RAC Sports Car Championship Thruxton 1971

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Event: Yellow Pages Formula 2 European Championship Race Easter Monday Thruxton		Date: 12.4.1971
Track: Thruxton Circuit (United Kingdom), 3.792 kms	Organiser: BARC
RAC Sports Car Championship Thruxton
RAC Sports Car Championship (round 2)

Weather:	unknown
Start time:	14:50
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	25 laps
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	37
Practiced:	19
Qualified:	19
Started:	18
Finished:	11
Classified:	11

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Group 7 - Sports Racing +2000	1	1	1
Group 6 - Prototype 2000	11	11	5
Group 5 - Sports 2000	7	6	5

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Winners:
Overall:	4	Porsche 917	Jo Siffert
Group 6 - Prototype 2000:	11	Chevron B19 Ford	John Miles
Group 5 - Sports 2000:	45	Chevron B16 Ford	Adrian Wilkins
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	4	Porsche 917	Jo Siffert (CH)	1:16.2000	179.1361 km/h
Group 6 - Prototype 2000:	11	Chevron B19 Ford	John Miles	1:17.8000	175.4507 km/h
Group 5 - Sports 2000:	45	Chevron B16 Ford	Adrian Wilkins	1:22.9500	166.2774 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	4	Porsche 917	Jo Siffert	1:16.4000
Group 6 - Prototype 2000:	11	Chevron B19 Ford	John Miles	1:16.6000
Group 5 - Sports 2000:	45	Chevron B16 Ford	Adrian Wilkins	1:22.2000
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Chevron (9), Lola (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Ford (14), Porsche (2), BMW (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Chevron B16 (4), Chevron B19 (3), Lola T212 (2), Chevron B8 (2)
Driver nationalities:	GB (16)
Team nationalities:	GB (16), CH (2)
Most used colours:	blue (27%), orange (16%), red (16%), yellow (14%), white (11%), green (11%)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (100%)
Oldest known drivers:	Jo Bonnier (41), Jo Siffert (35), Jeremy Lord (32)
Youngest known drivers:	Brian Robinson (23), Alain De Cadenet (26), Trevor Twaites (27)

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