1971 German Grand Prix

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Race details
Race 7 of 11 in the 1971 Formula One season

Date 1 August 1971
Official name XXXIII Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location Nürburgring, Nürburg, West Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
22.835 km (14.189 mi)
Distance 12 laps, 274.02 km (170.268 mi)
Pole position
Driver United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford
Time 7:20.1
Fastest lap
Driver France François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford
Time 7:20.1
Podium
First United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford
Second France François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford
Third Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari

The 1971 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Nürburgring on 1 August 1971.

The race returned to the Nürburgring after a year at the Hockenheimring after the safety was improved on the track. The race distance was shortened to 12 laps. Notable driver changes included Vic Elford, who replaced Pedro Rodríguez. Jackie Stewart took pole and dominated the race, leading home a Tyrrell 1-2. Clay Regazzoni finished third with Mario Andretti, Ronnie Peterson and Tim Schenken rounding out the points. Mike Beuttler was disqualified on the third lap after entering the pits via the "short chute", after suffering a flat tire just after passing the pits, and not wanting to drive 14 miles on a flat tire. Jo Siffert was also disqualified on lap seven for taking the short chute into the pits, after his right-hand lower front wishbone started detaching from the chassis and his ignition coil started acting up.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No. Driver Constructor Lap Gap
1 2 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 7:19.0
2 4 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 7:19.2 +0.2
3 21 Switzerland Jo Siffert BRM 7:22.4 +3.4
4 6 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 7:22.7 +3.7
5 3 France François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 7:23.4 +4.4
6 18 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 7:26.0 +7.0
7 15 Sweden Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 7:26.5 +7.5
8 8 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 7:27.5 +8.5
9 25 Australia Tim Schenken Brabham-Ford 7:29.8 +10.8
10 14 France Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 7:30.3 +11.3
11 5 United States Mario Andretti Ferrari 7:31.7 +12.7
12 12 West Germany Rolf Stommelen Surtees-Ford 7:34.7 +15.7
13 24 United Kingdom Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 7:36.1 +17.1
14 23 New Zealand Howden Ganley BRM 7:36.6 +17.6
15 7 United Kingdom John Surtees Surtees-Ford 7:36.7 +17.7
16 10 New Zealand Chris Amon Matra 7:37.3 +18.3
17 9 Sweden Reine Wisell Lotus-Ford 7:39.96 +20.96
18 22 United Kingdom Vic Elford BRM 7:39.98 +20.98
19 20 United Kingdom Peter Gethin McLaren-Ford 7:41.4 +22.4
20 16 Italy Andrea de Adamich March-Alfa Romeo 7:41.7 +22.7
21 17 Italy Nanni Galli March-Alfa Romeo 7:47.5 +28.5
22 28 United Kingdom Mike Beuttler March-Ford 7:42.6 +31.6
DNQ 27 Sweden Jo Bonnier McLaren-Ford 8:17.0 +58.0
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Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 12 1:29:16.3 1 9
2 3 France François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 12 + 30.1 5 6
3 6 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 12 + 37.1 4 4
4 5 United States Mario Andretti Ferrari 12 + 2:05.0 11 3
5 15 Sweden Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 12 + 2:29.1 7 2
6 25 Australia Tim Schenken Brabham-Ford 12 + 2:58.6 9 1
7 7 United Kingdom John Surtees Surtees-Ford 12 + 3:19.0 15  
8 9 Sweden Reine Wisell Lotus-Ford 12 + 6:31.7 17  
9 24 United Kingdom Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 12 + 6:37.0 13  
10 12 West Germany Rolf Stommelen Surtees-Ford 11 + 1 Lap 12  
11 22 United Kingdom Vic Elford BRM 11 + 1 Lap 18  
12 17 Italy Nanni Galli March-Alfa Romeo 10 + 2 Laps 21  
Ret 8 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 8 Oil Leak 8  
DSQ 21 Switzerland Jo Siffert BRM 6 Disqualified 3  
Ret 10 New Zealand Chris Amon Matra 6 Accident 16  
Ret 14 France Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 5 Suspension 10  
Ret 20 United Kingdom Peter Gethin McLaren-Ford 5 Accident 19  
Ret 18 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 3 Fuel Leak 6  
DSQ 28 United Kingdom Mike Beuttler March-Ford 3 Disqualified 22  
Ret 23 New Zealand Howden Ganley BRM 2 Engine 14  
Ret 16 Italy Andrea de Adamich March-Alfa Romeo 2 Injection 20  
Ret 4 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1 Accident 2  
DNQ 27 Sweden Jo Bonnier McLaren-Ford        

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart 51
2 Belgium Jacky Ickx 19
3 Sweden Ronnie Peterson 17
1 4 United States Mario Andretti 12
2 5 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 12

Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 United Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford 51
2 Italy Ferrari 32
3 United Kingdom March-Ford 17
4 United Kingdom Lotus-Ford 13
5 United Kingdom BRM 12

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1971 German Grand Prix.
  1. Pritchard, Anthony (1972). The Motor Racing Year No3. ISBN 0393085023.
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