1971 Italian Grand Prix
206th World Championship race, 22nd World Championship Italian Grand Prix, 22nd World Championship race at Monza
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 | |
| 3 | Jo Siffert | BRM | |
| 4 | Howden Ganley | BRM | |
| 5 | Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | |
| 6 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth | |
| 7 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | |
| 8 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | |
| 9 | Tim Schenken | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | |
| 10 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford Cosworth (P) | |
| 11 | Peter Gethin | BRM | |
| 12 | Helmut Marko | BRM | |
| 13 | Jackie Oliver | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | |
| 14 | Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | |
| 15 | John Surtees | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | |
| 16 | Mike Beuttler | March-Ford Cosworth | |
| 17 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | |
| 18 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Pratt & Whitney | |
| 19 | Nanni Galli | March-Ford Cosworth | |
| 20 | Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo | |
| 21 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (P) | |
| 22 | Silvio Moser | Bellasi-Ford Cosworth (P) | |
| 23 | |||
| 24 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | March-Ford Cosworth (P) |
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 |
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)