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The '''1971 South African Grand Prix''' was a Formula One motor race held at [[Kyalami|Kyalami Circuit]] on March 6, 1971. It was the first round of the [[1971 Formula One season]].
 
== Race report ==
It was expected the 12-cylinder cars would be dominant over the V8 Ford Cosworths - [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] had won four out of the last five Grands Prix in 1970, and with a strong line-up of [[Mario Andretti]], [[Clay Regazzoni]] and [[Jacky Ickx]] seemed a certain bet for the title.
 
[[Jackie Stewart]] took pole in the [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] with a superb lap time to join [[Chris Amon]] and Regazzoni on the front row. [[Denny Hulme]] was suffering with a new suspension that was behaving most strangely.
 
Regazzoni led the field away - both Stewart and Amon suffered slow starts. [[Emerson Fittipaldi]] managed to hold off Hulme until lap three when he dived through to chase the Ferraris. On lap 17, he squeezed through dramatically under braking and the orange [[McLaren (racing)|McLaren]] once again led a race. [[Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver)|Pedro Rodríguez]] was forced to retire from fourth place when his bodywork started to melt and the hot air began burning his feet. The heat also took its toll on [[Jo Siffert]], whose engine overheated and [[Howden Ganley]] who was taken ill with heat exhaustion. On lap 37, [[John Surtees]] who had steadily been moving up the field, managed to pass Regazzoni.
 
== Classification ==
=== Qualifying ===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! Pos !! No. !! Driver !! Constructor !! Lap !! Gap
|-
! 1
| 9
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Jackie Stewart]]
| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:17.8
|align="center"| &mdash;
|-
! 2
| 19
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Chris Amon]]
| [[Matra]]
| 1:18.4
| +0.6
|-
! 3
| 5
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Clay Regazzoni]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 1:18.7
| +0.9
|-
! 4
| 6
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mario Andretti]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 1:19.0
| +1.2
|-
! 5
| 2
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Emerson Fittipaldi]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:19.1
| +1.3
|-
! 6
| 20
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[John Surtees]]
| [[Surtees]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:19.1
| +1.3
|-
! 7
| 11
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Denny Hulme]]
| [[McLaren (racing)|McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:19.1
| +1.3
|-
! 8
| 4
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jacky Ickx]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 1:19.2
| +1.4
|-
! 9
| 10
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[François Cevert]]
| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:19.2
| +1.4
|-
! 10
| 16
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver)|Pedro Rodríguez]]
| [[BRM]]
| 1:19.3
| +1.5
|-
! 11
| 12
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Peter Gethin]]
| [[McLaren (racing)|McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:19.6
| +1.8
|-
! 12
| 15
| {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} [[Dave Charlton]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:19.8
| +2.0
|-
! 13
| 7
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Ronnie Peterson]]
| [[March Engineering|March]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:19.9
| +2.1
|-
! 14
| 3
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Reine Wisell]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:19.9
| +2.1
|-
! 15
| 21
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Rolf Stommelen]]
| [[Surtees]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:20.1
| +2.3
|-
! 16
| 17
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Jo Siffert]]
| [[BRM]]
| 1:20.2
| +2.4
|-
! 17
| 28
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Brian Redman]]
| [[Surtees]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:20.2
| +2.4
|-
! 18
| 22
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Henri Pescarolo]]
| [[March Engineering|March]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:20.2
| +2.4
|-
! 19
| 14
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Graham Hill]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:20.5
| +2.7
|-
! 20
| 25
| {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} [[Jackie Pretorius]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:21.7
| +3.9
|-
! 21
| 24
| {{flagicon|Rhodesia}} [[John Love (racing driver)|John Love]]
| [[March Engineering|March]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:21.9
| +4.1
|-
! 22
| 8
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea de Adamich]]
| [[March Engineering|March]]-[[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]]
| 1:22.2
| +4.4
|-
! 23
| 23
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Joakim Bonnier|Jo Bonnier]]
| [[McLaren (racing)|McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:22.3
| +4.5
|-
! 24
| 27
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Howden Ganley]]
| [[BRM]]
| 1:23.7
| +5.9
|-
! 25
| 26
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alex Soler-Roig]]
| [[March Engineering|March]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:25.8
| +8.0
|}
 
