1971 Formula One Season

1971 FIA Formula One World Championship
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1971 World Champion, Jackie Stewart
Season Information
Number of races	11
Season opener	South African Grand Prix
Season finale	United States Grand Prix
Tyre suppliers	G F
Drivers' World Championship
Champion	Jackie Stewart 62 points
Runner-Up	Ronnie Peterson 33 points
3rd	François Cevert 26 points
Constructors' World Championship
Champion	Tyrrell-Ford 73 points
Runner-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.

This season had no defending World Champion due to the death of the previous season's World Champion, Jochen Rindt.

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	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Pratt & Whitney STN76 tbn		Ronnie Peterson	1–8, 10–11
			Dave Walker	4
			Dave Charlton	6
Ferrari	312B 312B2	F	Jacky Ickx	All
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 001 3.0 F12 Ferrari 001/1 3.0 F12		Clay Regazzoni	All
			Mario Andretti	1–4, 7, 10–11
March-Alfa Romeo March-Ford Cosworth	711	F	Ronnie Peterson	All
STP March Racing Team	Alfa Romeo T33 3.0 V8 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 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	Jackie Stewart	All
Elf Team Tyrrell	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		François Cevert	All
			Peter Revson	11
McLaren-Ford Cosworth	M14A M19A	G	Denny Hulme	1–8, 10–11
Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		Peter Gethin	1–7
			Jackie Oliver	6, 8–9
Brabham-Ford Cosworth	BT33 BT34	G	Graham Hill	All
Motor Racing Developments Ltd.	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		Tim Schenken	2–11
			Dave Charlton	1
BRM	P153 P160	F	Pedro Rodríguez	1–5
Yardley Team BRM	BRM P142 3.0 V12		Jo Siffert	All
			Howden Ganley	All
			Vic Elford	7
			Helmut Marko	8–11
			Peter Gethin	8–11
			George Eaton	10
			John Cannon	11
Matra	MS120B	G	Chris Amon	1–7, 9–11
Equipe Matra Sports	Matra MS71 3.0 V12		Jean-Pierre Beltoise	2–6, 10–11
Surtees-Ford Cosworth	TS7 TS9	F	John Surtees	All
Brooke Bond Oxo Rob Walker Team Surtees Auto Motor und Sport Eifelland Team Surtees Team Surtees	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		Rolf Stommelen	1–10
			Brian Redman	1
			Derek Bell	6
			Mike Hailwood	9, 11
			Sam Posey	11
			Gijs van Lennep	11
March-Ford Cosworth	701 711	G	Henri Pescarolo	All
Frank Williams Racing Cars	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		Max Jean	5
McLaren-Ford Cosworth	M7C	G	Jo Bonnier	1, 7–9, 11
Ecurie Bonnier	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		Helmut Marko	7
Brabham-Ford Cosworth March-Ford Cosworth	BT26A 701	F	John Love	1
Team Gunston	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		Jackie Pretorius	1
March-Ford Cosworth	711	F	Skip Barber	3–4, 10–11
Gene Mason Racing	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Surtees-Ford Cosworth	TS7	F	Gijs van Lennep	4
Stichting Autoraces Nederland	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
March-Ford Cosworth	701	F	François Mazet	5
Jo Siffert Automobiles	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
March-Ford Cosworth	711	F	Mike Beuttler	6–9
Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie Racing	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
March-Ford Cosworth	701	G	Jean-Pierre Jarier	9
Shell Arnold Team	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Bellasi-Ford Cosworth	F1 70	G	Silvio Moser	9
Jolly Club of Switzerland	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
McLaren-Ford Cosworth	M19A	G	Mark Donohue	10–11
Penske-White Racing	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		David Hobbs	11
Brabham-Ford Cosworth	BT33	G	Chris Craft	10–11
Ecurie Evergreen	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Lotus-Ford Cosworth	69	F	Pete Lovely	10–11
Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc.	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

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 (2.550 mi)
		Race distance	324.216 km (201.458 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 (2.642 mi)
		Race distance	297.64 km (184.945 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 (1.954 mi)
		Race distance	251.6 km (156.337 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 (1.954 mi)
		Race distance	251.6 km (156.337 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 (3.610 mi)
		Race distance	319.495 km (198.525 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 (2.927 mi)
		Race distance	320.348 km (199.055 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 (14.167 mi)
		Race distance	273.6 km (170.007 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 (3.673 mi)
		Race distance	319.194 km (198.338 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 (3.573 mi)
		Race distance	316.25 km (196.509 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 (157.361 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 (124.647 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
October 24	World Championship Victory Race	Brands Hatch	Report

Results and standings

Drivers

Outlined below are the full standings for the 1971 World Championship for Drivers:

