PORSCHE RACING HISTORY1971 - Le Mans 24 Hours
13 June 1971 - Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France
The 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 39th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 12 and 13 June 1971. Porsche were 1st and 2nd overall and won classes S5.0, GT+2.0 and P2.0.
In 1971 Jackie Oliver managed 386kph (239.8mph) on the Mulsanne, though he wasn’t chasing WM-type targets. It’s just that a Porsche 917 was naturally brisk in a straight line. Oliver didn’t race often at Le Mans, but he mastered two of its most cherished icons - the 917 and the GT40. (Motorsport Magazine - June 2019)
| No. | Car | # | Class | Drivers | Entrant | Pos | Class | Grid | Notes |
| 22 | Porsche 917 K | 917-053 | S5.0 | Helmut Marko (A)/Gijs van Lennep (NL) | Martini International Racing (D) | 1st | 1st | 5th | 397 laps |
| 19 | Porsche 917 K | 917-031 | S5.0 | Richard Attwood (GB)/Herbert Müller (CH) | John Wyer Automotive Engineering (GB) | 2nd | 2nd | 11th | 395 laps |
| 63 | Porsche 911 S | GT+2.0 | Raymond Touroul (F)/André Anselme (F) | ASA Cachia Bundi (F) | 6th | 1st | 40th | 306 laps | |
| 49 | Porsche 907 | 907-031 | P2.0 | Walter Brun (CH)/Peter Mattli (CH) | André Wicky Racing Team (CH) | 7th | 1st | 24th | 306 laps |
| 38 | Porsche 911 EC | GT+2.0 | René Mazzia (F)/Jürgen Barth (D) | René Mazzia (F) | 8th | 2nd | 39th | 303 laps | |
| 42 | Porsche 911 S | GT+2.0 | Jean Mesange (F)/"Gédéhem" Gérard Darton-Merlin (F) | Jean Mesagne (F) | 9th | 3rd | 45th | 298 laps | |
| 26 | Porsche 911 S | 911 030 1010 | GT+2.0 | Erwin Kremer (D)/Nicolas Koob (L)/Günther Huber (D) | Nicolas Koob (L) | 10th | 4th | 35th | 292 laps |
| 39 | Porsche 911 S | GT+2.0 | Guy Verrier (F)/Gerard Foucault (F) | A.G.A.C.I. (F) | 11th | 5th | 48th | 290 laps | |
| 44 | Porsche 911 S | 911 130 1270 | GT+2.0 | Richard Bond (GB)/Paul Vestey (GB) | Paul Watson Race Organisation (GB) | 12th | 6th | 42nd | 286 laps |
| 36 | Porsche 911 S | GT+2.0 | Bernard Cheneviére (CH)/Björn Waldegård (S) | Ecurie Jean Sage (F) | 13th | 7th | 34th | 263 laps | |
| 17 | Porsche 917 L | 917-045 | S5.0 | Jo Siffert (CH)/Derek Bell (GB) | John Wyer Automotive Engineering (GB) | DNF | 3rd | 240 laps - Transmission | |
| 29 | Porsche 908/02 | 908/02-010 | P3.0 | André Wicky (CH)/Max Cohen-Olivar (MOR) | André Wicky Racing Team (CH) | DNF | 25th | 236 laps - Transmission | |
| 57 | Porsche 917 K | 917-025 | S5.0 | Dominique Martin (CH)/Gérard Pillon (CH) | Zitro Racing Team (CH) | DNF | 18th | 228 laps - Gearbox | |
| 35 | Porsche 911 S | GT+2.0 | Sylvain Garant (F)/Pierre Greub (CH) | Pierre Greub (CH) | DNF | 31st | 196 laps - Camshaft | ||
| 30 | Porsche 908/02 | 908/02-016 | P3.0 | Louis Cosson (F)/Helmut Leuze (D) | Louis Cosson (F) | DNF | 22nd | 192 laps - DQ Oil Pipe | |
