1971- Interserie

INTERSERIE CHAMPIONSHIP 1971

In 1971 the Interserie continued. Seven events were run, the British opting out. The list of competitors improved, with Can-Am cars from BRM, March and McLaren while private Porsche 917s were modified into open cars devoid of all sports car equipment as was permitted in Group 7.
The Interserie season was held over a total of 7 races with two visits to Imola ( first race in may and the 500 miles in September) and two races at the Hockenheim-Ring. In June there was a race at Zolder (two heats), in July a race at the Norisring and in August again a trip to Keimola.

An overview of the drivers and their entered racecars:

Porsche - cars :

Private entered cars:

• - JURGEN NEUHAUS     Porsche 917 Spyder chassis 026 (yellow-red colour) extra info
• - ERNST KRAUS           Porsche 908/02 K Flunder
• - HARALD LINK            Porsche 906 chassis 022 Carrera 6 (photo below left)
• - KURT HILD                Porsche 910 Spyder chassis 026 (Photo 6 below)
• - BARNEY BARNES        Porsche 906 (Photo below right: "PAM"and Barnes)
• - “MASCALEROS”          Porsche 906  chassis 161

 
Below: Jurgen Neuhaus and Porsche 917 (Norisring)
 

Barney Barnes:

Photo 6 :

GESIPA RACING TEAM
         -    Michel Weber    Porsche 917 Spyder chassis 007 (ex-1970 Neuhaus car). Extra info

AAW Racing Team
        -      Leo Kinnunen   Porsche 917 Spyder chassis 01-021. Extra info

RACING TEAM ZITRO
         -     Dominique Martin           Porsche 917K chassis 025

DAVID PIPER AUTORACING( Brescia Corse)
         -      Mario Casoni                 Porsche 917K chassis 010 

TEAM AUTO USDAU
        -        Willy Kaushen              Porsche 917K chassis 022   ( only Zolder) 
        -        Hans Dieter Weigel       Porsche 908/02  chassis 022
                                                      * this car was also seen in the 24h Le Mans 1972  #6

BOSCH RACING TEAM
       -         Otto Stuppacher         Porsche 908/02 chassis 008  ( ex Lauda car from 1970)
                                                      * this car was also seen in the 24h Le Mans 1972  #58

HEIMKEN AUTOMOBILE
       -         Alexander Nolte          Porsche 908/02  K  

McLaren-cars:

TEAM VDS
        Teddy Pilette                    McLaren M8E- Chevrolet (Trojan built)  80-08 

ECURIE EVERGREEN
        Chris Craft                       McLaren M8E-Chevrolet( Trojan built) 80-01 

Some more info on these cars.

Private entered car:

        Siegfried Rieger ans Jurg Dubler   McLaren M8C chevrolet  chassis M12-60-03

Ferrari- cars: 

SEFAC FERRARI
     -           Arthuro Merzario     Ferrari 512M  chassis 1010 (Imola race1) #22 (photo below)
     -           Clay Regazzoni        Ferrari 312 PB chassis 0878  ( Imola 500 race)

GELO RACING TEAM
    -            Georg Loos and Franz Pesch          Ferrari 512M chassis 1018
    -            Georg Loos                                  McLaren M8E   80-07 (read and see more)

ESCUDERIA MONTJUICH
    -            Jose Juncadella                Ferrari 512M    chassis 1002

SCUDERIA BRESCIA CORSE
   -            PAM  ( Marsilio Pasotti)      Ferrari 512M  chassis 1024
  -             Franco Berruto                  Porsche 906

HERBERT MULLER
   -           Herbert Muller               Ferrari 512M chassis 1044
   -           Pedro Rodriguez            Ferrari 512M chassis 1008 (fatal accident Norisring)

SCUDERIA FILIPINETTI

                Corrado Manfredini        Ferrari 512M chassis 1050

Private entered Ferrari

Leandro Terra                  Ferrari  Dino 206S chassis 018
                                      Car from 1966 -1967. A car with no fewer than four Targa Florio appearances to its name, which was campaigned in original form by Luigi Chinetti’s legendary North American Racing Team. The car was further campaigned by Italian private-owner/ driver Leandro Terra, including a Maranello factory update into its present ‘Spider Corsa Montagna’ After six hectic years of competition it would eventually be preserved in his ownership for more than 25 years.
Photo below from the Targa Florio 1971.

