1971 Formula One season

1971 FIA Formula One World Championship season
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The 1971 Formula One season included the 22nd FIA Formula One World Championship season, which commenced on March 6, 1971, and ended on October 3 after eleven races.

Season summary

After the death of Jochen Rindt the previous year, Lotus had a desultory season, with young and inexperienced drivers such as Emerson Fittipaldi appearing in the cars. The team spent a lot of time experimenting with a gas turbine powered car, and with four wheel drive again. Using their own chassis heavily inspired by the Matra MS80 but with conventional tanks, Tyrrell and Stewart easily took success in 1971.

Jo Siffert and Pedro Rodriguez both lost their lives racing in 1971.

Season review

Rnd	Race	Date	Location	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Race Winner	Constructor	Report
1	Template:Country flagicon South African Grand Prix	March 6	Kyalami	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart	Template:Country flagicon Mario Andretti	Template:Country flagicon Mario Andretti	Template:Country flagicon Ferrari	Report
2	Template:Country flagicon Spanish Grand Prix	April 18	Montjuïc	Template:Country flagicon Jacky Ickx	Template:Country flagicon Jacky Ickx	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart	Template:Country flagicon Tyrrell-Ford	Report
3	Template:Country flagicon Monaco Grand Prix	May 23	Monaco	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart	Template:Country flagicon Tyrrell-Ford	Report
4	Template:Country flagicon Dutch Grand Prix	June 20	Zandvoort	Template:Country flagicon Jacky Ickx	Template:Country flagicon Jacky Ickx	Template:Country flagicon Jacky Ickx	Template:Country flagicon Ferrari	Report
5	Template:Country flagicon French Grand Prix	July 4	Paul Ricard	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart	Template:Country flagicon Tyrrell-Ford	Report
6	Template:Country flagicon British Grand Prix	July 17	Silverstone	Template:Country flagicon Clay Regazzoni	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart	Template:Country flagicon Tyrrell-Ford	Report
7	Template:Country flagicon German Grand Prix	August 1	Nürburgring	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart	Template:Country flagicon François Cevert	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart	Template:Country flagicon Tyrrell-Ford	Report
8	Template:Country flagicon Austrian Grand Prix	August 15	Österreichring	Template:Country flagicon Jo Siffert	Template:Country flagicon Jo Siffert	Template:Country flagicon Jo Siffert	Template:Country flagicon BRM	Report
9	Template:Country flagicon Italian Grand Prix	September 5	Monza	Template:Country flagicon Chris Amon	Template:Country flagicon Henri Pescarolo	Template:Country flagicon Peter Gethin	Template:Country flagicon BRM	Report
10	Template:Country flagicon Canadian Grand Prix	September 19	Mosport Park	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart	Template:Country flagicon Denny Hulme	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart	Template:Country flagicon Tyrrell-Ford	Report
11	Template:Country flagicon United States Grand Prix	October 3	Watkins Glen	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart	Template:Country flagicon Jacky Ickx	Template:Country flagicon François Cevert	Template:Country flagicon Tyrrell-Ford	Report

1971 Constructors Championship final standings

File:1971 Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus 72 (kl).JPG

Lotus-Ford placed 5th in the 1971 Constructors title

Place	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Points<ref name="points">Only the best 5 results from the first 6 races and the best 4 results from the last 5 races counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.</ref>	Wins	Podiums	Poles
1	Template:Country flagicon Tyrrell-Ford	001 002 003	Ford Cosworth DFV		73	7	11	6
2	Template:Country flagicon BRM	P153 P160	BRM P142		36	2	4	1
3	Template:Country flagicon Ferrari	312B 312B2	Ferrari 001 Ferrari 001/1		33	2	7	3
4	Template:Country flagicon March-Ford	711	Ford Cosworth DFV		33 (34)		5
5	Template:Country flagicon Lotus-Ford	72C 72D	Ford Cosworth DFV		21		3
6	Template:Country flagicon McLaren-Ford	M14A M19A	Ford Cosworth DFV		10		1
7	Template:Country flagicon Matra	MS120 MS120B	Matra MS12		9		1	1
8	Template:Country flagicon Surtees-Ford	TS7 TS9 TS9A	Ford Cosworth DFV		8
9	Template:Country flagicon Brabham-Ford	BT33 BT34	Ford Cosworth DFV		5		1
10	Template:Country flagicon March-Alfa Romeo	711	Alfa Romeo T33
11	Template:Country flagicon Bellasi-Ford	F1	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	Template:Country flagicon Lotus-Pratt & Whitney	56B	Pratt & Whitney STN76 (turbine)

