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Mission impossible

18. Jul 2019 
by Ziv Knoll
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1000 km of Monza 1971. Jacky Ickx (Ferrari 312 PB) is lining up alongside Vic Elford (Porsche 917K) on the first row of the grid (picture-above).

The Belgian has an impossible task. On this very fast circuit of Monza, his mission, with team-mate Clay Regazzoni, is to compete with the Porsches 917 powered by a 5 liter engine, where his Ferrari only has a 3 liter flat-12.

No miracle in the race, on lap 11 Ickx is forced to retire with mechanical issues and the JW Automotive Gulf-Porsches 917 scored a prestigious 1-2 at an average speed of 235,8 km/h.

Classification :

  1. Rodriguez-Oliver, Porsche 917k.
  2. Siffert-Bell, Porsche 917k +3 laps.
  3. de Adamich-Pescarolo, Alfa Romeo T33/3 +6 laps

 

Source: DR

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