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Coppa Intereuropa

Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Italy

Date: 10/9/1972
Track length: 5.774 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters:
Finishers:

Pole position: Müller in 1.59,4
Fastest lap: Müller in 1.59,2 = 174,412 kmh

Distance: 35 laps
Average speed: 166,769 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 4/71
Car info:  

 

The fast Monza circuit,despite its new chicanes, should favour the De Tomaso’s. Four of them were entered, the fastest one of Herbert Müller, the Swiss driver claiming pole - but damaging Janda’s car in the paddock. Fitzpatrick was second fastest, another De Tomaso third.

Müller was fast off the mark but locked his tires in the first chicane, lost time and Fitzpatrick took over, followed by Bonomelli, Kretschi (Corvette), Ekberg and Haldi. But Müller came back, claiming the lead in lap 7 and building up a huge lead - until he had to retire. Fitzpatrick claimed another victory (and the championship in the process), while Bonomelli came second after outbraking Kretschi in the very last lap.

Race
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1   Porsche Kremer
Porsche 911 S		 John Fitzpatrick, GB
 2462 B6 +2000 35 laps, 1:12.43,2 2 2.01,5    
2 2    
Porsche 911 S		 Ennio Bonomelli, I
 2492 B6 +2000 35 laps, 1:13.18,0        
3 3    
Chevrolet Corvette		 Joe Kretschi, CH
 7000? V8 +2000 35 laps, 1:13.26,8        
4 4    
De Tomaso Pantera		 Aldo Valtellina ("Alval"), I
 5763 V8 +2000 35 laps, 1:14.13,8        
5 5    
Porsche 911 S		 Claude Haldi, CH
 2492 B6 +2000 35 laps, 1:14.42,5        
6 6    
De Tomaso Pantera		 Vincenzo Cazzago ("Pooky"), I
 5763 V8 +2000 34 3 2.02,1    
7? 1   Conrero
Opel GT		 Alberto Roselli, I
 1990 L4 -2000          
8? 2   Conrero
Opel GT		 ? Luigi Colzani, I
 1990 L4 -2000          
9 7    
Porsche 911 S		 Bengt Ekberg, S
 2492 B6 +2000          
10 3    
Porsche 911 S		 ? Bernard Chenevière, CH
 1991 B6 -2000          
11 1    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Giancarlo Galimberti, I
 1570 L4 -1600          
       
Porsche 911		 Unknown
   B6            
       
Porsche 911		 Unknown
   B6            
       
Porsche 911		 Unknown
   B6            
       
Porsche 911		 Unknown
   B6            
       
Porsche 911		 Unknown
   B6            
       
Porsche 911		 Unknown
   B6            
       
Porsche 911		 Unknown
   B6            
DNF      
De Tomaso Pantera		 Herbert Müller, CH
 5763 V8 +2000 20 1 1.59,4    
DNS      
De Tomaso Pantera		 Janda
 5763 V8 +2000         Oil cooler