1971 World Sportscar Championship season

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The 1971 World Sportscar Championship season was the 19th season of the FIA World Championship for Makes. It was a series for Sportscars and Grand Touring, with Sportscars being divided into Sports (S) and Prototype (P) classes, while Grand Touring cars were referred to simply as GT. It ran from January 10, 1971 to July 24, 1971, and was comprised of 11 races.

[edit] Schedule

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

† - Sportscars only, GT class did not participate.

[edit] Season Results

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

[edit] Races

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

[edit] Manufacturers Championships

[edit] Overall Manufacturers Championship

All cars were awarded points for the overall championship, but the GT class also had their own separate championship.

Cars participating in races that were not included in the S, P, or GT classes are skipped in rewarding 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. Skipped points are marked in italics.

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

[edit] GT Manufacturers Championship

The GT class did not participate in Rounds 1 and 4. Only the best 7 finishes counted towards the championship.

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

[edit] External links

• 1971 World Sportscar Championship