The 1971 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on 20 June 1971. It was race 4 of 11 in both the 1971 World Championship of Drivers and the 1971 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. Due to heavy rain, the track was treacherously wet and slippery, giving a large advantage to "wet-weather men" Jacky Ickx and Pedro Rodriguez, who also happened to be equipped with highly suitable cars and tyres.
| 1971 Dutch Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Zandvoort original layout | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 20 June 1971 | ||
| Official name | XIX Grote Prijs van Nederland | ||
| Location | Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.193 km (2.605 miles) | ||
| Distance | 70 laps, 293.51 km (182.35 miles) | ||
| Weather | Wet | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:17.42 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:34.95 on lap 49 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | BRM | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
This was the last Formula One race on a circuit with no safety features on it. Because of this the Dutch Grand Prix was canceled the next year, but the circuit came back in 1973; and the layout had been modified.
Classification edit
Qualifying edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Jacky Ickx
|
Ferrari | 1:17.42 | — |
| 2 | 8 |  Pedro Rodriguez
|
BRM | 1:17.46 | +0.04 |
| 3 | 5 |  Jackie Stewart
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:17.64 | +0.22 |
| 4 | 3 |  Clay Regazzoni
|
Ferrari | 1:17.98 | +0.54 |
| 5 | 20 |  Chris Amon
|
Matra | 1:18.46 | +1.04 |
| 6 | 14 |  Reine Wisell
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:18.70 | +1.28 |
| 7 | 23 | John Surtees
|
Surtees-Ford | 1:18.71 | +1.29 |
| 8 | 9 | Jo Siffert
|
BRM | 1:18.91 | +1.49 |
| 9 | 10 | Howden Ganley
|
BRM | 1:19.09 | +1.67 |
| 10 | 29 |  Rolf Stommelen
|
Surtees-Ford | 1:19.11 | +1.69 |
| 11 | 21 |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|
Matra | 1:19.16 | +1.74 |
| 12 | 6 | François Cevert
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:19.54 | +2.12 |
| 13 | 16 | Ronnie Peterson 1
|
March-Ford | 1:19.73 | +2.31 |
| 14 | 26 | Denny Hulme
|
McLaren-Ford | 1:19.74 | +2.32 |
| 15 | 31 | Henri Pescarolo
|
March-Ford | 1:20.01 | +2.59 |
| 16 | 24 | Graham Hill
|
Brabham-Ford | 1:20.07 | +2.65 |
| 17 | 19 |  Alex Soler-Roig
|
March-Ford | 1:20.26 | +2.84 |
| 18 | 4 |  Mario Andretti
|
Ferrari | 1:20.32 | +2.90 |
| 19 | 25 |  Tim Schenken
|
Brabham-Ford | 1:20.35 | +2.93 |
| 20 | 18 |  Nanni Galli
|
March-Alfa Romeo | 1:20.61 | +3.19 |
| 21 | 30 |  Gijs van Lennep
|
Surtees-Ford | 1:20.79 | +3.37 |
| 22 | 15 | Dave Walker
|
Lotus-Pratt & Whitney | 1:21.83 | +4.41 |
| 23 | 28 | Peter Gethin
|
McLaren-Ford | 1:22.07 | +4.65 |
| 24 | 22 | Skip Barber
|
March-Ford | 1:22.19 | +4.77 |
| Source:[1] | |||||
- Peterson set his time in the March-Alfa Romeo
Race edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Jacky Ickx
|
Ferrari | 70 | 1:56:20.0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 8 | Pedro Rodriguez
|
BRM | 70 | +7.99 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | Clay Regazzoni
|
Ferrari | 69 | + 1 Lap | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 16 | Ronnie Peterson
|
March-Ford | 68 | + 2 Laps | 13 | 3 |
| 5 | 23 | John Surtees
|
Surtees-Ford | 68 | + 2 Laps | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | Jo Siffert
|
BRM | 68 | + 2 Laps | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | 10 | Howden Ganley
|
BRM | 66 | + 4 Laps | 9 | |
| 8 | 30 | Gijs van Lennep
|
Surtees-Ford | 65 | + 5 Laps | 21 | |
| 9 | 21 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|
Matra | 65 | + 5 Laps | 11 | |
| 10 | 24 | Graham Hill
|
Brabham-Ford | 65 | + 5 Laps | 16 | |
| 11 | 5 | Jackie Stewart
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 65 | + 5 Laps | 3 | |
| 12 | 26 | Denny Hulme
|
McLaren-Ford | 63 | + 7 laps | 14 | |
| NC | 31 | Henri Pescarolo
|
March-Ford | 62 | Not classified | 15 | |
| NC | 22 | Skip Barber
|
March-Ford | 60 | Not classified | 24 | |
| NC | 28 | Peter Gethin
|
McLaren-Ford | 60 | Not classified | 23 | |
| Ret | 19 | Alex Soler-Roig
|
March-Ford | 57 | Engine | 17 | |
| Ret | 25 | Tim Schenken
|
Brabham-Ford | 39 | Suspension | 19 | |
| Ret | 6 | François Cevert
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 29 | Accident | 12 | |
| DSQ | 29 | Rolf Stommelen
|
Surtees-Ford | 19 | Disqualified | 18 | |
| DSQ | 14 | Reine Wisell
|
Lotus-Ford | 17 | Disqualified | 4 | |
| Ret | 18 | Nanni Galli
|
March-Alfa Romeo | 7 | Accident | 20 | |
| Ret | 4 | Mario Andretti
|
Ferrari | 5 | Fuel pump | 16 | |
| Ret | 15 | Dave Walker
|
Lotus-Pratt & Whitney | 5 | Accident | 22 | |
| Ret | 20 | Chris Amon
|
Matra | 2 | Spun off | 5 | |
| DNS | 12 |  Dave Charlton
|
Lotus-Ford | - | Car crashed in practice by Walker[2][3] | - | |
Source:[4]
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Notes edit
- This was the Formula One World Championship debut for that year's Le Mans winner Gijs van Lennep and Australian driver David Walker.
- This was the 50th race for the McLaren team.
- This was the Formula One World Championship debut for American engine supplier Pratt & Whitney.
- This was the first time since the 1967 Canadian Grand Prix that a Ford-powered car did not finish in a podium position. It ended a record 42-race-streak of a Ford-powered car ending in the top 3.
Championship standings after the race edit
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References edit
- ^ Pritchard, Anthony (1972). The Motor Racing Year No3. ISBN 0393085023.
- ^ "Grand Prix Results, Dutch GP, 1971". grandprix.com. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 152. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.
- ^ "1971 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Netherlands 1971 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
External links edit
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