1971 BRDC International Trophy

XXIII GKN/Daily Express International Trophy Meeting
Race details
Date	May 8, 1971
Official Name	XXIII GKN/Daily Express International Trophy Meeting
Location	Silverstone Circuit Northamptonshire, UK
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.714km (2.93mi)
Distance	2 × 26 laps, 244.799km (152.144 miles)
Pole Position
Driver	Chris Amon Matra
Time	1:20.0
Fastest Lap
Driver	Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth
Time	1:20.5 (Heat 1)
Podium
First	Graham Hill Brabham-Ford Cosworth
Second	Peter Gethin McLaren-Ford Cosworth
Third	Tim Schenken Brabham-Ford Cosworth
Lap Leaders

Entry List

The full entry list for the 1971 BRDC International Trophy is outlined below:

No.	Driver	Entreat	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
1	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	Tyrrell	003	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	G
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	Gold Leaf Team Lotus	Lotus	56B	Pratt & Whitney	STN76 TBN	F
3	Reine Wisell	Gold Leaf Team Lotus	Lotus	72C	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	F
4	Graham Hill	Motor Racing Developments	Brabham	BT34	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	G
5	Alan Rollinson	Team Surtees	Surtees	TS7	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	F
6	Peter Gethin	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	McLaren	M14A	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	G
7	Pedro Rodríguez	Yardley Team BRM	BRM	P160	BRM	P142 V12 3.0	F
8	Jo Siffert	Yardley Team BRM	BRM	P160	BRM	P142 V12 3.0	F
11	Ronnie Peterson	STP March Racing Team	March	711	Alfa Romeo	T33 V8 3.0	F
12	Henri Pescarolo	Frank Williams Racing Cars	March	711	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	F
14	Chris Amon	Equipe Matra Sports	Matra	MS120B	Matra	MS71 V12 3.0	G
15	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Equipe Matra Sports	Matra	MS120B	Matra	MS71 V12 3.0	G
16	John Surtees	Team Surtees	Surtees	TS9	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	F
17	Howden Ganley	Yardley Team BRM	BRM	P153	BRM	P142 V12 3.0	F
18	Mike Beuttler	Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie Racing	March	701	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	F
21	Tim Schenken	Motor Racing Developments	Brabham	BT33	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	G
44	Gordon Spice	Gordon Spice	McLaren	M10B	Chevrolet	V8 5.0
51	Brian Redman	Sid Taylor	McLaren	M18	Chevrolet	V8 5.0
52	Tony Dean	Tony Dean	McLaren	M7A	Chevrolet	V8 5.0
53	Frank Gardner	Lola Cars	Lola	T192	Chevrolet	V8 5.0
54	John Myerscough	John Butterworth	McLaren	M10B	Chevrolet	V8 5.0
55	Jock Russell	Jock Russell	Lotus	70	Ford	V8 5.0
57	Ulf Norinder	Team Trojan	McLaren	M18	Chevrolet	V8 5.0
58	Ray Allen	Team Trojan	McLaren	M10B	Chevrolet	V8 5.0
61	Trevor Taylor	Leda Engineering	Leda	LT25	Chevrolet	V8 5.0
62	Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	Barry Newman	McLaren	M18	Chevrolet	V8 5.0
65	Mike Hailwood	Team Surtees	Surtees	TS8	Chevrolet	V8 5.0
66	Fred Saunders	Fred Saunders	Crosslé	15F	Rover	V8 3.5
69	Robert Lamplough	Lamplough Racing	Lola	T102	Ford	V8 5.0
71	David Prophet	David Prophet Racing	McLaren	M10B	Chevrolet	V8 5.0
81	Bob Miller	Bob Miller	Dulon	LD8	Chevrolet	V8 5.0

• A light blue background indicates a Formula 5000 driver.

