The 1970 1000 km of Monza was an endurance race held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in 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.
Official results
Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps 1 S5.0 7 John Wyer Automotive Engineering Pedro Rodríguez Leo Kinnunen Porsche 917K Porsche 4.5L Flat-12 174 2 S5.0 3 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ignazio Giunti Nino Vaccarella Ferrari 512S Spyder Ferrari 5.0L V12 174 3 S5.0 2 SpA Ferrari SEFAC John Surtees Peter Schetty Ferrari 512S Ferrari 5.0L V12 171 4 S5.0 1 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Chris Amon Arturo Merzario Ferrari 512S Ferrari 5.0L V12 171 5 P3.0 36 Equipe Matra-Simca Jean-Pierre Beltoise Jack Brabham Matra-Simca MS650 Matra 3.0L V12 169 6 P3.0 37 Equipe Matra-Simca Henri Pescarolo Johnny Servoz-Gavin Matra-Simca MS650 Matra 3.0L V12 161 7 P3.0 38 Autodelta SpA Nanni Galli Rolf Stommelen Alfa Romeo T33/3 Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 166 8 S5.0 4 Scuderia Filipinetti Mike Parkes Herbert Müller Ferrari 512S Ferrari 5.0L V12 163 9 S5.0 5 Scuderia Pinchio Rosso Corrado Manfredini Gianpiero Moretti Ferrari 512S Ferrari 5.0L V12 163 10 S5.0 12 Gesipa Racing Team Jürgen Neuhaus Helmut Kelleners Porsche 917K Porsche 4.5L Flat-12 162 11 S5.0 14 Racing Team AAW Hans Laine Gijs van Lennep Porsche 917K Porsche 4.5L Flat-12 162 12 S5.0 8 John Wyer Automotive Engineering Jo Siffert Brian Redman Porsche 917K Porsche 4.5L Flat-12 158 13 P3.0 41 Autodelta SpA Andrea de Adamich Piers Courage Alfa Romeo T33/3 Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 158 14 P3.0 50 Martini International Gérard Larrousse Rudi Lins Porsche 908/02 LH Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 157 15 P2.0 53 Andre Wicky Racing Team Andre Wicky Mário Cabral Porsche 907 Porsche 1.9L Flat-6 144 16 S5.0 16 Racing Team VDS Teddy Pilette Gustave Gosselin Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet 5.0L V8 143 17 P2.0 52 Hans-Dieter Blatzheim Hans-Dieter Blatzheim Helmut Krause Porsche 907 Porsche 1.9L Flat-6 139 18 P3.0 39 Autodelta SpA Masten Gregory Toine Hezemans Alfa Romeo T33/3 Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 131 19 P3.0 25 John L'Amie John L'Amie Brian Nelson Porsche 910 Porsche 1.9L Flat-6 131 20 GT2.0 87 Brescia Corse Giuseppe Schenetti Sergio Zerbini Porsche 911S Porsche 2.0L Flat-6 128 21 GT2.0 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 GT2.0 78 Fiorenzo Genta Fiorenzo Genta "Nicky" Porsche 911S Porsche 2.0L Flat-6 118 S1.6 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 P2.0 52 Antonio Nicodemi Antonio Nicodemi Jonathan Williams Porsche 907 Porsche 1.9L Flat-6 111 S1.6 34 Mario Nardari Mario Nardari "Pal Joe" Fiat-Abarth 1000S Abarth 1.0L I4 107 S5.0 10 Porsche Salzburg Vic Elford Kurt Ahrens Jr. Porsche 917K Porsche 4.5L Flat-12 92 GT1.6 23 Abarth-Osella Johannes Ortner Mario Casoni Abarth 2000S Abarth 2.0L I4 71 GT1.6 96 Citta dei Mille Giulio Rossi Paolo Monti Alfa Romeo GTA Alfa Romeo 1.6L I4 71 P3.0 40 Autodelta SpA Carlo Facetti Teodoro Zeccoli Alfa Romeo T33/3 Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 67 S5.0 10 Porsche Salzburg Hans Herrmann Richard Attwood Porsche 917K Porsche 4.5L Flat-12 63 P2.0 48 SCAR Autostrada "Nicor" Spartaco Dini Alfa Romeo T33/2 Alfa Romeo 2.0L V8 58 S5.0 11 David Piper Tony Adamowicz David Piper Porsche 917K Porsche 4.5L Flat-12 55 P3.0 44 Martini International Gerhard Koch Hans-Dieter Dechent Porsche 908/02 Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 35 GT1.6 96 Monzeglio Cesare Poretti Maurizio Zanetti Alfa Romeo GTA Alfa Romeo 1.6L I4 26 P2.0 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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