chasseuil
Porsche 914/6 GT Porsche 2.0L Flat-6 285
7 GT
2.5
47 Luxembourg Ecurie Luxembourg Germany Erwin Kremer
Luxembourg Nicolas Koob
Porsche 911S Porsche 2.3L Flat-6 282

[edit] Not Classified

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps
8 GT
+5.0
2 France Greder Racing France Henri Greder
France Jean-Pierre Rouget
Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet 7.0L V8 286
9 P
3.0
29 United States Solar Productions Germany Herbert Linge
United Kingdom Johnathon Williams
Porsche 908/2
(Camera Car)
Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 282
10 P
3.0
57 United States North American Racing Team (NART) United States Tony Adamowicz
United States Chuck Parsons
Ferrari 312P Coupe Ferrari 3.0L V12 281
11 GT
2.5
62 France René Mazzia France René Mazzia
France Pierre Mauroy
Porsche 911S Porsche 2.2L Flat-6 275
12 GT
2.0
42 Switzerland Wicky Racing Team France Sylvain Garant
France Guy Verrier
Porsche 911TH Porsche 2.0L Flat-6 271
13 GT
2.5
67 France Jacques Dechaumel France Jean-Pierre Parot
France Jacques Dechaumel
Porsche 911S Porsche 2.2L Flat-6 271
14 GT
2.5
45 France Claude Laurent France Claude Laurent
France Jacques Marché
Porsche 911S Porsche 2.2L Flat-6 262
15 GT
2.0
64 Switzerland Claude Haldi / Hart Ski Racing France Jean Sage
Switzerland Pierre Greub
Porsche 911S Porsche 2.0L Flat-6 254
16 GT
2.0
66 France Raymond Touroul France Jean-Claude Lagniez
France Claude Swietlik
Porsche 911S Porsche 2.0L Flat-6 231

