1970 - Brands Hatch 1000 km
12 April 1970 - Brands Hatch, GB
Pedro Rodríguez & Leo Kinnunen & win in a Porsche 917 K
Overall - 1st, 2nd, 3rd : S5.0 - 1st, 2nd, 3rd : P3.0 - 1st, 2nd : S2.0 - 1st, 3rd The race was held in atrociously wet conditions, a crash at the start brought out the yellow flags, resulting in Rodriquez being shown the black flag for ignoring them. He came in for a lectire from the clerk of the course, being at rest for 30 seconds in the pits. But then went on to win after a superb drive.
No. | Car | # | Class | Drivers | Entrant | Pos | Class | Grid | Notes |
10 | Porsche 917 K | 917-016 | S5.0 | Pedro Rodríguez (MEX)/Leo Kinnunen (FI) | J. W. Automotive Engineering Ltd. (GB) | 1st | 1st | 7th | 235 laps |
11 | Porsche 917 K | 917-023 | S5.0 | Vic Elford (GB)/Denny Hulme (NZ) | Porsche Konstruktionen KG. Salzburg (A) | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 230 laps |
12 | Porsche 917 K | 917-020 | S5.0 | Richard Attwood (GB)/Hans Herrmann (D) | Porsche Konstruktionen KG. Salzburg (A) | 3rd | 3rd | 9th | 227 laps |
57 | Porsche 908/02 | 908/02-020 | P3.0 | Gijs van Lennep (NL)/Hans Laine (FIN) | Racing Team A.A.W. (FIN) | 4th | 1st | 10th | 227 laps |
56 | Porsche 908/02 Flunder | 908/02-005 | P3.0 | Gérard Larrousse (F)/Gerhard Koch (D) | International Martini Racing Team (D) | 6th | 2nd | 21st | 217 laps |
28 | Porsche 910 | 910-017 | S2.0 | John L'Amie (GB)/Tommy Reid (GB) | John L'Amie (GB) | 9th | 1st | 25th | 211 laps |
27 | Porsche 910 | 910-004 | S2.0 | Mike Beuttler (GB)/Nick Gold (GB) | Nick Gold (GB) | 11th | 3rd | 26th | 201 laps |
58 | Porsche 908/02 Flunder | 908/02-008 | P3.0 | Alain de Cadenet (GB)/Jorge Omar Del Río (RA) | Ecurie Evergreen (GB) | DNF | 15th | 179 laps - Gearbox | |
9 | Porsche 917 K | 917-004 | S5.0 | Jo Siffert (CH)/Brian Redman (GB) | J. W. Automotive Engineering Ltd. (GB) | DNF | 5th | 176 laps - Accident | |
26 | Porsche 910 | 910-020 | S2.0 | Paul Vestey (GB)/Roy Pike (USA) | Road & Racing Acessories (Holborn) Ltd. (GB) | DNF | 29th | 73 laps - Ignition | |
71 | Porsche 907 | 907-022 | P2.0 | Hans-Dieter Blatzheim (D)/Ernst Kraus (D) | Hans Dieter Blatzheim (D) | DNF | 32nd | 56 laps - Accident |
International Championship for Makes Brands Hatch 1000 km
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