Motorcycle World Championship 1971

Motorcycle World Championship 1971

500 cm³ world champion
Driver:	Giacomo Agostini
Constructor:	MV Agusta
350 cm³ world champion
Driver:	Giacomo Agostini
Constructor:	MV Agusta
250 cc world champion
Driver:	Phil Read
Constructor:	Yamaha
125 cc world champion
Driver:	Ángel Nieto
Constructor:	Derbi
50 cm³ world champion
Driver:	Jan de Vries
Constructor:	Kreidler
Team (500 cm³) world champions
Driver:	Horst Owesle Julius Kremer Peter Rutterford
Constructor:	BMW
<1970 season	1972 season>

The 1971 motorcycle world championship season was the 23rd in the history of the FIM - motorcycle road world championship .

In the classes up to 500 cm³, up to 350 cm³ and up to 125 cm³ eleven races were held , in the class up to 250 cm³ twelve, in the class up to 50 cm³ nine and in the sidecar eight races.

Distribution of points

Scoring
space	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10
Points	15th	12	10	8th	6th	5	4th	3	2	1

• The number of rated runs was calculated with an even number of races held by halving this number and then adding one. For example, out of six races, four went into the championship ranking.
• If an odd number of races was held, the number of runs was added by one and then halved. For example, four of the seven races counted.

useful information

• The 250 cc run for the GDR Grand Prix led to a scandal. Dieter Braun from Germany won the race after an exciting fight against Phil Read and Rodney Gould and was cheered frenetically by the 150,000 spectators. During the race, the race director Hans Zacharias was asked by the GDR officials to take Braun out of the race with the black flag because they wanted to prevent the FRG national anthem from being played. Zacharias did not comply with this request and then lost his position as race director. The anthem of West Germany was played at the start and finish, but could not be heard over the course loudspeakers. As a consequence, from 1973 the GDR Grand Prix was only advertised for drivers from the Eastern Bloc and thereby lost its World Cup status.

Deaths

• The Scot Maurice Jeffery died on June 12th in an accident on the first lap of the Senior TT race . He had lost control of his Norton Manx in the Rhencullen section and hit a wall.
• Christian Ravel from France crashed on July 4th in the 500 cm³ run in Belgium in the Blanchimont curve at approx. 240 km / h, he died in hospital on the same day.
• The MZ pilot Günter Bartusch from the GDR was killed on July 9 when he fell while training the 350 cm³ class at the GDR Grand Prix.

500 cc class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	09.05.	14th Austrian GP	Salzburgring	Giacomo Agostini	Keith Turner	Eric Offenstadt	Giacomo Agostini
2	16.05.	35th GP of Germany	Hockenheim	Giacomo Agostini	Rob Bron	Ron Chandler	Giacomo Agostini
3	06-13 June	53rd Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	Giacomo Agostini	Peter Williams	Frank Perris	Giacomo Agostini
4th	26.06.	41. Dutch TT	Aces	Giacomo Agostini	Rob Bron	Dave Simmonds	Giacomo Agostini
5	04.07.	44th Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	Giacomo Agostini	Eric Offenstadt	Jack Findlay	Giacomo Agostini
6th	July 10-11.	14th GP of the GDR	Sachsenring	Giacomo Agostini	Keith Turner	Ernst Hiller	Giacomo Agostini
7th	July 24-25	Swedish GP	Anderstorp	Giacomo Agostini	Keith Turner	Tommy Robb	Giacomo Agostini
8th	July 31 - August 1	GP of Finland	Imatra	Giacomo Agostini	Dave Simmonds	Rob Bron	Giacomo Agostini
9	08/14	43rd Ulster GP	Dundrod	Jack Findlay	Rob Bron	Tommy Robb	Jack Findlay
10	12.09.	49th Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Alberto Pagani	Giampiero Zubani	Dave Simmonds	Giacomo Agostini
11	September 25-26	21st Spanish GP	Jarama	Dave Simmonds	Kaarlo Koivuniemi	Eric Offenstadt	Kurt-Ivan Carlsson

