1970 1000 km of Monza

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

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Pos  | Class  | No  | Team  | Drivers  | Chassis  | Engine  | Laps

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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

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Class  | No  | Team  | Drivers  | Chassis  | Engine  | Laps

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+2.0  | 94  |  Jolly Club  |  Luigi Cabella
Paolo de Leonibus  | Alfa Romeo GTA | Alfa Romeo 1.6L I4  | 118

2.0  | 78  |  Fiorenzo Genta  |  Fiorenzo Genta
"Nicky"  | Porsche 911S | Porsche 2.0L Flat-6  | 118

1.6  | 34  |  Abarth Switzerland  |  Rolando Vaglio
Silvio Vaglio  | Fiat-Abarth 1000S | Abarth 1.0L I4  | 115

### Did Not Finish

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Class  | No  | Team  | Drivers  | Chassis  | Engine  | Laps

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2.0  | 52  |  Antonio Nicodemi  |  Antonio Nicodemi
Jonathan Williams | Porsche 907 | Porsche 1.9L Flat-6  | 111

1.6  | 34  |  Mario Nardari  |  Mario Nardari
"Pal Joe"  | Fiat-Abarth 1000S | Abarth 1.0L I4  | 107

5.0  | 10  |  Porsche Salzburg |  Vic Elford
Kurt Ahrens Jr. | Porsche 917K | Porsche 4.5L Flat-12  | 92

1.6  | 23  |  Abarth-Osella |  Johannes Ortner
Mario Casoni  | Abarth 2000S | Abarth 2.0L I4  | 71

1.6  | 96  |  Citta dei Mille  |  Giulio Rossi
Paolo Monti  | Alfa Romeo GTA | Alfa Romeo 1.6L I4  | 71

3.0  | 40  |  Autodelta SpA |  Carlo Facetti
Teodoro Zeccoli  | Alfa Romeo T33/3 | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8  | 67

5.0  | 10  |  Porsche Salzburg |  Hans Herrmann
Richard Attwood | Porsche 917K | Porsche 4.5L Flat-12  | 63

2.0  | 48  |  SCAR Autostrada  |  "Nicor"
Spartaco Dini  | Alfa Romeo T33/2 | Alfa Romeo 2.0L V8  | 58

5.0  | 11  |  David Piper |  Tony Adamowicz
David Piper | Porsche 917K | Porsche 4.5L Flat-12  | 55

3.0  | 44  |  Martini International |  Gerhard Koch
Hans-Dieter Dechent  | Porsche 908/02 | Porsche 3.0L Flat-8  | 35

1.6  | 96  |  Monzeglio  |  Cesare Poretti
Maurizio Zanetti  | Alfa Romeo GTA | Alfa Romeo 1.6L I4  | 26

2.0  | 48  |  SCAR Autostrada  |  Giovanni Alberti
Carlo Zuccoli  | Alfa Romeo T33/2 | Alfa Romeo 2.0L V8  | 19

+2.0  | 78  |  Kremer Racing |  Erwin Kremer
Willi Kauhsen | Porsche 911S | Porsche 2.0L Flat-6  | 17

## Statistics

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* 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

## References

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1. ^ "Wspr-racing.com".

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