1971 Drivers Championship final standings

Pos. Driver RSA Template:Country flagicon ESP Template:Country flagicon MON Template:Country flagicon NED Template:Country flagicon FRA Template:Country flagicon GBR Template:Country flagicon GER Template:Country flagicon AUT Template:Country flagicon ITA Template:Country flagicon CAN Template:Country flagicon USA Template:Country flagicon Pts.<ref>Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six finishers in each race.</ref> 1 Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart 2 1 1 11 1 1 1 Ret Ret 1 5 62 2 Template:Country flagicon Ronnie Peterson 10 Ret 2 4 Ret 2 5 8 2 2 3 33 3 Template:Country flagicon François Cevert Ret 7 Ret Ret 2 10 2 Ret 3 6 1 26 4 Template:Country flagicon Jacky Ickx 8 2 3 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 19 5 Template:Country flagicon Jo Siffert Ret Ret Ret 6 4 9 Ret 1 9 9 2 19 6 Template:Country flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi Ret Ret 5 3 3 Ret 2 8 7 NC 16 7 Template:Country flagicon Clay Regazzoni 3 Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret 6 13 8 Template:Country flagicon Mario Andretti 1 Ret DNQ Ret 4 13 DNS 12 9 Template:Country flagicon Peter Gethin Ret 8 Ret NC 9 Ret Ret 10 1 14 9 9 10 Template:Country flagicon Pedro Rodríguez Ret 4 9 2 Ret 9 11 Template:Country flagicon Chris Amon 5 3 Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret 6 10 12 9 12 Template:Country flagicon Reine Wisell 4 NC Ret DSQ 6 NC 8 4 5 Ret 9 13 Template:Country flagicon Denny Hulme 6 5 4 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 9 14 Template:Country flagicon Tim Schenken 9 10 Ret 12 12 6 3 Ret Ret Ret 5 15 Template:Country flagicon Howden Ganley Ret 10 DNQ 7 10 8 Ret Ret 5 DNS 4 5 16 Template:Country flagicon Mark Donohue 3 DNS 4 17 Template:Country flagicon Henri Pescarolo 11 Ret 8 NC Ret 4 Ret 6 Ret DNS Ret 4 18 Template:Country flagicon Mike Hailwood 4 15 3 19 Template:Country flagicon John Surtees Ret 11 7 5 8 6 7 Ret Ret 11 17 3 20 Template:Country flagicon Rolf Stommelen 12 Ret 6 DSQ 11 5 10 7 DNS Ret 3 21 Template:Country flagicon Graham Hill 9 Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret 9 5 Ret Ret 7 2 22 Template:Country flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise 6 Ret 9 7 7 Ret 8 1 23 Template:Country flagicon Jackie Oliver Ret 9 7 0 24 Template:Country flagicon Brian Redman 7 0 25 Template:Country flagicon Gijs Van Lennep 8 DNS 0 26 Template:Country flagicon Jo Bonnier Ret DNQ DNS 10 16 0 27 Template:Country flagicon David Hobbs 10 0 28 Template:Country flagicon Nanni Galli DNQ Ret DNS 11 12 12 Ret 16 Ret 0 29 Template:Country flagicon Helmut Marko DNQ 11 Ret 12 13 0 30 Template:Country flagicon Andrea de Adamich 13 Ret Ret NC Ret Ret 11 0 31 Template:Country flagicon Vic Elford 11 0 32 Template:Country flagicon François Mazet 13 0 33 Template:Country flagicon John Cannon 14 0 34 Template:Country flagicon George Eaton 15 0 — Template:Country flagicon Mike Beuttler Ret DSQ NC Ret NC 0 — Template:Country flagicon Skip Barber DNQ NC Ret NC 0 — Template:Country flagicon Pete Lovely NC NC 0 — Template:Country flagicon Max Jean NC 0 — Template:Country flagicon Jean-Pierre Jarier NC 0 — Template:Country flagicon Alex Soler-Roig Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Dave Charlton Ret Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Chris Craft DNS Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon John Love Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Jackie Pretorius Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon David Walker Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Derek Bell Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Niki Lauda Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Silvio Moser Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Sam Posey Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Peter Revson Ret 0 Pos. Driver RSA Template:Country flagicon ESP Template:Country flagicon MON Template:Country flagicon NED Template:Country flagicon FRA Template:Country flagicon GBR Template:Country flagicon GER Template:Country flagicon AUT Template:Country flagicon ITA Template:Country flagicon CAN Template:Country flagicon USA Template:Country flagicon Pts.

Non-Championship race results

Other Formula One races were also held in 1971, which did not count towards the World Championship.

Race Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
Template:Country flagicon XIV Argentine Grand Prix	Buenos Aires	January 24	Template:Country flagicon Chris Amon	Template:Country flagicon Matra	Report
Template:Country flagicon VI Race of Champions	Brands Hatch	March 21	Template:Country flagicon Clay Regazzoni	Template:Country flagicon Ferrari	Report
Template:Country flagicon Questor Grand Prix	Ontario Motor Speedway, California	March 28	Template:Country flagicon Mario Andretti	Template:Country flagicon Ferrari	Report
Template:Country flagicon XII Spring Trophy	Oulton Park	April 9	Template:Country flagicon Pedro Rodriguez	Template:Country flagicon BRM	Report
Template:Country flagicon XXIII BRDC International Trophy	Silverstone	May 8	Template:Country flagicon Graham Hill	Template:Country flagicon Brabham-Cosworth	Report
Template:Country flagicon VI Rhein-Pokalrennen	Hockenheim	June 13	Template:Country flagicon Jacky Ickx	Template:Country flagicon Ferrari	Report
Template:Country flagicon XVIII International Gold Cup	Oulton Park	August 22	Template:Country flagicon John Surtees	Template:Country flagicon Surtees-Cosworth	Report
Template:Country flagicon I World Championship Victory Race	Brands Hatch	October 24	Template:Country flagicon Peter Gethin	Template:Country flagicon BRM	Report