F1 season
Season info
| Season no. | 22 |
|---|---|
| Races | 11 |
| Drivers’ Champion | Jackie Stewart (2nd title) |
| Constructors’ Champion | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth (only title for Tyrrell, 8th different World Champion constructor) |
| Reigning Drivers’ Champion | Jochen Rindt |
| Reigning Constructors’ Champion | Lotus |
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Calendar
- First race (circuit)
- Le Castellet (fifth French circuit to host a World Championship race)
- First race at a circuit since…
- 1969 for Montjuic Park, Mosport, Nurburgring and Silverstone
- Last Grand Prix until…
- 1973 for Netherlands
- Last race at a circuit until…
- 1973 for Le Castellet, Montjuic Park, Silverstone and Zandvoort
Driver and constructor entries
The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1971 F1 season. Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.
- Bellasi (privateer)
- (CHE) Silvio Moser (9)
- Brabham (works team)
- (GBR) Graham Hill (All)
- (ZAF) Dave Charlton (1)
- (AUS) Tim Schenken (2-11)
- Brabham (privateer)
- (ZAF) Jackie Pretorius (1)
- (GBR) Chris Craft (10-11) (Rookie)
- BRM (works team)
- (NZL) Howden Ganley (All) (Rookie)
- (CHE) Jo Siffert (All)
- (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez (1-5)
- (GBR) Vic Elford (7)
- (GBR) Peter Gethin (8-11)
- (AUT) Helmut Marko (8-11) (Rookie)
- (CAN) George Eaton (10)
- (CAN) John Cannon (11) (Rookie)
- Ferrari (works team)
- (BEL) Jacky Ickx (All)
- (CHE) Clay Regazzoni (All)
- (USA) Mario Andretti (1-4, 7, 10-11)
- Lotus (works team)
- (SWE) Reine Wisell (1-8, 10-11)
- (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi (1-3, 5-11)
- (ZAF) Dave Charlton (4, 6)
- (AUS) Dave Walker (4) (Rookie)
- Lotus (privateer)
- (USA) Pete Lovely (10-11)
- March (works team)
- (SWE) Ronnie Peterson (All)
- (ESP) Alex Soler-Roig (1-5) (Rookie)
- (ITA) Andrea de Adamich (1-2, 5-7, 9, 11)
- (ITA) Nanni Galli (3-11)
- (AUT) Niki Lauda (8) (Rookie)
- (GBR) Mike Beuttler (10) (Rookie)
- March (privateers)
- (FRA) Henri Pescarolo (All)
- (RHO) John Love (1)
- (USA) Skip Barber (3-4, 10-11) (Rookie)
- (FRA) Max Jean (5) (Rookie)
- (FRA) Francois Mazet (5) (Rookie)
- (GBR) Mike Beuttler (6-9) (Rookie)
- (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier (9) (Rookie)
- Matra (works team)
- (NZL) Chris Amon (1-7, 9-11)
- (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise (2-6, 10-11)
- McLaren (works team)
- (NZL) Denny Hulme (1-8, 10-11)
- (GBR) Peter Gethin (1-7)
- (GBR) Jackie Oliver (6, 8-9)
- McLaren (privateers)
- (SWE) Jo Bonnier (1, 7-9, 11)
- (AUT) Helmut Marko (7) (Rookie)
- (USA) Mark Donohue (10-11) (Rookie)
- (GBR) David Hobbs (11)
- Surtees (works team)
- (GBR) John Surtees (All)
- (DEU) Rolf Stommelen (1-10)
- (GBR) Brian Redman (1)
- (GBR) Derek Bell (6)
- (GBR) Mike Hailwood (9, 11)
- (USA) Sam Posey (11) (Rookie)
- (NLD) Gijs van Lennep (11) (Rookie)
- Surtees (privateer)
- (NLD) Gijs van Lennep (4) (Rookie)
- Tyrrell (works team)
- (FRA) Francois Cevert (All)
- (GBR) Jackie Stewart (All)
- (USA) Peter Revson (11)
- Final season (drivers)
- Jo Bonnier
- John Cannon
- Chris Craft
- George Eaton
- Vic Elford
- Max Jean
- Pete Lovely
- Francois Mazet
- Silvio Moser
- Pedro Rodriguez
- Jo Siffert
- First entry (drivers) since…
- 1964 for Peter Revson
- 1965 for Mike Hailwood
- 1968 for David Hobbs and Jackie Pretorius
- 1969 for Vic Elford
- Last entry (drivers) until…
- 1973 for Jean-Pierre Jarier, Jackie Pretorius and Gijs van Lennep
- 1974 for Mark Donohue and David Hobbs
- Final season (constructors)
- Bellasi
Maiden wins
| Driver | Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| Mario Andretti (Ferrari) | South Africa |
| Peter Gethin (BRM) | Italy |
| Francois Cevert (Tyrrell) | USA |
| Constructor | Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| Tyrrell (Jackie Stewart) | Spain |
Maiden podium finishes
| Driver | Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| Ronnie Peterson (March) | Monaco |
| Francois Cevert (Tyrrell) | France |
| Tim Schenken (Brabham) | Austria |
| Peter Gethin (BRM) | Italy |
| Mark Donohue (McLaren) | Canada |
| Constructor | Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| Tyrrell (Jackie Stewart) | South Africa |
Maiden pole positions
There were no first-time polesitters in 1971.