# 24 uur van Daytona 1971

De 24 uur van Daytona 1972 was de 10e editie van deze endurancerace. De race werd verreden op 31 januari en 1 februari 1971 op de Daytona International Speedway nabij Daytona Beach, Florida.
De race werd gewonnen door de J. W. Automotive Engineering #2 van Pedro Rodríguez en Jackie Oliver. Voor Rodríguez was het zijn vierde Daytona-zege, waarmee hij zijn eigen record aanscherpte, terwijl Oliver zijn eerste overwinning behaalde. De GT+2.5-klasse werd gewonnen door de Owens Corning Fiberglass #11 van Tony DeLorenzo, Don Yenko en John Mahler. De P-klasse werd gewonnen door de North American Racing Team #21 van Néstor García Veiga, Luigi Chinetti jr. en Alain de Cadenet. De GT2.5-klasse werd gewonnen door de David Heinz Racing Inc. #57 van Dave Heinz en Or Costanzo. De T-klasse werd gewonnen door de Tokondo Racing #17 van Vince Gimondo en Chuck Dietrich.

## Race

Winnaars in hun klasse zijn vetgedrukt.
| Pos. | Klasse | No. | Team | Coureurs | Chassis | Ronden |
| 1 | S | 2 | J. W. Automotive Engineering | Pedro Rodríguez Jackie Oliver | Porsche 917K | 688 |
| 2 | S | 23 | North American Racing Team | Ronnie Bucknum Tony Adamowicz | Ferrari 512S Spyder | 687 |
| 3 | S | 6 | Penske-White Racing | Mark Donohue David Hobbs | Ferrari 512M Special | 674 |
| 4 | GT+2.5 | 11 | Owens Corning Fiberglass | Tony DeLorenzo Don Yenko John Mahler | Chevrolet Corvette | 613 |
| 5 | P | 21 | North American Racing Team | Néstor García Veiga Luigi Chinetti jr. Alain de Cadenet | Ferrari 312 P/71 | 584 |
| 6 | GT+2.5 | 57 | David Heinz Racing Inc. | Dave Heinz Or Costanzo | Chevrolet Corvette | 581 |
| 7 | GT2.5 | 5 | Sun Oil Company | Jacques Duval George Nicholas Bob Bailey | Porsche 914/6 | 579 |
| 8 | GT2.5 | 19 | Ralph Meaney | Stephen Behr John Buffum Erwin Kremer | Porsche 914/6 | 571 |
| 9 | GT2.5 | 31 | Locke Lake Colony | Bert Everett Jim Locke Jim Netterstrom | Porsche 911T | 570 |
| 10 | GT+2.5 | 50 | John Greenwood | John Greenwood Allan Barker Dick Lang | Chevrolet Corvette | 554 |
| 11 | T | 17 | Tokondo Racing | Vince Gimondo Chuck Dietrich | Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 | 542 |
| 12 | P | 45 | Baker Motor Company | Clive Baker Bob Grossman Sam Brown Charles Reynolds | Chevron B16 | 534 |
| 13 | T | 42 | Garcia Racing Jose Garcia | Javier Garcia Luis Sereix Richard Small | Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 | 527 |
| 14 | GT2.5 | 10 | Walle Enterprises | Ray Walle Michael Sherwin | Porsche 911 S | 498 |
| 15 | P | 43 | Jean-Pierre Hanrioud | Jean-Pierre Hanrioud Jean Sage | Chevron B16 | 488 |
| 16 | GT2.5 | 44 | Art Bunker | Bob Hindson Kendall Noah Art Bunker | Porsche 911 T | 488 |
| 17 | GT2.5 | 51 | Waldron Motors Racing Team | Jim Gammon Dean Donley Carlos Garza | MGB GT | 483 |
| 18 | GT+2.5 | 64 | Robert Luebbe | Robert Luebbe Bob Baechle John Orr | Chevrolet Corvette | 469 |
| 19 | T | 89 | Houghton Smith | Ray Brimble Houghton Smith | Chevrolet Camaro | 452 |
| 20 | T | 72 | Bob Mitchell | Bob Mitchell Charlie Kemp | Chevrolet Camaro | 408 |
| DNF | GT2.5 | 18 | Ralph Meaney | Ralph Meaney Bill Bean Gary Wright | Porsche 914/6 | 470 |
| DNF | S | 3 | Martini & Rossi Racing Team | Helmut Marko Rudi Lins | Porsche 917K | 462 |
| DNF | T | 33 | John McComb | John McComb Bob Tullius | Ford Mustang | 395 |
| DNF | T | 36 | Racing Specialties Co. | Warren Matzen Tom Heyser Dick Sears | Ford Mustang | 369 |
| DNF | GT2.5 | 16 | Toad Hall Racing | Michael Keyser Bob Beasley Bruce Jennings | Porsche 911 S | 337 |
| DNF | GT2.5 | 52 | Waldron Motors Racing Team | Ben Scott Lowell Lanier Dave Houser | MGB GT | 311 |