More info on the Ferrari 512M : here

Alfa Romeo T33/3

AUTODELTA

Coppa di Shell: Alfa Romeo T.Zeccoli and Riccardone

 
Zolder : #12 Rolf Stommelen; #17 Toine Hezemans

• - Teodoro Zeccoli (Imola, Norisring- in 1000km Spa and Monza configuration)
• - Rolf Stommelen (#12 Zolder)
• - Toine Hezemans (#19 Zolder)
• - Carlo Facetti (Imola 500) Alfa Romeo T33/3 Spyder (?? 75080.019)
• Carlo Benelli alias “Riccardone” Alfa Romeo T33/3  chassis 75080-011
  Died Hillclimb 1972
  He drove the car in both the Imola rounds in 1971.  It is the only T-33 to have been painted in a dark shade of blue.  People such as Carlo Benelli would customarily purchase competitive cars among previous models that were of no further use to Autodelta but would continue to depend upon Autodelta for repairs and renewal...explaining why it was parked in the customer reception area just off the main lobby....and far away from the prying eyes of interested visitors.!  

HUBERT ASHER/SCUDERIA NETTUNG

-   Klaus Reish 
One of the early 1971 Alfa Romeo T33/3s was sold to Austrian amateur Klaus Reisch and entered by Hubert Ascher, the Austrian Alfa importer. First time out at Montlhéry in a French national event, narrowly beating Claude Swietlik's Lola T210. He was fifth in a Wunstorf race in August, winning the sparse over 2000cc class, but crashed heavily in the Interserie event at Imola on 12 September. The car aquaplaned into the pit wall and burst into flames. The driver was thrown out and later died from his injuries.

Note: 

The provenance of virtually all Alfa Romeo Tipo 33s is very difficult to establish for two important reasons: firstly, the Autodelta team run by Carlo Chiti kept very few written records of the individual chassis and which ones did particular races or were sold to particular customers; and secondly, where chassis plates were used, these were often removed and fitted to other cars to expedite passage through customs. In addition, though many cars were stamped in various locations, this was not true of every one. Some cars had stamps on the chassis and/or on various components; however, parts were often interchangeable and swapped between the team cars.

The others :

FELDER RACING TEAM

     -  Helmut Kelleners           March 717 -Chevrolet
                                                    car derived from March 707/1 (see info Interserie 1970)

BRM

     -  Pedro Rodriguez   BRM P 167 chassis 01 ( see article) 

SID TAYLOR RACING

• Peter Gethin and Derek Bell      McLaren M8E- Chevrolet (Trojan built 80-05)
• Brian Redman                          BRM P167 chassis 01

OLDIESKOTT TOBACCO AND PIPER RACING

• Clemens Schickentanz Chevron B19  chassis 71-22
            Paul Kersten bought a Chevron B19 via dealer Jo Siffert for Clemens Schickentanz to race in 1971. Its history after 1971 is uncertain but it appears to have been the "B21" (later "B23" and even "B26") raced in French hillclimbs by Jacky Daumet (Alès, France) from 1973 to 1977.
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HORST LEHMAN RACING

• Georges Crenier               Ford GT 40 chassis 1019

• Hans Schulze Schwering   Lola T210- Ford  SL210-08
  Alex Janka
  The Lola T210 of Walter Lehmann (Germany) was identified as chassis 8 when it appeared at the 1970 Spa 500 km. Lehman had been using the car in hillclimbs (colour red). The car was entered by Auto-Lehmann-Racing-Team for Hans Schulze-Schwering in 1971 and then entered by Hans Schulze Schwering for Alex Janda (Höchberg, Bavaria, Germany) in 1972 (colour sky-blue-Sachs Sporting). In November 1972, it was reported that Janda's "T212" had been sold to a Brazilian for a South American series expected to take place in January 1973.

ECURIE BONNIER

• Jo Bonnier                                                  Lola T212  chassis HU 18
• Jo Bonnier, Gianpierro Moretti and Vic Elford  Lola T 222 chassis HU 04

Photos from the Norisring (Lola T222)

GS TUNING A.SCHNEIDER

• Dieter Basche Lola T212 BMW 2L  chassis HU 24

Dieter Basche T212 HU24 was sold by Castrol to Josef Hecht 1975 and later to Meinof Dwuzet in Holzbronn in 1986. Dug out by Bob Houghton in 2012 for Adrian Watts - in the hand today of  Johanes Offergeld. May be in between James Farley drive or own the car.
Historics Nurburgring 2016 and 2019 (#102)

REG RACING

•  Bob Wollek Lola T70 MK3BGT   chassis SL76/152 (no further info)
         Geoff Harris last owner -Rey Racing
         Raced in Historics Monthlery 

C.GREAMIGER RACING

        -       Gerard Larousse           Lola T 222 HU 03
                   via Jo Bonnier sold to Regis Fraissinet in 1972. Later used in the hillclimb France until 1974. Then went to Geoff Harris

Private entered Lola cars:

• - Alain Finkel                Lola T212  chassis SL212/19?
• - Francesco Ghezzi        Lola T210 chassis SL210/09
• - Carlo Zuccoli              Lola T210  chassis SL210/66
• - Antonio Zadra            Lola T212  chassis SL 212/20
• - Bernd Seidler             Lola T70 MK3B GT  chassis SL73/102 (car used in 1970)
• - Claude Swietlik           Lola T210  SL210/HU09  
• - Gustav Schlup            Lola T212  - SL212/05

Hockenheim: E.Kraus(Porsche 908/3) and A. Zadra (Lola T212)

Private entered Chevron

• - Michel Dupont            Chevron B16 -Cosworth
• - Stefano Buonapace     Chevron B19- Alfa

Private entered Abarth 2000 SPP/71

• - “Pal Jo”                                  chassis SE010 (see: info)
• - Ugo Locatelli
• - Vittorio Venturi (Osella Corse)
• - Arthuro Merzario (Osella Corse) chassis SE021

The 1971 interserie season

2.5.1971  Coppa di Shell – Imola
1. #22   A.Merzario         Ferrari 512M
2. #10   C.Craft                McLaren M8E
3.#11    L.Kinnunen        Porsche 917 Spyder
4.#28    T.Zeccoli             Alfa Romeo T33/3
5.#23    J.Juncadella      Ferrari 512M

               Heat 1 – 30 laps
               1. A.Merzario
               2. C.Craft
               3. L.Kinnunen

               Heat 2 -30 laps
               1.A.Merzario
               2.L.Kinnunen
               3.C.Craft

6.6.1971 Kent 300 – Zolder ( more pictures!)
1. #33   P.Gethin              McLarenM8E
2.#11    L.Kinnunen          Porsche 917 Spyder
3.#17    T.Hezemans         Alfa Romeo T33/3
4.#1      J.Neuhaus           Porsche 917 Spyder
5.#14    M.Weber              Porsche 917 Spyder
               Heat 1 – 36 laps
               1. P. Gethin
               2. R. Stommelen            Alfa Romeo T33T/3
               3. L. Kinnunen
               Heat 2 -36 laps
               1. L. Kinnunen
               2.P.Gethin
               3.T.Hezemans

4.7.1971 Südwest Pokal Hockenheim – 30 laps
1.#33    D.Bell   McLaren M8E
2. .#11 L.Kinnunen        Porsche 917 Spyder
3. #4     V.Elford               Lola T222
4.#13    M.Weber             Porsche 917 Spyder
5. .#1    J.Neuhaus         Porsche 917 Spyder

11.7.1971  200 meilen Norisring  - 52 laps

1. #10 C.Craft McLaren M8E
   2. #33   P.Gethin              McLaren M8E
   3, #4     J.Bonnier            Lola T222
   4. #20   G.Loos                McLaren M8E
   5. #25   “PAM”                 Ferrari 512M

Heat1 – 26 laps
1. P.Gethin
2. C.Craft
3. J.Neuhaus  Porsche 917 Spyder
Heat 2- 26 laps
1. M.Weber     Porsche 917 Spyder
2. C.Craft
3. J.Bonnier

22.8.1971  Interserie Keimola  2 heats of 35 laps

1. #11 L.Kinnunen Porsche 917 Spyder
   2. #33   P.Gethin              Mclaren M8E
   3. #3     H.Kelleners       March 717

12.9.1971  500 km Imola

1. #38 Brian Redman BRM P167
   2. #59   Carlo Facetti     Alfa Romeo T33/3
   3.           Arturo Merzario              Abarth 2000SP
   4. #11   Leo Kinnunen   Porsche 917 Spyder
   5.           Mario Casoni    Porsche 917

This race was marked by the fatal accident of Klaus Reish (Alfa Romeo)
 

Heat 1 -30 laps
1. Brian Redman
2. Clay Regazzoni  (Ferrari 312PB)
3. Leo Kinnunen
Heat 2 – 10 laps (due to accident)
1.Brian Redman
2.Leo Kinnunen
3. Mario Casoni

 
#33: Peter Gethin                                                #59: Carlo Facetti

3.10.1971 Hockenheim – 40 laps
1. # 38  Brian  Redman BRM P167
2.#13    Michel Weber   Porsche 917 Spyder
3. #11   Leo Kinnunen   Porsche 917 Spyder
4.           Jurgen Neuhaus  Porsche 917 Spyder
5.           Georg Loos       McLaren M8E

Interserie 1971 - standings:

1. Leo Kinnunen    81000 pts
2. Peter Gethin      59600 pts
3. Michel Weber     48800 pts
4. Brian Redman    43000 pts
5. Chris Craft         40000 pts
6. Jurgen Neuhaus 38600 pts
7.Art. Merzario       29000 pts
8. H.Kelleners        27300 pts
9. Derek Bell          24000 pts
10.Georg Loos        20400 pts