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1971 F1 driver standings

Standings

Constructor standings
#DriverZAFESPMCONLDFRAGBRDEUAUTITACANUSAPoints
1(GBR) Jackie Stewart (Tyrrell)21111111RR1562
2(SWE) Ronnie Peterson (March)10R24R25822333
3(FRA) Francois Cevert (Tyrrell)R7RR2102R36126
4(BEL) Jacky Ickx (Ferrari)8231RRRRR8R19
=(CHE) Jo Siffert (BRM)RRR649DSQ199219
6(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi (Lotus)RR5 33R287NC16
7(CHE) Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari)3RR3RR3RRR613
8(USA) Mario Andretti (Ferrari)1RDNQR  4  13DNS12
9(GBR) Peter Gethin (McLaren, BRM)R8RNC9RR1011499
=(MEX) Pedro Rodriguez (BRM)R492R      9
=(NZL) Chris Amon (Matra)53RR5RR 610129
=(SWE) Reine Wisell (Lotus)4NCRDSQ6NC84 5R9
=(NZL) Denny Hulme (McLaren)65412RRRR 4R9
14(AUS) Tim Schenken (Brabham) 910R12R12R63RRR5
=(NZL) Howden Ganley (BRM)R10DNQ7108RR5DNS45
16(USA) Mark Donohue (McLaren)         3DNS4
=(FRA) Henri Pescarolo (March)11R8NCR4R6RDNSR4
18(GBR) Mike Hailwood (Surtees)        4 15R3
=(GBR) John Surtees (Surtees)R1175867RR11173
=(DEU) Rolf Stommelen (Surtees)12R6DSQ115107DNSR 3
21(GBR) Graham Hill (Brabham)9RR10RR95RR72
22(FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise (Matra) 6R977   R81
 (GBR) Jackie Oliver (McLaren)     R 97   
 (GBR) Brian Redman (Surtees)7           
 (NLD) Gijs van Lennep (Surtees)   8      DNS 
 (SWE) Jo Bonnier (McLaren)R     DNQDNS10 16R 
 (GBR) David Hobbs (McLaren)          10 
 (ITA) Nanni Galli (March)  DNQRDNS111212R16R 
 (AUT) Helmut Marko (McLaren, BRM)      DNQ11R1213 
 (ITA) Andrea de Adamich (March)13R  RNCR R 11 
 (GBR) Vic Elford (BRM)      11     
 (FRA) Francois Mazet (March)    13       
 (CAN) John Cannon (BRM)          14 
 (CAN) George Eaton (BRM)         15  
 (GBR) Mike Beuttler (March)     RDSQNCRNC  
 (USA) Skip Barber (March)  DNQNC     RNC 
 (USA) Pete Lovely (Lotus)         NCNC 
 (FRA) Max Jean (March)    NC       
 (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier (March)        NC   
 (ESP) Alex Soler-Roig (March)RRDNQRR       
 (ZAF) Dave Charlton (Brabham, Lotus)R    R      
 (GBR) Chris Craft (Brabham)         DNSR 
 (RHO) John Love (March)R           
 (ZAF) Jackie Pretorius (Brabham)R           
 (AUS) Dave Walker (Lotus)   R        
 (GBR) Derek Bell (Surtees)     R      
 (AUT) Niki Lauda (March)       R    
 (CHE) Silvio Moser (Bellasi)        R   
 (USA) Peter Revson (Tyrrell)          R 
 (USA) Sam Posey (Surtees)          R 
#DriverZAFESPMCONLDFRAGBRDEUAUTITACANUSAPoints
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Table key, points system and championship rules
  • 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

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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