Le Mans 24 Hours 1971 - Grid - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 13.6.1971
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.469 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
International Championship for Makes (round 9) Challenge Mondiale (round 4)

(Grid Positions)

Grid	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Q Time
1^st	18	Pedro Rodriguez / Jackie Oliver	Porsche 917 L	J.W. Automotive Engineering Ltd.	3:13.9000
2^nd	21	Gérard Larrousse / Vic Elford	Porsche 917 L	Martini Racing Team	3:14.9000
3^rd	17	Jo Siffert / Derek Bell	Porsche 917 L	J.W. Automotive Engineering Ltd.	3:17.6000
4^th	11	Mark Donohue / David Hobbs	Ferrari 512 M	North American Racing Team	3:18.5000
5^th	22	Helmut Marko / Gijs van Lennep	Porsche 917 K	Martini Racing Team	3:18.7000
6^th	15	Nino Vaccarella / José Juncadella	Ferrari 512 M	Escuderia Montjuich	3:18.7000
7^th	23	Willi Kauhsen / Reinhold Jöst	Porsche 917/20	Martini Racing Team	3:21.0000
8^th	7	Mike Parkes / Henri Pescarolo	Ferrari 512 M/F	Scuderia Filipinetti	3:21.1000
9^th	16	Chris Craft / David Weir	Ferrari 512 M	David Piper	3:21.3000
10^th	9	Hughes de Fierlant / Alain De Cadenet	Ferrari 512 M	Ecurie Francorchamps	3:21.6000
11^th	19	Richard Attwood / Herbert Müller	Porsche 917 K	J.W. Automotive Engineering Ltd.	3:22.2000
12^th	12	Sam Posey / Tony Adamowicz	Ferrari 512 M	North American Racing Team	3:26.5000
13^th	10	Franz Pesch / Georg Loos	Ferrari 512 M	Gelo Racing Team	3:26.7000
14^th	6	Corrado Manfredini / Giancarlo Gagliardi	Ferrari 512 M	Scuderia Filipinetti	3:27.7000
15^th	14	Masten Gregory / George Eaton	Ferrari 512 S Spyder	North American Racing Team	3:29.7000
16^th	32	Jean-Pierre Beltoise / Chris Amon	Matra-Simca MS660	Equipe Matra	3:31.9000
17^th	24	Guy Ligier / Patrick Depailler	Ligier JS3 Ford	Automobiles Ligier	3:39.8000
18^th	57	Dominique Martin / Gérard Pillon	Porsche 917 K	Zitro Racing Cars	3:43.3000
19^th	5	Teddy Pilette / Gustave Gosselin	Lola T70 Mk.3B GT Chevrolet	Racing Team V.D.S.	3:45.0000
20^th	28	Claude Ballot-Léna / Guy Chasseuil	Porsche 908/02 Flunder	Auguste Veuillet	3:45.5000
21^st	60	Hans-Dieter Weigel / Claude Haldi	Porsche 908/02	Claude Haldi	3:50.0000
22^nd	30	Louis Cosson / Helmut Leuze	Porsche 908/02 Flunder	Louis Cosson	3:56.2000
23^rd	50	Guy Edwards / Roger Enever	Lola T212 Ford	Camel Filters - Team Huron	4:02.8000
24^th	49	Walter Brun / Peter Mattli	Porsche 907	André Wicky Racing Team	4:06.0000
25^th	29	André Wicky / Max Cohen-Olivar	Porsche 908/02 Flunder	André Wicky Racing Team	4:07.5000
26^th	1	Jean-Claude Aubriet / Jean-Pierre Rouget	Chevrolet Corvette C3	Ecurie Léopard	4:09.5000
27^th	27	Christian Poirot / Jean-Claude Andruet	Porsche 910	Christian Poirot	4:11.9000
28^th	2	Henri Greder / "Marie-Claude Beaumont"	Chevrolet Corvette	Greder Racing	4:12.6000
29^th	34	Alan Johnson / Elliot Forbes-Robinson	Porsche 911 S	Richie Ginther	4:15.1000
30^th	41	Willy Braillard / Jean-Pierre Gaban	Porsche 911 S	Jean-Pierre Gaban	4:16.1000
31^st	35	Sylvain Garant / Pierre Greub	Porsche 911 S	Pierre Greub	4:20.2000
32^nd	37	Pierre Mauroy / Jean-Claude Lagniez	Porsche 911 S	Pierre Mauroy	4:20.6000
33^rd	58	Bob Grossman / Luigi Chinetti, Jr.	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	North American Racing Team	4:21.3000
34^th	36	Bernard Chenevière / Björn Waldegaard	Porsche 911 S	Jean Sage	4:21.3000
35^th	26	Erwin Kremer / Nicolas Koob / Günther Huber	Porsche 911 S	Nicolas Koob	4:21.9000
36^th	48	Mario Ilotte / Jean-Pierre Hanrioud	Porsche 911 S	Jean-Pierre Hanrioud	4:24.2000
37^th	69	Gerd Quist / Dietrich Krumm	Porsche 914/6	Autohaus Max Moritz	4:24.3000
38^th	40	Jean Égreteaud / Jean-Marie Jacquemin	Porsche 911 S	Jean Egreteaud	4:25.0000
39^th	38	René Mazzia / Jürgen Barth	Porsche 911 EC	Mazzia René	4:25.1000
40^th	63	Raymond Touroul / André Anselme	Porsche 911 S	Henri Cachia	4:25.2000
41^st	33	Jean-Pierre Cassegrain / Jacques Rey	Porsche 911 S	Rey Racing	4:25.6000
42^nd	44	Richard Bond / Paul Vestey	Porsche 911 S	Paul Watson Race Organisation	4:25.8000
43^rd	47	Jacques Cochet / Jean Selz	Porsche 911 S	André Wicky Racing Team	4:26.9000
44^th	46	Paul Keller / Jean Sage	Porsche 914/6	Ecurie Club Porsche Romand	4:27.2000
45^th	42	Jean Mésange / "Gedehem"	Porsche 911 S	Jean Mésagne	4:27.2000
46^th	43	Jean-Pierre Bodin / Gilbert Courthiade	Porsche 911 T/R	François Migault	4:27.3000
47^th	66	Jean-Claude Guérie / Claude Mathurin	Porsche 911 S	Rey Racing	4:27.9000
48^th	39	Guy Verrier / Gérard Foucault	Porsche 911 S	A.G.A.C.I.	4:28.8000
49^th	65	Jean-Claude Parot / Jacky Dechaumel	Porsche 911 S	Jacky Dechaumel	4:29.0000