Driver ranking

1  Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta 90 (120) 2  Keith Turner Suzuki 58 (67) 3  Rob Bron Suzuki 57 4th  Dave Simmonds Kawasaki 52 5  Jack Findlay Jada-Suzuki 50 (51) 6th  Eric Offenstadt SMAC Kawasaki 32 7th  Tommy Robb Seeley 31 8th  Alberto Pagani Linto / MV Agusta 29 9  Kaarlo Koivuniemi Seeley 24 10  Ron Chandler Kawasaki 19th 11  Frank Perris Suzuki / Seeley 14th 12  Lothar John Yamaha 13 13  Peter Williams Matchless 12  Giampiero Zubani Kawasaki 12 15th  Bosses Granath Husqvarna / Yamaha 12 16  Billie Nelson Paton 11 17th  Ernst Hiller Kawasaki 10 18th  Maurice Hawthorne Kawasaki 8th  Selwyn Griffiths Matchless 8th  Hansruedi Brungger Bultaco 8th  Ulf Nilsson Seeley 8th  Percy Tait Seeley 8th  Phil Read Ducati 8th  Benjamin gray Bultaco 8th 25th  Kurt-Ivan Carlsson Yamaha 7th

26th  Gordon Pantall Kawasaki 6th  Jim Curry Seeley 6th  Gerry Mateer Norton 6th 29  Roger Sutcliffe Matchless 5  Karl Auer Matchless 5  Matti Salonen Yamaha 5 32  Hans-Otto Butenuth BMW 5 33  Piet van der Wal Kawasaki 5 34  Jean Campiche Honda 4th  Morgan Rådberg Monark 4th  Tom Herron Seeley 4th  Peter Jones Suzuki 4th 38  Kurt-Willy Bertsch BMW 3  Charlie Sanby Seeley 3  Jerry Lancaster Yamsel 2  Juan Bordons Bultaco 3 42  Paul Eickelberg Yamaha 3 43  Horst Dzierzawa Yamaha 2  Tom Dickie Matchless 2  Pentti Lehtelä Yamaha 2  Johnny Bengtsson Kawasaki 2  Dudley Robinson Yamaha 2  Giuseppe Mongardi Ducati 2 49  John Dodds king 1  Rob Noorlander Norton 1  Stan Woods Norton 1  Emanuele Maugliani Seeley 1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	MV Agusta	90 (135)
2	Suzuki	73 (107)
3	Kawasaki	71 (105)
4th	Seeley (and Yamsel)	49 (58)
5	Yamaha	27 (33)
6th	Matchless	16
7th	Bultaco	16
8th	Linto	14th
9	Paton	11
10	Ducati	8th
11	Norton	7th
12	Husqvarna	6th
13	BMW	5
14th	Monark	4th
15th	Honda	3
16	king	1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

350 cm³ class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	09.05.	14th Austrian GP	Salzburgring	Giacomo Agostini	Werner Pfirter	Steve Ellis	Giacomo Agostini
2	16.05.	35th GP of Germany	Hockenheim	Giacomo Agostini	László Szabó	Paul Smart	Giacomo Agostini
3	06-13 June	53rd Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	Tony Jefferies	Gordon Pantall	Bill Smith	Phil Read
4th	26.06.	41. Dutch TT	Aces	Giacomo Agostini	Phil Read	Theo Bult	Giacomo Agostini
5	July 10-11.	14th GP of the GDR	Sachsenring	Giacomo Agostini	Paul Smart	László Szabó	Giacomo Agostini
6th	07/18	Czechoslovakian GP	Masaryk ring	Jarno Saarinen	Bohumil Staša	Theo Bult	Giacomo Agostini
7th	July 24-25	Swedish GP	Anderstorp	Giacomo Agostini	Paul Smart	Jarno Saarinen	Giacomo Agostini
8th	July 31 - August 1	GP of Finland	Imatra	Giacomo Agostini	Jarno Saarinen	Billie Nelson	Giacomo Agostini
9	08/14	43rd Ulster GP	Dundrod	Peter Williams	Dieter Braun	Tony Jefferies	Jarno Saarinen
10	12.09.	49th Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Jarno Saarinen	Silvio Grassetti	Barry Randle	Giacomo Agostini
11	September 25-26	21st Spanish GP	Jarama	Teuvo Länsivuori	Kurt-Ivan Carlsson	Werner Pfirter	Jarno Saarinen

