The 1971 Buenos Aires 1000 Kilometers was the opening round of the 1971 International Championship for Makes season. It took place at the Buenos Aires circuit No.15, Argentina, on January 10, 1971. Grand tourer class cars did not participate in this event.
Scuderia Ferrari driver Ignazio Giunti was killed during the race. He was leading the race when his car ran into the back of the disabled Matra driver Jean-Pierre Beltoise was pushing to the pits. Both cars were caught on fire and Giunti was unable to escape.
Official results Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Laps Engine 1 S 30 J.W. Automotive Jo Siffert Derek Bell Porsche 917K 165 Porsche 4.9L Flat-12 2 S 32 J.W. Automotive Pedro Rodríguez Jackie Oliver Porsche 917K 164 Porsche 4.9L Flat-12 3 P3.0 14 Autodelta SpA Rolf Stommelen Nanni Galli Alfa Romeo T33/3 163 Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 4 P3.0 16 Autodelta SpA Andrea de Adamich Henri Pescarolo Alfa Romeo 33TT3 161 Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 5 S 20 Escuderia Montjuich José Juncadella Carlos Pairetti Ferrari 512S 155 Ferrari 5.0L V12 6 S 18 Ecurie Francorchamps Hughes de Fierlandt Gustave Gosselin Ferrari 512S Spyder 153 Ferrari 5.0L V12 7 S 8 Scuderia Filipinetti Mike Parkes Jo Bonnier Ferrari 512M 150 Ferrari 5.0L V12 8 S 22 North American Racing Team Sam Posey Nestor García-Veiga Rubén Luis di Palma Ferrari 512S Spyder 148 Ferrari 5.0L V12 9 P3.0 2 Ecurie Evergreen Chris Craft Trevor Taylor McLaren M8C 146 Ford 3.0 V8 10 S 34 Zitro Racing Dominique Martin Pablo Bréa Porsche 917K 145 Porsche 4.9L Flat-12 11 P2.0 6 Ecurie Evergreen David Weir Jorge Omar del Río Lola T210 143 Ford Cosworth FVC 1.8L I4 12 P2.0 10 Scuderia Filipinetti Ronnie Peterson Jorge Cupeiro Lola T212 130 Ford Cosworth FVC 1.8L I4 13 P2.0 46 Daniel Rouveyran Daniel Rouveyran Carlos Ruesch Lola T210 129 Ford Cosworth FVC 1.8L I4 14DNF S 48 Team Auto Usdau Reinhold Joest Angel Monguzzi Porsche 917K 85 Porsche 4.9L Flat-12 15DNF S 38 Martini International Racing Vic Elford Gérard Larrousse Porsche 917K 65 Porsche 4.9L Flat-12 16DNF P3.0 40 Team Auto Usdau Hans-Dieter Weigel Eduardo Copello Porsche 908/02 54 Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 17DNF S 28 Escuderia Nacional CS Emerson Fittipaldi Carlos Reutemann Porsche 917K 43 Porsche 4.9L Flat-12 18DNF P3.0 24 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ignazio Giunti Arturo Merzario Ferrari 312PB 38 Ferrari 3.0L V12 19DNF P3.0 26 Matra Sports Jean-Pierre Beltoise Jean-Pierre Jabouille Matra-Simca MS660 36 Matra 3.0L V12 20DNF P2.0 4 Ecurie Evergreen Alain de Cadenet Nasif Estéfano Lola T210 27 Ford FVC 1.8L I4 21DNF S 44 Eduardo Pino Eduardo Pino Jorge Ternengo Baufer-Ford 8 Chevrolet V8 22DNF S 36 Martini International Racing Helmut Marko Gijs van Lennep Porsche 917K 2 Porsche 4.9L Flat-12 DNS P3.0 12 Autodelta SpA Emerson Fittipaldi Toine Hezemans Alfa Romeo T33/3 - Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 DNS P2.0 42 Oreste Berta Luis Rubén di Palma Carlos Marincovich Berta LR - Renault
Statistics Pole Position - #32 J.W. Automotive - 1:52.70 Fastest Lap - #30 J.W. Automotive - 1:51.53 Average Speed - 186.229 km/h
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