1971 Austrian Grand Prix

Fact File

Date:	Sunday, 15 August 1971
Winner:	Jo Siffert BRM
Pole position:	Jo Siffert BRM
Fastest lap:	Jo Siffert BRM
Circuit:	Osterreichring, 54 laps
Round:	8 of 11

Race Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1		Jo Siffert	BRM	54	1hr 30m 23.910s	9
2	+3	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	54	+4.120s	6
3	+4	Tim Schenken	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	54	+19.770s	4
4	+6	Reine Wisell	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	54	+31.870s	3
5	+3	Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	54	+48.430s	2
6	+7	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	54	+1m 24.510s	1
7	+5	Rolf Stommelen	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	54	+1m 37.420s
8	+3	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford Cosworth	53	+1 lap
9	+13	Jackie Oliver	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	53	+1 lap
10	+6	Peter Gethin	BRM	52	+2 laps
11	+6	Helmut Marko	BRM	52	+2 laps
12	+3	Nanni Galli	March-Alfa Romeo	51	+3 laps
NC		Mike Beuttler	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	47	+7 laps
R		Francois Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	42	DNF
R		Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	35	DNF
R		Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	31	DNF
R		Niki Lauda	March-Ford Cosworth	20	DNF
R		John Surtees	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	12	DNF
R		Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	8	DNF
R		Howden Ganley	BRM	6	DNF
R		Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	4	DNF
Did not start
		Jo Bonnier	McLaren-Ford Cosworth (P)

Starting Grid

• Highlight: race winner
• Highlight: second place
• Highlight: third place
• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Jo Siffert	BRM	1:37.440
2	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:37.650
3	Francois Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:37.860
4	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:37.900
5	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:37.900
6	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:38.270
7	Tim Schenken	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:38.640
8	Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:38.700
9	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:38.880
10	Reine Wisell	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:38.950
11	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford Cosworth	1:39.010
12	Rolf Stommelen	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:39.080
13	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:39.090
14	Howden Ganley	BRM	1:39.460
15	Nanni Galli	March-Alfa Romeo	1:39.540
16	Peter Gethin	BRM	1:39.670
17	Helmut Marko	BRM	1:39.800
18	John Surtees	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:40.370
19	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford Cosworth	1:41.460
20
21	Niki Lauda	March-Ford Cosworth	1:43.680
22	Jackie Oliver	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:44.220

Qualifying Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	Jo Siffert	BRM	1:37.440
2	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:37.650	0.210
3	Francois Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:37.860	0.420
4	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:37.900	0.460
5	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:37.900	0.460
6	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:38.270	0.830
7	Tim Schenken	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:38.640	1.200
8	Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:38.700	1.260
9	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:38.880	1.440
10	Reine Wisell	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:38.950	1.510
11	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford Cosworth	1:39.010	1.570
12	Rolf Stommelen	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:39.080	1.640
13	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:39.090	1.650
14	Howden Ganley	BRM	1:39.460	2.020
15	Nanni Galli	March-Alfa Romeo	1:39.540	2.100
16	Peter Gethin	BRM	1:39.670	2.230
17	Helmut Marko	BRM	1:39.800	2.360
18	John Surtees	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:40.370	2.930
19	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford Cosworth	1:41.460	4.020
20	Jo Bonnier	McLaren-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:41.660	4.220
21	Niki Lauda	March-Ford Cosworth	1:43.680	6.240
22	Jackie Oliver	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:44.220	6.780

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

• Highlight: driver/constructor confirmed as world champion for 1971

Driver

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Jackie Stewart	51
2	Jacky Ickx	19
3	Ronnie Peterson	17
4	Emerson Fittipaldi	16
5	Jo Siffert	13
6	Mario Andretti	12
7	Francois Cevert	12
8	Clay Regazzoni	12
9	Pedro Rodriguez	9
10	Chris Amon	8
11	Reine Wisell	7
12	Denny Hulme	6
13	Tim Schenken	5
14	Henri Pescarolo	4
15	John Surtees	3
=	Rolf Stommelen	3
17	Graham Hill	2
18	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	1

Constructor

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	51
2	Ferrari	32
3	BRM	21
4	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	19
5	March-Ford Cosworth	18
6	Matra	8
7	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	6
8	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	5
9	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	5

Statistics & Milestones

Race debut

Driver: Niki Lauda, Helmut Marko

World Champion

Driver: 2nd World Championship for Jackie Stewart

Wins

Driver: 2nd and last for Jo Siffert

Constructor: 15th for BRM

Podiums

Driver: 5th for Jo Siffert, 4th for Emerson Fittipaldi, 1st and only for Tim Schenken (108th different podium finisher, 2nd Australian driver)

Constructor: 72nd for Lotus, 57th for BRM, 56th for Brabham

Poles

Driver: 2nd and last for Jo Siffert

Constructor: 10th for BRM

Fastest laps

Driver: 4th and last for Jo Siffert

Constructor: 14th for BRM

Front row starts

Driver: 32nd for Jackie Stewart, 4th for Jo Siffert

Points finishes

Driver: 6th and last for Henri Pescarolo

Pole & win

Driver: 1st and only for Jo Siffert (19th different driver to win from pole, 1st Swiss driver)

Win & fastest lap

Driver: 2nd for Jo Siffert

Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)

Driver: 1st and only for Jo Siffert (16th different driver to complete a hat-trick, 1st Swiss driver)

See also

• Austrian Grand Prix
• Osterreichring Circuit
• 1971 World Championship season