1971 Dutch Grand Prix

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

Qualifying
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]
  1. Peterson set his time in the March-Alfa Romeo

Race
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
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]

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

References
  1. Pritchard, Anthony (1972). The Motor Racing Year No3. ISBN 0393085023.
  2. "Grand Prix Results, Dutch GP, 1971". grandprix.com. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  3. Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 152. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.
  4. "1971 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  5. "Netherlands 1971 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.

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