Gijs van Lennep
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Gijs van Lennep, 1971
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| Born | Gijsbert van Lennep 16 March 1942 Aerdenhout, Netherlands |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |
 Dutch |
| Active years | 1971, 1973 – 1975 |
| Teams | S.A.N, Williams, Ensign |
| Entries | 10 (8 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 2 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1971 Dutch Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1975 German Grand Prix |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Participating years | 1970 - 1976 |
| Teams | David Piper Autorace, Martini Racing Team, Ecurie Bonnier Switzerland, Gelo Racing Team |
| Best finish | 1st (1971, 1976) |
| Class wins | 3 (1971, 1975, 1976) |
Gijsbert van Lennep (born 16 March 1942, in Aerdenhout, North Holland) is a Dutch esquire and former racing driver who competed in eight Formula One races. However his main achievements were in sports car racing. He is a member of the Dutch nobility with the title Jonkheer.
Van Lennep drove for the Porsche sportscar team beginning in 1967. He shared the number 22 Martini Racing Porsche 917K with Helmut Marko, winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1971. They set a distance record, covering 5,335 km (3,315 mi), which remained unbeaten until 2010.
Also in 1971, the Stichting Autoraces Nederland (Foundation for Car races in the Netherlands) hired a Surtees TS7 for him to make his F1 debut in his home GP where he finished a creditable eighth in a very wet GP. The following year Van Lennep won the 1972 Rothmans European Formula 5000 Championship driving a Surtees TS11 and a McLaren M18. He also drove twice for the Williams GP team, earning his first World Championship point with sixth place in the 1973 Dutch Grand Prix. With Ensign, he scored a second point in the 1975 German Grand Prix, making him the fifth most successful Dutch Formula One driver behind Max Verstappen, Jos Verstappen, Carel Godin de Beaufort and Christijan Albers.
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