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Watkins Glen 6 Hours 1975
Event:
6-Hours and the Formula 5000, The Glen
Date:
13.7.1975
Track:
Watkins Glen Grand Prix Circuit (United States)
, 5.435 kms
Organiser: unknown
Watkins Glen 6 Hours
World Championship for Makes
(round 9)
SCCA Trans-American Championship
(round 5)
Weather:
rain
Start time:
unknown
Grid:
unknown
Distance:
6 hours
Attendance:
50000
Entered:
36
Practiced:
32
Qualified:
31
Started:
29
Finished:
17
Classified:
14
Classes:
Pract
Start
Class
Sports 3000
7
6
6
Sports 2000
Grand Touring
9
8
8
Touring
5
5
5
Trans-Am (only)
10
10
10
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Entered Cars
Technical Data
Appearance
Race Results
Grid
Qualifying
Lap Times
Pre-race sessions:
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 180 minutes on 11/7
60 minute pre-race warm-up held
Winners:
Overall:
4
Alfa Romeo T33/TT/12
Pescarolo / Bell
Grand Touring:
95
Porsche Carrera RSR
Hagestad / Haywood
Touring:
24
BMW 3.0 CSL
Posey / Redman
Fastest Laps:
Overall:
1
Alpine-Renault A442 Turbo
Gérard Larrousse (F)
1:45.956
184.653 km/h
Trans-Am (only)
5
Chevrolet Corvette 427
John Greenwood (USA)
2:03.422
158.520 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:
2
Alpine-Renault A442 Turbo
Jody Scheckter (ZA)
1:42.890
190.155 km/h
Grand Touring
95
Porsche Carrera RSR
Hagestad / Haywood
1:57.311
Touring
25
BMW 3.0 CSL
Stuck / Peterson
1:55.647
Trans-Am (only)
5
Chevrolet Corvette 427
John Greenwood (USA)
2:01.653
160.822 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:
Chevrolet (12), Porsche (7), Alfa Romeo (3), Alpine (2), BMW (2)
Top engines by numbers:
Chevrolet (12), Porsche (7), Alfa Romeo (3), Renault (2), BMW (2)
Top car types by numbers:
Chevrolet Corvette (10), Porsche 911 Carrera RSR (3), Alfa Romeo T33/TT/12 (2), Alpine A442 (2), Porsche 908/3 (2), BMW 3.0 CSL (2), Porsche 911 S (2), Chevrolet Monza (2)
Driver nationalities:
USA (41), CDN (5), F (4), D (3), GB (2), I (2)
Engine positions:
front-engined (58%), middle-engined (24%), rear-engined (18%)
Average engine size:
4211 cc
(with regard to 13% turbocharged cars and 4% cars with rotary engine an applicable size is 4606 cc)
Oldest known drivers:
Maurice Carter (51), Brian Redman (38), Mario Casoni (36)
Youngest known drivers:
Hans-Joachim Stuck (24), Jody Scheckter (25), Hurley Haywood (27)
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