1971 Spanish Grand Prix

The 1971 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Montjuïc circuit on April 18, 1971. It was race 2 of 11 in both the 1971 World Championship of Drivers and the 1971 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.[1] The 75-lap race was won by Tyrrell driver Jackie Stewart after he started from fourth position. Jacky Ickx finished second for the Ferrari team and Matra driver Chris Amon came in third.

1971 Spanish Grand Prix
The Montjuïc Circuit (1966–1975)
The Montjuïc Circuit (1966–1975)
Race details
Date April 18, 1971
Official name XVII Gran Premio de España
Location Montjuïc circuit, Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Course Street Circuit
Course length 3.791 km (2.356 miles)
Distance 75 laps, 284.325 km (176.671 miles)
Weather Sunny, Hot, Dry
Pole position
Driver
Ferrari
Time 1:25.9
Fastest lap
Driver Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari
Time 1:25.1 on lap 69
Podium
First
Tyrrell-Ford
Second
Ferrari
Third
Matra
Lap leaders

This was notably the first Formula One race in which slick tyres were used. The tyres were introduced by Firestone, based on its experience in American open wheel racing series. The race itself was held in the morning.

Classification

Qualifying
Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 4 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:25.9 —
2 5 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:26.0 +0.1
3 20 New Zealand Chris Amon Matra 1:26.0 +0.1
4 11 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 1:26.2 +0.3
5 14 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez BRM 1:26.5 +0.6
6 21 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 1:26.6 +0.7
7 10 United Kingdom Peter Gethin McLaren-Ford 1:26.8 +0.9
8 6 United States Mario Andretti Ferrari 1:26.9 +1.0
9 9 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:27.1 +1.2
10 15 Switzerland Jo Siffert BRM 1:27.3 +1.4
11 27 France Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 1:27.5 +1.6
12 12 France François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 1:27.7 +1.8
13 18 Sweden Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 1:27.8 +1.9
14 2 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 1:27.9 +2.0
15 7 United Kingdom Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 1:28.4 +2.5
16 3 Sweden Reine Wisell Lotus-Ford 1:28.6 +2.7
17 16 New Zealand Howden Ganley BRM 1:28.6 +2.7
18 17 Italy Andrea de Adamich March-Alfa Romeo 1:29.5 +3.6
19 25 Germany Rolf Stommelen Surtees-Ford 1:29.6 +3.7
20 19 Spain Alex Soler-Roig March-Ford 1:29.8 +3.9
21 8 Australia Tim Schenken Brabham-Ford 1:30.6 +4.7
22 24 United Kingdom John Surtees Surtees-Ford 1:30.8 +4.9
Source:[2]

Race
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 11 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 75 1:49:03.4 4 9
2 4 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 75 + 3.4 1 6
3 20 New Zealand Chris Amon Matra 75 + 58.1 3 4
4 14 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez BRM 75 + 1:17.9 5 3
5 9 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 75 + 1:27.0 9 2
6 21 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 74 +1 Lap 6 1
7 12 France François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 74 +1 Lap 12  
8 10 United Kingdom Peter Gethin McLaren-Ford 73 +2 Laps 7  
9 8 Australia Tim Schenken Brabham-Ford 72 +3 Laps 21  
10 16 New Zealand Howden Ganley BRM 71 +4 Laps 17  
11 24 United Kingdom John Surtees Surtees-Ford 67 +8 Laps 22  
NC 3 Sweden Reine Wisell Lotus-Ford 58 Not Classified 16  
Ret 2 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 54 Suspension 14  
Ret 27 France Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 53 Engine 11  
Ret 6 United States Mario Andretti Ferrari 50 Engine 8  
Ret 19 Spain Alex Soler-Roig March-Ford 46 Fuel Pump 20  
Ret 17 Italy Andrea de Adamich March-Alfa Romeo 26 Transmission 18  
Ret 18 Sweden Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 24 Ignition 13  
Ret 5 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 13 Engine 2  
Ret 25 Germany Rolf Stommelen Surtees-Ford 9 Fuel Pressure 19  
Ret 15 Switzerland Jo Siffert BRM 5 Gearbox 15  
Ret 7 United Kingdom Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 5 Steering 10  
Source:[3]

Championship standings after the race
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References
  1. "1971 Spanish Grand Prix Entry list".
  2. Pritchard, Anthony (1972). The Motor Racing Year No3. ISBN 0393085023.
  3. "1971 Spanish Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  4. "Spain 1971 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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