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Home / Seasons / 1971 F1 World Championship Season / Driver Standings

1971 F1 driver standings

Constructor standings
PosDriverZAF South Africa flag lazyloadESP Spain flag lazyloadMCO Monaco flag lazyloadNLD Netherlands flag lazyloadFRA France flag lazyloadGBR United Kingdom flag lazyloadDEU Germany flag lazyloadAUT Austria flag lazyloadITA Italy flag lazyloadCAN Canada flag lazyloadUSA USA flag lazyloadPoints
1United Kingdom flag lazyload Jackie Stewart21111111RR1562
2Sweden flag lazyload Ronnie Peterson10R24R25822333
3France flag lazyload Francois CevertR7RR2102R36126
4Belgium flag lazyload Jacky Ickx8231RRRRR8R19
=Switzerland flag Jo SiffertRRR649DSQ199219
6Brazil flag lazyload Emerson FittipaldiRR5 33R287NC16
7Switzerland flag Clay Regazzoni3RR3RR3RRR613
8USA flag lazyload Mario Andretti1RDNQR  4  13DNS12
9United Kingdom flag lazyload Peter GethinR8RNC9RR1011499
=Mexico flag lazyload Pedro RodriguezR492R      9
=New Zealand flag lazyload Chris Amon53RR5RR 610129
=Sweden flag lazyload Reine Wisell4NCRDSQ6NC84 5R9
=New Zealand flag lazyload Denny Hulme65412RRRR 4R9
14Australia flag lazyload Tim Schenken 910R12R12R63RRR5
=New Zealand flag lazyload Howden GanleyR10DNQ7108RR5DNS45
16USA flag lazyload Mark Donohue         3DNS4
=France flag lazyload Henri Pescarolo11R8NCR4R6RDNSR4
18United Kingdom flag lazyload Mike Hailwood        4 15R3
=United Kingdom flag lazyload John SurteesR1175867R 11173
=Germany flag lazyload Rolf Stommelen12R6DSQ115107DNSR 3
21United Kingdom flag lazyload Graham Hill9RR10RR95RR72
22France flag lazyload Jean-Pierre Beltoise 6R977   R81
 United Kingdom flag lazyload Jackie Oliver     R 97   
 United Kingdom flag lazyload Brian Redman7           
 Netherlands flag lazyload Gijs van Lennep   8      DNS 
 Sweden flag lazyload Jo BonnierR     DNQDNS10 16R 
 United Kingdom flag lazyload David Hobbs          10 
 Italy flag lazyload Nanni Galli  DNQRDNS111212R16R 
 Austria flag lazyload Helmut Marko      DNQ11R1213 
 Italy flag lazyload Andrea de Adamich13R  RNCR R 11 
 United Kingdom flag lazyload Vic Elford      11     
 France flag lazyload Francois Mazet    13       
 Canada flag lazyload John Cannon          14 
 Canada flag lazyload George Eaton         15  
 United Kingdom flag lazyload Mike Beuttler     RDSQNCRNC  
 USA flag lazyload Skip Barber  DNQNC     RNC 
 USA flag lazyload Pete Lovely         NCNC 
 France flag lazyload Max Jean    NC       
 France flag lazyload Jean-Pierre Jarier        NC   
 Spain flag lazyload Alex Soler-RoigRRDNQRR       
 South Africa flag lazyload Dave CharltonR    R      
 United Kingdom flag lazyload Chris Craft         DNSR 
 Rhodesia flag lazyload John LoveR           
 South Africa flag lazyload Jackie PretoriusR           
 Australia flag lazyload Dave Walker   R        
 United Kingdom flag lazyload Derek Bell     R      
 Austria flag lazyload Niki Lauda       R    
 Switzerland flag Silvio Moser        R   
 USA flag lazyload Peter Revson          R 
 USA flag lazyload Sam Posey          R 
No.DriverZAF South Africa flag lazyloadESP Spain flag lazyloadMCO Monaco flag lazyloadNLD Netherlands flag lazyloadFRA France flag lazyloadGBR United Kingdom flag lazyloadDEU Germany flag lazyloadAUT Austria flag lazyloadITA Italy flag lazyloadCAN Canada flag lazyloadUSA USA flag lazyloadPoints
Table key
  • Highlight: Rookie
  • Bold: pole position
  • Underline: fastest lap
  • Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
  • DNQ: Did not qualify
  • NC: Not classified
  • DSQ: Disqualified
  • DNS: Did not start
Points system and championship rules

The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis:

  • 1st (9)
  • 2nd (6)
  • 3rd (4)
  • 4th (3)
  • 5th (2)
  • 6th (1)

Only the best five results from the first six races and the best four results from the last five races counted towards the championship.

Race to the title

The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five drivers of 1971.

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