Other present cars:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
45	Claude Laurent / Jacques Marché	Porsche 911 S	Claude Laurent
68	John Chatham / Mike Coombe	Porsche 911 S	Paul Watson Racing Organisation
52	Jacques Bourdon / Maurice Nussbaumer	Alpine A110 1600 Renault	Ecurie Léopard
64	Claude Buchet / Jean-Paul Agére	Porsche 911 S	Porsche Kremer Racing Team

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
3	Tony DeLorenzo / Don Yenko	Chevrolet Corvette	Troy Promotions Inc
4	John Mahler / Dick Thompson	Chevrolet Corvette	Troy Promotions Inc
5	Jean-Pierre Jabouille / Ronnie Peterson	Ferrari 512 M	Scuderia Filipinetti
19	Alex Soler-Roig	Porsche 917 K	Escuderia Nacional C.S.
24	José Ma Palomo	Porsche 908	Escuderia Montjuich
29		Alfa Romeo T33/3	Autodelta SpA
30		Alfa Romeo T33/3	Autodelta SpA
31		Alfa Romeo T33/3	Autodelta SpA
47		Huron 4A Ford	Team Huron
48		Huron 4A Ford	Team Huron
52		Chevron B16 BMW	Jean-Pierre Hanrioud
53	Arthur Blank / Bob Wollek	Chevron B19 Opel	Steinmetz Automobil Technik GmbH
54	François Migault	Huron 4A Ford	François Migault
55		Lola T212 Ford	Scuderia Filipinetti
59	Ernst Kraus / Dieter Basche	Porsche 908	Sepp Greger
60	Peter Wiechert / Barney Barnes	Porsche 908	Peter Wiechert
61	Jacky Ickx / Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari 312 P	North American Racing Team
64		Porsche 911 S	The Paul Watson Race Organisation
65		Huron 4A Ford	Team Huron
66	Guy Dhôtel / Joil Auvray	BBM 2-C BMW	Ecurie Volants Shell
68		Porsche 914/6	Alain Clément
70	Juan Fernandez / Jorge Bäbler	Porsche 914/6	Escuderia Montjuich
71	John L'Amie / Nelson	Porsche 910	John L'Amie
73		Porsche 914/6	Jacques Rey
74	Roland Tozzi	Porsche 911 S	Roland Tozzi
75	Jacques Cochet / Jean Selz	Porsche 911 T	André Wicky Racing Team
		Porsche 917	David Piper
	Chris Craft / Malcolm Guthrie / Frank Gardner	Ford GT40