1971 British Grand Prix
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Circuit | Silverstone, 68 laps |
Round | 6 of 11 |
Race numbers | The 1971 British Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +1 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 68 | 1hr 31m 31.500s | 9 |
2 | +3 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth | 68 | +36.100s | 6 |
3 | +1 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 68 | +50.500s | 4 |
4 | +13 | (FRA) Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 67 | +1 lap | 3 |
5 | +7 | (DEU) Rolf Stommelen | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 67 | +1 lap | 2 |
6 | +12 | (GBR) John Surtees | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 67 | +1 lap | 1 |
7 | +8 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 66 | +2 laps | |
8 | +3 | (NZL) Howden Ganley | BRM | 66 | +2 laps | |
9 | -6 | (CHE) Jo Siffert | BRM | 66 | +2 laps | |
10 | (FRA) Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 65 | +3 laps | ||
11 | +10 | (ITA) Nanni Galli | March-Ford Cosworth | 65 | +3 laps | |
12 | -5 | (AUS) Tim Schenken | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 63 | DNF | |
NC | (SWE) Reine Wisell | Lotus-Pratt & Whitney | 57 | +11 laps | ||
NC | (ITA) Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo | 56 | +12 laps | ||
R | (GBR) Peter Gethin | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 53 | DNF | ||
R | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 51 | DNF | ||
R | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 48 | DNF | ||
R | (NZL) Chris Amon | Matra | 35 | DNF | ||
R | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 32 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Derek Bell | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 23 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Mike Beuttler | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 21 | DNF | ||
R | (ZAF) Dave Charlton | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Jackie Oliver | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF |
Notes
- Tim Schenken ended lap 63 in P3 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:18.100
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari |
2 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
3 | (CHE) Jo Siffert | BRM |
4 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
5 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth |
6 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
7 | (AUS) Tim Schenken | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
8 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
9 | (NZL) Chris Amon | Matra |
10 | (FRA) Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
11 | (NZL) Howden Ganley | BRM |
12 | (DEU) Rolf Stommelen | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
13 | (ZAF) Dave Charlton | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
14 | (GBR) Peter Gethin | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
15 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra |
16 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
17 | (FRA) Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
18 | (GBR) John Surtees | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
19 | (SWE) Reine Wisell | Lotus-Pratt & Whitney |
20 | (GBR) Mike Beuttler | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
21 | (ITA) Nanni Galli | March-Ford Cosworth |
22 | (GBR) Jackie Oliver | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
23 | (GBR) Derek Bell | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
24 | (ITA) Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | 42 |
2 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | 19 |
3 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | 15 |
4 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | 10 |
5 | (USA) Mario Andretti | 9 |
6 | (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez | 9 |
7 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | 8 |
8 | (NZL) Chris Amon | 8 |
9 | (FRA) Francois Cevert | 6 |
10 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | 6 |
11 | (SWE) Reine Wisell | 4 |
= | (CHE) Jo Siffert | 4 |
13 | (FRA) Henri Pescarolo | 3 |
14 | (GBR) John Surtees | 3 |
= | (DEU) Rolf Stommelen | 3 |
16 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Race debut
- Mike Beuttler
- Wins
- 16th for Jackie Stewart (1st driver to win the British Grand Prix for Tyrrell)
- 4th for Tyrrell
- Podiums
- 28th for Jackie Stewart
- 3rd for Emerson Fittipaldi
- 2nd for Ronnie Peterson
- 71st for Lotus
- 10th for March (12th constructor to score ten podiums)
- 6th for Tyrrell
- Poles
- 2nd for Clay Regazzoni (last until 1973)
- 56th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 10th for Jackie Stewart (9th driver to set ten fastest laps, 5th British driver)
- 3rd for Tyrrell
- Front row starts
- 30th for Jackie Stewart (6th driver to achieve 30 front row starts, 4th British driver)
- 6th for Clay Regazzoni
- 3rd for Jo Siffert (first since 1968; first for BRM)
- Points finishes
- 40th and last for John Surtees
- Win & fastest lap
- 9th for Jackie Stewart