[edit] Did Not Finish

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps
17 P
3.0
34 United Kingdom Donald Healey Motor Company United Kingdom Roger Enever
United Kingdom Andrew Hedges
Healey SR XR37 Repco 740 3.0L V8 264
18 S
5.0
25 Austria Porsche KG Salzburg United Kingdom Vic Elford
Germany Kurt Ahrens Jr.
Porsche 917L Porsche 4.9L Flat-12 225
19 P
3.0
36 Italy Autodelta SpA United Kingdom Piers Courage
Italy Andrea de Adamich
Alfa Romeo T33/3 Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 222
20 P
3.0
35 Italy Autodelta SpA Italy Nanni Galli
Germany Rolf Stommelen
Alfa Romeo T33/3 Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 213
21 P
2.0
49 United Kingdom Paul Watson Racing Organisation /
Chevron Racing Team
United Kingdom Ian Skailes
United Kingdom John Hine
Chevron B16 Ford Cosworth FVC 1.8L I4 213
22 P
2.0
44 United Kingdom Paul Watson Racing Organisation /
Chevron Racing Team
United Kingdom Clive Baker
United Kingdom Digby Martland
Chevron B16 BMW 2.0L I4 187
23 P
2.5
61 Switzerland Wicky Racing Team Switzerland André Wicky
France Jean-Pierre Hanrioud
Porsche 907 Porsche 2.2L Flat-6 161
24 S
5.0
20 United Kingdom John Wyer Automotive Engineering Switzerland Jo Siffert
United Kingdom Brian Redman
Porsche 917K Porsche 4.9L Flat-12 156
25 S
5.0
5 Italy SpA Ferrari SEFAC Belgium Jacky Ickx
Switzerland Peter Schetty
Ferrari 512S Ferrari 5.0L V12 142
26 GT
2.5
63 Switzerland Rey Racing Switzerland Jacques Rey
France Bernard Cheneviére
Porsche 911S Porsche 2.3L Flat-6 132
27 S
5.0
9 Escuderia Montjuich José Juncadella
Juan Fernandez
Ferrari 512S Ferrari 5.0L V12 130
28 P
2.0
60 France Guy Verrier France Daniel Rouveyran
Germany Willi Meier
Porsche 910 Porsche 2.0L Flat-6 128
29 GT
2.5
65 Switzerland Claude Haldi / Hart Ski Racing Switzerland Claude Haldi
Switzerland Artur Blanck
Porsche 911S Porsche 2.2L Flat-6 124
30 P
2.0
46 France Christian Poirot France Christian Poirot
Germany Ernst Kraus
Porsche 910 Porsche 2.0L Flat-6 120
31 S
5.0
18 United Kingdom David Piper Autorace
Finland AAW Racing Team
United Kingdom David Piper
Netherlands Gijs van Lennep
Porsche 917K Porsche 4.5L Flat-12 112
32 S
5.0
16 Switzerland Scuderia Filipinetti
Italy Scuderia Picchio Rosso
Italy Gianpiero Moretti
Italy Corrado Manfredini
Ferrari 512S Ferrari 5.0L V12 111
33 S
5.0
4 Belgium Racing Team VDS Belgium Teddy Pilette
Belgium Gustave Gosselin
Lola T70 Mk.IIIB Chevrolet 4.9L V8 109
34 GT
2.5
43 Belgium Jean-Pierre Gaban Belgium Jean-Pierre Gaban
Belgium Willy Braillard
Porsche 911S Porsche 2.2L Flat-6 109
35 P
3.0
31 France Equipe Matra-Simca France Jean-Pierre Beltoise
France Henri Pescarolo
Matra-Simca MS660 Matra 3.0L V12 79
36 P
3.0
32 France Equipe Matra-Simca Australia Jack Brabham
France François Cevert
Matra-Simca MS650 Matra 3.0L V12 76
37 P
3.0
30 France Equipe Matra-Simca France Patrick Depailler
France Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Australia Tim Schenken
Matra-Simca MS650 Matra 3.0L V12 70
38 GT
2.5
59 France Jean Egreteaud France Jean Egreteaud
France Jean Mésange
Porsche 911S Porsche 2.2L Flat-6 70
39 P
2.0
50 France Ecurie Intersports S.A. France Guy Ligier
France Jean-Claude Andruet
Ligier JS1 Ford Cosworth FVC 1.8L I4 65
40 S
5.0
10 Germany Gelo Racing Team
United States North American Racing Team (NART)
Germany Helmut Kelleners
Germany Georg Loos
Ferrari 512S Ferrari 5.0L V12 54
41 S
2.0
22 United Kingdom John Wyer Automotive Engineering United Kingdom David Hobbs
United Kingdom Mike Hailwood
Porsche 917K Porsche 4.5L Flat-12 49
42 P
3.0
38 Italy Autodelta SpA Italy Teodore Zeccoli
Italy Carlo Facetti
Alfa Romeo T33/3 Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 43
43 S
5.0
7 Italy SpA Ferrari SEFAC United Kingdom Derek Bell
Sweden Ronnie Peterson
Ferrari 512S Ferrari 5.0L V12 39
44 S
5.0
8 Italy SpA Ferrari SEFAC Italy Arturo Merzario
Switzerland Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari 512S Ferrari 5.0L V12 38
45 GT
+5.0
1 France Ecurie Léopard France Joseph Bourdon
France Jean-Claude Aubriet
Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet 7.0L V8 37
46 S
5.0
15 Switzerland Scuderia Filipinetti United Kingdom Mike Parkes
Switzerland Herbert Müller
Ferrari 512S Ferrari 5.0L V12 37
47 S
5.0
14 Switzerland Scuderia Filipinetti Sweden Joakim Bonnier
Sweden Reine Wisell
Ferrari 512S Ferrari 5.0L V12 36
48 S
5.0
21 United Kingdom John Wyer Automotive Engineering Mexico Pedro Rodriguez
Finland Leo Kinnunen
Porsche 917K Porsche 4.9L Flat-12 22
49 P
2.0
48 Belgium Levi's International Racing Belgium Julian Vernaeve
Belgium Yves Deprez
Chevron B16 Mazda 10A 1.0L Rotor 19
50 S
5.0
6 Italy SpA Ferrari SEFAC Italy Nino Vaccarella
Italy Ignazio Giunti
Ferrari 512S Ferrari 5.0L V8 7
51 P
3.0
37 Italy Autodelta SpA Netherlands Toine Hezemans
United States Masten Gregory
Alfa Romeo T33/3 Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 5

[edit] Statistics

  • Pole Position - #25 Porsche KG Salzburg - 3:19.08
  • Fastest Lap - #25 Porsche KG Salzburg - 3:21.00
  • Distance - 4607.810km
  • Average Speed - 191.992km/h

[edit] Trophy Winners

  • Index of Performance - #27 Martini International Racing Team
  • Index of Thermal Efficiency - #3 Martini International Racing Team