1971 1000 km Buenos Aires

The 1971 Buenos Aires 1000 Kilometers was the opening round of the 1971 International Championship for Makes season. It took place at the Buenos Aires circuit No.15, Argentina, on January 10, 1971. Grand tourer class cars did not participate in this event.

Scuderia Ferrari driver Ignazio Giunti was killed during the race.[1] He was leading the race when his car ran into the back of the disabled Matra driver Jean-Pierre Beltoise was pushing to the pits. Both cars were caught on fire and Giunti was unable to escape.

Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Laps
Engine
1 S 30 J.W. Automotive Jo Siffert
Derek Bell
Porsche 917K 165
Porsche 4.9L Flat-12
2 S 32 J.W. Automotive Pedro Rodríguez
Jackie Oliver
Porsche 917K 164
Porsche 4.9L Flat-12
3 P3.0 14 Autodelta SpA Rolf Stommelen
Nanni Galli
Alfa Romeo T33/3 163
Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8
4 P3.0 16 Autodelta SpA Andrea de Adamich
Henri Pescarolo
Alfa Romeo 33TT3 161
Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8
5 S 20 Escuderia Montjuich José Juncadella
Carlos Pairetti
Ferrari 512S 155
Ferrari 5.0L V12
6 S 18 Ecurie Francorchamps Hughes de Fierlandt
Gustave Gosselin
Ferrari 512S Spyder 153
Ferrari 5.0L V12
7 S 8 Scuderia Filipinetti Mike Parkes
Jo Bonnier
Ferrari 512M 150
Ferrari 5.0L V12
8 S 22 North American Racing Team Sam Posey
Nestor García-Veiga
Rubén Luis di Palma
Ferrari 512S Spyder 148
Ferrari 5.0L V12
9 P3.0 2 Ecurie Evergreen Chris Craft
Trevor Taylor
McLaren M8C 146
Ford 3.0 V8
10 S 34 Zitro Racing Dominique Martin
Pablo Bréa
Porsche 917K 145
Porsche 4.9L Flat-12
11 P2.0 6 Ecurie Evergreen David Weir
Jorge Omar del Río
Lola T210 143
Ford Cosworth FVC 1.8L I4
12 P2.0 10 Scuderia Filipinetti Ronnie Peterson
Jorge Cupeiro
Lola T212 130
Ford Cosworth FVC 1.8L I4
13 P2.0 46 Daniel Rouveyran Daniel Rouveyran
Carlos Ruesch
Lola T210 129
Ford Cosworth FVC 1.8L I4
14
DNF
S 48 Team Auto Usdau Reinhold Joest
Angel Monguzzi
Porsche 917K 85
Porsche 4.9L Flat-12
15
DNF
S 38 Martini International Racing Vic Elford
Gérard Larrousse
Porsche 917K 65
Porsche 4.9L Flat-12
16
DNF
P3.0 40 Team Auto Usdau Hans-Dieter Weigel
Eduardo Copello
Porsche 908/02 54
Porsche 3.0L Flat-8
17
DNF
S 28 Escuderia Nacional CS Emerson Fittipaldi
Carlos Reutemann
Porsche 917K 43
Porsche 4.9L Flat-12
18
DNF
P3.0 24 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ignazio Giunti
Arturo Merzario
Ferrari 312PB 38
Ferrari 3.0L V12
19
DNF
P3.0 26 Matra Sports Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Matra-Simca MS660 36
Matra 3.0L V12
20
DNF
P2.0 4 Ecurie Evergreen Alain de Cadenet
Nasif Estéfano
Lola T210 27
Ford FVC 1.8L I4
21
DNF
S 44 Eduardo Pino Eduardo Pino
Jorge Ternengo
Baufer 8
Chevrolet V8
22
DNF
S 36 Martini International Racing Helmut Marko
Gijs van Lennep
Porsche 917K 2
Porsche 4.9L Flat-12
DNS P3.0 12 Autodelta SpA Emerson Fittipaldi
Toine Hezemans
Alfa Romeo T33/3 -
Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8
DNS P2.0 42 Oreste Berta Rubén Luis di Palma
Carlos Marincovich
Berta LR -
Renault

Statistics

  • Pole Position - #32 J.W. Automotive - 1:52.70
  • Fastest Lap - #30 J.W. Automotive - 1:51.53
  • Average Speed - 186.229 km/h

References

  1. "Ignazio Giunti". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
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1970 Austrian 1000km
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1971 24 Hours of Daytona
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