Porsche 917 t Interserie Keimola, Round 7, 27 August 1972. The track record around Keimola, a 3.3km circuit situated near the city of Vantaa in southern Finland, is held by Leo Kinnunen, or ‘Leksa’ to his friends. The record was established by Kinnunen during the seventh round of the Interserie on 27 August 1972. He achieved a lap speed of 165.4kmh in the turbocharged AAW Racing Team Porsche (917/10-004). Kinnunen swept the table in Keimola both in 1971 and 1972, claiming pole position; setting the fastest lap and winning both heats. He became justifiably known as the ‘King of Interserie’ in Finland. Second place went to Willi Kauhsen in the Bosch Racing Team’s no. 11 Porsche 917/10 TC 002, while in third place was Chris Craft of Great Britain in the PiperWhite Racing Porsche 917 K (021). Ernst Kraus in the no. 17 Boeri Sport Helmet Racing Team Porsche 917 Spyder (021) retired with engine failure. (Peter Hoffmann Collection)
u Rheinland/Pfalz Preis, Nürburgring, Round 8, 24 September 1972. Kauhsen’s mechanics attend to his car on the grid before the start of the race. (Porsche-Werkfoto) q Rheinland/Pfalz Preis, Nürburgring, Round 8, 24 September 1972. Willibald Kauhsen manoeuvres his Porsche 917/10 002 in the paddock before the penultimate race of the season. (Porsche-Werkfoto)
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