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The Jochen Rindt Gedachtnis-Rennen was a non-championship race held on June 13, 1971 at the Hockenheimring. The race was dominated by Jacky Ickx in a Ferrari, well ahead of Ronnie Peterson in a March-Alfa Romeo, and John Surtees in one of his own cars.

Background[]

The owners of the Hockenheimring had bid for keeping the German Grand Prix, but the ADAC decided to return the race to the Nürburgring after safety upgrades had been completed. So the Hockenheim group opted for hosting a non-championship race. The cancellation of the Belgian Grand Prix left a large gap in the schedule, and holding the race on the same weekend as the 24 Hours of Le Mans was not seen as a major issue.

  • Ferrari: Not participating in Le Mans as a factory allowed the Scuderia to field a full team here. Originally Mario Andretti was entered in a third car, but he had suffered burns in an incident at a USAC race, and stayed home to recuperate.
  • Lotus: After the Monaco race, Emerson Fittipaldi was moderately injured in a road accident in France, and would be inactive for a while. The team entered Reine Wisell in his normal car, Tony Trimmer in Fittipaldi's car and Dave Walker in the 56B turbine. But the turbine suffered a fire inside the turbine during practice, so it was scratched and Walker was placed in Trimmer's car.
  • Surtees: The team showed up with the usual cars for John Surtees and Rolf Stommelen.
  • Tyrrell: Jackie Stewart was driving at the CanAm at Mosport Park, and François Cevert was busy at the Formula Two race at Vallelunga, so the team skipped this race.


Entry List[]

The full entry list for the 1971 Jochen Rindt Gedächtnis-Rennen is outlined below:

No. Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Model Tyre
2 United Kingdom John Surtees United Kingdom Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees Surtees TS9 Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 F
3 West Germany Rolf Stommelen United Kingdom Auto Motor und Sport Team Surtees Surtees TS9 Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 F
4 Belgium Jacky Ickx Italy Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312B2 Ferrari 001/1 F12 3.0 F
5 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Italy Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312B2 Ferrari 001/1 F12 3.0 F
6 United States Mario Andretti Italy Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312B Ferrari 001 F12 3.0 F
7 United Kingdom Tony Trimmer United Kingdom Gold Leaf Team Lotus Lotus 72D Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 F
8 Sweden Reine Wisell United Kingdom Gold Leaf Team Lotus Lotus 72C Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 F
9 Australia Dave Walker United Kingdom Gold Leaf Team Lotus Lotus 56B Pratt & Whitney STN76 tbn F
10 Sweden Ronnie Peterson United Kingdom STP March Racing Team March 711 Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 F
11 Spain Alex Soler-Roig United Kingdom STP March Racing Team March 711 Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 F
12 Italy Nanni Galli United Kingdom STP March Racing Team March 711 Alfa Romeo T33 V8 3.0 F
14 France Henri Pescarolo United Kingdom Frank Williams Racing Cars March 711 Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 F
15 United Kingdom Ray Allen United Kingdom Frank Williams Racing Cars March 701 Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 F
16 New Zealand Howden Ganley United Kingdom Yardley Team BRM BRM P153 BRM P142 V12 3.0 F
17 United Kingdom John Miles United Kingdom Yardley Team BRM BRM P153 BRM P142 V12 3.0 F
18 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez United Kingdom Yardley Team BRM BRM P160 BRM P142 V12 3.0 F
19 United States Skip Barber United States Gene Mason Racing March 711 Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 F
20 Italy Andrea de Adamich Italy Privateer Surtees TS7 Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0
21 United Kingdom Peter Gethin United Kingdom Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M14A Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 G
22 United Kingdom Mike Beuttler United Kingdom Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie Racing March 711 Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 F
23 Switzerland Xavier Perrot Switzerland Jo Siffert Automobiles March 701 Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 F
24 United Kingdom Robert Lamplough United Kingdom Lamplough Racing BRM P133 BRM P142 V12 3.0
25 West Germany Bernd Terbeck United Kingdom Lamplough Racing BRM P126 BRM P142 V12 3.0

Qualifying[]

Report[]

Qualifying Results[]

