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Porsche 917-01-021

Competition Group: 5

Constructed For: AAW RACING (1970)

Engine Specification: 4.9 liter; later upgraded to 5.4 liter

Ownership History: Porsche AG (1970), AAW Racing (1971), Porsche Museum (1972), Ernst Kraus (1972), AAW Racing (1973), Bill Harrah Collection (1981), Robert Hendrickson (1991), Bob Rapp (1999), Wayne Jackson (2001), Chris Cox (2002)

Competition Highlights: 1971 Interserie champion

Chassis Notes: SPYDER. REPLACEMENT FOR COUPE AAW 917-021 FOR 1971 INTERSERIE CHAMPIONSHIP. 4900 CC ENGINE. PAINTED WHITE:

05-02-71, IMOLA INTERSERIE (#11, LEO KINNUNEN, 3rd-60 LAPS IN 1h 36m 10.6s, 10th IN QUALIFY-1:40.73)

ADDED BLUE STRIPES ON WHITE BODY:

06-06-71, ZOLDER INTERSERIE (#11, LEO KINNUNEN, 2nd-72 LAPS IN 1h 44m 27.7s, 6th-1:25.6)

07-04-71, HOCKENHIEM INTERSERIE (#11, LEO KINNUNEN, 2nd-30 LAPS IN 1h 2m 8.4s, 6th IN QUALIFY-2:04.5, 5000 CC ENGINE FROM NOW ON)

07-11-71, NORISRING NUREMBURG 200 (#11, LEO KINNUNEN, 17th, 5th IN QUALIFY-1:16.3)

08-22-71, KEIMOLA INTERSERIE (#11, LEO KINNUNEN, 1st-70 LAPS IN 1h 26m07.19s, 1st IN QUALIFY 1:12.78, FASTEST LAP IN 1:12.64 - 164 KPH)

09-12-71, IMOLA INTERSERIE (#11, LEO KINNUNEN, 4th-39 LAPS,3rd IN QUALIFY-1:31.17)

10-17-71, MONTLHERY PARIS 1000KMS (#3, LARROUSSE-KINNUNEN, 2nd-123 LAPS, 6th IN QUALIFY 2:33.7)

WINNER OF 1971 INTERSERIE TITLE.

REMOVED FROM THE PORSCHE MUSEUM IN AUGUST 1972 WHEN ERNST KRAUS MADE AN ARRANGMENT WITH AAW TEAM TO HIRE THIS CAR AS SUBSTITUTE OF HIS 917-026 DAMAGED IN PRACTICE AT PREVIOUS INTERSERIE RACE IN HOCKENHEIM. A 5400 CC KRAUS ENGINE AND BOX WERE FITTED ON THE CAR AND THE CAR RUN AT NORISRING. REPORTS DO NOT SAY IF THE BOERI CAR THAT RAN KEIMOLA AND HOCKENHEIM LATER THAT YEAR WAS THE CHASSIS #021 OR CHASSIS #026.

08-06-72, NORISRING INTERSERIE (#17, ERNST KRAUS, DNF, 5400 ENGINE) SEE 917-026

08-27-72, KEIMOLA INTERSERIE (#17, ERNST KRAUS, 8th, 5400 ENGINE) SEE 917-026

10-01-72, HOCKENHEIM INTERSERIE (#17, ERNST KRAUS, DNF, 5000 ENGINE) SEE 917-026

THE CAR RUN AGAIN AS "TEAM AAW" IN SOME 1973 INTERSERIE EVENTS WITH 5000 CC ENGINE:

06-24-73, NORISRING INTERSERIE (LASSE SIRVIO, 9th)

07-15-73, HOCKENHEIM INTERSERIE (L.ASSE SIRVIO, 7th)

07-22-73, SANTA MONICA (LASSE SIRVIO, 8th)

IN 1999, KEVIN JEANNETTE OF GUNNAR RACING DEDUCED THAT 01-021 HAD BEEN CONSTRUCTED FROM CHASSIS 015. GUNNAR REMOVED THE FORWARD (COUPE) SECTION OF THE CHASSIS FROM 01-021 AND USED IT AS THE BASIS FOR A RECONSTRUCTED 015. A NEW FORWARD CHASSIS WAS CONSTRUCTED, COMBINED WITH THE 01-021 TAIL SECTION, AND THE CAR WAS RESTORED USING THE ORIGINAL BODY AND DRIVETRAIN.

01-021 at Imola 1971