Gijs van Lennep


Jonkheer Gijsbert van Lennep 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 untitled Dutch nobility with the honorific, Jonkheer.

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, which remained unbeaten until 2010.
Also in 1971, the Stichting Autoraces Nederland 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.

Racing record

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete Formula One World Championship results

YearTeamChassisEngine123456789101112131415Pts
1971Stichting Autoraces NederlandSurtees TS7Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8RSAESPMONNED
8
FRAGBRGERAUTITACANNC0
1971Team SurteesSurtees TS9Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8USA
DNS
NC0
1973Frank Williams Racing CarsIso-Marlboro IRFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8ARGBRARSAESPBELMONSWEFRAGBRNED
6
GERAUT
9
ITA
Ret
CANUSA19th1
1974Frank Williams Racing CarsIso-Marlboro FWFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8ARGBRARSAESPBEL
14
MONSWENED
DNQ
FRAGBRGERAUTITACANUSANC0
1975HB Bewaking Team EnsignEnsign N174Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8ARGBRARSAESPMONBELSWENED
10
19th1
1975HB Bewaking Team EnsignEnsign N175Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8FRA
15
GBRGER
6
AUTITAUSA19th1

Complete Formula One Non-Championship results

YearTeamChassisEngine123456
1972Speed InternationalSurtees TS11 Chevrolet 5.0 V8ROC
Ret
BRAINT
9
OUL
Ret
REPVIC
Ret
1973ShellSPORT LuxembourgLola T330 Chevrolet 5.0 V8ROC
12
INT
7

Complete European F5000 Championship results

YearEntrantChassisEngine1234567891011121314151617Pts
1972Speed International RacingSurtees TS11Chevrolet 5.0 V8BRH
3
MALSNE
1
BRH
3
NIV
5
SIL
3
MON
2
OUL
7
MAL
2
BRH
2
SIL
1
BRH
2
BRH
4
1st65
1972McLaren M18Chevrolet 5.0 V8OUL
4
1st65
1973ShellSPORT LuxembourgLola T330Chevrolet 5.0 V8BRH
6
MALSIL
11
SNE
2
BRH
12
OULMAL
7
MISMAL
5
MON
3
SIL
C
BRH
9
OULJYL
3
ZAN
Ret
SNE
DNS
BRH
11
10th59