=== Race ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points
|-
! 1
| 6
| {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Mario Andretti]]'''
| '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'''
| 79
| 1:47:35.5
| 4
| '''9'''
|-
! 2
| 9
| {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[Jackie Stewart]]'''
| '''[[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
| 79
| +20.9
| 1
| '''6'''
|-
! 3
| 5
| {{flagicon|SUI}} '''[[Clay Regazzoni]]'''
| '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'''
| 79
| +31.4
| 3
| '''4'''
|-
! 4
| 3
| {{flagicon|SWE}} '''[[Reine Wisell]]'''
| '''[[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
| 79
| + 1:09.4
| 14
| '''3'''
|-
! 5
| 19
| {{flagicon|NZL}} '''[[Chris Amon]]'''
| '''[[Matra]]'''
| 78
| + 1 Lap
| 2
| '''2'''
|-
! 6
| 11
| {{flagicon|NZL}} '''[[Denny Hulme]]'''
| '''[[McLaren (racing)|McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
| 78
| + 1 Lap
| 7
| '''1'''
|-
! 7
| 28
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Brian Redman]]
| [[Surtees]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 78
| + 1 Lap
| 17
| &nbsp;
|-
! 8
| 4
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jacky Ickx]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 78
| + 1 Lap
| 8
| &nbsp;
|-
! 9
| 14
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Graham Hill]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 77
| + 2 Laps
| 19
| &nbsp;
|-
! 10
| 7
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Ronnie Peterson]]
| [[March Engineering|March]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 77
| + 2 Laps
| 13
| &nbsp;
|-
! 11
| 22
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Henri Pescarolo]]
| [[March Engineering|March]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 77
| + 2 Laps
| 18
| &nbsp;
|-
! 12
| 21
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Rolf Stommelen]]
| [[Surtees]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 77
| + 2 Laps
| 15
| &nbsp;
|-
! 13
| 8
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea de Adamich]]
| [[March Engineering|March]]-[[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]]
| 75
| +4 Laps
| 22
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 2
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Emerson Fittipaldi]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 58
| Engine
| 5
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 20
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[John Surtees]]
| [[Surtees]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 56
| Gearbox
| 6
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 10
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[François Cevert]]
| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 45
| Accident
| 9
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 27
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Howden Ganley]]
| [[BRM]]
| 42
| Physical
| 24
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 16
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver)|Pedro Rodríguez]]
| [[BRM]]
| 33
| Overheating
| 10
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 15
| {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} [[Dave Charlton]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 31
| Engine
| 16
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 17
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Jo Siffert]]
| [[BRM]]
| 31
| Overheating
| 12
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 24
| {{flagicon|Rhodesia}} [[John Love (racing driver)|John Love]]
| [[March Engineering|March]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 30
| Differential
| 21
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 25
| {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} [[Jackie Pretorius]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 22
| Engine
| 20
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 12
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Peter Gethin]]
| [[McLaren (racing)|McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 7
| Fuel Leak
| 11
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 23
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jo Bonnier]]
| [[McLaren (racing)|McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 5
| Suspension
| 23
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 26
| {{flagicon|Spain|1939}} [[Alex Soler-Roig]]
| [[March Engineering|March]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 5
| Engine
| 25
| &nbsp;
|}
 
== Notes ==
* First Grand Prix win for Mario Andretti
 
==See Also==
{{F1GP 70-79}}
 
[[Category:1971 Formula One race reports|South African Grand Prix]]
[[Category:South African Grand Prix]]

Latest revision as of 18:10, 6 July 2010

The 1971 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami Circuit on March 6, 1971. It was the first round of the 1971 Formula One season.

Race report

It was expected the 12-cylinder cars would be dominant over the V8 Ford Cosworths - Ferrari had won four out of the last five Grands Prix in 1970, and with a strong line-up of Mario Andretti, Clay Regazzoni and Jacky Ickx seemed a certain bet for the title.

Jackie Stewart took pole in the Tyrrell with a superb lap time to join Chris Amon and Regazzoni on the front row. Denny Hulme was suffering with a new suspension that was behaving most strangely.

