The Golden Age - 1970 and 1971

1970

Ferrari followed Porsche's lead and produced 25 copies of the 512S. This car was competetive, and Mario Andretti scored a famous win at Sebring in 512S. This car was raced with longtail bodywork at LeMans, and became the 512M in 1971.

Also in 1970, a separate championship for 2.0 litre sports prototypes was started, called the European Sportscar Championship. Gérard Larrousse

Matra

Matra took their F1-based 3-litre V-12 and created the 650 Prototype, which took the season-opening Buenos Aires event. This series of eleganltly-styled blue prototypes would lead the French revival at Le Mans.

Category Reorganization

In 1970, the FIA/SCI designation for Group 4 sportscars was changed to Group 5. (From 1966-1969 Group 5 had been a seldom-used category for highly modifed touring cars from Group 1 and Group 2.)

The new Group 4 category was for factory-approved specialized versions of Group 3 GT Sport Cars. A minimum of 500 examples was needed to qualify for this category. An example of this class is the Porsche 914/6 GT, which was a special edition of the Porsche 914. This class is often referred to as "GTS", and the modern "GTS" category is not unlike this but without the production minimums.

911 S/T

Following on the sucess of the 911 T/R, Porsche created an series of upgrade parts for the Group 4 class. These could be purchased with a standard 911S to create a ready-to-race variation calles the 911 S/T.

Who flipped over the bathtub? No really, this car is really ugly but in a cool sort of way.