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

The full qualifying results for the 1971 BRDC International Trophy are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	14	Chris Amon	Matra	1:20.0	—
2	1	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:20.2	+0.2
3	2	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Pratt & Whitney	1:21.0	+1.0
4	16	John Surtees	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:21.2	+1.2
5	15	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	1:21.4	+1.4
6	11	Ronnie Peterson	March-Alfa Romeo	1:21.6	+1.6
7	4	Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:21.8	+1.8
8	21	Tim Schenken	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:22.0	+2.0
9	6	Peter Gethin	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:22.1	+2.1
10	7	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	1:23.3	+3.3
11	65	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Chevrolet	1:23.6	+3.6
12	5	Alan Rollinson	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:23.6	+3.6
13	17	Howden Ganley	BRM	1:23.6	+3.6
14	51	Brian Redman	McLaren-Chevrolet	1:23.6	+3.6
15	58	Ray Allen	McLaren-Chevrolet	1:23.9	+3.9
16	53	Frank Gardner	Lola-Chevrolet	1:24.2	+4.2
17	8	Jo Siffert	BRM	1:24.4	+4.4
18	62	Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	McLaren-Chevrolet	1:25.1	+5.1
19	71	David Prophet	McLaren-Chevrolet	1:26.3	+6.3
20	18	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford Cosworth	1:26.9	+6.9
21	12	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford Cosworth	1:27.1	+7.1
22	3	Reine Wisell	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:27.9	+7.9
23	61	Trevor Taylor	Leda-Chevrolet	1:28.8	+8.8
24	66	Fred Saunders	Crosslé-Rover	1:30.2	+10.2
25	44	Gordon Spice	McLaren-Chevrolet	1:30.2	+10.2
26	55	Jock Russell	Lotus-Ford	1:30.5	+10.5
27	52	Tony Dean	McLaren-Chevrolet	1:31.0	+11.0
28	57	Ulf Norinder	McLaren-Chevrolet	1:37.1	+17.1
29	69	Robert Lamplough	Lola-Ford	1:38.0	+18.0
30	54	John Myerscough	McLaren-Chevrolet	1:38.1	+18.1
31	81	Bob Miller	Dulon-Chevrolet	1:40.0	+20.0

• A light blue background indicates a Formula 5000 driver.

Aggregate Race

Heat 1

Heat 1 Grid

Pos		Pos		Pos		Pos
Driver		Driver		Driver		Driver
						______________
				______________		1
		______________		2		Chris Amon
______________		3		Jackie Stewart
4		Emerson Fittipaldi
John Surtees
					______________
			______________		5
	______________		6		Jean-Pierre Beltoise
	7		Ronnie Peterson
	Graham Hill
						______________
				______________		8
		______________		9		Tim Schenken
______________		10		Peter Gethin
11		Pedro Rodríguez
Mike Hailwood
					______________
			______________		12
	______________		13		Alan Rollinson
	14		Howden Ganley
	Brian Redman
						______________
				______________		15
		______________		16		Ray Allen
______________		17		Frank Gardner
18		Jo Siffert
Jean-Pierre Jaussaud
					______________
			______________		19
	______________		20		David Prophet
	21		Mike Beuttler
	Henri Pescarolo
						______________
				______________		22
		______________		23		Reine Wisell
______________		24		Trevor Taylor
25		Fred Saunders
Gordon Spice
					______________
			______________		26
	______________		27		Jock Russell
	28		Tony Dean
	Ulf Norinder
						______________
				______________		29
		______________		30		Robert Lamplough
______________		31		John Myerscough
32		Bob Miller

Results

The full first heat results for the 1971 BRDC International Trophy are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired
1	1	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	26	35:29.0
2	7	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	26	+11.6
3	4	Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	26	+12.8
4	16	John Surtees	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	26	+18.9
5	15	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	26	+22.8
6	6	Peter Gethin	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	26	+1:06.5
7	3	Reine Wisell	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	26	+1:16.5
8	17	Howden Ganley	BRM	26	+1:19.9
9	21	Tim Schenken	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	26	+1:20.6
10	51	Brian Redman	McLaren-Chevrolet	26	+1:21.0
11	52	Tony Dean	McLaren-Chevrolet	25	+1 lap
12	65	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Chevrolet	25	+1 lap
13	5	Alan Rollinson	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	25	+1 lap
14	53	Frank Gardner	Lola-Chevrolet	25	+1 lap
15	12	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford Cosworth	25	+1 lap
16	62	Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	McLaren-Chevrolet	25	+1 lap
17	18	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford Cosworth	25	+1 lap
18*	11	Ronnie Peterson	March-Alfa Romeo	24	Accident
19*	44	Gordon Spice	McLaren-Chevrolet	24	Gearbox
20	57	Ulf Norinder	McLaren-Chevrolet	23	+3 laps
21*	14	Chris Amon	Matra	23	Fuel injection
22	55	Jock Russell	Lotus-Ford	23	+3 laps
23	66	Fred Saunders	Crosslé-Rover	22	+4 laps
24	81	Bob Miller	Dulon-Chevrolet	22	+4 laps
Ret	71	David Prophet	McLaren-Chevrolet	20	Overheating
Ret	54	John Myerscough	McLaren-Chevrolet	17	Oil leak
Ret	8	Jo Siffert	BRM	7	Engine
Ret	58	Ray Allen	McLaren-Chevrolet	5	Accident
Ret	61	Trevor Taylor	Leda-Chevrolet	3	Handling
Ret	69	Robert Lamplough	Lola-Ford	3	Oil leak
Ret	2	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Pratt & Whitney	2	Suspension

• *Peterson, Spice, and Amon were classified despite retiring.