Dutch racing driver (born 1942)
Gijs van Lennep van Lennep, 1971
Born Gijsbert van Lennep (1942-03-16 ) 16 March 1942 (age 82) Aerdenhout , Netherlands Nationality Active years 1971 , 1973 –1975 Teams S.A.N, Williams , Ensign Entries 10 (8 starts) Championships 0 Wins 0 Podiums 0 Career points 2 Pole positions 0 Fastest laps 0 First entry 1971 Dutch Grand Prix Last entry 1975 German Grand Prix Years 1970 –1976 Teams David Piper Autorace , Martini Racing Team , Ecurie Bonnier Switzerland, Gelo Racing Team Best finish 1st (1971 , 1976 ) Class wins 3 (1971 , 1975 , 1976 )
Jonkheer Gijsbert "Gijs " van Lennep (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣɛizbərt ˈxɛis fɑn ˈlɛnɛp] 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
Gijs van Lennep in his Porsche Carrera RSR Turbo during the 1000 km of Nürburgring in 1974. Van Lennep drove for the Porsche sportscar team beginning in 1967. He shared the number 22 Martini Racing Porsche 917 K with Helmut Marko , winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1971 . They set a distance record, covering 5,335 km (3,315 mi), 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] 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
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Complete European F5000 Championship results
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