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1971 South African Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountrySouth Africa
Flag_suffix1928
Grand PrixSouth African
Date6 March
Year1971
ImageKyalami 1961 - 1988 Layout.png
CaptionThe Kyalami Circuit (1967–1985)
Official nameFifth AA Grand Prix of South Africa
LocationKyalami, Midrand, Transvaal Province, South Africa
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi2.550
Course_km4.104
Distance_laps79
Distance_mi201.458
Distance_km324.216
WeatherSunny, Hot, Dry
Pole_DriverJackie Stewart
Pole_TeamTyrrell-Ford
Pole_Time1:17.8
Pole_CountryUnited Kingdom
Fast_DriverMario Andretti
Fast_TeamFerrari
Fast_Time1:20.3
Fast_Lap73
Fast_CountryUnited States
First_DriverMario Andretti
First_TeamFerrari
First_CountryUnited States
Second_DriverJackie Stewart
Second_TeamTyrrell-Ford
Second_CountryUnited Kingdom
Third_DriverClay Regazzoni
Third_TeamFerrari
Third_CountrySwitzerland
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The 1971 South African Grand Prix, formally the Fifth AA Grand Prix of South Africa (Afrikaans: Vyfde AA Suid-Afrikaanse Grand Prix), was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami Circuit on 6 March 1971. It was race 1 of 11 in both the 1971 World Championship of Drivers and the 1971 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was won by Mario Andretti who was driving for the Ferrari team in what was his first Formula One victory, but would not win another Formula One race until .

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It was expected the 12-cylinder cars would be dominant over the V8 Ford-Cosworths as Ferrari had won four out of the last five Grands Prix in , and they had a strong line-up consisting of Mario Andretti, Clay Regazzoni and Jacky Ickx.

Jackie Stewart took pole in the Tyrrell to join Chris Amon and Regazzoni on the front row. Denny Hulme was suffering with a new suspension that he said was behaving very strangely.

At the start, Regazzoni led the field away at the start – both Stewart and Amon suffering slow starts. Emerson Fittipaldi managed to hold off Hulme until lap three when he dived through to chase the Ferraris. On lap 17, he squeezed through under braking and the orange McLaren once again led a race. Pedro Rodríguez was forced to retire from fourth place when his bodywork started to melt and the hot air began burning his feet. The heat also took its toll on Jo Siffert, whose engine overheated and Howden Ganley who was taken ill with heat exhaustion. On lap 37, John Surtees who had steadily been moving up the field, managed to pass Regazzoni. Surtees however, suffered a gearbox failure on lap 57. Andretti took his first career victory, driving a Ferrari; his teammate Regazzoni finished in third place behind Stewart.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap12345678910111213141516171819202122232425
9UK Jackie StewartTyrrell-Ford1:17.8—
19NZL Chris AmonMatra1:18.4+0.6
5SUI Clay RegazzoniFerrari1:18.7+0.9
6USA Mario AndrettiFerrari1:19.0+1.2
2BRA Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Ford1:19.1+1.3
20UK John SurteesSurtees-Ford1:19.1+1.3
11NZL Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford1:19.1+1.3
4BEL Jacky IckxFerrari1:19.2+1.4
10FRA François CevertTyrrell-Ford1:19.2+1.4
16MEX Pedro RodríguezBRM1:19.3+1.5
12UK Peter GethinMcLaren-Ford1:19.6+1.8
15South Africa Dave CharltonBrabham-Ford1:19.8+2.0
7SWE Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford1:19.9+2.1
3SWE Reine WisellLotus-Ford1:19.9+2.1
21GER Rolf StommelenSurtees-Ford1:20.1+2.3
17SUI Jo SiffertBRM1:20.2+2.4
28UK Brian RedmanSurtees-Ford1:20.2+2.4
22FRA Henri PescaroloMarch-Ford1:20.2+2.4
14UK Graham HillBrabham-Ford1:20.5+2.7
25South Africa Jackie PretoriusBrabham-Ford1:21.7+3.9
24Rhodesia John LoveMarch-Ford1:21.9+4.1
8ITA Andrea de AdamichMarch-Alfa Romeo1:22.2+4.4
23SWE Jo BonnierMcLaren-Ford1:22.3+4.5
27NZL Howden GanleyBRM1:23.7+5.9
26ESP Alex Soler-RoigMarch-Ford1:25.8+8.0

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRet
6USA **Mario Andretti****Ferrari**791:47:35.54**9**
9UK **Jackie Stewart****Tyrrell-Ford**79+ 20.91**6**
5SUI **Clay Regazzoni****Ferrari**79+ 31.43**4**
3SWE **Reine Wisell****Lotus-Ford**79+ 1:09.414**3**
19NZL **Chris Amon****Matra**78+ 1 Lap2**2**
11NZL **Denny Hulme****McLaren-Ford**78+ 1 Lap7**1**
28UK Brian RedmanSurtees-Ford78+ 1 Lap17
4BEL Jacky IckxFerrari78+ 1 Lap8
14UK Graham HillBrabham-Ford77+ 2 Laps19
7SWE Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford77+ 2 Laps13
22FRA Henri PescaroloMarch-Ford77+ 2 Laps18
21GER Rolf StommelenSurtees-Ford77+ 2 Laps15
8ITA Andrea de AdamichMarch-Alfa Romeo75+ 4 Laps22
2BRA Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Ford58Engine5
20UK John SurteesSurtees-Ford56Gearbox6
10FRA François CevertTyrrell-Ford45Accident9
27NZL Howden GanleyBRM42Physical24
16MEX Pedro RodríguezBRM33Overheating10
15South Africa Dave CharltonBrabham-Ford31Engine16
17SUI Jo SiffertBRM31Overheating12
24Rhodesia John LoveMarch-Ford30Differential21
25South Africa Jackie PretoriusBrabham-Ford22Engine20
12UK Peter GethinMcLaren-Ford7Fuel Leak11
23SWE Jo BonnierMcLaren-Ford5Suspension23
26Spain Alex Soler-RoigMarch-Ford5Engine25

Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for New Zealand driver Howden Ganley.
  • This race marked the 200th podium finish for a British driver.
  • This race saw the first podium finish for British constructor Tyrrell.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
1USA Mario Andretti9
2United Kingdom Jackie Stewart6
3Switzerland Clay Regazzoni4
4SWE Reine Wisell3
5NZL Chris Amon2

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
1ITA Ferrari9
2UK Tyrrell-Ford6
3UK Lotus-Ford3
4FRA Matra2
5UK McLaren-Ford1
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

References

  1. "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1971". The Programme Covers Project.
  2. (18 August 2017). "The 5 Drivers with the Biggest Gap between First and Second F1 Wins".
  3. "1971 South African Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  4. "South Africa 1971 - Championship • STATS F1".
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