1971 Italian Grand Prix

Fact File

Date:	Sunday, 5 September 1971
Winner:	Peter Gethin BRM
Pole position:	Chris Amon Matra
Fastest lap:	Henri Pescarolo March-Ford Cosworth
Circuit:	Monza, 55 laps
Round:	9 of 11

Race Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	+10	Peter Gethin	BRM	55	1hr 18m 12.600s	9
2	+4	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford Cosworth	55	+0.010s	6
3	+2	Francois Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	55	+0.090s	4
4	+13	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	55	+0.180s	3
5	-1	Howden Ganley	BRM	55	+0.610s	2
6	-5	Chris Amon	Matra	55	+32.360s	1
7	+6	Jackie Oliver	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	55	+1m 24.830s
8	+10	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Pratt & Whitney	54	+1 lap
9	-6	Jo Siffert	BRM	53	+2 laps
10	+11	Jo Bonnier	McLaren-Ford Cosworth (P)	51	+4 laps
R		Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	47	DNF
NC		Jean-Pierre Jarier	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	47	+8 laps
R		Mike Beuttler	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	41	DNF
R		Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	40	DNF
R		Andrea de Adamich	March-Alfa Romeo	33	DNF
R		Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	17	DNF
R		Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	15	DNF
R		Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	15	DNF
R		Nanni Galli	March-Ford Cosworth	11	DNF
R		Silvio Moser	Bellasi-Ford Cosworth (P)	5	DNF
R		Tim Schenken	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	5	DNF
R		Helmut Marko	BRM	3	DNF
R		John Surtees	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	3	DNF
Did not start
		Rolf Stommelen	Surtees-Ford Cosworth

Starting Grid

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

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Chris Amon	Matra	1:22.400
2	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:22.820
3	Jo Siffert	BRM	1:23.030
4	Howden Ganley	BRM	1:23.150
5	Francois Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:23.410
6	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford Cosworth	1:23.460
7	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:23.610
8	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:23.690
9	Tim Schenken	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:23.730
10	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:23.770
11	Peter Gethin	BRM	1:23.880
12	Helmut Marko	BRM	1:23.960
13	Jackie Oliver	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:24.090
14	Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:24.270
15	John Surtees	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:24.450
16	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford Cosworth	1:25.010
17	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:25.170
18	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Pratt & Whitney	1:25.180
19	Nanni Galli	March-Ford Cosworth	1:25.190
20	Andrea de Adamich	March-Alfa Romeo	1:25.780
21	Jo Bonnier	McLaren-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:26.140
22	Silvio Moser	Bellasi-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:26.540
23
24	Jean-Pierre Jarier	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:28.190

Qualifying Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	Chris Amon	Matra	1:22.400
2	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:22.820	0.420
3	Jo Siffert	BRM	1:23.030	0.630
4	Howden Ganley	BRM	1:23.150	0.750
5	Francois Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:23.410	1.010
6	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford Cosworth	1:23.460	1.060
7	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:23.610	1.210
8	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:23.690	1.290
9	Tim Schenken	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:23.730	1.330
10	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:23.770	1.370
11	Peter Gethin	BRM	1:23.880	1.480
12	Helmut Marko	BRM	1:23.960	1.560
13	Jackie Oliver	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:24.090	1.690
14	Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:24.270	1.870
15	John Surtees	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:24.450	2.050
16	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford Cosworth	1:25.010	2.610
17	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:25.170	2.770
18	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Pratt & Whitney	1:25.180	2.780
19	Nanni Galli	March-Ford Cosworth	1:25.190	2.790
20	Andrea de Adamich	March-Alfa Romeo	1:25.780	3.380
21	Jo Bonnier	McLaren-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:26.140	3.740
22	Silvio Moser	Bellasi-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:26.540	4.140
23	Rolf Stommelen	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:27.920	5.520
24	Jean-Pierre Jarier	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:28.190	5.790

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	Ronnie Peterson	23
3	Jacky Ickx	19
4	Francois Cevert	16
5	Emerson Fittipaldi	16
6	Jo Siffert	13
7	Mario Andretti	12
8	Clay Regazzoni	12
9	Peter Gethin	9
10	Pedro Rodriguez	9
11	Chris Amon	9
12	Reine Wisell	7
13	Denny Hulme	6
14	Tim Schenken	5
15	Henri Pescarolo	4
16	Mike Hailwood	3
17	John Surtees	3
=	Rolf Stommelen	3
19	Graham Hill	2
=	Howden Ganley	2
21	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	1

Constructor

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	55
2	Ferrari	32
3	BRM	30
4	March-Ford Cosworth	24
5	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	19
6	Matra	9
7	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	8
8	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	6
9	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	5

Statistics & Milestones

Race debut

Driver: Jean-Pierre Jarier

Last start

Driver: Silvio Moser

Constructor: Bellasi

World Champion

Constructor: 1st World Championship for Tyrrell (8th different world champion)

Wins

Driver: 1st and only for Peter Gethin (46th different winner, 10th British driver)

Constructor: 16th for BRM

Podiums

Driver: 3rd for Ronnie Peterson & Francois Cevert, 1st and only for Peter Gethin (109th different podium finisher, 25th British driver)

Constructor: 58th for BRM, 11th for March, 9th for Tyrrell

Poles

Driver: 4th for Chris Amon

Constructor: 3rd for Matra

Fastest laps

Driver: 1st and only for Henri Pescarolo (50th different fastest lap setter, 5th French driver)

Constructor: 2nd for March

Front row starts

Driver: 19th for Jacky Ickx, 17th for Chris Amon

Points finishes

Driver: 1st for Howden Ganley (164th different point scorer, 4th New Zealander driver)

See also

• Italian Grand Prix
• Monza Circuit
• 1971 World Championship season