1
Jackie Stewart
Tyrrell
62 pts
2
Ronnie Peterson
March-Alfa Romeo
33 pts
3
François Cevert
Tyrrell
26 pts
1
Tyrrell
73 pts
Jackie Stewart is the 1971 Formula 1 World Champion. Stewart won 6 out of 11 races and scored a total of 62 points. With 29 points behind Ronnie Peterson finished the season in second place and François Cevert as third. Tyrrell won the 1971 Formula 1 constructor championship, with a total of 73 points.
The season started with the 1971 South African Grand Prix on March 6th. The last race of the season was the 1971 United States Grand Prix on October 3rd.
Number of races
11 races
First race
South African Grand Prix (March 6th)
Last race
United States Grand Prix (October 3rd)
Most wins
Jackie Stewart (6)
Most pole positions
Jackie Stewart (6)
Most podiums
Jackie Stewart (7)
Most top 5 finishes
Jackie Stewart (8)
Most points finishes
Jackie Stewart (8)
Most DNF's
Clay Regazzoni (7)

1971 standings

Pos Driver Car Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1
Jackie Stewart
Tyrrell 6 7 62
2
Ronnie Peterson
March-Alfa Romeo 5 33 -29
3
François Cevert
Tyrrell 1 4 26 -36
4
Jacky Ickx
Ferrari 1 3 19 -43
5
Jo Siffert
BRM 1 2 19 -43
6
Emerson Fittipaldi
Lotus-Pratt & Whitney 3 16 -46
7
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari 3 13 -49
8
Mario Andretti
Ferrari 1 1 12 -50
9
Peter Gethin
BRM 1 1 9 -53
10
Pedro Rodríguez
BRM 1 9 -53
11
Chris Amon
Matra 1 9 -53
12
Reine Wisell
Lotus-Pratt & Whitney 9 -53
13
Denny Hulme
McLaren 9 -53
14
Tim Schenken
Brabham 1 5 -57
15
Howden Ganley
BRM 5 -57
16
Mark Donohue
McLaren 1 4 -58
17
Henri Pescarolo
March-Ford 4 -58
18
Mike Hailwood
Surtees 3 -59
19
John Surtees
Surtees 3 -59
20
Rolf Stommelen
Surtees 3 -59
21
Graham Hill
Brabham 2 -60
22
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Matra 1 -61
23
Jackie Oliver
McLaren 0 -62
24
Brian Redman
Surtees 0 -62
25
Gijs van Lennep
Surtees 0 -62
26
Jo Bonnier
McLaren 0 -62
27
David Hobbs
McLaren 0 -62
28
Nanni Galli
March-Alfa Romeo 0 -62
29
Helmut Marko
BRM 0 -62
30
Andrea de Adamich
March-Alfa Romeo 0 -62
31
Vic Elford
BRM 0 -62
32
François Mazet
March-Ford 0 -62
33
John Cannon
BRM 0 -62
34
George Eaton
BRM 0 -62
35
Jean-Pierre Jarier
March-Ford 0 -62
36
Mike Beuttler
March-Ford 0 -62
37
Skip Barber
March-Ford 0 -62
38
Max Jean
March-Ford 0 -62
39
Alex Soler-Roig
March-Ford 0 -62
40
Niki Lauda
March-Ford 0 -62
41
Pete Lovely
Lotus-Ford 0 -62
42
Dave Charlton
Lotus-Ford 0 -62
43
Derek Bell
Surtees 0 -62
44
John Love
March-Ford 0 -62
45
Silvio Moser
Bellasi 0 -62
46
Jackie Pretorius
Brabham 0 -62
47
David Walker
Lotus-Pratt & Whitney 0 -62
48
Chris Craft
Brabham 0 -62
49
Sam Posey
Surtees 0 -62
50
Peter Revson
Tyrrell 0 -62
Pos Team Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1 Tyrrell 7 11 73
2 BRM 2 4 36 -37
3 Ferrari 2 7 33 -40
4 March-Ford 5 33 -40
5 Lotus-Ford 3 21 -52
6 McLaren 1 10 -63
7 Matra 1 9 -64
8 Surtees 8 -65
9 Brabham 1 5 -68
10 Lotus-Pratt & Whitney 0 -73
11 March-Alfa Romeo 0 -73
12 Bellasi 0 -73

1971 schedule

Date Race Winner 2nd 3rd Pole position
Mar 6th
South African Grand Prix
#6 Mario Andretti
Jackie Stewart
Clay Regazzoni
Jackie Stewart
Apr 18th
Spanish Grand Prix
#11 Jackie Stewart
Jacky Ickx
Chris Amon
Jacky Ickx
May 23rd
Monaco Grand Prix
#11 Jackie Stewart
Ronnie Peterson
Jacky Ickx
Jackie Stewart
Jun 20th
Dutch Grand Prix
#2 Jacky Ickx
Pedro Rodríguez
Clay Regazzoni
Jacky Ickx
Jul 4th
French Grand Prix
#11 Jackie Stewart
François Cevert
Emerson Fittipaldi
Jackie Stewart
Jul 17th
British Grand Prix
#12 Jackie Stewart
Ronnie Peterson
Emerson Fittipaldi
Clay Regazzoni
Aug 1st
German Grand Prix
#2 Jackie Stewart
François Cevert
Clay Regazzoni
Jackie Stewart
Aug 15th
Austrian Grand Prix
#14 Jo Siffert
Emerson Fittipaldi
Tim Schenken
Jo Siffert
Sep 5th
Italian Grand Prix
#18 Peter Gethin
Ronnie Peterson
François Cevert
Chris Amon
Sep 19th
Canadian Grand Prix
#11 Jackie Stewart
Ronnie Peterson
Mark Donohue
Jackie Stewart
Oct 3rd
United States Grand Prix
#9 François Cevert
Jo Siffert
Ronnie Peterson
Jackie Stewart