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Season review

1971 season

Jackie Stewart won the drivers' title.

Races

11

Different winners

6

Most wins

6

Jackie Stewart

Drivers

50

scored or classified

Races

Rounds

Round 1

South African GP

Midrand, South Africa

Andretti
Round 2

Spanish GP

Barcelona, Spain

Stewart
Round 3

Monaco GP

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Stewart
Round 4

Dutch GP

Zandvoort, Netherlands

Ickx
Round 5

French GP

Le Castellet, France

Stewart
Round 6

British GP

Silverstone, UK

Stewart
Round 7

German GP

Nürburg, Germany

Stewart
Round 8

Austrian GP

Spielberg, Austria

Siffert
Round 9

Italian GP

Monza, Italy

Gethin
Round 10

Canadian GP

Ontario, Canada

Stewart
Round 11

United States GP

New York State, USA

Cevert

Drivers

Drivers' championship

Cumulative points
  • Stewart
  • Peterson
  • Cevert
  • Ickx
  • Siffert
  • Fittipaldi
  • Rest of field
Show data table
RoundStewartPetersonCevertIckxSiffertFittipaldi
R1 · South African GP600000
R2 · Spanish GP1500600
R3 · Monaco GP24601002
R4 · Dutch GP24901912
R5 · French GP33961946
R6 · British GP4215619410
R7 · German GP51171219410
R8 · Austrian GP511712191316
R9 · Italian GP512316191316
R10 · Canadian GP602917191316
R11 · United States GP623326191916
PosDriverWinsGapPts
1StewartTyrrell662
2PetersonMarch-Alfa Romeo−2933
3CevertTyrrell1−3626
4IckxFerrari1−4319
5SiffertBRM1−4319
6FittipaldiLotus-Pratt & Whitney−4616
7RegazzoniFerrari−4913
8AndrettiFerrari1−5012
9GethinBRM1−539
10RodríguezBRM−539
11AmonMatra−539
12WisellLotus-Pratt & Whitney−539
13HulmeMcLaren−539
14SchenkenBrabham−575
15GanleyBRM−575
16DonohueMcLaren−584
17PescaroloMarch-Ford−584
18HailwoodSurtees−593
19SurteesSurtees−593
20StommelenSurtees−593
21HillBrabham−602
22BeltoiseMatra−611
-OliverMcLaren−620
-RedmanSurtees−620
-van LennepSurtees−620
-BonnierMcLaren−620
-HobbsMcLaren−620
-GalliMarch-Alfa Romeo−620
-MarkoBRM−620
-de AdamichMarch-Alfa Romeo−620
-ElfordBRM−620
-MazetMarch-Ford−620
-CannonBRM−620
-EatonBRM−620
-JarierMarch-Ford−620
-BeuttlerMarch-Ford−620
-BarberMarch-Ford−620
-JeanMarch-Ford−620
-Soler-RoigMarch-Ford−620
-LaudaMarch-Ford−620
-LovelyLotus-Ford−620
-CharltonLotus-Ford−620
-BellSurtees−620
-LoveMarch-Ford−620
-MoserBellasi−620
-PretoriusBrabham−620
-WalkerLotus-Pratt & Whitney−620
-CraftBrabham−620
-PoseySurtees−620
-RevsonTyrrell−620

Teams

Constructors' championship

Cumulative points
  • Tyrrell
  • Ferrari
  • BRM
  • March-Ford
  • Lotus-Ford
  • McLaren
  • Rest of field
Show data table
RoundTyrrellFerrariBRMMarch-FordLotus-FordMcLaren
R1 · South African GP6130031
R2 · Spanish GP15193033
R3 · Monaco GP24233656
R4 · Dutch GP243610956
R5 · French GP3936139106
R6 · British GP48361318146
R7 · German GP63431320146
R8 · Austrian GP63432221236
R9 · Italian GP67433327236
R10 · Canadian GP774333332513
R11 · United States GP884442372513

The chart adds up every point scored. The official table applies the rules of the time (dropped results, or only the best-placed car scoring for a team), so some totals below are lower.

PosTeamWinsGapPts
1Tyrrell773
2BRM2−3736
3March-Ford−3934
4Ferrari2−4033
5Lotus-Ford−5221
6McLaren−6310
7Matra−649
8Surtees−658
9Brabham−685
-Lotus-Pratt & Whitney−730
-March-Alfa Romeo−730
-Bellasi−730

Head to head

Teammate battles

Tyrrell
STE Jackie Stewart11 racesFrançois Cevert CEV
Qualifying (grid)
10
1
Race
5
1
Points
62
26