International Championship for Makes 1970
Place	Car Sponsor	Car # Class	Model	Ref. #	Image
Buenos Aires 1000Km (Non-Championship)
1	Matra 650 'Elf' Jean Pierre Beltoise Henri Pescarolo	10	Solido 100 Series	178
5	Porsche 908/2 Flunder 'L&M' Alain De Cadenet Carlos Pairetti	40	Best	9107
DNF	Porsche 917K 'Kelube' Brian Redman David Piper	28	Super Champion (Serie 503)	40
DNF	Lola T70 David Prophet Carlos Pascualini	52	Best	9337
24 Hours of Daytona
1	Porsche 917K 'Gulf' Pedro Rodriguez Leo Kinnunen	2 S	Minichamps	430 706702
			Solido 100 Series	186
2	Porsche 917K 'Gulf' Jo Siffert Brian Redman	1 S	Minichamps	430 706701
			Auto Art	67072
3	Ferrari 512S Mario Andretti Arturo Merzario Jacky Ickx	28 S	Brumm	R200
4	Ferrari 312 P Sam Posey Mike Parkes N.A.R.T.	24 P	Best	9153
5	Ferrari 312 P Tony Adamowicz David Piper N.A.R.T.	23 P	Best	9156
7	Ferrari 250 LM Gregg Young Luigi Chinetti, Jr. N.A.R.T.	21 S 5.0	Best	9301
DNF	Porsche 917K 'Porsche Salzburg' Kurt Ahrens Vic Elford	3 S	Minichamps	430 706703
			Brumm	R337
Sebring
2	Porsche 908/2 Flunder 'Gulf' Steve McQueen Peter Revson	48 P 3.0	Best	9219
			Best Special Edition	WAW002
6	Ferrari 312 P Mike Parkes Chuck Parsons N.A.R.T.	22 P 3.0	Best	9259
DNF	Ferrari 312 P Tony Adamowicz Luigi Chinetti, Jr. N.A.R.T.	23 P 3.0	Best	9449
Brands Hatch
3	Porsche 917K Richard Attwood Hans Herrmann	12	Minichamps	430 706782
Monza
1	Porsche 917K 'Gulf' Pedro Rodriguez Leo Kinnunen	7 S 5.0	Brumm	R219
10	Porsche 917K 'Gesipa' Jürgen Neuhaus Helmut Kelleners	14 S 5.0	Brumm	R422
DNF	Porsche 917K 'Wetsons' Tony Adamowicz David Piper	11 S 5.0	Brumm ('Revival')	R339
Targa Florio
1	Porsche 908/03 'Gulf' Jo Siffert Brian Redman	12 P 3.0	Best	9039
			Spark	43TF70
2	Porsche 908/03 'Gulf' Pedro Rodriguez Leo Kinnunen	40 P 3.0	Best	9033
3	Ferrari 512 S Nino Vaccarella Ignazio Giunti	6 S 5.0	Fabbri
4	Porsche 908/02 Gijs van Lennep Hans Laine ('La Mini Miniera' special edition)	19 P 3.0	Best	8917
5	Porsche 908/3 'Gulf' Richard Attwood Björn Waldegaard	36 P 3.0	Best	9034
10	Abarth 2000 S Giuseppe Virgilio Luigi Taramazzo	98 P 2.0	Best	9766
			Spark	1324
13	Porsche 908/02 Gérard Larrousse Rudi Lins	26 P 3.0	Best	9828
22	Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA Gianpaolo Benedini Cesare Poretti	172 GT 1.6	Progetto K	PK 049
27	Alfa Romeo TZ1 Carmelo Guigno Salvatore Sutera	152 S 1.6	Best	9380
DNF	Alfa Romeo T33/3 Toine Hezemans Masten Gregory	14 P 3.0	True Scale	TSM154365
DNF	Porsche 908/03 Vic Elford Hans Herrmann (Revised version with correct green number)	20 P 3.0	Best	9050/2
			Best	9050
DNF	Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA Luigi Rinaldi Mario Radicella	186 GT 1.6	M4	7164
Test	Porsche 908/03 Richard Attwood Björn Waldegaard (Painted red to discourage kids from throwing rocks)	T P 3.0	Best	9415
Spa
1	Porsche 917K Jo Siffert Brian Redman	24 S 5.0	Brumm ('Revival')	R555
2	Ferrari 512 S Jacky Ickx John Surtees	20 S 5.0	Brumm ('Revival')	R202
8	Ferrari 512 S Derek Bell Hughes de Fierlant	23 S 5.0	Brumm ('Revival')	R201
9	Porsche 908/2 Fluder Gérard Larrousse Rudi Lins	6 P 3.0	Best	9453
DNF	Porsche 917K Pedro Rodriguez Leo Kinnunen	25 S 5.0	Brumm ('Revival')	R556
1000km Nurburgring
1	Porsche 908/3 Vic Elford Kurt Ahrens, Jr.	22 P 3.0	Best 9032
2	Porsche 908/3 Hans Herrmann Richard Attwood	15 P 3.0	Best	9350
5	Porsche 908/2 Flunder 'Martini' G�rard Larrousse Helmut Marko	1	Best	9162
11	Porsche 908/2 Flunder 'Bilstein' Dieter Basche J�rgen Neuhaus	17	Best	9136
Watkins Glen
9	Porsche 917K 'Martini' Gijs van Lennep Gérard Larrousse	35 S 5.0	Minichamps	430 706735
	(Incorrect Color)		Brumm	R271
	(Incorrect number font)		Brumm (Updated Model)	R271
Zeltweg
DNF	Ferrari 512 M Jacky Ickx Ignazio Giunti SpA Ferrari SEFAC	31 S 5.0	Brumm ('Revival')	R228-UPD
			Brumm ('Revival')	R228
DNF	Porsche 917K 'Porsche Salzburg' Kurt Ahrens Helmut Marko (2009 Update)	20	Brumm	R253

Other European 1970 Event
Place	Car Sponsor	Car # Class	Model	Ref. #	Image
Kyalami (Part of the South African Springbok Championship Series)
1	Ferrari 512 M Jacky Ickx Ignazio Giunti SpA Ferrari SEFAC	4 E	Brumm	R517
2	Porsche 917K 'Martini' Jo Siffert Kurt Ahrens	2 E	Brumm	R270-UPD10
			Brumm	R270
			Verem	750
			Minichamps	430 706792
DNF	Porsche 917K 'Gunston' John Love Richard Attwood	1 E	Brumm	R423
			True Scale	TSM114311
Magny-Cours (Non-Championship)
1	Lola T70 Mk.3B 'Sandeman' Jean-Pierre Beltoise	58	Spark (France Special)	SF041
3	Porsche 917K 'Sandeman' David Piper	59	Minichamps	430 706759
Tour de France (Non-Championship)
1	Matra MS650 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Patrick Depailler Jean Todt	146 GTS/P	Bizarre	BZ121
3	Porsche 911 S/T (2.4) Gérard Larrousse Maurice Gélin	139 3.0	Spark	S0976
DNF	Ferrari 275 GTB4 "Corentin" Pr�vost	151 GTS/P	Best	9383
Marathon de la Route
1	Porsche 914/6 Gérard Larrousse Helmut Marko Claude Haldi	1	Schuco	450370800
Mugello (Part of the European Sportscar Championship)
DNF	Abarth 2000 SP Nino Vaccarella	9 P2.0	Best	9539
Nurburgring 500km (Part of the European Sportscar Championship)
DNF	Abarth 2000 SP Kurt Ahrens Jr.	15 P 2.0	Best	9565

1971

Ferrari 312 PB

Enzo had the works team concentrate on the 312PB 3-litre Prototype and let the Semi-Works teams run the 512M at Le Mans.