World Championship for Drivers
Pos.	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pts.*
1st	Jackie Stewart	2ndP	1st	1stP	11th	1stP	1st	1stP	Ret	Ret	1stP	5thP	62
2nd	Ronnie Peterson	10th	Ret	2nd	4th	Ret	2nd	5th	8th	2nd	2nd	3rd	33
3rd	François Cevert	Ret	7th	Ret	Ret	2nd	10th	2nd	Ret	3rd	6th	1st	26
4th	Jacky Ickx	8th	2ndP	3rd	1stP	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8th	Ret	19
=	Jo Siffert	Ret	Ret	Ret	6th	4th	9th	DSQ	1stP	9th	9th	2nd	19
6th	Emerson Fittipaldi	Ret	Ret	5th		3rd	3rd	Ret	2nd	8th	7th	NC	16
7th	Clay Regazzoni	3rd	Ret	Ret	3rd	Ret	RetP	3rd	Ret	Ret	Ret	6th	13
8th	Mario Andretti	1st	Ret	DNQ	Ret			4th			13th	DNS	12
9th	Peter Gethin	Ret	8th	Ret	NC	9th	Ret	Ret	10th	1st	14th	9th	9
=	Pedro Rodríguez	Ret	4th	9th	2nd	Ret							9
=	Chris Amon	Ret	8th	Ret	NC	9th	Ret	Ret	10th	1st	14th	9th	9
=	Reine Wisell	4th	NC	Ret	DSQ	6th	NC	8th	4th		5th	Ret	9
=	Denny Hulme	6th	5th	4th	12th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret		4th	Ret	9
14th	Tim Schenken		9th	10th	Ret	12th	12th	6th	3rd	Ret	Ret	Ret	5
=	Howden Ganley	Ret	10th	DNQ	7th	10th	8th	Ret	Ret	5th	DNS	4th	5
16th	Mark Donohue										3rd	DNS	4
=	Henri Pescarolo	11th	Ret	8th	NC	Ret	4th	Ret	6th	Ret	DNS	Ret	4
18th	Mike Hailwood									4th		15th	3
=	John Surtees	Ret	11th	7th	5th	8th	6th	7th	Ret	Ret	11th	17th	3
=	Rolf Stommelen	12th	Ret	6th	DSQ	11th	5th	10th	7th	DNS	Ret		3
21st	Graham Hill	9th	Ret	Ret	10th	Ret	Ret	9th	5th	Ret	Ret	7th	2
22nd	Jean-Pierre Beltoise		6th	Ret	9th	7th	7th				Ret	8th	1
—	Jackie Oliver						Ret		9th	7th			0
—	Brian Redman	7th											0
—	Gijs van Lennep				8th							DNS	0
—	Jo Bonnier	Ret						DNQ	DNS	10th		16th	0
—	David Hobbs											10th	0
—	Nanni Galli			DNQ	Ret	DNS	11th	11th	12th	Ret	16th	Ret	0
—	Helmut Marko							DNS	11th	Ret	12th	13th	0
—	Andrea de Adamich	13th	Ret			Ret	NC	Ret		Ret		11th	0
—	Vic Elford							11th					0
—	François Mazet					13th							0
—	John Cannon											14th	0
—	George Eaton										15th		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					Ret						0
—	Chris Craft										DNS	Ret	0
—	John Love	Ret											0
—	Jackie Pretorius	Ret											0
—	Dave 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												Pts.*
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11

• * Only the best five results from the first six rounds and the best seven results from the last five rounds counted towards the championship for drivers.

International Cup for Manufacturers final standings

Outlined below are the full standings for the 1971 International Cup for Manufacturers:

International Cup for Manufacturers
Pos.	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pts.*
1st	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	2nd	1st	1st	11th	1st	1st	1st	Ret	3rd	1st	1st	73
2nd	BRM	Ret	4th	9th	2nd	4th	8th	11th	1st	1st	9th	2nd	36
3rd	Ferrari	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	Ret	Ret	3rd	Ret	Ret	8th	6th	33
=	March-Ford Cosworth	10th	Ret	2nd	4th	13th	2nd	5th	6th	2nd	2nd	3rd	33 (34)
5th	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	4th	NC	5th	DSQ	3rd	3rd	8th	2nd		5th	NC	21
6th	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	6th	5th	4th	12th	9th	Ret	Ret	9th	7th	3rd	10th	10
7th	Matra	5th	3rd	Ret	9th	5th	7th	Ret		6th	10th	8th	9
8th	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	7th	11th	6th	5th	8th	5th	7th	7th	4th	11th	15th	8
9th	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	9th	9th	10th	10th	12th	12th	6th	3rd	Ret	Ret	7th	5
—	Lotus-Pratt & Whitney				Ret		NC			8th			0
—	March-Alfa Romeo	13th	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	NC	12th	12th		Ret	11th	0
—	Bellasi-Ford Cosworth									Ret			0
Pos.	Manufacturer												Pts.*
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11

• * Only the best five results from the first six rounds and the best seven results from the last five rounds counted towards the championship for manufacturers.

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