1971 Monaco Grand Prix

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The 1971 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monaco on May 23, 1971.

Contents 1 Race report 2 Classification 3 Notes 4 References

[edit] Race report

Qualifying was extremely wet and so it was Friday morning times that really counted for the grid - for Mario Andretti this was particularly unfortunate as his car was stranded out on the track at this time and so he was unable to qualify despite lying second in the World Championship. Jackie Stewart claimed a stunning pole position over a second ahead of his front row companion Jacky Ickx and shot into an immediate lead from the fast-starting Jo Siffert, Ickx, Pedro Rodríguez, Ronnie Peterson and Denny Hulme. Chris Amon stalled on the grid and Graham Hill - seeking a 6th Monaco win - made a rare mistake, hitting the wall at Tabac on the 2nd lap.

Stewart extended his lead from Siffert and Ickx, despite being painfully ill from fumes leaking into the cockpit. Peterson was astonishing the crowd with his valiant attempts to take 4th place from Rodríguez, who was baulking him as much as was legally possible. Hulme actually managed to join the battle and pass Peterson on one lap. Eventually the Mexican slipped up under pressure and locked up a wheel to let both Peterson and Hulme through.

[edit] Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	11	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	80	1:52:21.3	1	9
2	17	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	80	25.6	6	6
3	4	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	80	53.3	2	4
4	9	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	80	+ 1:06.7	6	3
5	1	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	79	+ 1 Lap	17	2
6	24	Rolf Stommelen	Surtees-Ford	79	+ 1 Lap	16	1
7	22	John Surtees	Surtees-Ford	79	+ 1 Lap	10
8	27	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford	77	+ 3 Laps	13
9	15	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	76	+ 4 Laps	5
10	8	Tim Schenken	Brabham-Ford	76	+ 4 Laps	18
Ret	14	Jo Siffert	BRM	58	Oil Pipe	3
Ret	21	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	47	Differential	7
Ret	20	Chris Amon	Matra	45	Differential	4
Ret	5	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	24	Accident	11
Ret	10	Peter Gethin	McLaren-Ford	22	Accident	14
Ret	2	Reine Wisell	Lotus-Ford	21	Wheel bearing	12
Ret	12	François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	5	Accident	15
Ret	7	Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford	1	Accident	9
DNQ	16	Howden Ganley	BRM
DNQ	6	Mario Andretti	Ferrari
DNQ	18	Alex Soler-Roig	March-Ford
DNQ	28	Skip Barber	March-Ford

[edit] Notes

• Fastest Lap: Jackie Stewart - 1:22.2

[edit] References

• The Official Formula 1 website. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.

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