1971 Formula One Season

1971 FIA Formula One World Championship
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1971 World Champion, Jackie Stewart
Season data
Number of races	11
First race	South African Grand Prix
Last race	United States Grand Prix
Tyre suppliers	G F
Drivers' World Championship
Champion	Jackie Stewart 62 points
Runners-up	Ronnie Peterson 33 points
3rd	François Cevert 26 points
Constructors' World Championship
Champions	Tyrrell-Ford 73 points
Runners-up	BRM 36 points
3rd	Ferrari 33 points

The 1971 Formula One season was the 22nd FIA Formula One season. It featured the 22nd World Championship of Drivers, the 14th International Cup for F1 Manufacturers and several non-championship Formula One races. The World Championship season commenced on March 6 and ended on October 3 after eleven races.

Tyrrell Racing added reliability to the flashes of blinding speed showed by their new car at the end of 1970. Jackie Stewart took advantage of that and won six races and the championship, with his young teammate François Cevert winning the season finale and jumping to third in the final standings.

Teams and Drivers

Constructor	Chassis	Tyre	Driver	Rounds
Team	Engine
Lotus-Ford Cosworth Lotus-Pratt & Whitney	56B 72C 72D	F	Emerson Fittipaldi	1–3, 5–11
Gold Leaf Team Lotus World Wide Racing	Cosworth DFV V8 Pratt & Whitney ST6 TBN		Reine Wisell	1–8, 10–11
			Dave Charlton	4, 6
			David Walker	4
Ferrari	312B 312B2	F	Jacky Ickx	All
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 001 F12 Ferrari 001/1 F12		Clay Regazzoni	All
			Mario Andretti	1–4, 7, 10–11
March-Alfa Romeo March-Ford Cosworth	711	F	Ronnie Peterson	All
STP March Raing Team	Alfa Romeo T33 V8 Cosworth DFV V8		Andrea de Adamich	1–2, 5–7, 9, 11
			Alex Soler-Roig	1–5
			Nanni Galli	3–11
			Niki Lauda	8
			Mike Beuttler	10
Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	001 002 003	G	François Cevert	All
Elf Team Tyrrell	Cosworth DFV V8		Jackie Stewart	All
			Peter Revson	11
McLaren-Ford Cosworth	M14A M19A	G	Denny Hulme	1–8, 10–11
Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	Cosworth DFV V8		Peter Gethin	1–7
			Jackie Oliver	6, 8–9
Brabham-Ford Cosworth	BT33 BT34	G	Graham Hill	All
Motor Racing Developments	Cosworth DFV V8		Dave Charlton	1
			Tim Schenken	2–11

Calendar

World Championship Schedule

Round	Grand Prix	Date

1	South African Grand Prix			6 March
		Official Title	V Grand Prix of South Africa
		Circuit	Kyalami Circuit
		Location	Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa
		Lap distance	4.104 km (2.551 mi)
		Race distance	324.216 km (201.502 mi)
		Date	6 March	Laps	79

2	Spanish Grand Prix			18 April
		Official Title	XVII Gran Premio de España
		Circuit	Montjuïc Park
		Location	Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
		Lap distance	4.252 km (2.643 mi)
		Race distance	297.64 km (184.984 mi)
		Date	18 April	Laps	70

3	Monaco Grand Prix			23 May
		Official Title	XXIX Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco
		Circuit	Circuit de Monaco
		Location	Monte Carlo, Monaco
		Lap distance	3.145 km (1.955 mi)
		Race distance	251.6 km (156.37 mi)
		Date	23 May	Laps	80

4	Dutch Grand Prix			20 June
		Official Title	XIX Grote Prijs van Nederland
		Circuit	Circuit Park Zandvoort
		Location	Zandvoort, Netherlands
		Lap distance	3.145 km (1.955 mi)
		Race distance	251.6 km (156.37 mi)
		Date	20 June	Laps	80

5	French Grand Prix			4 July
		Official Title	LVII Grand Prix de France
		Circuit	Circuit Paul Ricard
		Location	Le Castellet, France
		Lap distance	5.809 km (3.61 mi)
		Race distance	319.495 km (198.567 mi)
		Date	4 July	Laps	55

6	British Grand Prix			17 July
		Official Title	XXIV Woolmark British Grand Prix
		Circuit	Silverstone Circuit
		Location	Northamptonshire, England, UK
		Lap distance	4.711 km (2.928 mi)
		Race distance	320.348 km (199.098 mi)
		Date	17 July	Laps	68

7	German Grand Prix			1 August
		Official Title	XXXIII Großer Preis von Deutschland
		Circuit	Nürburgring Nordschleife
		Location	Nürburg, West Germany
		Lap distance	22.8 km (14.17 mi)
		Race distance	273.6 km (170.044 mi)
		Date	1 August	Laps	12

8	Austrian Grand Prix			15 August
		Official Title	IV Großer Preis von Österreich
		Circuit	Österreichring
		Location	Spielberg, Styria, Austria
		Lap distance	5.911 km (3.674 mi)
		Race distance	319.194 km (198.38 mi)
		Date	15 August	Laps	54

9	Italian Grand Prix			5 September
		Official Title	XLII Gran Premio d'Italia
		Circuit	Autodromo Nazionale Monza
		Location	Monza, Italy
		Lap distance	5.750 km (3.574 mi)
		Race distance	316.25 km (196.551 mi)
		Date	5 September	Laps	55

10	Canadian Grand Prix			19 September
		Official Title	XI Player's Canadian Grand Prix
		Circuit	Mosport Park
		Location	Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
		Lap distance	3.957 km (2.459 mi)
		Race distance	253.248 km (157.395 mi)
		Date	19 September	Laps	64