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 4 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:56.8
2 5 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:57.7 +0.9
3 8 Sweden Reine Wisell Lotus-Ford Cosworth 1:59.6 +2.8
4 16 New Zealand Howden Ganley BRM 2:00.5 +3.7
5 21 United Kingdom Peter Gethin McLaren-Ford Cosworth 2:01.0 +4.2
6 10 Sweden Ronnie Peterson March-Ford Cosworth 2:01.5 +4.7
7 2 United Kingdom John Surtees Surtees-Ford Cosworth 2:01.5 +4.7
8 3 West Germany Rolf Stommelen Surtees-Ford Cosworth 2:02.1 +5.3
9 12 Italy Nanni Galli March-Ford Cosworth 2:02.1 +5.3
10 9 Australia Dave Walker Lotus-Pratt & Whitney 2:02.8 +6.0
11 17 United Kingdom John Miles BRM 2:02.9 +6.1
12 22 United Kingdom Mike Beuttler March-Ford Cosworth 2:03.1 +6.3
13 24 United Kingdom Robert Lamplough BRM 2:03.2 +6.4
14 19 United States Skip Barber March-Ford Cosworth 2:06.8 +10.0
15* 7 United Kingdom Tony Trimmer Lotus-Ford Cosworth 2:08.1 +11.3
16 11 Spain Alex Soler-Roig March-Ford Cosworth 2:13.3 +16.5
17 23 Switzerland Xavier Perrot March-Ford Cosworth 2:16.0 +19.2
18 15 United Kingdom Ray Allen March-Ford Cosworth 2:20.4 +23.6
19* 25 West Germany Bernd Terbeck BRM 2:31.7 +34.9
WD 6 United States Mario Andretti Ferrari Injury
WD 14 France Henri Pescarolo March-Ford Cosworth Withdrawn
WD 18 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez BRM Withdrawn
WD 20 Italy Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford Cosworth Withdrawn
  • * Terbeck and Trimmer were unable to start the race. Trimmer's car was driven by Walker in the race.

Grid[]

Pos. Pos.
Driver Driver
______________
Row 1 1 ______________
2
______________ Jacky Ickx
Row 2 3 ______________
Clay Regazzoni 4
______________ Reine Wisell
Row 3 5 ______________
Howden Ganley 6
______________ Peter Gethin
Row 4 7 ______________
Ronnie Peterson 8
______________ John Surtees
Row 5 9 ______________
Rolf Stommelen 10
______________ Nanni Galli
Row 6 11 ______________
Dave Walker 12
______________ John Miles
Row 7 13 ______________
Mike Beuttler 14
______________ Robert Lamplough
Row 8 15 ______________
Skip Barber 16
______________ Alex Soler-Roig
Row 9 17 ______________
Xavier Perrot 18
______________ Ray Allen
  • The pole position on the grid was left empty as a tribute to Jochen Rindt.

Race[]

Report[]

Results[]

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 4 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 35 1:10:11.7 1
2 10 Sweden Ronnie Peterson March-Ford Cosworth 35 +53.8 6
3 2 United Kingdom John Surtees Surtees-Ford Cosworth 35 +1:17.0 7
4 16 New Zealand Howden Ganley BRM 35 +1:32.1 4
5 12 Italy Nanni Galli March-Ford Cosworth 35 +1:45.2 9
6 19 United States Skip Barber March-Ford Cosworth 34 +1 lap 14
7 3 West Germany Rolf Stommelen Surtees-Ford Cosworth 34 +1 lap* 8
8 11 Spain Alex Soler-Roig March-Ford Cosworth 34 +1 lap 15
9 7 Australia Dave Walker Lotus-Ford Cosworth 34 +1 lap 10
10 8 Sweden Reine Wisell Lotus-Ford Cosworth 33 +2 laps 3
11 23 Switzerland Xavier Perrot March-Ford Cosworth 31 +4 laps 16
12 24 United Kingdom Robert Lamplough BRM 31 +4 laps 13
Ret 22 United Kingdom Mike Beuttler March-Ford Cosworth 28 Gearbox 12
NC 5 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 25 +10 laps 2
Ret 17 United Kingdom John Miles BRM 14 Oil leak 11
Ret 15 United Kingdom Ray Allen March-Ford Cosworth 6 Mechanical 17
Ret 21 United Kingdom Peter Gethin McLaren-Ford Cosworth 4 Throttle 5
DNS 7 United Kingdom Tony Trimmer Lotus-Ford Cosworth
DNS 25 West Germany Bernd Terbeck BRM
WD 6 United States Mario Andretti Ferrari
WD 14 France Henri Pescarolo March-Ford Cosworth
WD 18 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez BRM
WD 20 Italy Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford Cosworth
  • * - Rolf Stommelen finished sixth on the road, but was penalized one minute for skipping a chicane.
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