1971 World Sportscar Championship


The 1971 International Championship for Makes season was the 19th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It was open to Group 6 Sports Prototypes, Group 5 Sportscars, and Group 4 Special GT Cars and was contested over an eleven race series which ran from 10 January to 24 July 1971. Porsche won the championship, and the German manufacturer also won the International Cup for GT Cars.

Schedule

RndRaceCircuit or LocationDate
1 1000km of Buenos AiresAutódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez10 January
2 24 Hours of Daytona BeachDaytona International Speedway30 January
31 January
3 12 Hours of SebringSebring International Raceway20 March
4 BOAC 1000kmBrands Hatch4 April
5 Trofeo Filippo Caracciolo Autodromo Nazionale Monza25 April
6 1000km SpaCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps9 May
7 Targa FlorioCircuito Piccolo delle Madonie16 May
8 ADAC 1000km NürburgringNürburgring30 May
9 24 Hours of Le MansCircuit de la Sarthe12 June
13 June
10 Austrian 1000kmÖsterreichring27 June
11 Watkins Glen 6 HoursWatkins Glen International24 July

† - Sports Prototypes and Sportscars only, GT class did not participate.

Season results

Races

RndCircuitOutright winning teamGT winning teamResults
RndCircuitOutright winning driversGT winning driversResults
RndCircuitOutright winning carGT winning carResults
1Buenos Aires #30 John Wyer AutomotiveNoneResults
1Buenos Aires Jo Siffert
Derek Bell
Results
1Buenos AiresPorsche 917KResults
2Daytona #2 John Wyer Automotive #11 Owens Corning FiberglassResults
2Daytona Pedro Rodriguez
Jackie Oliver
Tony DeLorenzo
Don Yenko
Results
2DaytonaPorsche 917KChevrolet CorvetteResults
3Sebring #3 Martini Racing #48 John Greenwood RacingResults
3Sebring Vic Elford
Gérard Larrousse
John Greenwood
Dick Smothers
Results
3SebringPorsche 917KChevrolet CorvetteResults
4Brands Hatch #54 Autodelta SpANoneResults
4Brands Hatch Andrea de Adamich
Henri Pescarolo
Results
4Brands HatchAlfa Romeo T33/3Results
5Monza #2 John Wyer Automotive #50 Kremer RacingResults
5Monza Pedro Rodriguez
Jackie Oliver
Erwin Kremer
Günther Huber
Results
5MonzaPorsche 917KPorsche 911SResults
6Spa-Francorchamps #21 John Wyer Automotive #46 Kremer RacingResults
6Spa-Francorchamps Pedro Rodriguez
Jackie Oliver
Erwin Kremer
Günther Huber
Results
6Spa-FrancorchampsPorsche 917KPorsche 911SResults
7Targa Florio #5 Autodelta SpA #42 Porsche Club RomandResults
7Targa Florio Nino Vaccarella
Toine Hezemans
Bernard Cheneviére
Paul Keller
Results
7Targa FlorioAlfa Romeo T33/3Porsche 911SResults
8Nürburgring #3 Martini Racing #82 Kremer RacingResults
8Nürburgring Vic Elford
Gérard Larrousse
Erwin Kremer
Jürgen Neuhaus
Results
8NürburgringPorsche 908/3Porsche 911SResults
9La Sarthe #22 Martini Racing #63 ASA Cachia BundiResults
9La Sarthe Helmut Marko
Gijs van Lennep
Raymond Touroul
André Anselme
Results
9La SarthePorsche 917KPorsche 911SResults
10Österreichring #16 John Wyer Automotive #43 Peter KerstenResults
10Österreichring Pedro Rodriguez
Richard Attwood
Peter Kersten
Clemens Schickentanz
Results
10ÖsterreichringPorsche 917KPorsche 911SResults
11Watkins Glen #30 Autodelta SpA #49 John Greenwood RacingResults
11Watkins Glen Andrea de Adamich
Ronnie Peterson
John Greenwood
Robert R. Johnson
Results
11Watkins GlenAlfa Romeo T33/3Chevrolet CorvetteResults

Championship results

International Championship for Makes

Championship points were awarded to the top 6 finishers in each race in the order of 9-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only given points for their highest finishing car and any other cars from that manufacturer were merely skipped in the points standings.
All Sportscars, Sports Prototypes and GT cars were eligible for points towards the International Championship for Makes and the GT class also had their own separate award.
Cars participating in races that were not included in the Sportscar, Sports Prototype or GT classes were skipped when awarding points for the overall championship.
Only the best 8 points finishes counted towards the championship, with any other points earned not included in the total. Discarded points are shown within brackets.
PosManufacturerRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Rd 10Rd 11Total
1 Porsche9999999972
2 Alfa Romeo4694496951
3 Ferrari2616143326
4 Lola145
5 Chevrolet325

International Cup for GT Cars

The GT class did not participate in Rounds 1 and 4. Only the best 7 finishes were counted towards the International Cup for GT Cars. Discarded points are shown within brackets.
PosManufacturerRd 2Rd 3Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Rd 10Rd 11Total
1 Porsche699999960
2 Chevrolet991928
3 Opel33
4 Alfa Romeo11

The cars

The following models contributed to the net points scores of their respective manufacturers.

International Championship for Makes