1971 1000 km Buenos Aires

thumb|Autodromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires No 14 (1968-1971) 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. http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=129 Ignazio Giunti Motorsport Memorial 2008-03-03 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 GBR J.W. Automotive SUI Jo SiffertGBR Derek Bell Porsche 917K 165 Porsche 4.9L Flat-12 2 S 32 GBR J.W. Automotive MEX Pedro RodríguezGBR Jackie Oliver Porsche 917K 164 Porsche 4.9L Flat-12 3 P3.0 14 ITA Autodelta SpA DEU Rolf StommelenITA Nanni Galli Alfa Romeo T33/3 163 Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 4 P3.0 16 ITA Autodelta SpA ITA Andrea de AdamichFRA Henri Pescarolo Alfa Romeo 33TT3 161 Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 5 S 20 ESP 1945 Escuderia Montjuich ESP 1945 José JuncadellaARG Carlos Pairetti Ferrari 512S 155 Ferrari 5.0L V12 6 S 18 BEL Ecurie Francorchamps BEL Hughes de FierlandtBEL Gustave Gosselin Ferrari 512S Spyder 153 Ferrari 5.0L V12 7 S 8 SUI Scuderia Filipinetti GBR Mike ParkesSWE Jo Bonnier Ferrari 512M 150 Ferrari 5.0L V12 8 S 22 USA North American Racing Team USA Sam PoseyARG Nestor García-VeigaARG Rubén Luis di Palma Ferrari 512S Spyder 148 Ferrari 5.0L V12 9 P3.0 2 GBR Ecurie Evergreen GBR Chris CraftGBR Trevor Taylor McLaren M8C 146 Ford 3.0 V8 10 S 34 SUI Zitro Racing SUI Dominique MartinARG Pablo Bréa Porsche 917K 145 Porsche 4.9L Flat-12 11 P2.0 6 GBR Ecurie Evergreen USA David WeirARG Jorge Omar del Río Lola T210 143 Ford Cosworth FVC 1.8L I4 12 P2.0 10 SUI Scuderia Filipinetti SWE Ronnie PetersonARG Jorge Cupeiro Lola T212 130 Ford Cosworth FVC 1.8L I4 13 P2.0 46 FRA Daniel Rouveyran FRA Daniel RouveyranARG Carlos Ruesch Lola T210 129 Ford Cosworth FVC 1.8L I4 14DNF S 48 DEU Team Auto Usdau DEU Reinhold JoestARG Angel Monguzzi Porsche 917K 85 Porsche 4.9L Flat-12 15DNF S 38 DEU Martini International Racing GBR Vic ElfordFRA Gérard Larrousse Porsche 917K 65 Porsche 4.9L Flat-12 16DNF P3.0 40 DEU Team Auto Usdau DEU Hans-Dieter WeigelARG Eduardo Copello Porsche 908/02 54 Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 17DNF S 28 ESP 1945 Escuderia Nacional CS BRA Emerson FittipaldiARG Carlos Reutemann Porsche 917K 43 Porsche 4.9L Flat-12 18DNF P3.0 24 ITA SpA Ferrari SEFAC ITA Ignazio GiuntiITA Arturo Merzario Ferrari 312PB 38 Ferrari 3.0L V12 19DNF P3.0 26 FRA Matra Sports FRA Jean-Pierre BeltoiseFRA Jean-Pierre Jabouille Matra-Simca MS660 36 Matra 3.0L V12 20DNF P2.0 4 GBR Ecurie Evergreen GBR Alain de CadenetARG Nasif Estéfano Lola T210 27 Ford FVC 1.8L I4 21DNF S 44 ARG Eduardo Pino ARG Eduardo PinoARG Jorge Ternengo Baufer-Ford 8 Chevrolet V8 22DNF S 36 DEU Martini International Racing AUT Helmut MarkoNED Gijs van Lennep Porsche 917K 2 Porsche 4.9L Flat-12 DNS P3.0 12 ITA Autodelta SpA BRA Emerson FittipaldiNED Toine Hezemans Alfa Romeo T33/3 - Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 DNS P2.0 42 ARG Oreste Berta ARG Luis Rubén di PalmaARG 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 http://wsrp.ic.cz/wsc1971.html#1 International Championship for Makes 1971 - 1000 km Buenos Aires World Sports Racing Prototypes 2 October 2005 2008-03-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20080426155315/http://wsrp.ic.cz/wsc1971.html#1 2008-04-26 dead 1971 World Sportscar Championship 1970 Austrian 1000km 1971 24 Hours of Daytona Buenos Aires Category:1000 km Buenos Aires Buenos Aires