1971 Dutch Grand Prix

1971 Dutch Grand Prix
Zandvoort original layout
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 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari
Time 1:34.95 on lap 49
Podium
First
Ferrari
Second
BRM
Third
Ferrari
Lap leaders

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.

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

Jacky Ickx (pictured during the race weekend) took the race win, pole position and fastest lap.
Pedro Rodríguez finished second.

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 2 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:17.42 —
2 8 Mexico Pedro Rodriguez BRM 1:17.46 +0.04
3 5 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 1:17.64 +0.22
4 3 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:17.98 +0.54
5 20 New Zealand Chris Amon Matra 1:18.46 +1.04
6 14 Sweden Reine Wisell Lotus-Ford 1:18.70 +1.28
7 23 United Kingdom John Surtees Surtees-Ford 1:18.71 +1.29
8 9 Switzerland Jo Siffert BRM 1:18.91 +1.49
9 10 New Zealand Howden Ganley BRM 1:19.09 +1.67
10 29 Germany Rolf Stommelen Surtees-Ford 1:19.11 +1.69
11 21 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 1:19.16 +1.74
12 6 France François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 1:19.54 +2.12
13 16 Sweden Ronnie Peterson 1 March-Ford 1:19.73 +2.31
14 26 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:19.74 +2.32
15 31 France Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 1:20.01 +2.59
16 24 United Kingdom Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 1:20.07 +2.65
17 19 Spain Alex Soler-Roig March-Ford 1:20.26 +2.84
18 4 United States Mario Andretti Ferrari 1:20.32 +2.90
19 25 Australia Tim Schenken Brabham-Ford 1:20.35 +2.93
20 18 Italy Nanni Galli March-Alfa Romeo 1:20.61 +3.19
21 30 Netherlands Gijs van Lennep Surtees-Ford 1:20.79 +3.37
22 15 Australia Dave Walker Lotus-Pratt & Whitney 1:21.83 +4.41
23 28 United Kingdom Peter Gethin McLaren-Ford 1:22.07 +4.65
24 22 United States Skip Barber March-Ford 1:22.19 +4.77
Source:[1]
  1. Peterson set his time in the March-Alfa Romeo

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 70 1:56:20.0 1 9
2 8 Mexico Pedro Rodriguez BRM 70 +7.99 2 6
3 3 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 69 + 1 Lap 4 4
4 16 Sweden Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 68 + 2 Laps 13 3
5 23 United Kingdom John Surtees Surtees-Ford 68 + 2 Laps 7 2
6 9 Switzerland Jo Siffert BRM 68 + 2 Laps 8 1
7 10 New Zealand Howden Ganley BRM 66 + 4 Laps 9  
8 30 Netherlands Gijs van Lennep Surtees-Ford 65 + 5 Laps 21  
9 21 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 65 + 5 Laps 11  
10 24 United Kingdom Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 65 + 5 Laps 16  
11 5 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 65 + 5 Laps 3  
12 26 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 63 + 7 laps 14  
NC 31 France Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 62 Not classified 15  
NC 22 United States Skip Barber March-Ford 60 Not classified 24  
NC 28 United Kingdom Peter Gethin McLaren-Ford 60 Not classified 23  
Ret 19 Spain Alex Soler-Roig March-Ford 57 Engine 17  
Ret 25 Australia Tim Schenken Brabham-Ford 39 Suspension 19  
Ret 6 France François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 29 Accident 12  
DSQ 29 Germany Rolf Stommelen Surtees-Ford 19 Disqualified 18  
DSQ 14 Sweden Reine Wisell Lotus-Ford 17 Disqualified 4  
Ret 18 Italy Nanni Galli March-Alfa Romeo 7 Accident 20  
Ret 4 United States Mario Andretti Ferrari 5 Fuel pump 16  
Ret 15 Australia Dave Walker Lotus-Pratt & Whitney 5 Accident 22  
Ret 20 New Zealand Chris Amon Matra 2 Spun off 5  
DNS 12 South Africa 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 and Dutch driver Gijs van Lennep and Australian driver David Walker.
  • This was the 10th fastest lap set by a Belgian driver.
  • This was the 50th race for British constructor McLaren.
  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for American engine supplier Pratt & Whitney.
  • For the first time in 42 races, and since the 1967 Canadian Grand Prix, a Ford-powered car did not end in a podium finish. This set a new record.

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. ^ a b "Netherlands 1971 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.

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