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1971 Monaco Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryMonaco
Grand PrixMonaco
Official nameXXIX Grand Prix de Monaco
DateMay 23
Year1971
ImageCircuit de Monaco 1950.png
LocationCircuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco
CourseStreet circuit
Course_mi1.954
Course_km3.145
Distance_laps80
Distance_mi156.337
Distance_km251.600
WeatherOvercast
Pole_DriverJackie Stewart
Pole_TeamTyrrell-Ford
Pole_Time1:23.2
Pole_CountryUK
Fast_DriverJackie Stewart
Fast_TeamTyrrell-Ford
Fast_Time1:22.2
Fast_Lap57 (lap record)
Fast_CountryUK
First_DriverJackie Stewart
First_TeamTyrrell-Ford
First_CountryUK
Second_DriverRonnie Peterson
Second_TeamMarch-Ford
Second_CountrySweden
Third_DriverJacky Ickx
Third_TeamFerrari
Third_CountryBelgium
Lapchart

The 1971 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on May 23, 1971. It was race 3 of 11 in both the 1971 World Championship of Drivers and the 1971 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers and the 200th World Championship Grand Prix held since the championship began in . This was the last race on the original Monaco circuit, as a dedicated pit lane was created along the harbor before Tabac in 1972.

Events of the race are captured in the documentary film Weekend of a Champion in which Roman Polanski shadows Jackie Stewart.

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.

The Who used parts of the Grand Prix and showed Jackie Stewart in the music video for the song "Baba O'Riley".

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap123456789101112131415161718DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQSource:
11UK Jackie StewartTyrrell-Ford1:23.2—
4BEL Jacky IckxFerrari1:24.4+1.2
14SUI Jo SiffertBRM1:24.8+1.6
20NZL Chris AmonMatra1:24.8+1.6
15MEX Pedro RodríguezBRM1:25.1+1.9
9NZL Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford1:25.3+2.1
21FRA Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra1:25.6+2.4
17SWE Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford1:25.8+2.6
7UK Graham HillBrabham-Ford1:26.0+2.8
22UK John SurteesSurtees-Ford1:26.0+2.8
5SUI Clay RegazzoniFerrari1:26.1+2.9
2SWE Reine WisellLotus-Ford1:26.7+3.5
27FRA Henri PescaroloMarch-Ford1:26.7+3.5
10UK Peter GethinMcLaren-Ford1:26.9+3.7
12FRA François CevertTyrrell-Ford1:27.2+4.0
24GER Rolf StommelenSurtees-Ford1:27.2+4.0
1BRA Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Ford1:27.7+4.5
8AUS Tim SchenkenBrabham-Ford1:28.3+5.1
16NZL Howden GanleyBRM1:28.8+5.6
6USA Mario AndrettiFerrari1:29.1+5.9
19ITA Nanni Galli*March-Alfa Romeo1:34.6+11.4
18Spain Alex Soler-RoigMarch-Ford1:44.4+21.2
28USA Skip BarberMarch-Ford2:48.6+1:25.4

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
11UK **Jackie Stewart****Tyrrell-Ford**801:52:21.31**9**
17SWE **Ronnie Peterson****March-Ford**80+ 25.68**6**
4BEL **Jacky Ickx****Ferrari**80+ 53.32**4**
9NZL **Denny Hulme****McLaren-Ford**80+ 1:06.76**3**
1BRA **Emerson Fittipaldi****Lotus-Ford**79+ 1 Lap17**2**
24GER **Rolf Stommelen****Surtees-Ford**79+ 1 Lap16**1**
22UK John SurteesSurtees-Ford79+ 1 Lap10
27FRA Henri PescaroloMarch-Ford77+ 3 Laps13
15MEX Pedro RodríguezBRM76+ 4 Laps5
8AUS Tim SchenkenBrabham-Ford76+ 4 Laps18
14SUI Jo SiffertBRM58Oil pipe3
21FRA Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra47Differential7
20NZL Chris AmonMatra45Differential4
5SUI Clay RegazzoniFerrari24Accident11
10UK Peter GethinMcLaren-Ford22Accident14
2SWE Reine WisellLotus-Ford21Wheel bearing12
12FRA François CevertTyrrell-Ford5Accident15
7UK Graham HillBrabham-Ford1Accident9
16NZL Howden GanleyBRM
6USA Mario AndrettiFerrari
19ITA Nanni Galli*March-Alfa Romeo
18Spain Alex Soler-RoigMarch-Ford
28USA Skip BarberMarch-Ford
    • Andrea de Adamich was listed as the driver of the #19 March, but never drove. Galli was entered instead.

Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for American driver Skip Barber.
  • This was the first fastest lap set and first Grand Slam for British constructor Tyrrell.
  • This was Graham Hill's 127th Grand Prix start, thereby breaking the old record set by Jack Brabham at the 1970 Mexican Grand Prix.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]1United Kingdom Jackie Stewart24
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 12BEL Jacky Ickx10
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 13USA Mario Andretti9
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 114SWE Ronnie Peterson6
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 15NZL Chris Amon6

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 11UK Tyrrell-Ford24
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 12ITA Ferrari19
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 63UK March-Ford6
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 14FRA Matra6
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 15UK McLaren-Ford6
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

Name_of_race = Monaco Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1971 | Previous_race_in_season = 1971 Spanish Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 1971 Dutch Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1970 Monaco Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1972 Monaco Grand Prix

References

  1. Collantine, Keith. (24 May 2007). "Beltoise scores his only win – and BRM's last – at Monaco".
  2. Pritchard, Anthony. (1972). "The Motor Racing Year No3".
  3. "1971 Monaco Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  4. "Monaco 1971 - Championship • STATS F1".
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