The 1970 1000 km of Monza was an endurance race held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy on April 25, 1970. It was the fourth round of the 1970 International Championship for Makes. This was the first official 1000 km race at Monza that used only the road course; in 1956 and 1965-1969 the organizers utilized the combined road and banking courses; but the banking was abandoned because of safety issues; the 1969 1000 km race was the last race ever held on the concrete-surfaced banking. Mexican driver Pedro Rodríguez won this race in John Wyer's Gulf-sponsored Porsche 917K, he was able to hold off 3 hard-charging works Ferrari 512's after his co-driver Leo Kinnunen lost most of the lead Rodríguez had built up. Ex-Ferrari driver John Surtees returned to Ferrari after 4 years to drive a works 512.[1]

Monza in 1970

Official results edit

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps
1 S
5.0
7   John Wyer Automotive Engineering   Pedro Rodríguez
  Leo Kinnunen
Porsche 917K Porsche 4.5L Flat-12 174
2 S
5.0
3   SpA Ferrari SEFAC   Ignazio Giunti
  Nino Vaccarella
Ferrari 512S Spyder Ferrari 5.0L V12 174
3 S
5.0
2   SpA Ferrari SEFAC   John Surtees
  Peter Schetty
Ferrari 512S Ferrari 5.0L V12 171
4 S
5.0
1   SpA Ferrari SEFAC   Chris Amon
  Arturo Merzario
Ferrari 512S Ferrari 5.0L V12 171
5 P
3.0
36   Equipe Matra-Simca   Jean-Pierre Beltoise
  Jack Brabham
Matra-Simca MS650 Matra 3.0L V12 169
6 P
3.0
37   Equipe Matra-Simca   Henri Pescarolo
  Johnny Servoz-Gavin
Matra-Simca MS650 Matra 3.0L V12 161
7 P
3.0
38   Autodelta SpA   Nanni Galli
  Rolf Stommelen
Alfa Romeo T33/3 Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 166
8 S
5.0
4   Scuderia Filipinetti   Mike Parkes
  Herbert Müller
Ferrari 512S Ferrari 5.0L V12 163
9 S
5.0
5   Scuderia Pinchio Rosso   Corrado Manfredini
  Gianpiero Moretti
Ferrari 512S Ferrari 5.0L V12 163
10 S
5.0
12   Gesipa Racing Team   Jürgen Neuhaus
  Helmut Kelleners
Porsche 917K Porsche 4.5L Flat-12 162
11 S
5.0
14   Racing Team AAW   Hans Laine
  Gijs van Lennep
Porsche 917K Porsche 4.5L Flat-12 162
12 S
5.0
8   John Wyer Automotive Engineering   Jo Siffert
  Brian Redman
Porsche 917K Porsche 4.5L Flat-12 158
13 P
3.0
41   Autodelta SpA   Andrea de Adamich
  Piers Courage
Alfa Romeo T33/3 Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 158
14 P
3.0
50   Martini International   Gérard Larrousse
  Rudi Lins
Porsche 908/02 LH Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 157
15 P
2.0
53   Andre Wicky Racing Team   Andre Wicky
  Mário Cabral
Porsche 907 Porsche 1.9L Flat-6 144
16 S
5.0
16   Racing Team VDS   Teddy Pilette
  Gustave Gosselin
Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet 5.0L V8 143
17 P
2.0
52   Hans-Dieter Blatzheim   Hans-Dieter Blatzheim
  Helmut Krause
Porsche 907 Porsche 1.9L Flat-6 139
18 P
3.0
39   Autodelta SpA   Masten Gregory
  Toine Hezemans
Alfa Romeo T33/3 Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 131
19 P
3.0
25   John L'Amie   John L'Amie
  Brian Nelson
Porsche 910 Porsche 1.9L Flat-6 131
20 GT
2.0
87   Brescia Corse   Giuseppe Schenetti
  Sergio Zerbini
Porsche 911S Porsche 2.0L Flat-6 128
21 GT
2.0
84   Andre Wicky Racing Team   Sylvain Garant
  Mario Ilotte
Porsche 911S Porsche 2.0L Flat-6 127
22 GT
+2.0
70   Giancarlo Rondanini   Giancarlo Rondanini
  Ennio Bonomelli
Porsche 911S Porsche 2.0L Flat-6 122

Not Classified edit

Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps
GT
+2.0
94   Jolly Club   Luigi Cabella
  Paolo de Leonibus
Alfa Romeo GTA Alfa Romeo 1.6L I4 118
GT
2.0
78   Fiorenzo Genta   Fiorenzo Genta
  "Nicky"
Porsche 911S Porsche 2.0L Flat-6 118
S
1.6
34   Abarth Switzerland   Rolando Vaglio
  Silvio Vaglio
Fiat-Abarth 1000S Abarth 1.0L I4 115

Did Not Finish edit

Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps
P
2.0
52   Antonio Nicodemi   Antonio Nicodemi
  Jonathan Williams
Porsche 907 Porsche 1.9L Flat-6 111
S
1.6
34   Mario Nardari   Mario Nardari
  "Pal Joe"
Fiat-Abarth 1000S Abarth 1.0L I4 107
S
5.0
10   Porsche Salzburg   Vic Elford
  Kurt Ahrens Jr.
Porsche 917K Porsche 4.5L Flat-12 92
GT
1.6
23   Abarth-Osella   Johannes Ortner
  Mario Casoni
Abarth 2000S Abarth 2.0L I4 71
GT
1.6
96   Citta dei Mille   Giulio Rossi
  Paolo Monti
Alfa Romeo GTA Alfa Romeo 1.6L I4 71
P
3.0
40   Autodelta SpA   Carlo Facetti
  Teodoro Zeccoli
Alfa Romeo T33/3 Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 67
S
5.0
10   Porsche Salzburg   Hans Herrmann
  Richard Attwood
Porsche 917K Porsche 4.5L Flat-12 63
P
2.0
48   SCAR Autostrada   "Nicor"
  Spartaco Dini
Alfa Romeo T33/2 Alfa Romeo 2.0L V8 58
S
5.0
11   David Piper   Tony Adamowicz
  David Piper
Porsche 917K Porsche 4.5L Flat-12 55
P
3.0
44   Martini International   Gerhard Koch
  Hans-Dieter Dechent
Porsche 908/02 Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 35
GT
1.6
96   Monzeglio   Cesare Poretti
  Maurizio Zanetti
Alfa Romeo GTA Alfa Romeo 1.6L I4 26
P
2.0
48   SCAR Autostrada   Giovanni Alberti
  Carlo Zuccoli
Alfa Romeo T33/2 Alfa Romeo 2.0L V8 19
GT
+2.0
78   Kremer Racing   Erwin Kremer
  Willi Kauhsen
Porsche 911S Porsche 2.0L Flat-6 17

Statistics edit

  • Pole position: #8 John Wyer Automotive Engineering Porsche 917K (Jo Siffert/Brian Redman) - 1:25.21 (150.971 mph/242.957 km/h)
  • Fastest lap: #10 Porsche Salzburg Porsche 917K (Vic Elford)- 1:24.8 (151.719 mph/244.104 km/h)
  • Time taken for winning car to cover scheduled distance: 4 hours, 18 minutes and 1.7 seconds
  • Average Speed: 232.649 km/h (143.610 mph)
  • Weather conditions: Sunny

References edit

  1. ^ "Wspr-racing.com".


World Sportscar Championship
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