The 1971 Spanish Grand Prix was held on April 18, at the Montjuic circuit in Barcelona. Jackie Stewart in a Tyrrell-Ford bested Jacky Ickx's Ferrari in a close duel, despite Ickx starting on pole and recording the fastest lap. Chris Amon in a Matra drove a solid race for third place.
Background
Entry List
The full entry list for the 1971 Spanish Grand Prix is outlined below:
Practice Overview
Qualifying
Qualifying Results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |  Jacky Ickx
|
Ferrari | 1:25.9 | — |
| 2 | 5 |  Clay Regazzoni
|
Ferrari | 1:26.0 | +0.1 |
| 3 | 20 |  Chris Amon
|
Matra | 1:26.0 | +0.1 |
| 4 | 11 |  Jackie Stewart
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:26.2 | +0.3 |
| 5 | 14 |  Pedro Rodríguez
|
BRM | 1:26.5 | +0.6 |
| 6 | 21 |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|
Matra | 1:26.6 | +0.7 |
| 7 | 10 | Peter Gethin
|
McLaren-Ford | 1:26.8 | +0.9 |
| 8 | 6 |  Mario Andretti
|
Ferrari | 1:26.9 | +1.0 |
| 9 | 9 | Denny Hulme
|
McLaren-Ford | 1:27.1 | +1.2 |
| 10 | 15 | Jo Siffert
|
BRM | 1:27.3 | +1.4 |
| 11 | 27 | Henri Pescarolo
|
March-Ford | 1:27.5 | +1.6 |
| 12 | 12 | François Cevert
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:27.7 | +1.8 |
| 13 | 18 |  Ronnie Peterson
|
March-Ford | 1:27.8 | +1.9 |
| 14 | 2 |  Emerson Fittipaldi
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:27.9 | +2.0 |
| 15 | 7 | Graham Hill
|
Brabham-Ford | 1:28.4 | +2.5 |
| 16 | 3 | Reine Wisell
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:28.6 | +2.7 |
| 17 | 16 | Howden Ganley
|
BRM | 1:28.6 | +2.7 |
| 18 | 17 |  Andrea de Adamich
|
March-Alfa Romeo | 1:29.5 | +3.6 |
| 19 | 25 |  Rolf Stommelen
|
Surtees-Ford | 1:29.6 | +3.7 |
| 20 | 19 |  Alex Soler-Roig
|
March-Ford | 1:29.8 | +3.9 |
| 21 | 8 |  Tim Schenken
|
Brabham-Ford | 1:30.6 | +4.7 |
| 22 | 24 | John Surtees
|
Surtees-Ford | 1:30.8 | +4.9 |
Grid
Race
Results
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Jackie Stewart
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 75 | 1:49:03.4 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 4 | Jacky Ickx
|
Ferrari | 75 | + 3.4 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 20 | Chris Amon
|
Matra | 75 | + 58.1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 14 | Pedro Rodríguez
|
BRM | 75 | + 1:17.9 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 9 | Denny Hulme
|
McLaren-Ford | 75 | + 1:27.0 | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 21 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|
Matra | 74 | +1 Lap | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | François Cevert
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 74 | +1 Lap | 12 | |
| 8 | 10 | Peter Gethin
|
McLaren-Ford | 73 | +2 Laps | 7 | |
| 9 | 8 | Tim Schenken
|
Brabham-Ford | 72 | +3 Laps | 21 | |
| 10 | 16 | Howden Ganley
|
BRM | 71 | +4 Laps | 17 | |
| 11 | 24 | John Surtees
|
Surtees-Ford | 67 | +8 Laps | 22 | |
| NC | 3 | Reine Wisell
|
Lotus-Ford | 58 | +17 Laps | 16 | |
| Ret | 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi
|
Lotus-Ford | 54 | Suspension | 14 | |
| Ret | 27 | Henri Pescarolo
|
March-Ford | 53 | Engine | 11 | |
| Ret | 6 | Mario Andretti
|
Ferrari | 50 | Engine | 8 | |
| Ret | 19 | Alex Soler-Roig
|
March-Ford | 46 | Fuel Pump | 20 | |
| Ret | 17 | Andrea de Adamich
|
March-Alfa Romeo | 26 | Transmission | 18 | |
| Ret | 18 | Ronnie Peterson
|
March-Ford | 24 | Ignition | 13 | |
| Ret | 5 | Clay Regazzoni
|
Ferrari | 13 | Engine | 2 | |
| Ret | 25 | Rolf Stommelen
|
Surtees-Ford | 9 | Fuel Pressure | 19 | |
| Ret | 15 | Jo Siffert
|
BRM | 5 | Gearbox | 15 | |
| Ret | 7 | Graham Hill
|
Brabham-Ford | 5 | Steering | 10 |
Standings after race
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References
Pritchard, Anthony (1972). The Motor Racing Year No3. W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.. pp. 40-48. ISBN 0-393-08502-3. "1971 Spanish Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131017005212/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1971/515/. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
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