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.
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 |