Driver ranking

1  Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta 90 2  Jarno Saarinen Yamaha 63 3  Kurt-Ivan Carlsson Yamaha 39 4th  Theo Bult Yamsel 36 5  Paul Smart Yamaha 34 6th  Werner Pfirter Yamaha 33 7th  Bosses Granath Yamaha 30th 8th  László Szabó Yamaha 29 9  Tony Jefferies Yamsel 25th 10  Teuvo Länsivuori Yamaha 25th 11  Billie Nelson Yamaha 21st 12  Walter Sommer Yamaha 19th 13  John Williams AJS / Honda 16  Rodney Gould Yamaha 16 15th  Peter Williams MZ 15th 16  Gordon Pantall Yamaha 12  Phil Read Yamaha 12  Bohumil Staša ČZ 12  Dieter Braun Yamaha 12  Silvio Grassetti MZ 12 21st  Mick Chatterton Yamaha 11 22nd  Steve Ellis Yamaha 10  Bill Smith Honda 10  Barry Randle Yamaha 10 25th  Jerry Lancaster Yamsel 10 26th  Hannu Kuparinen Yamaha 9 27  Maurice Hawthorne Yamaha 9 28  Tommy Robb Yamaha 8th 29  Ron Chandler Yamaha 6th  János Reisz Aermacchi 6th

Steve Machin Yamaha 6th 32  Gerry Mateer Aermacchi 5  Martti Pesons Yamaha 5  Arpád Juhos Aermacchi 5  Jack Findlay Yamaha 5 36  Mick Grant Yamaha 4th  Adolf Ohligschläger Yamaha 4th  Denis Gallagher Yamaha 4th  Giuseppe Mandolini Aermacchi 4th 40  Billie Guthrie Yamaha 3  Tony Rutter Yamaha 3  Franz Kroon Yamaha 3  Rudolf Duba ČZ 3  Eric Offenstadt Kawasaki 3  Billie McCosh Yamsel 3  Keith Turner Yamaha 3  Emanuele Maugliani Yamaha 3 48  Günter Bartusch (†) MZ 2  Jirí Král ČZ 2  Hans-Dieter Görgen Yamaha 2  Tom Herron Yamaha 2  Larbi Habbiche Yamaha 2 53  Lothar John Yamaha 2  Peter Berwick Suzuki Yamaha 2 55  Ernst Fagerer Yamaha 1  Godfrey Nash Yamaha 1  Piet van der Wal Yamaha 1  Charlie Dobson Seeley 1  Giuseppe Consalvi Yamaha 1

Constructors' championship

1	MV Agusta	90
2	Yamaha	81 (141)
3	Seeley (and Yamsel)	58 (66)
4th	MZ	29
5	Honda	18th
6th	Aermacchi	15th
7th	ČZ	12
8th	AJS	8th
9	Kawasaki	3
10	Suzuki	1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

250 cc class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	09.05.	14th Austrian GP	Salzburgring	Silvio Grassetti	Günter Bartusch	Gyula Marsovszky	János Drapál
2	16.05.	35th GP of Germany	Hockenheim	Phil Read	Klaus Huber	John Dodds	Phil Read
3	06-13 June	53rd Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	Phil Read	Barry Randle	Alan Barnett	Phil Read
4th	26.06.	41. Dutch TT	Aces	Phil Read	Theo Bult	Dieter Braun	Phil Read
5	04.07.	44th Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	Silvio Grassetti	John Dodds	Dieter Braun	Silvio Grassetti
6th	July 10-11.	14th GP of the GDR	Sachsenring	Dieter Braun	Rodney Gould	Phil Read	Rodney Gould
7th	07/18	Czechoslovakian GP	Masaryk ring	János Drapál	László Szabó	Jarno Saarinen	János Drapál
8th	July 24-25	Swedish GP	Anderstorp	Rodney Gould	Paul Smart	Jarno Saarinen	Rodney Gould
9	July 31 - August 1	GP of Finland	Imatra	Rodney Gould	John Dodds	Dieter Braun	Jarno Saarinen
10	08/14	43rd Ulster GP	Dundrod	Ray McCullough	Jarno Saarinen	Dieter Braun	Ray McCullough
11	12.09.	49th Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Gyula Marsovszky	John Dodds	Silvio Grassetti	John Dodds and Gyula Marsovszky
12	September 25-26	21st Spanish GP	Jarama	Jarno Saarinen	Phil Read	Chas Mortimer	Jarno Saarinen

