Le Mans 24 Hours 1971 - Racing Sports Cars

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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)

Weather:	cool, dry
Start time:	12/6 16:00
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	24 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	80
Practiced:	53
Qualified:	49
Started:	49
Finished:	14
Classified:	13

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Prototype 3000	7	7	0
Prototype 2000	2	2	1
Sports 5000	18	18	5
Grand Touring +2000	21	18	7
Grand Touring 2000	5	4	0

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Lap Times

Pre-race sessions:
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 540 minutes on 9-10/6

Winners:
Overall:	22	Porsche 917 K	Marko / van Lennep
Prototype 2000:	49	Porsche 907	Brun / Mattli
Grand Touring +2000:	63	Porsche 911 S	Touroul / Anselme
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	18	Porsche 917 L	Jackie Oliver (GB)	3:18.400	244.397 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	18	Porsche 917 L	Pedro Rodriguez (MEX)	3:13.900	250.069 km/h
Prototype 3000:	32	Matra-Simca MS660	Beltoise / Amon	3:31.900
Prototype 2000:	50	Lola T212 Ford	Edwards / Enever	4:02.800
Grand Touring +2000:	1	Chevrolet Corvette	Aubriet / Rouget	4:09.500
Grand Touring 2000:	69	Porsche 914/6	Quist / Krumm	4:24.300
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (33), Ferrari (10), Chevrolet (2), Lola (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (33), Ferrari (10), Chevrolet (3), Ford (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 911 S (16), Ferrari 512 M (8), Porsche 917 (6)
Driver nationalities:	F (34), CH (14), GB (12), D (10), USA (9), B (6), I (4), A (2)
Most used colours:	red (29%), white (21%), blue (16%), yellow (16%), green (6%)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (57%), rear-engined (36%), front-engined (7%)
Oldest known drivers:	Henri Greder (42), Guy Ligier (41), Nicolas Koob (41)
Youngest known drivers:	Jürgen Barth (24), Jean-Claude Lagniez (24), Alain De Cadenet (26)
Woman drivers:	"Marie-Claude Beaumont"

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