Nationality Dutch Podiums 0 Entries 10 (8 starts) Name Gijs Lennep | Championships 0 Role Racing driver Wins 0 Active years 1971 | |
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Born Gijsbert van Lennep
16 March 1942 (age 82)
Aerdenhout, Netherlands ( 1942-03-16 ) Teams S.A.N, Williams, Ensign Similar People Toine Hezemans, David Walker, Harald Ertl, Tony Trimmer, Frank Williams | ||
Herinneringen aan le mans gijs van lennep
Gijsbert van Lennep (born 16 March 1942, in Aerdenhout, North Holland) is a Dutch esquire and former racing driver who competed in eight Formula One races. However his main achievements were in sports car racing. He is a member of the Dutch nobility with the title Jonkheer.
Contents
- Herinneringen aan le mans gijs van lennep
- Gijs van lennep legend rally 2015 jan lammers in action
- Career
- Complete Formula One World Championship results
- References
Gijs van lennep legend rally 2015 jan lammers in action
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 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. 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.
Complete Formula One World Championship results
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