Driver ranking

1  Phil Read Yamaha 73 2  Rodney Gould Yamaha 68 3  Jarno Saarinen Yamaha 64 (67) 4th  John Dodds Yamaha 59 5  Dieter Braun Yamaha 58 6th  Gyula Marsovszky Yamaha 57 (65) 7th  Silvio Grassetti MZ 43 8th  Chas Mortimer Yamaha 42 9  János Drapál Yamaha 26th 10  Theo Bult Yamsel 22nd 11  Paul Smart Yamaha 20th 12  László Szabó Yamaha 20th 13  Ray McCullough Yamaha 15th 14th  Kent Andersson Yamaha 14th 15th  Günter Bartusch (†) MZ 13 16  Bosses Granath Yamaha 13 17th  Klaus Huber Yamaha 12  Barry Randle Yamaha 12 19th  Alan Barnett Yamsel 10 20th  Werner Pfirter Yamaha 9 21st  Börje Jansson Yamasaki 9 22nd  Tony Rutter Yamaha 8th  Teuvo Länsivuori Yamaha 8th 24  Peter Williams MZ 8th 25th  Billie Henderson Yamaha 8th

26th  Billie Nelson Yamaha 7th 27  Leo Commu Yamaha 7th 28  Frank Perris Yamaha 6th  Steve Machin Yamaha 6th  Renzo Pasolini Aermacchi 6th 31  Ian Richards Yamaha 6th 32  Jerry Lancaster Yamsel 6th 33  Barry Sheene Derbi / Yamaha 5  Heinz Schmied Yamaha 5 35  Guido Mandracci Yamaha 5 36  Peter Berwick Yamaha 4th  Adolf Ohligschläger Yamaha 4th  Walter Sommer Yamaha 4th 39  Nico van der Zanden Yamaha 3  Karl Auer Yamaha 3  Juan Bordons Bultaco 3 42  Dave Simmonds Kawasaki 2  F. González De Nicolás Bultaco 2 44  Steve Ellis Yamaha 1  Gordon Pantall Yamaha 1  František Srna Jawa 1  Lennart Lindell Yamaha 1  Stan Woods Yamaha 1  Ramón Galí Bultaco 1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	Yamaha	105 (171)
2	MZ	51
3	Seeley (and Yamsel)	49
4th	Aermacchi	6th
5	Bultaco	3
6th	Kawasaki	2
7th	Jawa	1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

125 cc class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	09.05.	14th Austrian GP	Salzburgring	Ángel Nieto	Gilberto Parlotti	Barry Sheene	Dieter Braun
2	16.05.	35th GP of Germany	Hockenheim	Dave Simmonds	Gilberto Parlotti	Kent Andersson	Ángel Nieto
3	06-13 June	53rd Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	Chas Mortimer	Börje Jansson	John Kiddie	Chas Mortimer
4th	26.06.	41. Dutch TT	Aces	Ángel Nieto	Barry Sheene	Börje Jansson	Ángel Nieto
5	04.07.	44th Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	Barry Sheene	Gerd Bender	Dieter Braun	Barry Sheene
6th	July 10-11.	14th GP of the GDR	Sachsenring	Ángel Nieto	Barry Sheene	Börje Jansson	Ángel Nieto
7th	07/18	Czechoslovakian GP	Masaryk ring	Ángel Nieto	Börje Jansson	Barry Sheene	Ángel Nieto
8th	July 24-25	Swedish GP	Anderstorp	Barry Sheene	Börje Jansson	Kent Andersson	Ángel Nieto
9	July 31 - August 1	GP of Finland	Imatra	Barry Sheene	Dieter Braun	Gerd Bender	Barry Sheene
10	12.09.	49th Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Gilberto Parlotti	Ángel Nieto	Barry Sheene	Gilberto Parlotti
11	September 25-26	21st Spanish GP	Jarama	Ángel Nieto	Chas Mortimer	Barry Sheene	Ángel Nieto

Driver ranking

1  Ángel Nieto Derbi 87 2  Barry Sheene Suzuki 79 (109) 3  Börje Jansson Maico 64 4th  Dieter Braun Maico 54 5  Chas Mortimer Yamaha / Maico 48 (52) 6th  Dave Simmonds Kawasaki 48 7th  Gerd Bender Maico 41 8th  Gilberto Parlotti Morbidelli 39 9  Kent Andersson Yamaha 30th 10  Jürgen Lenk MZ 27 11  Toni Gruber Maico 21st 12  Thomas Heuschkel MZ 20th 13  Cees van Dongen Yamaha 19th 14th  John Kiddie Honda 10 15th  Peter Courtney Yamaha 8th 16  Ralph Watts Honda 6th  Harald Bartol Suzuki 6th 18th  Matti Salonen Yamaha 6th 19th  Ryszard Mankiewicz MZ 6th 20th  Carl Ward Maico 5 21st  Hartmut Bischoff MZ 5  Otello Buscherini Derbi 5 23  Bernd Koehler MZ 5

