Monza in 1970

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]

Official results

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

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

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

• 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

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