The 5 is for 5-litre, the 12 for 12 cylinder, and the M is for Modificato, which means that Ferrari provided an upgrade kit for owners of the 512S.

International Championship for Makes 1971
Place	Car Sponsor	Car # Class	Model	Ref. #	Image
Buenos Aires
1	Porsche 917K Jo Siffert Derek Bell	30 S	Brumm	R568
2	Porsche 917K Pedro Rodriguez Jackie Oliver	32 S	Brumm	R569
3	Alfa Romeo T33/3 Rolf Stommelen Nanni Galli (Note: Nose should be yellow)	14 P 3.0	M4	7171
6	Ferrari 512S Hughes de Fierlant Gustave Gosselin	18 S	Brumm	R203
7	Ferrari 512M Mike Parkes Jo Bonnier	8 S	Solido ('Ferrari Collection')	7173
DNF	Porsche 917K 'Martini' Vic Elford Gerard Larousse	38 S	Solido ('100' series)	186
DNF	Porsche 917K Emerson Fittipaldi Carlos Reutemann	28 S	Brumm	R567
DNF	Ferrari 312 PB Ignazio Giunti Arturo Merzario Note: Giunti Fatality	24 P 3.0	Brumm	R258
			Brumm	R258CH
			Brumm	S1104
DNF	Matra MS660 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Jean-Pierre Jabouille Note: Car was pushed by Beltoise; Factored in Giunti's crash	26 P 3.0	Bizarre	BZ440
24 Hours of Daytona
1	Porsche 917K 'Gulf' Pedro Rodriguez Jackie Oliver	2 S	Spark (Daytona Winners)	43DA71
3	Ferrari 512M 'Sunoco' Mark Donohue David Hobbs Note: Updated models bear the 'UPD' suffix	6 S	Brumm	R229-UPD
			Super Champion (Serie 506)	61
			Brumm	R229
4	Chevrolet Corvette Tony DeLorenzo Don Yenko John Mahler	11 GT 2.5	TrueScale	TSM144319
10	Chevrolet Corvette John Greenwood Allan Barker Dick Lang	50 GT 2.5	TrueScale	TSM104324
DNF	Porsche 917K 'Gulf' Jo Siffert Derek Bell	1 S	Brumm	R269-UPD11
			Brumm	R269
Sebring
1	Porsche 917K 'Martini' Vic Elford Gerard Larousse	3 S	Minichamps 430 716703
			Super Champion	62
			Auto Art	67170
2	Alfa Romeo T33/3	33	TrueScale
3	Alfa Romeo T33/3	32	TrueScale
DNF	Ferrari 512 M Masten Gregory Gregg Young	20 S	Brumm	R548
DNF	Alfa Romeo T33/3 Nino Vaccarella Toine Hezemans	34 P 3.0	Fabbri ('Alfa Romeo Sport' Collection)N/A
Brands Hatch
2	Ferrari 312 PB Jacky Ickx Clay Regazzoni	51 P 3.0	Solido	?
5	Ferrari 512 M David Hobbs Jos� Juncadella	3 S 5.0	Brumm	R549
Monza
1	Porsche 917K 'Gulf' Pedro Rodriguez Jackie Oliver	2 S 5.0	Brumm	R221-UPD13
2	Porsche 917K 'Gulf' Jo Siffert Derek Bell	1 S 5.0	Brumm	R221B
5	Alfa Romeo T33/3 Toine Hezemans Nino Vaccarella Rolf Stommelen	16 P 3.0	M4	7161
10	Porsche 908/02 Andr� Wicky Ernesto Brambilla Peter Mattli	21 P 3.0	Best
DNF	Porsche 908/02 "Noris" Oddone Sigala	23 P 3.0	Best	9260
DNF	Porsche 917K 'Martini' Vic Elford G�rard Larrousse	3 S 5.0	Brumm	R252
DNF	Ferrari 312 PB Jacky Ickx Clay Regazzoni	15 P 3.0	Brumm	R259