24  Fred Smart Honda 4th  Steve Machin Yamaha 4th  Rodney Gould Yamaha 4th  János Drapál MZ 4th  Alberto Pagani Suzuki / Derbi 4th 29  Luigi Rinaudo Aermacchi 3  Lindsay Porter Honda 3  Benjamin gray Bultaco 3 32  Friedhelm Kohlar MZ 3  Eugenio Lazzarini Maico 3 34  Jan Huberts MZ 2  Bill Rae Maico 2  Aramis Brito MZ 2  Leif Rosell Maico 2  Seppo Kangasniemi Maico 2  Aldo Pero Aermacchi 2 40  James Pearson Honda 1  Günter Fischer Maico 1  Tommy Robb Yamaha 1  Leave Johansson Maico 1  Roland Olsson Yamaha 1  Ramón Galí Bultaco 1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	Derbi	87 (91)
2	Suzuki	79 (109)
3	Maico	70 (108)
4th	Yamaha engine	61 (85)
5	Kawasaki	48
6th	Morbidelli	39
7th	MZ	38
8th	Honda	10
9	Aermacchi	5
10	Bultaco	3

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

50 cm³ class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	09.05.	Austrian GP	Salzburgring	Jan de Vries	Ángel Nieto	Rudolf Kunz	Jan de Vries
2	16.05.	GP of Germany	Hockenheim	Jan de Vries	Rudolf Kunz	Ángel Nieto	Jan de Vries
3	26.06.	41. Dutch TT	Aces	Ángel Nieto	Jos Schurgers	Teunis Ramaker	Ángel Nieto
4th	04.07.	Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	Jan de Vries	Jos Schurgers	Ángel Nieto	Jan de Vries
5	July 10-11.	GP of the GDR	Sachsenring	Ángel Nieto	Jan de Vries	Jos Schurgers	Ángel Nieto
6th	07/18	Czechoslovakian GP	Masaryk ring	Barry Sheene	Herman Meijer	Hans Kroismayr	Gilberto Parlotti
7th	July 24-25	Swedish GP	Anderstorp	Ángel Nieto	Gilberto Parlotti	Jan de Vries	Ángel Nieto
8th	12.09.	GP of Nations	Monza	Jan de Vries	Ángel Nieto	Gilberto Parlotti	Jan de Vries
9	September 25-26	GP of Spain	Jarama	Jan de Vries	Jarno Saarinen	Herman Meijer	Jan de Vries

Driver ranking

1  Jan de Vries Kreidler 75 (97) 2  Ángel Nieto Derbi 69 (89) 3  Jos Schurgers Kreidler 42 4th  Herman Meijer Hemeyla / Jamathi 41 (45) 5  Rudolf Kunz Kreidler 36 6th  Aalt Toersen Jamathi 24 7th  Barry Sheene Kreidler 23 8th  Gilberto Parlotti Derbi 22nd 9  Federico van der Hoeven Derbi 22nd 10  Jan Bruins Kreidler 19th 11  Juan Parés March Derbi 19th 12  Jarno Saarinen Kreidler 17th 13  Luigi Rinaudo Tomos 12 14th  Leo Commu Jamathi 12 15th  Hans-Jürgen Hummel Kreidler 11 16  Harald Bartol Kreidler 11 17th  Teunis Ramaker Kreidler 10  Hans Kroismayr Kreidler 10

19th  Manfred Kugler Kreidler 9 20th  Zbyněk Havrda Ahra 8th 21st  Ryszard Mankiewicz Kreidler 8th 22nd  Nico Polane Kreidler 6th  Cees van Dongen Jamathi 6th 24  Michal Soban Kreidler 5 25th  Günter Hilbig MZ 4th  Bedrich Fendrich Tatran 4th 27  Leave Johansson Maico 3  Lars Persson Monark 3 29  Ulrich Graf Kreidler 3 30th  Lennart Lindell Tomos 2  Alberto Ieva Morbidelli 2 32  Ton Kooyman Hemeyla 1  Peter Müller Zündapp 1  Albert Bertholet Kreidler 1  Hans Johansson HM 1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	Kreidler	75 (124)
2	Derbi	69 (89)
3	Jamathi	44 (60)
4th	Tomos	14th
5	Ahra	8th
6th	MZ	4th
	Tatran	4th
8th	Maico	3
	Monark	3
10	Morbidelli	2
11	Hemeyla	1
	Zündapp	1
	HM	1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Carriages (500 cm³)

