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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
1971 Constructors Championship final standings
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 |
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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
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 |
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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 |
See Also
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