| DNF | T | 97 | Susan Trumbull Cummings | Warren Stumes Don Cummings | Shelby GT350 | 306 |
| DNF | S | 4 | Martini & Rossi Racing Team | Vic Elford Gijs van Lennep | Porsche 917K | 274 |
| DNF | GT2.5 | 59 | Brumos Porsche Audi Corp | Peter Gregg Hurley Haywood | Porsche 914/6 | 260 |
| DNF | T | 98 | Ed Matthews | Ed Matthews Swede Savage Danny Ongais | Ford Mustang | 238 |
| DNF | T | 47 | Bruce Behrens Racing | John Tremblay Bill McDill Bob Beatty | Chevrolet Camaro | 230 |
| DNF | T | 88 | Norberto Mastandrea | Norberto Mastandrea Tony Lilly | Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 | 215 |
| DNF | S | 22 | North American Racing Team | Peter Revson Sam Posey Chuck Parsons Luigi Chinetti jr. | Ferrari 512M | 202 |
| DNF | GT2.5 | 15 | K&T Enterprises | Peter Kirill Ash Tisdelle | Porsche 911 S | 163 |
| DNF | S | 28 | Escuderia Montjuich | Arturo Merzario José Juncadella | Ferrari 512S | 161 |
| DNF | GT2.5 | 70 | William Davidson | John Belperche William Davidson | Triumph GT6 | 157 |
| DNF | GT2.5 | 14 | Boykin Auto Repairs | C. C. Canada Joe Hine Wilbur Pickett | Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 | 137 |
| DNF | S | 26 | Jacques Swaters | Hughes de Fierlant Gustave Gosselin | Ferrari 512S | 124 |
| DNF | T | 92 | B.F. Goodrich Tire Co. | John Cordts Don Pike | Pontiac Firebird | 121 |
| DNF | S | 1 | J. W. Automotive Engineering | Jo Siffert Derek Bell | Porsche 917K | 113 |
| DNF | T | 79 | Dan Moore | Hal Lawrence Dan Moore Gary Bishop | Shelby GT350 | 106 |
| DNF | GT2.5 | 8 | American Racing Promotions | Tom Nehl Charles Perry | Porsche 911 S | 88 |
| DNF | GT+2.5 | 12 | Owens Corning Fiberglass | Jerry Thompson John Mahler | Chevrolet Corvette | 83 |
| DNF | GT2.5 | 40 | Fritz Hochreuter | Fritz Hochreuter Rudy Bartling | Porsche 911 | 58 |
| DNF | T | 48 | S-Car-Go-Racing | Sheldon Dobkin John Maynard John Oliver | Chevrolet Camaro | 37 |
| DNF | T | 74 | Al Straub | Al Straub Walter Brown | Ford Mustang | 35 |
| DNF | S | 20 | Young American Racing North American Racing Team | Masten Gregory Gregg Young | Ferrari 512M | 16 |
| DNF | T | 91 | Larrauri Racing | Ralph Noseda Pepe Nunez | Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 | 9 |
| DNS | P | 46 | Baker Motor Company | Bobby Rinzler Wayne Christian Tom Fraser Jim Baker | Chevron B16 | 0 |
| DNS | T | 75 | Reventlow-Pettey Automobiles | Paul Pettey Larry Bock | Ford Mustang | 0 |
| DNQ | T | 35 | Collins-Wilson Racing Ent. | Larry Wilson Vincent Collins | Chevrolet Camaro | 0 |
| DNQ | T | 37 | Yenko Sportscars Inc. | Robert Johnson Donna Mae Mims Kirt Wetzel Bob Nagel | Chevrolet Vega | 0 |
| DNQ | T | 38 | Simone Fleming | Paul Fleming Amos Johnson Bill Barnes | Fiat 124 Sport Coupe | 0 |
| DNQ | GT2.5 | 41 | Del Taylor | Del Russo Taylor Ron Goldrich Buzz Dyer Ron Goldleaf | Alfa Romeo GTV | 0 |
| DNQ | T | 55 | Clearwater Datsun | Bobby Clark Don Kearney | Datsun 510 | 0 |
| DNQ | GT2.5 | 65 | Homeline Corp. | Robert Clark Donald Rhindress | Lancia Fulvia HF | 0 |
| DNQ | T | 73 | Robert Lewis | Robert Lewis Charles Fairbrother | Ford Cortina GT | 0 |
| DNQ | T | 77 | Grand Prix Motors | Buzz Marcus Larry Dent | BMW 2002 | 0 |
| DNQ | T | 80 | Fred Lieb | Fred Lieb Smokey Drolet Mitch Daroff | Dodge Dart | 0 |
| DNQ | T | 81 | Dieter Oest | Mike Tillson Dieter Oest Rodolfo Junco | Lancia Fulvia Rallye | 0 |
| DNQ | T | 87 | Preston Hood Chevrolet | John Elliott Don Gwynne | Chevrolet Camaro | 0 |
| DNQ | GT2.5 | 93 | Donald Wright | Robert Whitaker John Tunstall Ray Reed | Volvo P1800 | 0 |
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