24 uur van Daytona 1971

10e 24 uur van Daytona
Datum	31 januari-1 februari 1971
Locatie	Daytona International Speedway, Verenigde Staten
Winnaars
Edities

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