Regazzoni led the field away - both Stewart and Amon suffered slow starts. Emerson Fittipaldi managed to hold off Hulme until lap three when he dived through to chase the Ferraris. On lap 17, he squeezed through dramatically under braking and the orange McLaren once again led a race. Pedro Rodríguez was forced to retire from fourth place when his bodywork started to melt and the hot air began burning his feet. The heat also took its toll on Jo Siffert, whose engine overheated and Howden Ganley who was taken ill with heat exhaustion. On lap 37, John Surtees who had steadily been moving up the field, managed to pass Regazzoni.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No. Driver Constructor Lap Gap
1 9 Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 1:17.8 —
2 19 Template:Country flagicon Chris Amon Matra 1:18.4 +0.6
3 5 Template:Country flagicon Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:18.7 +0.9
4 6 Template:Country flagicon Mario Andretti Ferrari 1:19.0 +1.2
5 2 Template:Country flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 1:19.1 +1.3
6 20 Template:Country flagicon John Surtees Surtees-Ford 1:19.1 +1.3
7 11 Template:Country flagicon Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:19.1 +1.3
8 4 Template:Country flagicon Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:19.2 +1.4
9 10 Template:Country flagicon François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 1:19.2 +1.4
10 16 Template:Country flagicon Pedro Rodríguez BRM 1:19.3 +1.5
11 12 Template:Country flagicon Peter Gethin McLaren-Ford 1:19.6 +1.8
12 15 Template:Country flagicon Dave Charlton Brabham-Ford 1:19.8 +2.0
13 7 Template:Country flagicon Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 1:19.9 +2.1
14 3 Template:Country flagicon Reine Wisell Lotus-Ford 1:19.9 +2.1
15 21 Template:Country flagicon Rolf Stommelen Surtees-Ford 1:20.1 +2.3
16 17 Template:Country flagicon Jo Siffert BRM 1:20.2 +2.4
17 28 Template:Country flagicon Brian Redman Surtees-Ford 1:20.2 +2.4
18 22 Template:Country flagicon Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 1:20.2 +2.4
19 14 Template:Country flagicon Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 1:20.5 +2.7
20 25 Template:Country flagicon Jackie Pretorius Brabham-Ford 1:21.7 +3.9
21 24 Template:Country flagicon John Love March-Ford 1:21.9 +4.1
22 8 Template:Country flagicon Andrea de Adamich March-Alfa Romeo 1:22.2 +4.4
23 23 Template:Country flagicon Jo Bonnier McLaren-Ford 1:22.3 +4.5
24 27 Template:Country flagicon Howden Ganley BRM 1:23.7 +5.9
25 26 Template:Country flagicon Alex Soler-Roig March-Ford 1:25.8 +8.0

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 6 Template:Country flagicon Mario Andretti Ferrari 79 1:47:35.5 4 9
2 9 Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 79 +20.9 1 6
3 5 Template:Country flagicon Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 79 +31.4 3 4
4 3 Template:Country flagicon Reine Wisell Lotus-Ford 79 + 1:09.4 14 3
5 19 Template:Country flagicon Chris Amon Matra 78 + 1 Lap 2 2
6 11 Template:Country flagicon Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 78 + 1 Lap 7 1
7 28 Template:Country flagicon Brian Redman Surtees-Ford 78 + 1 Lap 17  
8 4 Template:Country flagicon Jacky Ickx Ferrari 78 + 1 Lap 8  
9 14 Template:Country flagicon Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 77 + 2 Laps 19  
10 7 Template:Country flagicon Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 77 + 2 Laps 13  
11 22 Template:Country flagicon Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 77 + 2 Laps 18  
12 21 Template:Country flagicon Rolf Stommelen Surtees-Ford 77 + 2 Laps 15  
13 8 Template:Country flagicon Andrea de Adamich March-Alfa Romeo 75 +4 Laps 22  
Ret 2 Template:Country flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 58 Engine 5  
Ret 20 Template:Country flagicon John Surtees Surtees-Ford 56 Gearbox 6  
Ret 10 Template:Country flagicon François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 45 Accident 9  
Ret 27 Template:Country flagicon Howden Ganley BRM 42 Physical 24  
Ret 16 Template:Country flagicon Pedro Rodríguez BRM 33 Overheating 10  
Ret 15 Template:Country flagicon Dave Charlton Brabham-Ford 31 Engine 16  
Ret 17 Template:Country flagicon Jo Siffert BRM 31 Overheating 12  
Ret 24 Template:Country flagicon John Love March-Ford 30 Differential 21  
Ret 25 Template:Country flagicon Jackie Pretorius Brabham-Ford 22 Engine 20  
Ret 12 Template:Country flagicon Peter Gethin McLaren-Ford 7 Fuel Leak 11  
Ret 23 Template:Country flagicon Jo Bonnier McLaren-Ford 5 Suspension 23  
Ret 26 Template:Country flagicon Alex Soler-Roig March-Ford 5 Engine 25  

Notes

  • First Grand Prix win for Mario Andretti

See Also

Template:F1GP 70-79

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