1970 24 Hours of Le Mans

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1970 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 38th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 13 and 14, 1970.

Much of the racing footage shot for the motion picture Le Mans was from this event, including the use of a Porsche 908 mounted with movie cameras.

Official Results

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
1	S 5.0	23	Porsche KG Salzburg	Hans Herrmann Richard Attwood	Porsche 917K	Porsche 4.5L Flat-12	343
2	S 5.0	3	Martini Racing Team	Gerard Larrousse Willy Kauhsen	Porsche 917L	Porsche 4.5L Flat-12	338
3	P 3.0	27	Martini Racing Team	Dr. Helmut Marko	Porsche 908/2L	Porsche 3.0L Flat-8	335
4	S 5.0	11	North American Racing Team (NART)	Ronnie Bucknum Sam Posey	Ferrari 512S	Ferrari 5.0L V12	313
5	S 5.0	12		Alistair Walker	Ferrari 512S	Ferrari 5.0L V12	305
6	GT 2.0	40		Claude Ballot-Léna Guy Chasseuil	Porsche 914/6 GT	Porsche 2.0L Flat-6	285
7	GT 2.5	47		Erwin Kremer Nicolas Koob	Porsche 911S	Porsche 2.3L Flat-6	282

Not Classified

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
8	GT +5.0	2		Jean-Pierre Rouget	Chevrolet Corvette	Chevrolet 7.0L V8	286
9	P 3.0	29		Herbert Linge Johnathon Williams	Porsche 908/2 (Camera Car)	Porsche 3.0L Flat-8	282
10	P 3.0	57	North American Racing Team (NART)	Chuck Parsons	Ferrari 312P Coupe	Ferrari 3.0L V12	281
11	GT 2.5	62		Pierre Mauroy	Porsche 911S	Porsche 2.2L Flat-6	275
12	GT 2.0	42		Guy Verrier	Porsche 911TH	Porsche 2.0L Flat-6	271
13	GT 2.5	67		Jacques Dechaumel	Porsche 911S	Porsche 2.2L Flat-6	271
14	GT 2.5	45		Jacques Marché	Porsche 911S	Porsche 2.2L Flat-6	262
15	GT 2.0	64		Pierre Greub	Porsche 911S	Porsche 2.0L Flat-6	254
16	GT 2.0	66		Claude Swietlik	Porsche 911S	Porsche 2.0L Flat-6	231

Did Not Finish

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
17	P 3.0	34	Donald Healey Motor Company	Andrew Hedges	Healey SR XR37	Repco 740 3.0L V8	264
18	S 5.0	25	Porsche KG Salzburg	Vic Elford Kurt Ahrens Jr.	Porsche 917L	Porsche 4.9L Flat-12	225
19	P 3.0	36		Piers Courage Andrea de Adamich	Alfa Romeo T33/3	Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8	222
20	P 3.0	35		Nanni Galli Rolf Stommelen	Alfa Romeo T33/3	Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8	213
21	P 2.0	49	Chevron Racing Team	John Hine	Chevron B16	Ford Cosworth FVC 1.8L I4	213
22	P 2.0	44	Chevron Racing Team	Digby Martland	Chevron B16	BMW 2.0L I4	187
23	P 2.5	61		Jean-Pierre Hanrioud	Porsche 907	Porsche 2.2L Flat-6	161
24	S 5.0	20	John Wyer Automotive Engineering	Jo Siffert Brian Redman	Porsche 917K	Porsche 4.9L Flat-12	156
25	S 5.0	5	Ferrari SEFAC	Jacky Ickx Peter Schetty	Ferrari 512S	Ferrari 5.0L V12	142
26	GT 2.5	63		Bernard Cheneviére	Porsche 911S	Porsche 2.3L Flat-6	132
27	S 5.0	9	Escuderia Montjuich	José Juncadella Juan Fernandez	Ferrari 512S	Ferrari 5.0L V12	130
28	P 2.0	60		Willi Meier	Porsche 910	Porsche 2.0L Flat-6	128
29	GT 2.5	65		Artur Blanck	Porsche 911S	Porsche 2.2L Flat-6	124
30	P 2.0	46		Ernst Kraus	Porsche 910	Porsche 2.0L Flat-6	120
31	S 5.0	18	AAW Racing Team	David Piper Gijs van Lennep	Porsche 917K	Porsche 4.5L Flat-12	112
32	S 5.0	16	Scuderia Picchio Rosso	Gianpiero Moretti Corrado Manfredini	Ferrari 512S	Ferrari 5.0L V12	111
33	S 5.0	4		Teddy Pilette Gustave Gosselin	Lola T70 Mk.IIIB	Chevrolet 4.9L V8	109
34	GT 2.5	43		Willy Braillard	Porsche 911S	Porsche 2.2L Flat-6	109
35	P 3.0	31	Matra-Simca	Jean-Pierre Beltoise Henri Pescarolo	Matra-Simca MS660	Matra 3.0L V12	79
36	P 3.0	32	Matra-Simca	Jack Brabham Francois Cevert	Matra-Simca MS650	Matra 3.0L V12	76
37	P 3.0	30	Matra-Simca	Patrick Depailler Jean-Pierre Jabouille Tim Schenken	Matra-Simca MS650	Matra 3.0L V12	70
38	GT 2.5	59		Jean Mésange	Porsche 911S	Porsche 2.2L Flat-6	70
39	P 2.0	50		Guy Ligier Jean-Claude Andruet	Ligier JS1	Ford Cosworth FVC 1.8L I4	65
40	S 5.0	10	North American Racing Team (NART)	Helmut Kelleners Georg Loos	Ferrari 512S	Ferrari 5.0L V12	54
41	S 2.0	22	John Wyer Automotive Engineering	David Hobbs Mike Hailwood	Porsche 917K	Porsche 4.5L Flat-12	49
42	P 3.0	38		Carlo Facetti	Alfa Romeo T33/3	Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8	43
43	S 5.0	7	Ferrari SEFAC	Derek Bell Ronnie Peterson	Ferrari 512S	Ferrari 5.0L V12	39
44	S 5.0	8	Ferrari SEFAC	Arturo Merzario Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari 512S	Ferrari 5.0L V12	38
45	GT +5.0	1		Jean-Claude Aubriet	Chevrolet Corvette	Chevrolet 7.0L V8	37
46	S 5.0	15		Mike Parkes Herbert Müller	Ferrari 512S	Ferrari 5.0L V12	37
47	S 5.0	14		Joakim Bonnier Reine Wisell	Ferrari 512S	Ferrari 5.0L V12	36
48	S 5.0	21	John Wyer Automotive Engineering	Pedro Rodriguez Leo Kinnunen	Porsche 917K	Porsche 4.9L Flat-12	22
49	P 2.0	48		Yves Deprez	Chevron B16	Mazda 10A 1.0L Rotor	19
50	S 5.0	6	Ferrari SEFAC	Nino Vaccarella Ignazio Giunti	Ferrari 512S	Ferrari 5.0L V8	7
51	P 3.0	37		Masten Gregory	Alfa Romeo T33/3	Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8	5

Statistics

• Pole Position - #25 Porsche KG Salzburg - 3:19.08
• Fastest Lap - #25 Porsche KG Salzburg - 3:21.00
• Distance - 4607.810km
• Average Speed - 191.992km/h

Trophy Winners

• Index of Performance - #27 Martini International Racing Team
• Index of Thermal Efficiency - #3 Martini International Racing Team

 

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