Targa Florio 1971 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 55° Targa Florio, Piccolo Circuito delle Madonie		Date: 16.5.1971
Track: Piccolo Circuito delle Madonie (Italy), 72.000 kms	Organiser: unknown
Targa Florio
International Championship for Makes (round 7) Challenge Mondiale (round 2) Campionato Italiano Sport (round 3)

Weather:	hot, dry
Start time:	9:00
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	11 laps
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	123
Practiced:	113
Qualified:	107
Started:	75
Finished:	38
Classified:	41

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Prototype 3000	8	7	3
Prototype 2000	16	9	3
Prototype 1600	2	0	0
Prototype 1300	4	4	2
Prototype 1000	5	5	2
Sports 2000	7	3	3
Sports 1300	2	2	1
Grand Touring +2000	13	11	10
Grand Touring 2000	13	11	6
Grand Touring 1600	13	13	7
Grand Touring 1300	10	10	4

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

Pre-race sessions:
qualifying held on 13/5

Winners:
Overall:	5	Alfa Romeo T33/3	Vaccarella / Hezemans
Prototype 2000:	14	Lola T212 Ford	Bonnier / Attwood
Prototype 1300:	71	AMS 1300 Alfa Romeo	Buonapace / Martino
Prototype 1000:	82	Abarth 1000 SP	Campanini / Barone
Sports 2000:	29	Chevron B8 BMW	Knight / Knight
Sports 1300:	76	Matra Djet 5S	Sidoti Abate / Fiorentino
Grand Touring +2000:	42	Porsche 911 S	Chenevière / Keller
Grand Touring 2000:	60	Opel GT	Calascibetta / Monti
Grand Touring 1600:	102	Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA	Zanetti / Ruspa
Grand Touring 1300:	106	Lancia Fulvia Sport	Restivo / Merendino
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	8	Porsche 908/03	Vic Elford (GB)	33:45.600	127.962 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	5	Alfa Romeo T33/3	Nino Vaccarella (I)	34:14.200	126.181 km/h
Prototype 2000:	14	Lola T212 Ford	Bonnier / Attwood	37:20.300
Prototype 1300:	23	Jerboa SP BMC	Davidson / Wheeler	43:31.600
Prototype 1000:	82	Abarth 1000 SP	Campanini / Barone	42:32.400
Sports 2000:	31	Porsche 906	Berruto / Mola	44:13.700
Sports 1300:	76	Matra Djet 5S	Sidoti Abate / Fiorentino	41:33.800
Grand Touring +2000:	39	Porsche 911 S	Bonomelli / Beckers	41:16.300
Grand Touring 2000:	56	Porsche 914/6	Kauhsen / Steckkönig	41:26.000
Grand Touring 1600:	87	Lancia Fulvia HF	Munari / Maglioli	40:11.100
Grand Touring 1300:	106	Lancia Fulvia Sport	Restivo / Merendino	42:49.300
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (22), Lancia (12), Alfa Romeo (10), Abarth (7), Lola (5)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (22), Lancia (12), Alfa Romeo (11), Ford (7), Renault (6)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 911 (16), Lancia Fulvia (12), Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA (6)
Driver nationalities:	I (110), GB (13), F (7), CH (6), D (6), B (2), NL (2)
Most used colours:	red (41%), white (11%), blue (10%), green (8%), orange (5%), yellow (5%)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (41%), front-engined (30%), rear-engined (29%)
Oldest known drivers:	Girolamo Capra (50), Jo Bonnier (41), Mike Parkes (40)
Youngest known drivers:	Francesco Cerulli-Irelli (22), Alain De Cadenet (26), Christine Beckers (26)
Female drivers:	Christine Beckers, Giuseppina Gagliano

Official Race Programme:

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