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1971 - Watkins Glen 6 Hours

24 July 1971 - Watkins Glen, USA


Jo Siffert & Gijs van Lennep win Class S and 2nd overall, 2 laps behind the winning Alfa Romeo T33 driven by Andre de Adamich & Ronnie Peterson. Porsche 914/6 wins Class GT+2.5

Overall - 2nd, 3rd : S - 1st, 2nd : GT+2.5 - 1st : GT2.5 - 2nd

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
1 Porsche 917 K 917-014 S Jo Siffert (CH)/Gijs van Lennep (NL) J. W. Automotive Engineering (GB) 2nd 1st 2nd 277 laps
2 Porsche 917 K 917-015 S Derek Bell (GB)/Richard Attwood (GB) J. W. Automotive Engineering (GB) 3rd 2nd 4th 259 laps
59 Porsche 914/6 914 043 2563 GT+2.5 Peter Gregg (USA)/Hurley Haywood (USA) Brumos Porsche-Audi (USA) 6th 1st 19th 229 laps
31 Porsche 911 T 118 10 429 GT2.5 Bert Everett (USA)/Bob Beasley (USA) Locke Development Corporation (USA) 9th 2nd 26th 168 laps
68 Porsche 911 S GT2.5 Pat Keating (USA)/Levon Pentecost (USA)/Anthony Torgersen (USA) Baker Motor Co. 10th 22nd 162 laps
43 Porsche 917 K 917-010 S Tony Adamowicz (USA)/Mario Cabral (P) David Piper Racing (GB) NC 11th 191 laps
46 Porsche 906 K 906-113 S Mike Rahal (USA)/Hugh Wise (USA)/Horst Kroll (CDN) Brokers Racing/Nationwide Food NC 18th 180 laps
87 Porsche 908/02 908/02-015 P Tony Dean (GB)/Steve Matchett (USA)/Chuck Parsons (USA) A. G. Dean (Racing) (GB) DNF 15th 47 laps - Fuel Pump
32 Porsche 911 S GT2.5 Jim Locke (USA)/Bob Bailey (USA) Locke Development Corporation (USA) DNF 21st 25 laps - Wheel
16 Porsche 911 T GT2.5 Michael Keyser (USA)/Bruce Jennings (USA) Toad Hall Racing DNF 28th 13 laps - Collision


International Championship for Makes     Watkins Glen 6 Hours


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