Automobile World Championship 1971
World Champion | |
Driver: | Jackie Stewart |
Constructor: | Tyrrell-Ford |
Season dates | |
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Number of races: | 11 |
<1970 season |
The 1971 automobile world championship was the 22nd season of the automobile world championship, which is now known as the Formula 1 world championship . The drivers' world championship and the International Cup of Formula 1 Constructors were held in the context of eleven races from March 6, 1971 to October 3, 1971 .
Jackie Stewart won the drivers' championship for the second time. Tyrrell became World Constructors' Champion for the first and only time.
The world championship runs
GP South Africa - Kyalami (March 6, 1971)
space | driver | team | time |
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1 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 1: 47: 35,500 |
2 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell - Ford Cosworth | + 20.9 s |
3 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | + 31.4 s |
4th | Pure Wisell | Lotus - Ford Cosworth | +1: 09.4 min |
5 | Chris Amon | Matra | + 1 lap |
6th | Denis Hulme | McLaren - Ford Cosworth | + 1 lap |
GP Spain - Montjuïc (April 18, 1971)
space | driver | team | time |
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1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell - Ford Cosworth | 1: 49: 03,400 |
2 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | + 3.4 s |
3 | Chris Amon | Matra | + 58.1 s |
4th | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | +1: 17.9 min |
5 | Denis Hulme | McLaren - Ford Cosworth | +1: 27.0 min |
6th | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | + 1 lap |
GP Monaco - Monte Carlo (23 May 1971)
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell - Ford Cosworth | 1: 52: 21,300 |
2 | Ronnie Peterson | March - Ford Cosworth | + 25.6 s |
3 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | + 53.3 s |
4th | Denis Hulme | McLaren - Ford Cosworth | +1: 06.7 min |
5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus - Ford Cosworth | + 1 lap |
6th | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees - Ford Cosworth | + 1 lap |
GP Netherlands - Zandvoort (June 20, 1971)
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1: 56: 20.090 |
2 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | + 7.990 s |
3 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | + 1 lap |
4th | Ronnie Peterson | March - Ford Cosworth | + 2 rounds |
5 | John Surtees | Surtees - Ford Cosworth | + 2 rounds |
6th | Jo Siffert | BRM | + 2 rounds |
French GP - Le Castellet (4th July 1971)
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell - Ford Cosworth | 1: 46: 41.680 |
2 | François Cevert | Tyrrell - Ford Cosworth | + 28.120 s |
3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus - Ford Cosworth | + 34.070 s |
4th | Jo Siffert | BRM | + 37.170 s |
5 | Chris Amon | Matra | + 41.080 s |
6th | Pure Wisell | Lotus - Ford Cosworth | +1: 16.020 min |
British GP - Silverstone (17th July 1971)
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell - Ford Cosworth | 1: 31: 31,500 |
2 | Ronnie Peterson | March - Ford Cosworth | + 36.1 s |
3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus - Ford Cosworth | + 50.5 s |
4th | Henri Pescarolo | March - Ford Cosworth | + 1 lap |
5 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees - Ford Cosworth | + 1 lap |
6th | John Surtees | Surtees - Ford Cosworth | + 1 lap |
The Mexican Pedro Rodríguez , who was already registered for the British GP, had a fatal accident on July 11th at the Norisring in an interseries race .
GP Germany - Nürburgring (August 1, 1971)
space | driver | team | time |
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1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell - Ford Cosworth | 1: 29: 15.700 |
2 | François Cevert | Tyrrell - Ford Cosworth | + 30.1 s |
3 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | + 37.1 s |
4th | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | + 2: 05.0 min |
5 | Ronnie Peterson | March - Ford Cosworth | + 2: 29.1 min |
6th | Tim donation | Brabham - Ford Cosworth | + 2: 58.6 min |
GP Austria - Österreichring (August 15, 1971)
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jo Siffert | BRM | 1: 30: 23.910 |
2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus - Ford Cosworth | + 4.120 s |
3 | Tim donation | Brabham - Ford Cosworth | + 19.770 s |
4th | Pure Wisell | Lotus - Ford Cosworth | + 31.870 s |
5 | Graham Hill | Brabham - Ford Cosworth | + 48.430 s |
6th | Henri Pescarolo | March - Ford Cosworth | +1: 24.510 |
Jackie Stewart secures the world championship early.
Italian GP - Monza (September 5, 1971)
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 1: 18: 12,600 |
2 | Ronnie Peterson | March - Ford Cosworth | + 0.010 s |
3 | François Cevert | Tyrrell - Ford Cosworth | + 0.090 s |
4th | Mike Hailwood | Surtees - Ford Cosworth | + 0.180 s |
5 | Howden Ganley | BRM | + 0.610 s |
6th | Chris Amon | Matra | + 32.360 s |
Closest finish in the history of Formula 1: The first four drivers reach the finish line within 0.180 seconds.
Tyrrell secured the constructors championship early.
Canadian GP - Mosport Park (September 19, 1971)
space | driver | team | time |
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1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell - Ford Cosworth | 1: 55: 12,900 |
2 | Ronnie Peterson | March - Ford Cosworth | + 38.3 s |
3 | Mark Donohue | McLaren - Ford Cosworth | +1: 35.8 min |
4th | Denis Hulme | McLaren - Ford Cosworth | + 1 lap |
5 | Pure Wisell | Lotus - Ford Cosworth | + 1 lap |
6th | François Cevert | Tyrrell - Ford Cosworth | + 1 lap |
GP USA - Watkins Glen (October 3, 1971)
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | François Cevert | Tyrrell - Ford Cosworth | 1: 43: 51.991 |
2 | Jo Siffert | BRM | + 40.062 s |
3 | Ronnie Peterson | March - Ford Cosworth | + 44.070 s |
4th | Howden Ganley | BRM | + 56.749 s |
5 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell - Ford Cosworth | + 1: 00.003 min |
6th | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | +1: 16.426 min |
François Cevert's only victory in Formula 1 and Jo Siffert's last race .
World championship ratings
Driver ranking
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The first six places got 9, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 points. The best five results of the first six and the best four of the remaining five races counted towards the championship.
Constructors' championship
1 | Tyrrell - Ford | 73 |
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2 | BRM | 36 |
3 | Ferrari | 33 |
4th | March - Ford | 33 |
5 | Lotus - Ford | 21st |
6th | McLaren - Ford | 10 |
7th | Matra | 9 |
8th | Surtees - Ford | 8th |
9 | Brabham - Ford | 5 |
News in brief Formula 1
- Lotus tested a turbine vehicle in Formula 1.
- The Italian Grand Prix in Monza saw the closest finish ever. Winner Peter Gethin separated from fourth placed ( Mike Hailwood ) only 0.16 seconds and fifth Howden Ganley was only 0.6 seconds behind the winner. In this race alone there were more overtaking maneuvers than in the entire 2006 Formula 1 season .
- On January 10, Ignazio Giunti had a fatal accident in a sports car race in Buenos Aires in a serious fire accident.
- On July 11th, Pedro Rodríguez had a fatal accident at the Norisring in an inter-series race. His Ferrari broke out while in the lead on the 13th lap and hit an unprotected bridge wall with full force. The car exploded on the spot and burned out completely.
- On October 24th, Jo Siffert was killed at Brands Hatch in the World Championship Victory Race, which was not part of the Formula 1 World Championship . The vehicle came off the lane, hit an earth wall and went up in flames.