In the 1971 Formula 1 season Emerson Fittipaldi drove a total of 10 races. Fittipaldi was a driver for Lotus-Ford where he entered a total of 9 races and Lotus-Pratt & Whitney with 1 races. From the total of 10 races, Emerson managed to finish on the podium 3 times. With the best result a 2nd place during the Austrian Grand Prix. If we take a look at the races, where Fittipaldi didn't finish, this happend in 3 occasions.
Emerson Fittipaldi finished the season on 6th place in the driver championship with a total of 16 points.
Fittipaldi vs. Charlton Lotus-Ford 1971
1
Race
0
Fittipaldi vs. Lovely Lotus-Ford 1971
1
Race
0
Fittipaldi vs. Wisell Lotus-Ford 1971
3
Race
3
Fittipaldi vs. Wisell Lotus-Pratt & Whitney 1971
3
Race
3
1971 races
South African GP
Mar 6th, 1971
DNF
Spanish GP
Apr 18th, 1971
DNF
Monaco GP
May 23rd, 1971
5th
Dutch GP
Jun 20th, 1971
French GP
Jul 4th, 1971
3rd
British GP
Jul 17th, 1971
3rd
German GP
Aug 1st, 1971
DNF
Austrian GP
Aug 15th, 1971
2nd
Italian GP
Sep 5th, 1971
8th
Canadian GP
Sep 19th, 1971
7th
United States GP
Oct 3rd, 1971
DNF
1971 statistics
Wins
0
Pole positions
0
Podiums
3
Finishes in top 5
4
Finishes in points
4
Position
6th
High/low position
4th/21st
Points
16
DNF's
3
Fastest laps
0
High/low finish result
2nd/20th
Average finish result
8.8
Wins streak
0
Pole position streak
0
Podium streak
2
Top 5 streak
3
Points streak
3
Finish streak
4
1971 Standings progression
1971 results
| Round | Race | Result | Time | Grid | Qualifying | Qualifying time | Pole position delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South African GP | DNF | DNF (Engine) | 5th | |||
| 2 | Spanish GP | DNF | DNF (Suspension) | 14th | |||
| 3 | Monaco GP | 5th | +1 Lap | 17th | |||
| 5 | French GP | 3rd | +34.07 | 17th | |||
| 6 | British GP | 3rd | +50.5 | 4th | |||
| 7 | German GP | DNF | DNF (Oil leak) | 8th | |||
| 8 | Austrian GP | 2nd | +4.12 | 5th | |||
| 9 | Italian GP | 8th | +1 Lap | 18th | |||
| 10 | Canadian GP | 7th | +2 Laps | 4th | |||
| 11 | United States GP | 20th | Not classified | 2nd |