After the 1971 Interserie Championship had concluded, the AAW Racing Team entered 01-021 for one final race: the non-championship Paris 1000km at Montlhery where Kinnunen and Gerard Larrousse came home second behind the Gulf Racing 917 K of Derek Bell / Gijs van Lennep. As the Gulf machine was a Group 5 entry, Kinnunen and Larrousse took a class win in what the organisers dubbed Group 6.

At the end of what had been a very successful season, chassis 01-021 returned to Porsche who subsequently loaned it to Ernst Kraus for a trio of late season Interserie races in 1972 after Kraus’s own 917 Spyder (chassis 031) had incurred damage at Hockenheim. In his three outings with the now plain white 01-021, Kraus finished eighth around Keimola and posted DNFs at the Norisring and Hockenheim.

During 1973, chassis 01-021 was used for three races by the Finn, Lasse Sirvio, who finished in the top ten at all three of his outings with the car. In 1974, 01-021 is believed to have been used for a one-off appearance by Swede, Sten Hillgard.

Chassis 01-021 remained in its Spyder format until 1999 when, under the ownership of Bob Rapp, it was converted by Gunnar Racing to 917 K trim. At the same time many of the original components from 01-021 were built up into a brand new chassis.

Notable History

Antii Aarnio-Wihuri (Racing Team AAW), Finland

White & Blue livery

02/05/1971 INT Imola (L. Kinnunen) 3rd oa (#11)
06/06/1971 INT Zolder (L. Kinnunen) 2nd oa (#11)
04/07/1971 INT Hockenheim (L. Kinnunen) 2nd oa (#11)
11/07/1971 INT Norisring (L. Kinnunen) WDN (#11)
22/08/1971 INT Keimola (L. Kinnunen) 1st oa (#11)
12/09/1971 INT Imola (L. Kinnunen) 4th oa (#11)
03/10/1971 INT Hockenheim (L. Kinnunen) 3rd oa (#11)
17/10/1971 IND Paris 1000km, Montlhery (G. Larrousse / L. Kinnunen) 2nd oa, 1st Gr.6 class (#3)

Leased to Ernst Kraus, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

06/08/1972 INT Norisring (E. Kraus) DNF (#17)
27/08/1972 INT Keimola (E. Kraus) 8th oa (#17)
01/10/1972 INT Hockenheim (E. Kraus) DNF (#17)

24/06/1973 INT Norisring (L. Sirvio) 9th oa, 7th Gr.7 class (#??)
15/07/1973 INT Hockenheim (L. Sirvio) 7th oa, 7th INT class (#??)
22/07/1973 IND Santa Monica (L. Sirvio) 8th (#??)

18/08/1974 INT Kassel-Calden (S. Hillgard) 14th oa (#??)

1999 sold to Bob Rapp and converted to 917 K trim

Original 01-021 parts built up around a brand new chassis

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