| 18 | Porsche 917 L | 917-044 | S5.0 | Pedro Rodríguez (MEX)/Jackie Oliver (GB) | John Wyer Automotive Engineering (GB) | DNF | 1st | 187 laps - Oil Pipe | |
| 47 | Porsche 911 S | GT2.0 | Jean-Jacques Cochet (CH)/Jean Selz (CH) | André Wicky Racing Team (CH) | DNF | 43rd | 183 laps - Gearbox | ||
| 23 | Porsche 917/20 | 917/20-001 | S5.0 | Willi Kauhsen (D)/Reinhold Jöst (D) | Martini International Racing (D) | DNF | 7th | 180 laps - Accident | |
| 28 | Porsche 908/02 | 908/02-026 | P3.0 | Claude Ballot-Léna (F)/Guy Chasseuil (F) | Établissement Sonauto Auguste Veuillet (F) | DNF | 20th | 169 laps - Accident | |
| 69 | Porsche 914/6 GT | 914 143 0178 | GT2.0 | Gerd F. Quist (D)/Dietrich Krumm (D) | Autohaus Max Moritz (D) | DNF | 37th | 160 laps - Gearbox | |
| 65 | Porsche 911 S | GT+2.0 | Jean-Claude Parot (F)/Jacques Dechaumel (F) | Jacques Dechaumel (F) | DNF | 49th | 105 laps - Oil Pressure | ||
| 37 | Porsche 911 S | 119 300 932 | GT+2.0 | Pierre Mauroy (F)/Jean-Claude Lagniez (F) | Pierre Mauroy (F) | DNF | 32nd | 78 laps - Gearbox | |
| 21 | Porsche 917 L | 917-042 | S5.0 | Gérard Larrousse (F)/Vic Elford (GB) | Martini International Racing (D) | DNF | 2nd | 74 laps - Engine | |
| 41 | Porsche 911 S | GT+2.0 | Willy Braillard (B)/Jean-Pierre Gaban (B) | Jean-Pierre Gaban (B) | DNF | 30th | 68 laps - Gearbox | ||
| 46 | Porsche 914/6 GT | GT2.0 | Paul Keller (CH)/Jean Sage (F) | Ecurie Porsche Club Romand (CH) | DNF | 44th | 61 laps - Oil Pressure | ||
| 33 | Porsche 911 S | GT+2.0 | Jean-Pierre Cassegrain (F)/Jacques Rey (CH) | Rey Racing (CH) | DNF | 41st | 58 laps - Gearbox | ||
| 34 | Porsche 911 S | 911 130 1148 | GT+2.0 | Alan Johnson (USA)/Elliott Forbes-Robinson (USA) | Richie Ginther Racing Inc. | DNF | 29th | 50 laps - Engine | |
| 40 | Porsche 911 S | 911 030 0279 | GT+2.0 | Jean Égreteaud (F)/Jean-Marie Jacquemin (F) | Jean Egreteaud (F) | DNF | 38th | 41 laps - Engine | |
| 66 | Porsche 911 S | GT+2.0 | Jean-Claude Guérie (F)/Claude Mathurin (F) | Rey Racing (CH) | DNF | 49th | 34 laps - Timing Chain | ||
| 48 | Porsche 911 S | GT+2.0 | Mario Ilotte (I)/Jean-Pierre Hanrioud (F) | Jean-Pierre Hanrioud (F) | DNF | 36th | 27 laps - Piston | ||
| 43 | Porsche 911 S | 118 20 505 | GT2.0 | Jean-Paul Bodin (F)/Gilbert Courthiade (F) | François Migault (F) | DNF | 46th | 22 laps - Engine | |
| 60 | Porsche 908/02 | 908-022 | P3.0 | Hans-Dieter Weigel (D)/Claude Haldi (CH) | Claude Haldi (CH) | DNF | 21st | 18 laps - Gearbox | |
| 27 | Porsche 910 | 910-006 | P3.0 | Christian Poirot (F)/Jean-Claude Andruet (F) | Christian Poirot (F) | DNF | 27th | 12 laps - Accident |
International Championship for Makes Le Mans 24 Hours
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