Gijs van Lennep explained

Gijs van Lennep
Birth Name:Gijsbert van Lennep
Birth Date:16 March 1942
Birth Place:Aerdenhout, Netherlands
Nationality: Dutch
Years:1971, 19731975
Team(S):S.A.N, Williams, Ensign
Races:10 (8 starts)
Championships:0
Wins:0
Podiums:0
Poles:0
Fastest Laps:0
Points:2
First Race:1971 Dutch Grand Prix
Last Race:1975 German Grand Prix
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Child:yes
Best Finish:1st (1971, 1976)
Class Wins:3 (1971, 1975, 1976)

Dutch; Flemish: [[Jonkheer]] Gijsbert van Lennep (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈɣɛisbɛrt vɑn ˈlɛnɛp/; born 16 March 1942) is a Dutch racing driver who competed in eight Formula One races. However, his main achievements were in sports car racing. He is a member of the untitled Dutch nobility.

Career

Van Lennep drove for the Porsche sportscar team beginning in 1967. He shared the number 22 Martini Racing Porsche 917K with Helmut Marko, winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1971. They set a distance record, covering 5335km (3,315miles), which remained unbeaten until 2010.

Also in 1971, the Stichting Autoraces Nederland (Foundation for Car races in the Netherlands) hired a Surtees TS7 for him to make his F1 debut in his home GP where he finished a creditable eighth in a very wet GP. The following year Van Lennep won the 1972 Rothmans European Formula 5000 Championship driving a Surtees TS11 and a McLaren M18.[1] He also drove twice for the Williams GP team, earning his first World Championship point with sixth place in the 1973 Dutch Grand Prix. With Ensign, he scored a second point in the 1975 German Grand Prix, making him the fifth most successful Dutch Formula One driver behind Max Verstappen, Jos Verstappen, Carel Godin de Beaufort and Christijan Albers.

In 1973, he won the last Targa Florio, sharing the Martini Porsche Carrera RSR with Herbert Müller. He continued with sportscar racing, sharing a Porsche 936 Turbo with Jacky Ickx to win Le Mans 24 for a second time in 1976, before retiring from racing.

Racing record

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLaps
1970 A.A.W. Racing Team David PiperPorsche 917KS
5.0
112DNFDNF
1971 Martini International Racing Team Helmut MarkoPorsche 917KS
5.0
3971st1st
1972 Ecurie Bonnier Switzerland Jo Bonnier
Gérard Larrousse
Lola T280-Ford CosworthS
3.0
213DNFDNF
1973 Martini Racing Team Herbert MüllerPorsche 911 Carrera RSRS
3.0
3284th4th
1974 Martini Racing Team Herbert MüllerPorsche 911 Carrera RSR TurboS
3.0
3312nd2nd
1975 Gelo Racing Team John Fitzpatrick
Manfred Schurti
Toine Hezemans
Porsche 911 Carrera RSRGTS3155th1st
1976 Martini Racing Porsche System Jacky IckxPorsche 936S
3.0
3491st1st

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

YearTeamChassisEngine123456789101112131415Pts
1971Stichting Autoraces NederlandSurtees TS7Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8RSAESPMONNED
FRAGBRGERAUTITACANNC0
Team SurteesSurtees TS9USA
1973Frank Williams Racing CarsIso-Marlboro IRFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8ARGBRARSAESPBELMONSWEFRAGBRNED
GERAUT
ITA
CANUSA19th1
1974Frank Williams Racing CarsIso-Marlboro FWFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8ARGBRARSAESPBEL
MONSWENED
FRAGBRGERAUTITACANUSANC0
1975HB Bewaking Team EnsignEnsign N174Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8ARGBRARSAESPMONBELSWENED
19th1
Ensign N175FRA
GBRGER
AUTITAUSA

Complete Formula One Non-Championship results

(key)

YearTeamChassisEngine123456
1972Speed InternationalSurtees TS11 (F5000)Chevrolet 5.0 V8ROC
BRAINT
OUL
REPVIC
1973ShellSPORT LuxembourgLola T330 (F5000)Chevrolet 5.0 V8ROC
INT

Complete European F5000 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

YearEntrantChassisEngine1234567891011121314151617Pts
1972Speed International RacingSurtees TS11Chevrolet 5.0 V8BRH
MALSNE
BRH
NIV
SIL
MON
OUL
MAL
BRH
SIL
BRH
BRH
1st65
McLaren M18Chevrolet 5.0 V8OUL
1973ShellSPORT LuxembourgLola T330Chevrolet 5.0 V8BRH
MALSIL
SNE
BRH
OULMAL
MISMAL
MON
SIL
BRH
OULJYL
ZAN
SNE
BRH
10th59

References

  1. Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula 5000 in Europe - Race by Race, 2004, pp.90-91

Sources