			Brumm	R259CH
DNF	Porsche 917K 'Martini' Helmut Marko Gijs van Lennep	4 S 5.0	Brumm	R252B
DNF	Alfa Romeo T33/3 Nanni Galli Rolf Stommelen	19 P 3.0	M4
Spa
8	Ferrari 312PB Jacky Ickx Clay Regazzoni	1	Verem (�dition Limit�e)	610
Targa Florio
1	Alfa Romeo T33/3 Nino Vacarella Toine Hezemans	5 P 3.0	True Scale	TSM124306
2	Alfa Romeo T33/3 Andrea de Adamich Gijs van Lennep	2 P 3.0	M4	7022
9	Opel GT Salvatore Calascibetta Paolo Monti	60 GT 2.0	Neo	43587
16	Alfa Romeo GTA Giovanni Rizzo Stefano Alongi	97 GT 1.6	M4	7194
30	Ferrari Dino 246 GT Francesco Cosentino Gianluigi Verna	38 GT +2.0	Bang	7321
39	Porsche 908/3 G�rard Larrousse Vic Elford	8 P 3.0	Best	9334
DNF	Opel GT Giuseppe Marotta Gianpaolo Benedini	52 GT 2.0	Neo	43586
DNF	Porsche 908/3 'Gulf' Pedro Rodriguez Herbert M�ller	4 P 3.0	Best	9125
DNF	Alfa Romeo T33/3 Rolf Stommelen Leo Kinnunen	6 P 3.0	M4	7087
DNF	Porsche 908/3 'Gulf' Brian Redman Jo Siffert	7 P 3.0	Best	9599
DNF	Porsche 908/3 'Gulf' Brian Redman Jo Siffert	7 P 3.0	Lorenzi	0206
DNF	Alfa Romeo GTA "Paul Kris" Benedetto Montecatini	101 GT 1.6	M4	7122
1000km Nurburgring
1	Porsche 908/3 'Martini' Vic Elford G�rard Larrousse	3 P 3.0	Best	9071
2	Porsche 908/3 'Gulf' Pedro Rodriguez Jo Siffert	1 P 3.0	Best	9188
3	Porsche 908/3 'Martini' Helmut Marko Gjils Van Lennep	4 P 3.0	Best	9072
5	Alfa Romeo T33/3 Toine Hezemans Nino Vaccarella	12 P 3.0	M4	7140
6	Porsche 917K 'Auto USDAU' Willy Kauhsen Reinhold J�st	55 S 5.0	Super Champion (Serie 507)	63
12	Porsche 911 S Erwin Kremer J�rgen Neuhaus (With 'Group 4' fender flares)	82 GT +2.0	Minichamps	400716882
20	Alpine A110 1600 S Hans Schulze- Schwering Thomas Betzler	101 GT 2.0	Momaco	MOM109
26	Ferrari 246 GT Joachim Komusin Siegfried M�llers	83 GT +2.0	Bang	7209
DNF	Alfa Romeo T33/3 Rolf Stommelen Nanni Galli	10 P 3.0	M4	7021
			Minichamps	P436711210
			M4	7155
Zeltweg
DNF	Porsche 917K 'Martini' Helmut Marko G�rard Larrousse	28 S 5.0	Brumm	R520
Watkins Glen
1	Alfa Romeo T33/3 Andrea de Adamich Rolf Stommelen	35 P 3.0	TrueScale	TSM124307
N/C	Porsche 917K 'Sandeman' Tony Adamowicz Mario Cabral	43 S	Minichamps 430 716743
DNF	Ferrari 512M Ronnie Bucknum Sam Posey N.A.R.T.	14 S	Brumm (Updated Model)	R231
			Brumm	R231
Kyalami
DNF	Porsche 917K 'Lucky Strike' Richard Attwood Dave Charlton	3 E	Brumm	R519
Tour de France Auto (Non-Championship)
2	Ferrari 512 M 'Tergal' Jos� Juncadella Jean-Claude Gu�nard Jean-Pierre Jabouille	142 GT/S +3.0	Brumm	R550
7	Ford Capri RS 2600 Jean-Fran�ois Piot Jim Porter	72 TS 3.0	Trofeu	2311
DNF	Matra MS650 Bernard Fiorentino Maurice G�lin	135 GT/S 3.0	Bizarre	BZ327