1971 German Grand Prix

Nürburgring Nordschleife in 1971

The 1971 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Nürburgring on 1 August 1971.

The race returned to the Nürburgring after a year at the Hockenheimring after the safety was improved on the track. The race distance was shortened to 12 laps. Notable driver changes included Vic Elford, who replaced the late Pedro Rodríguez. Stewart took pole and dominated the race, leading home a Tyrrell 1-2. Clay Regazzoni finished third with Andretti, Peterson and Tim Schenken rounding out the points.

Classification

Andrea de Adamich in a March 711

Emerson Fittipaldi in a Lotus 72

Peter Gethin in a McLaren M19A

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	12	1:29:16.3	1	9
2	3	François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	12	+ 30.1	5	6
3	6	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	12	+ 37.1	4	4
4	5	Mario Andretti	Ferrari	12	+ 2:05.0	11	3
5	15	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	12	+ 2:29.1	7	2
6	25	Tim Schenken	Brabham-Ford	12	+ 2:58.6	9	1
7	7	John Surtees	Surtees-Ford	12	+ 3:19.0	15
8	9	Reine Wisell	Lotus-Ford	12	+ 6:31.7	17
9	24	Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford	12	+ 6:37.0	13
10	12	Rolf Stommelen	Surtees-Ford	11	+ 1 Lap	12
11	22	Vic Elford	BRM	11	+ 1 Lap	18
12	17	Nanni Galli	March-Alfa Romeo	10	+ 2 Laps	21
Ret	8	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	8	Oil Leak	8
DSQ	21	Jo Siffert	BRM	6	Disqualified	3
Ret	10	Chris Amon	Matra	6	Accident	16
Ret	14	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford	5	Suspension	10
Ret	20	Peter Gethin	McLaren-Ford	5	Accident	19
Ret	18	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	3	Fuel Leak	6
DSQ	28	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford	3	Disqualified	22
Ret	23	Howden Ganley	BRM	2	Engine	14
Ret	16	Andrea de Adamich	March-Alfa Romeo	2	Injection	20
Ret	4	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1	Accident	2
DNQ	27	Jo Bonnier	McLaren-Ford

Notes

• Pole: Jackie Stewart - 7:20.1
• Fastest lap: François Cevert - 7:20.1
• Mike Beuttler was disqualified for entering the pits the wrong way.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jackie Stewart 51 2 Jacky Ickx 19 3 Ronnie Peterson 17 4 Mario Andretti 12 5 Clay Regazzoni 12

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Tyrrell-Ford 51 2 Ferrari 32 3 March-Ford 17 4 Lotus-Ford 13 5 BRM 12

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

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: 1971 German Grand Prix

• "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1971/520/. Retrieved 19 January 2008. 
• "Formula One World". Archived from the original on 16 January 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070116234130/http://www.motorsport-stats.com/f1/history/1971/germany.html. Retrieved 19 January 2008. 
• "Grandprix.com". Archived from the original on 1 April 2010. http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr204.html. Retrieved 11 May 2010.