Gijs van Lennep
.jpg) Gijs van Lennep, 1971 | |
| Born |
Gijsbert van Lennep 16 March 1942 Aerdenhout, Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |
 Dutch |
| Active years | 1971, 1973 – 1975 |
| Teams | S.A.N, Williams, Ensign |
| Races | 10 (8 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 2 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1971 Dutch Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1975 German Grand Prix |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Participating years | 1970 - 1976 |
| Teams | David Piper Autorace, Martini Racing Team, Ecurie Bonnier Switzerland, Gelo Racing Team |
| Best finish | 1st (1971, 1976) |
| Class wins | 3 (1971, 1975, 1976) |
Jonkheer Gijsbert van Lennep (born 16 March 1942, in Aerdenhout, North Holland) is a Dutch esquire and former racing driver who competed in eight Formula One races. However his main achievements were at the wheel of a sports car.
Career
Van Lennep drove for the Porsche sportscar team from 1967 and won the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1971 with Helmut Marko driving the number 22 Martini sponsored Porsche 917K. They set a distance record, covering 5335 km which remained unbeaten until the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans .
That year the Stichting Autoraces Nederland (Foundation for Car races in the Netherlands), hired a Surtees TS7 for him to make his F1 debut in his home GP where he finished a creditable eighth in a very wet GP. The following year Van Lennep won the 1972 Rothmans European Formula 5000 Championship driving a Surtees TS11 and a McLaren M18.[1] He also drove twice for the Williams GP team, earning his first World Championship point with 6th place in the 1973 Dutch Grand Prix. With Ensign he scored a second point in the 1975 German Grand Prix, making him the second most successful Dutch Formula 1 driver, until the emergence of Jos Verstappen.
In 1973 he won the last Targa Florio with Herbert Müller in a Martini Porsche Carrera RSR.
He continued with sportscar racing, winning the Le Mans 24 Hours for a second time in 1976, sharing a Porsche 936 Turbo with Jacky Ickx before retiring from racing.
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | WDC | Points |
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| 1971 | Stichting Autoraces Nederland | Surtees TS7 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | RSA | ESP | MON | NED 8 |
FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | NC | 0 | |||||
| Team Surtees | Surtees TS9 | USA DNS |
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| 1973 | Frank Williams Racing Cars | Iso Marlboro IR | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | FRA | GBR | NED 6 |
GER | AUT 9 |
ITA Ret |
CAN | USA | 19th | 1 |
| 1974 | Frank Williams Racing Cars | Iso Marlboro FW02 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | ESP | BEL 14 |
MON | SWE | NC | 0 | ||||||||
| Iso Marlboro FW01 | NED DNQ |
FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | ||||||||||||
| 1975 | HB Bewaking Team Ensign | Ensign N174 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | SWE | NED 10 |
19th | 1 | |||||||
| Ensign N175 | FRA 15 |
GBR | GER 6 |
AUT | ITA | USA |
References
- ↑ Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula 5000 in Europe - Race by Race, 2004, pages 90 to 91
Sources
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| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Hans Herrmann Richard Attwood |
Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1971 with: Helmut Marko |
Succeeded by Henri Pescarolo Graham Hill |
| Preceded by Frank Gardner |
European Formula 5000 Champion 1972 |
Succeeded by Teddy Pilette |
| Preceded by Jacky Ickx Derek Bell |
Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1976 with: Jacky Ickx |
Succeeded by Jacky Ickx Hurley Haywood Jürgen Barth |
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