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1971 Austrian Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryAustria
Grand PrixAustrian
ImageÖsterreichring 1969-1976.svg
CaptionThe Österreichring (in 1971)
Date15 August
Year1971
Official nameIX Großer Preis von Österreich
LocationÖsterreichring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi3.673
Course_km5.911
Distance_laps54
Distance_mi198.686
Distance_km317.347
WeatherDry
Pole_DriverJo Siffert
Pole_TeamBRM
Pole_Time1:37.44
Pole_CountrySUI
Fast_DriverJo Siffert
Fast_TeamBRM
Fast_Time1:38.47
Fast_CountrySUI
First_DriverJo Siffert
First_TeamBRM
First_CountrySUI
Second_DriverEmerson Fittipaldi
Second_TeamLotus-Ford
Second_CountryBRA
Third_DriverTim Schenken
Third_TeamBrabham-Ford
Third_CountryAUS
Lapchart

The 1971 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Österreichring on 15 August 1971. It was race 8 of 11 in both the 1971 World Championship of Drivers and the 1971 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 54-lap race was won by BRM driver Jo Siffert after he started from pole position. Emerson Fittipaldi finished second for the Lotus team and Brabham driver Tim Schenken came in third, which turned out to be the first and only podium finish in his Formula One career. This was the debut race of the future world champion Niki Lauda. It was Siffert's last pole position and victory before he died during a non-championship race at Brand Hatch.

As Jacky Ickx retired on lap 32 with an engine failure, Jackie Stewart was consequently crowned World Champion for the second time in his career, despite retiring with a halfshaft issue four laps later. Stewart maintained a 32-point-lead over second-placed Ickx with three rounds to go, which was enough to retain his crown after two years.

Race report

Jo Siffert in a BRM P160 took a surprise pole position from Jackie Stewart and led away at the start from Clay Regazzoni and Jacky Ickx. The front two drew away from the pack, where Regazzoni was duelling with François Cevert and Ickx was dropping back with mechanical problems. On lap 21, Stewart with a poorly handling car allowed Cevert through so he could chase Siffert. Further down the field, there were two Brabham-Lotus battles, with Tim Schenken duelling with Emerson Fittipaldi and Reine Wisell trading places with Graham Hill. By lap 32, Ickx had retired with a spark plug problem, Regazzoni had an engine blow up and Fittipaldi had passed Schenken and set about catching Stewart.

On lap 36, Stewart's race ended with a violent accident - his left rear driveshaft broke and the wheel was torn off. He emerged unhurt to be greeted as World Champion following Ickx's retirement. Cevert was chasing down Siffert, but with 12 laps to go his gearbox exploded.

Fittipaldi was now carving chunks out the BRM's lead, due to a left-rear puncture for the Swiss. However he managed to nurse the ailing car home for a popular victory by 4 seconds. Schenken was 3rd, with Wisell pipping Hill for 4th place - the Englishman was another to suffer a puncture in the dying stages and Henri Pescarolo finished 6th in his March. Stewart won the Drivers' Championship with 3 races left to go.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap12345678910111213141516171819202122Source:
14Switzerland Jo SiffertBRM1:37.44—
11United Kingdom Jackie StewartTyrrell-Ford1:37.65+0.21
12France François CevertTyrrell-Ford1:37.86+0.42
5Switzerland Clay RegazzoniFerrari1:37.90+0.46
2Brazil Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Ford1:37.90+0.46
4Belgium Jacky IckxFerrari1:38.27+0.83
8Australia Tim SchenkenBrabham-Ford1:38.64+1.20
7United Kingdom Graham HillBrabham-Ford1:38.70+1.26
9New Zealand Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford1:38.80+1.36
3Sweden Reine WisellLotus-Ford1:38.95+1.51
17Sweden Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford1:39.01+1.57
24Germany Rolf StommelenSurtees-Ford1:39.08+1.64
25France Henri PescaroloMarch-Ford1:39.09+1.65
15New Zealand Howden GanleyBRM1:39.46+2.02
19Italy Nanni GalliMarch-Alfa Romeo1:39.54+2.10
23United Kingdom Peter GethinBRM1:39.67+2.23
16Austria Helmut MarkoBRM1:39.80+2.36
22United Kingdom John SurteesSurtees-Ford1:40.37+2.93
27United Kingdom Mike BeuttlerMarch-Ford1:41.46+4.02
28Sweden Jo BonnierMcLaren-Ford1:41.66+4.22
26Austria Niki LaudaMarch-Ford1:43.68+6.24
10United Kingdom Jackie OliverMcLaren-Ford1:44.22+6.78

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112NCRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNS
14Switzerland **Jo Siffert****BRM**541:30:23.911**9**
2Brazil **Emerson Fittipaldi****Lotus-Ford**54+ 4.125**6**
8Australia **Tim Schenken****Brabham-Ford**54+ 19.777**4**
3Sweden **Reine Wisell****Lotus-Ford**54+ 31.8710**3**
7United Kingdom **Graham Hill****Brabham-Ford**54+ 48.438**2**
25France **Henri Pescarolo****March-Ford**54+ 1:24.5113**1**
24Germany Rolf StommelenSurtees-Ford54+ 1:37.4212
17Sweden Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford53+ 1 lap11
10United Kingdom Jackie OliverMcLaren-Ford53+ 1 lap22
23United Kingdom Peter GethinBRM52+ 2 laps16
16Austria Helmut MarkoBRM52+ 2 laps17
19Italy Nanni GalliMarch-Alfa Romeo51+ 3 laps15
27United Kingdom Mike BeuttlerMarch-Ford47+ 7 laps19
12France François CevertTyrrell-Ford42Engine3
11United Kingdom Jackie StewartTyrrell-Ford35Halfshaft2
4Belgium Jacky IckxFerrari31Engine6
26Austria Niki LaudaMarch-Ford20Handling21
22United Kingdom John SurteesSurtees-Ford12Engine18
5Switzerland Clay RegazzoniFerrari8Engine4
15New Zealand Howden GanleyBRM5Ignition14
9New Zealand Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford4Engine9
28Sweden Jo BonnierMcLaren-Ford0Fuel leak20

Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for future World Champion and Austrian driver Niki Lauda.
  • This race saw the first Grand Slam for a Swiss driver.
  • This was the 10th pole position for a BRM and for a BRM-powered car.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]1United Kingdom **Jackie Stewart**51
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]2BEL Jacky Ickx19
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]3SWE Ronnie Peterson17
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 34BRA Emerson Fittipaldi16
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 75SUI Jo Siffert13

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]1UK **Tyrrell-Ford***51
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]2ITA **Ferrari***32
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 23UK BRM21
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]4UK Lotus-Ford19
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 25UK March-Ford18
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
  • Bold text indicates the 1971 World Drivers' Champion.
  • Competitors in bold and marked with an asterisk still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

References

Name_of_race = Austrian Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1971 | Previous_race_in_season = 1971 German Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 1971 Italian Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1970 Austrian Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1972 Austrian Grand Prix

References

  1. "1971 Austrian Grand Prix Entry list".
  2. Pritchard, Anthony. (1972). "The Motor Racing Year No3".
  3. "1971 Austrian Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  4. "Austria 1971 - Championship • STATS F1".
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