1971 European Formula Two season

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The 1971 European Formula Two season was contested over 11 rounds.

[edit] Calendar

Race No Track Country Date Laps Distance Time Speed Winner Pole Position Fastest Lap
1 Hockenheim Flag of West Germany West Germany April 4, 1971 20+20 6.789=271.56 km 1'27:09.8 186.931 km/h François Cévert Ronnie Peterson Ronnie Peterson
2 Thruxton Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom April 12, 1971 50 3.791=189.55 km 1'02:36.2
1'02:36.8
181.668 km/h
181.639 km/h
Graham Hill
Ronnie Peterson
Ronnie Peterson Ronnie Peterson
3 Nürburgring Flag of West Germany West Germany May 5, 1971 10 22.835=228.35 km 1'20:19.2 170.580 km/h François Cévert Derek Bell Ronnie Peterson
4 Jarama Flag of Spain Spain May 16, 1971 60 3.404=204.24 km 1'29:42.9
1'29:57.7
136.593 km/h
136.218 km/h
Emerson Fittipaldi
Dieter Quester
Ronnie Peterson Tim Schenken
5 Crystal Palace Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom May 31, 1971 50 2.238=111.85 km 0'42:03.0
0'42:07.4
159.590 km/h
159.312 km/h
Emerson Fittipaldi
Tim Schenken
Ronnie Peterson Jean-Pierre Jaussaud
Tim Schenken
Ronnie Peterson
Emerson Fittipaldi
6 Rouen Flag of France France June 27, 1971 25 6.541=163.525 km 0'55:36.3 176.450 km/h Ronnie Peterson Ronnie Peterson François Cévert
7 Mantorp Park Flag of Sweden Sweden August 8, 1971 36+36 4.092=294.624 km 1'46:08.2 166.554 km/h Ronnie Peterson Ronnie Peterson Ronnie Peterson
Pergusa-Enna Flag of Italy Italy August 22, 1971 cancelled
8 Tulln-Langenlebarn Flag of Austria Austria September 12, 1971 35+35 2.86=200.2 km 1'24:32.26 142.091 km/h Ronnie Peterson Ronnie Peterson Tim Schenken
9 Albi Flag of France France September 26, 1971 63 3.636=229.068 km 1'16:49.1
1'17:49,6
178.917 km/h
176.599 km/h
Emerson Fittipaldi
Carlos Reutemann
Carlos Reutemann Carlos Reutemann
10 Vallelunga Flag of Italy Italy October 10, 1971 35+35 3.2=224.0 km 1'25:57.2 156.364 km/h Ronnie Peterson Emerson Fittipaldi Emerson Fittipaldi
11 Vallelunga Flag of Italy Italy October 17, 1971 65 3.2=208.0 km 1'19:49.1 156.355 km/h Mike Beuttler Emerson Fittipaldi Mike Beuttler
Dieter Quester

Note:

Race 1, 7, 8 and 10 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.

Race 2, 5 and 6 were held with two semi-final heats and the final run, with time only shown for the final.

Race 2, 4, 5 and 9 was won by a graded driver, all graded drivers are shown in Italics.

[edit] Final point standings

[edit] Driver

For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. The best 8 results count. No driver had a point deduction.

Place Name Country Team Chassis Engine Flag of Germany Flag of United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Spain Flag of United Kingdom Flag of France Flag of Sweden Flag of Austria Flag of France Flag of Italy Flag of Italy Total Points
1 Ronnie Peterson Flag of Sweden Sweden March Engineering March Ford - 9 - - 6 9 9 9 3 9 - 54
2 Carlos Reutemann Flag of Argentina Argentina Automóvil Club Argentina Brabham Ford 6 - 6 6 3 2 4 - 9 4 - 40
3 Dieter Quester Flag of Austria Austria Eifelland March BMW - - - 9 - 6 - 4 - 6 6 31
4 Tim Schenken Flag of Australia Australia Rondel Racing Brabham Ford 3 3 - - 9 - 6 6 - - - 27
5 François Cévert Flag of France France Équipe Tecno Tecno Ford 9 4 9 - - - - - - - - 22
6 Wilson Fittipaldi Flag of Brazil Brazil Team Bardahl Lotus Ford 4 2 2 2 - - 3 3 - - - 16
7 Mike Beuttler Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Team Clarke-Mordaunt March Ford - - - - - - - - - 3 9 12
8 Jean-Pierre Jarier Flag of France France Team Arnold March Ford - - - - - - - - 6 - 4 10
9 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Flag of France France Team Arnold March Ford - - - 3 4 - - - 2 - - 9
10 Niki Lauda Flag of Austria Austria Bosch Racing March Ford - - 3 1 - 4 - - - - - 8
11 François Migault Flag of France France Team Lotus Lotus Ford - - - - - 3 - - 7
March Engineering March Ford 4 - -
Gerry Birrell Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Team J. & J. Stanton Lotus Ford 2 - - - 2 - 1 - - 2 - 7
13 Derek Bell Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Williams Racing March Ford - 6 - - - - - - - - - 6
14 Peter Westbury Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom FIRST Brabham Ford - - 4 - - - - - 1 - - 5
John Watson Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom private entry Brabham Ford - - - - - - 2 2 - 1 - 5
16 John Cannon Flag of Canada Canada private entry March Ford - - - 4 - - - - - - - 4
17 Carlos Ruesch Flag of Argentina Argentina Automóvil Club Argentina Brabham Ford - - - - - - - - - - 3 3
18 Vittorio Brambilla Flag of Italy Italy private entry March Ford - - - - - - - - - - 2 2
Silvio Moser Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Moser Racing Brabham Ford - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 2
20 Brian Hart Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Gerard Racing Brabham Ford 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1
Alistair Walker Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Walker Racing Brabham Ford - 1 - - - - - - - - - 1
Helmut Marko Flag of Austria Austria Écurie Bonnier Lola Ford - - 1 - - - - - - - - 1
François Mazet Flag of France France Siffert Racing Chevron Ford - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1
Bob Wollek Flag of France France Rondel Racing Brabham Ford - - - - - - - 1 - - - 1

Note:

Only drivers which were not graded were able to score points.


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