Not classified: STE 2 · CEV 4

2 short pairings (fewer than 3 races)
  • CEV vs REV · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 9–0
  • STE vs REV · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 2–0
BRM
PairingRacesQualifying (grid)RacePoints
SIF vs GAN1010–03–219–5
SIF vs ROD51–40–14–9
ROD vs GAN44–02–09–0
SIF vs GET44–03–115–9
SIF vs MAR44–03–015–0
GET vs MAR43–12–19–0
GET vs GAN40–41–19–5
GAN vs MAR44–01–05–0
10 short pairings (fewer than 3 races)
  • SIF vs ELF · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • GAN vs ELF · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • SIF vs EAT · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 1–0 · points 0–0
  • MAR vs EAT · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 1–0 · points 0–0
  • GET vs EAT · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 1–0 · points 0–0
  • GAN vs EAT · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • SIF vs CAN · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 1–0 · points 6–0
  • GAN vs CAN · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 1–0 · points 3–0
  • GET vs CAN · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 1–0 · points 0–0
  • MAR vs CAN · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 1–0 · points 0–0
March-Ford
PairingRacesQualifying (grid)RacePoints
PET vs PES98–13–127–4
PET vs BEU55–00–020–0
PES vs SOL44–00–00–0
PET vs GAL44–02–022–0
PES vs BEU44–00–04–0
PET vs SOL33–00–03–0
PET vs BAR33–00–013–0
PES vs GAL33–01–03–0
GAL vs BEU31–20–00–0
19 short pairings (fewer than 3 races)
  • PES vs BAR · 2 races · qualifying 2–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • GAL vs BAR · 2 races · qualifying 2–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • PET vs LOV · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • PES vs LOV · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • SOL vs LOV · 1 race · qualifying 0–1 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • BAR vs SOL · 1 race · qualifying 0–1 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • MAZ vs JEA · 1 race · qualifying 0–1 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • PES vs MAZ · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • MAZ vs SOL · 1 race · qualifying 0–1 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • PES vs JEA · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • JEA vs SOL · 1 race · qualifying 0–1 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • PES vs LAU · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 1–0
  • PET vs LAU · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • BEU vs LAU · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • PET vs JAR · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 6–0
  • JAR vs BEU · 1 race · qualifying 0–1 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • PES vs JAR · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • GAL vs JAR · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • BEU vs BAR · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
Lotus-Ford
FIT Emerson Fittipaldi8 racesReine Wisell WIS
Qualifying (grid)
6
2
Race
2
1
Points
12
9

Not classified: FIT 4 · WIS 3

3 short pairings (fewer than 3 races)
  • WIS vs LOV · 2 races · qualifying 2–0 · race 0–0 · points 2–0
  • FIT vs LOV · 2 races · qualifying 2–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • FIT vs CHA · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 4–0
McLaren
GET Peter Gethin7 racesDenny Hulme HUL
Qualifying (grid)
1
6
Race
0
1
Points
0
6

Not classified: GET 5 · HUL 3

HUL Denny Hulme3 racesJo Bonnier BON
Qualifying (grid)
3
0
Race
0
0
Points
1
0

Not classified: HUL 2 · BON 2

7 short pairings (fewer than 3 races)
  • HUL vs OLI · 2 races · qualifying 2–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • OLI vs BON · 2 races · qualifying 1–1 · race 1–0 · points 0–0
  • GET vs BON · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • GET vs OLI · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • HUL vs DON · 1 race · qualifying 0–1 · race 0–1 · points 3–4
  • BON vs HOB · 1 race · qualifying 0–1 · race 0–1 · points 0–0
  • HUL vs HOB · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
Surtees
SUR John Surtees10 racesRolf Stommelen STO
Qualifying (grid)
6
4
Race
2
2
Points
3
3

Not classified: SUR 3 · STO 4

10 short pairings (fewer than 3 races)
  • HAI vs SUR · 2 races · qualifying 0–2 · race 1–0 · points 3–0
  • STO vs RED · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–1 · points 0–0
  • SUR vs RED · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • SUR vs LEN · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 1–0 · points 2–0
  • STO vs LEN · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • STO vs BEL · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 2–0
  • SUR vs BEL · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 1–0
  • HAI vs STO · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 3–0
  • HAI vs POS · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • SUR vs POS · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
Brabham
SCH Tim Schenken10 racesGraham Hill HIL
Qualifying (grid)
5
5
Race
2
0
Points
5
2

Not classified: SCH 4 · HIL 6

5 short pairings (fewer than 3 races)
  • HIL vs CHA · 1 race · qualifying 0–1 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • HIL vs PRE · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • CHA vs PRE · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • HIL vs CRA · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • SCH vs CRA · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0

Over the races in which both drivers had a result for the team. Qualifying: who qualified ahead (from the starting grid: there is no qualifying data for this season). Race: who finished ahead, counted only when both were classified. Points: race and sprint points from those races, before dropped results (not every result counted towards the championship). In early seasons the team is the chassis maker, so privateers in the same make count as teammates; the Indianapolis 500 is left out.