11	United States Grand Prix			3 October
		Official Title	XIV United States Grand Prix
		Circuit	Watkins Glen Circuit
		Location	Watkins Glen, New York, USA
		Lap distance	3.4 km (2.113 mi)
		Race distance	200.6 km (124.674 mi)
		Date	3 October	Laps	59

Non-Championship Schedule

Date	Event	Circuit	Report
January 24	VIII Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina	Buenos Aires	Report
March 21	VI Race of Champions	Brands Hatch	Report
March 28	Questor Grand Prix	Ontario Speedway	Report
April 9	Rothmans/Daily Express Spring Trophy	Oulton Park	Report
May 8	XXIII GKN International Trophy Meeting	Silverstone Circuit	Report
June 13	Jochen Rindt Gedächtnis-Rennen	Hockenheimring	Report
August 22	XVIII Rothmans International Gold Cup	Oulton Park	Report

Results and standings

Drivers

Points for the 1971 World Championship of Drivers were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters in each race. For classification, only the best five results from the first half of the season and the best five results from the second half of the season could be retained.

Pos Driver RSA ESP MON NED FRA GBR GER AUT ITA CAN USA Points 1 Jackie Stewart 2nd 1st 1st 11 1st 1st 1st Ret Ret 1st 5 62 2 Ronnie Peterson 10 Ret 2nd 4 Ret 2nd 5 8 2nd 2nd 3rd 33 3 François Cevert Ret 7 Ret Ret 2nd 10 2nd Ret 3 6 1st 26 4 Jacky Ickx 8 2nd 3 1st Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 19 5 Jo Siffert Ret Ret Ret 6 4 9 DSQ 1st 9 9 2nd 19 6 Emerson Fittipaldi Ret Ret 5 3 3 Ret 2nd 8 7 NC 16 7 Clay Regazzoni 3 Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret 6 13 8 Mario Andretti 1st Ret DNQ Ret 4 13 DNS 12 9 Peter Gethin Ret 8 Ret NC 9 Ret Ret 10 1st 14 9 9 10 Pedro Rodríguez Ret 4 9 2nd Ret 9 11 Chris Amon 5 3 Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret 6 10 12 9 12 Reine Wisell 4 NC Ret DSQ 6 NC 8 4 5 Ret 9 13 Denny Hulme 6 5 4 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 9 14 Tim Schenken 9 10 Ret 12 12 6 3 Ret Ret Ret 5 15 Howden Ganley Ret 10 DNQ 7 10 8 Ret Ret 5 DNS 4 5 16 Mark Donohue 3 DNS 4 17 Henri Pescarolo 11 Ret 8 NC Ret 4 Ret 6 Ret DNS Ret 4 18 Mike Hailwood 4 15 3 19 John Surtees Ret 11 7 5 8 6 7 Ret Ret 11 17 3 20 Rolf Stommelen 12 Ret 6 DSQ 11 5 10 7 DNS Ret 3 21 Graham Hill 9 Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret 9 5 Ret Ret 7 2 22 Jean-Pierre Beltoise 6 Ret 9 7 7 Ret 8 1 — Jackie Oliver Ret 9 7 0 — Brian Redman 7 0 — Gijs Van Lennep 8 DNS 0 — Jo Bonnier Ret DNQ DNS 10 16 0 — David Hobbs 10 0 — Nanni Galli DNQ Ret DNS 11 12 12 Ret 16 Ret 0 — Helmut Marko DNS 11 Ret 12 13 0 — Andrea de Adamich 13 Ret Ret NC Ret Ret 11 0 — Vic Elford 11 0 — François Mazet 13 0 — John Cannon 14 0 — George Eaton 15 0 — Mike Beuttler Ret DSQ NC Ret NC 0 — Skip Barber DNQ NC Ret NC 0 — Pete Lovely NC NC 0 — Max Jean NC 0 — Jean-Pierre Jarier NC 0 — Alex Soler-Roig Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret 0 — Dave Charlton Ret DNS Ret 0 — Chris Craft DNQ Ret 0 — John Love Ret 0 — Jackie Pretorius Ret 0 — David Walker Ret 0 — Derek Bell Ret 0 — Niki Lauda Ret 0 — Silvio Moser Ret 0 — Sam Posey Ret 0 — Peter Revson Ret 0 Pos. Driver RSA ESP MON NED FRA GBR GER AUT ITA CAN USA Pts.

International Cup for Manufacturers final standings

Points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the first six finishers at each round, however only the best placed car from each manufacturer was eligible to score points. The best five results from the first six rounds and the best four results from the last five rounds were retained.

Pos.	Manufacturer	RSA	ESP	MON	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA	Pts.
1	Tyrrell-Ford	2	1	1	11	1	1	1	Ret	3	1	1	73
2	BRM	Ret	4	9	2	4	8	11	1	1	9	2	36
3	Ferrari	1	2	3	1	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	8	6	33
4	March-Ford	10	Ret	2	4	13	2	5	(6)	2	2	3	33 (34)
5	Lotus-Ford	4	NC	5	DSQ	3	3	8	2		5	NC	21
6	McLaren-Ford	6	5	4	12	9	Ret	Ret	9	7	3	10	10
7	Matra	5	3	Ret	9	5	7	Ret		6	10	8	9
8	Surtees-Ford	7	11	6	5	8	5	7	7	4	11	15	8
9	Brabham-Ford	9	9	10	10	12	12	6	3	Ret	Ret	7	5
—	Lotus-Pratt & Whitney				Ret		NC			8			0
—	March-Alfa Romeo	13				Ret	NC	12	12	Ret		11	0
—	Bellasi-Ford									Ret			0
Pos.	Manufacturer	RSA	ESP	MON	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA	Pts.

• Bold results counted to championship totals.

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