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1971 Argentine Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeNC
CountryArgentina
Grand PrixArgentine Grand Prix
Official nameVIII Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina
ImageAutódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez Circuito N° 9 xT.svg
LocationAutódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Buenos Aires
Date24 January
Year1971
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi2.12
Course_km3.41
Distance_laps50 x 2
Distance_mi211.9
Distance_km341.045
WeatherFine, cool
Pole_DriverRolf Stommelen
Pole_CountryGermany
Pole_TeamSurtees-Cosworth
Pole_Time1:15.85
Fast_DriverChris Amon
Fast_TeamMatra
Fast_Time1:15.05
Fast_CountryNew Zealand
First_DriverChris Amon
First_CountryNew Zealand
First_TeamMatra
Second_DriverHenri Pescarolo
Second_CountryFrance
Second_TeamMarch-Cosworth
Third_DriverCarlos Reutemann
Third_CountryArgentina
Third_TeamMcLaren-Cosworth

The 1971 Argentine Grand Prix was a motor race consisting of a Formula One class and a Formula 5000 class, held at the Buenos Aires circuit in Buenos Aires on 24 January 1971. The Formula One class was not part of the FIA Formula One World Championship.

This event was held because at that time the FIA regulations required a demonstration race to be held as a quality check, before a Grand Prix could be admitted as part of the World Championship. The race was run over two heats of 50 laps each, the final results being an aggregate of the two.

Scuderia Ferrari had entered three cars for this event, but they were withdrawn after the fatal accident suffered by Ignazio Giunti in a sports car race two weeks previously. Jean-Pierre Beltoise was also involved in that accident, and as a consequence had his international license suspended, and was unable to compete.

Qualifying

Note: a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant.

PosNo.DriverConstructorLapGap123456789101112131415
18GER Rolf StommelenSurtees-Cosworth1:15.85—
8NZL Chris AmonMatra1:15.88+0.03
4SWE Reine WisellLotus-Cosworth1:16.03+0.18
2BRA Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Cosworth1:16.28+0.43
16ARG Carlos ReutemannMcLaren-Cosworth1:16.49+0.64
12SUI Jo SiffertMarch-Cosworth1:16.61+0.76
14FRA Henri PescaroloMarch-Cosworth1:16.80+0.95
10UK Derek BellMarch-Cosworth1:17.23+1.38
6BRA Wilson FittipaldiLotus-Cosworth1:17.90+2.05
20SUI Silvio MoserBellasi-Cosworth1:19.01+3.16
22UK David ProphetMcLaren-Chevrolet1:20.58+4.73
26SWE Jo BonnierLola-Chevrolet1:21.96+6.11
24UK Gordon SpiceMcLaren-Chevrolet1:23.45+7.60
30ARG Nestor García-VeigaSurtees-Chevrolet1:26.26+10.41
28ARG Carlos MarincovichMcLaren-Chevrolet2:00.06+44.15

Heat one

Rolf Stommelen won the first heat, leading from the start, from Jo Siffert in second place. Siffert had held off the rest of the field, with Chris Amon passing Reine Wisell before duelling with Henri Pescarolo for third place. The Frenchman won this battle to take third at the finish, with Amon, Wisell and Carlos Reutemann rounding out the top six. Emerson Fittipaldi lost a nose fin and had to pit for a new one, losing three laps. He eventually finished 10th. The retirements were all F5000 cars, namely Jo Bonnier's Lola, which pulled off with a flat battery, and Marincovich's McLaren and Garcia-Veiga's Surtees, which both suffered mechanical failures. Wisell posted the fastest lap.

Heat two

The grid for heat two was decided by the finishing order from the first heat, with Greg Young taking over Marincovich's car. At the start, Siffert pulled away from Stommelen to take the lead. Amon quickly passed Reutemann and Pescarolo to move into third place, but he caught Stommelen just as the German was trying to pass Siffert. Amon and Stommelen collided and Stommelen's Surtees went off the track, causing gearbox damage which soon proved to be terminal. Shortly afterwards, Amon passed Siffert for the lead. During the next two laps, Siffert was also passed by Pescarolo, Reutemann, Derek Bell's March and Wilson Fittipaldi's Lotus. Wisell pitted with handling problems, and Silvio Moser finally started the race after extensive engine work being performed in the pits, meaning he missed the start. Wilson Fittipaldi then retired on lap 21 with engine failure, and Wisell and Moser also retired. Bell passed Reutemann but retired after that with another engine failure. Siffert had also retired his March with broken suspension. Amon won the heat by 22 seconds from Pescarolo, and this margin gave him the overall victory, his only win of the season. He also posted the fastest lap of the heat, which was the overall fastest lap.

Classification

Note: the classification was determined using the sum of the times obtained in the two heats.

PosNo.DriverEntrantConstructorLapsTime/Retired1st / 2nd heat1234RetRetRetNCRetNCRetRetNCRetRetWDWDWDWDWDWDWD
8NZL Chris AmonEquipe Matra ElfMatra1002:08:19.294th / 1st
14FRA Henri PescaroloFrank Williams Racing CarsMarch-Cosworth100+ 21.86 s3rd / 2nd
16ARG Carlos ReutemannEcurie BonnierMcLaren-Cosworth100+ 53.31 s6th / 3rd
22UK David ProphetDavid Prophet RacingMcLaren-Chevrolet96+ 4 Laps9th / 4th
10UK Derek BellTom Wheatcroft RacingMarch-Cosworth88Engine7th / Ret
12SUI Jo SiffertSiffert Racing TeamMarch-Cosworth86Suspension2nd / Ret
4SWE Reine WisellGold Leaf Team LotusLotus-Cosworth84Accident5th / Ret
24UK Gordon SpiceGordon SpiceMcLaren-Chevrolet8412th / 5th
6BRA Wilson FittipaldiGold Leaf Team LotusLotus-Cosworth71Engine8th / Ret
26SWE Jo BonnierEcurie BonnierLola-Chevrolet68BatteryRet / 7th
20SUI Silvio MoserJolly Club SwitzerlandBellasi-Cosworth66Engine11th / Ret
18GER Rolf StommelenTeam SurteesSurtees-Cosworth60Gearbox1st / Ret
28ARG Carlos Marincovich
UK Greg YoungLuigi ChinettiMcLaren-Chevrolet59Fuel injectionRet / 6th
2BRA Emerson FittipaldiGold Leaf Team LotusLotus-Cosworth48Oil pressure10th / Ret
30ARG Nestor García-VeigaLuigi ChinettiSurtees-Chevrolet11Oil leakRet / DNS
USA Mario AndrettiScuderia FerrariFerrari
BEL Jacky IckxScuderia FerrariFerrari
SUI Clay RegazzoniScuderia FerrariFerrari
ITA Ignazio GiuntiScuderia FerrariFerrari
FRA Jean-Pierre BeltoiseEquipe Matra ElfMatra
UK Chris CraftAlain de CadenetBrabham-Cosworth
SWE Ronnie PetersonMarch Racing TeamMarch-Cosworth

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1960 Argentine Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1972 Argentine Grand Prix

References

  1. "1971 Argentine GP – Heat 1 Classification". ChicaneF1.
  2. "1971 – VIII Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina". StatsF1.
  3. Pritchard, Anthony. (1972). "The Motor Racing Year No. 3". W. W. Norton & Company, Inc..
  4. "1971 Argentine GP – Heat 1 Classification". ChicaneF1.
  5. "1971 Argentine GP – Heat 2 Classification". ChicaneF1.
  6. "1971 Argentine GP – Aggregate Timings". ChicaneF1.
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