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	09.05.	14th Austrian GP	Salzburgring	Arsenius Butscher / Josef Huber	Georg Auerbacher / Hermann Hahn	Richard Wegener / Adi Heinrichs	Arsenius Butscher / Josef Huber
2	16.05.	35th GP of Germany	Hockenheim	Georg Auerbacher / Hermann Hahn	Arsenius Butscher / Josef Huber	Richard Wegener / Adi Heinrichs	Siegfried Schauzu / Wolfgang Kalauch
3	06-13 June	53rd Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	Siegfried Schauzu / Wolfgang Kalauch	Georg Auerbacher / Hermann Hahn	Arsenius Butscher / Josef Huber	Georg Auerbacher / Hermann Hahn
4th	26.06.	41. Dutch TT	Aces	Horst Owesle / Julius Kremer	Arsenius Butscher / Josef Huber	Siegfried Maier / Harald Mathews	Horst Owesle / Julius Kremer
5	04.07.	44th Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	Siegfried Schauzu / Wolfgang Kalauch	Horst Owesle / Julius Kremer	Georg Auerbacher / Hermann Hahn	Siegfried Schauzu / Wolfgang Kalauch
6th	07/18	Czechoslovakian GP	Masaryk ring	Siegfried Schauzu / Wolfgang Kalauch	Horst Owesle / Peter Rutterford	Heinz Luthringshauser / Armgard Neumann	Horst Owesle / Peter Rutterford
7th	July 31 - August 1	GP of Finland	Imatra	Horst Owesle / Peter Rutterford	Richard Wegener / Adi Heinrichs	Jean-Claude Castella / Albert Castella	Siegfried Schauzu / Wolfgang Kalauch
8th	08/14	43rd Ulster GP	Dundrod	Horst Owesle / Peter Rutterford	Siegfried Schauzu / Wolfgang Kalauch	Heinz Luthringshauser / Hans-Jürgen Cusnik	Horst Owesle / Peter Rutterford

Driver ranking

1	Horst Owesle	Julius Kremer and Peter Rutterford	Münch - URS	69 (75)
2	Siegfried Schauzu	Wolfgang Kalauch	BMW	57
3	Arsenius Butscher	Josef Huber	BMW	57 (68)
4th	Georg Auerbacher	Hermann Hahn	BMW	55
5	Heinz Luthringshauser	Hans-Jürgen Cusnik and Armgard Neumann	BMW	44
6th	Richard Wegener	Adi Heinrichs	BMW	38
7th	Jean-Claude Castella	Albert Castella	BMW	37 (43)
8th	Wolfgang Klenk	Roland Veil	BMW	20th
9	Hermann Binding	Helmut Fleck	BMW	19th
10	Siegfried Maier	Harald Mathews	BMW	15th
11	Jeff Gawley	Graham Alcock	BMW	14th
12	Chris Vincent	Michael Casey or Derek Jacobson	BSA	11
13	Rudi Kurth	Dane Rowe	CAT crescent	9
14th	Graham Milton	John Thornton	BMW	9
15th	Hanspeter Hubacher	John Blum	BMW	5
15th	Hermann Schmid	André Mayenzet	BMW	5
16	Tony Wakefield	John McPherson	BMW	4th
	Dick Hawes	John Mann	Seeley	4th
	Michel Pourcelet	Claude Domin	BMW	4th
	Pentti Moskari	Matti Sigvart	Honda	4th
21st	Robin Williamson	John McPherson	triumph	3
	Colin Hornby	Mike Griffiths	BMW	3
	Jaakko Palomäki	Kenneth Calenius	BMW	3
	Pat Sheridan (†)	Phillip Smith (†)	BSA	3
25th	John Mines	Geoff Davis	Matchless	2
	Herman Oosterloo	Klaas de Geus	BMW	2
	Gustav Pape	Franz Kallenberg	BMW	2
	Egon Schons	Karl Lauterbach	BMW	2
	Fred Cornbill	Gordon Tinkler	triumph	2
30th	Peter Brown	Fred Holden	BSA	1
	Joe Coxon	Billy Costello	BSA	1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	BMW	75 (111)
2	Münch - URS	69 (75)
3	BSA	14th
4th	CAT crescent	9
5	Honda	6th
6th	triumph	5
7th	Seeley	4th
8th	Matchless	2

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Web links

Commons : Motorcycle World Championship 1971  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the motorcycle world championship
• Detailed statistics for the 1971 season at racingmemo.free.fr (French)