1971 Canadian Grand Prix
| Race details | ||
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| Race 10 of 11 in the 1971 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | September 19, 1971 | |
| Official name | XI Player's Canadian Grand Prix | |
| Location | Mosport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 3.957 km (2.459 mi) | |
| Distance | 64 laps, 253.248 km (157.376 mi) | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Jackie Stewart |
Tyrrell-Ford |
| Time | 1:15.3 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Denny Hulme |
McLaren-Ford |
| Time | 1:43.5 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Jackie Stewart |
Tyrrell-Ford |
| Second |  Ronnie Peterson |
March-Ford |
| Third |  Mark Donohue |
McLaren-Ford |
The 1971 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Mosport Park on September 19, 1971. Jackie Stewart took the win in the awful conditions and the race was stopped after 64 laps due to the weather. American Mark Donohue scored an excellent third on his F1 debut.
This was the first ever Formula One race to be red flagged.
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Jackie Stewart |
Tyrrell-Ford | 64 | 1:55:13.1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 17 | Ronnie Peterson |
March-Ford | 64 | + 38.3 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 10 | Mark Donohue |
McLaren-Ford | 64 | + 1:35.8 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 | Denny Hulme |
McLaren-Ford | 63 | + 1 Lap | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Reine Wisell |
Lotus-Ford | 63 | + 1 Lap | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 |  François Cevert |
Tyrrell-Ford | 62 | + 2 Laps | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 |  Emerson Fittipaldi |
Lotus-Ford | 62 | + 2 Laps | 4 | |
| 8 | 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Jacky Ickx |
Ferrari | 62 | + 2 Laps | 12 | |
| 9 | 14 |  Jo Siffert |
BRM | 61 | + 3 Laps | 2 | |
| 10 | 20 | Chris Amon |
Matra | 61 | + 3 Laps | 5 | |
| 11 | 22 | John Surtees |
Surtees-Ford | 60 | + 4 Laps | 14 | |
| 12 | 31 |  Helmut Marko |
BRM | 60 | + 4 Laps | 19 | |
| 13 | 6 | Mario Andretti |
Ferrari | 60 | + 4 Laps | 13 | |
| 14 | 15 | Peter Gethin |
BRM | 59 | + 5 Laps | 16 | |
| 15 | 28 |  George Eaton |
BRM | 59 | + 5 Laps | 21 | |
| 16 | 18 |  Nanni Galli |
March-Ford | 57 | + 7 Laps | 20 | |
| NC | 19 | Mike Beuttler |
March-Ford | 56 | Not Classified | 22 | |
| NC | 35 | Pete Lovely |
Lotus-Ford | 55 | Not Classified | 25 | |
| Ret | 24 |  Rolf Stommelen |
Surtees-Ford | 26 | Overheating | 23 | |
| Ret | 21 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
Matra | 15 | Accident | 11 | |
| Ret | 33 | Skip Barber |
March-Ford | 13 | Oil Pressure | 24 | |
| Ret | 5 | Clay Regazzoni |
Ferrari | 7 | Accident | 18 | |
| Ret | 37 | Graham Hill |
Brabham-Ford | 2 | Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | 8 |  Tim Schenken |
Brabham-Ford | 1 | Ignition | 17 | |
| DNS | 16 | Howden Ganley |
BRM | 0 | Accident | 9 | |
| DNQ | 26 | Chris Craft |
Brabham-Ford |
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- "The Official Formula 1 website". Retrieved 2008-01-19.
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FIA Formula One World Championship 1971 season |
Next race: 1971 United States Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1970 Canadian Grand Prix |
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