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Gijs van Lennep
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| Gijsbert Van Lennep | |
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| Nationality |  Dutch |
|---|---|
| World Championship Career | |
| Active years | 1971, 1973-1975 |
| Team(s) | S.A.N, Williams, Ensign |
| Races | 8 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1971 Dutch Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1975 German Grand Prix |
Gijsbert Van Lennep (born March 16, 1942, Aerdenhout) is a Dutch former esquire racecar driver who gave a good account for himself in his eight F1 drives.
Van Lennep drove for the Porsche sports car team from 1967 and won the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1971 with Helmut Marko driving the number 22 Martini sponsorsed Porsche 917, setting a record that still stands: the most number of laps travelled in 24 hours.
That year his sponsors, Stichting Autoraces Nederland, hired a Surtees for him to make his F1 debut in his home GP where he finished 8th. The following year Van Lennep won the F5000 Championship in a Surtees and drove twice for the Williams GP team winning his only championship point with 6th place in the 1973 Dutch Grand Prix. With Ensign he scored a second point in the 1975 German Grand Prix, making him the second most successful Dutch Formula 1 driver, until the emergence of Jos Verstappen.
In 1973 he won the Targa Florio, with Herbert Müller, in a Porsche 911 Carrera RSR.
He continued with sports car racing winning the Le Mans 24 Hours for a second time in 1976 with Jacky Ickx before retiring.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Team | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | S.A.N | RSA |
ESP |
MON |
DUT 8 |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
AUT |
ITA |
CAN |
USA DNS |
Surtees | - | 0 | ||||
| 1973 | Williams | ARG |
BRA |
RSA |
ESP |
BEL |
MON |
SWE |
FRA |
GBR |
DUT 6 |
GER |
AUT 9 |
ITA Ret |
CAN |
USA |
Williams | 19th | 1 |
| 1974 | Williams | ARG |
BRA |
RSA |
ESP |
BEL 14 |
MON |
SWE |
DUT DNQ |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
AUT |
ITA |
CAN |
USA |
Williams | - | 0 |
| 1975 | Ensign | ARG |
BRA |
RSA |
ESP |
MON |
BEL |
SWE |
DUT 10 |
FRA 15 |
GBR |
GER 6 |
AUT |
ITA |
USA |
Ensign | 19th | 1 |
| Preceded by Hans Herrmann Richard Attwood |
Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1971 Helmut Marko Gijs van Lennep |
Succeeded by Henri Pescarolo Graham Hill |
| Preceded by Jacky Ickx Derek Bell |
Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1976 Jacky Ickx Gijs van Lennep |
Succeeded by Jacky Ickx Hurley Haywood Jürgen Barth |