# Campionat del Món de motociclisme de 1971

La temporada de 1971 del Campionat del món de motociclisme fou la 23a edició d'aquest campionat, organitzat per la FIM.

## Grans Premis

| Cursa | Gran Premi | Circuit | Guanyador 50cc | Guanyador 125cc | Guanyador 250cc | Guanyador 350cc | Guanyador 500cc | Resultats |
| 1 | Gran Premi d'Àustria | Salzburg | Jan de Vries | Ángel Nieto | Silvio Grassetti | Giacomo Agostini | Giacomo Agostini | Resultat |
| 2 | Gran Premi d'Alemanya Occidental | Hockenheim | Jan de Vries | Dave Simmonds | Phil Read | Giacomo Agostini | Giacomo Agostini | Resultat |
| 3 | TT de l'Illa de Man | Illa de Man | | Chas Mortimer | Phil Read | Tony Jefferies | Giacomo Agostini | Resultat |
| 4 | TT d'Holanda | Assen | Ángel Nieto | Ángel Nieto | Phil Read | Giacomo Agostini | Giacomo Agostini | Resultat |
| 5 | Gran Premi de Bèlgica | Spa-Francorchamps | Jan de Vries | Barry Sheene | Silvio Grassetti | | Giacomo Agostini | Resultat |
| 6 | Gran Premi d'Alemanya Oriental | Sachsen | Ángel Nieto | Ángel Nieto | Dieter Braun | Giacomo Agostini | Giacomo Agostini | Resultat |
| 7 | Gran Premi de Txecoslovàquia | Brno | Barry Sheene | Ángel Nieto | János Drapál | Jarno Saarinen | | Resultat |
| 8 | Gran Premi de Suècia | Anderstorp | Ángel Nieto | Barry Sheene | Rodney Gould | Giacomo Agostini | Giacomo Agostini | Resultat |
| 9 | Gran Premi de Finlàndia | Imatra | | Barry Sheene | Rodney Gould | Giacomo Agostini | Giacomo Agostini | Resultat |
| 10 | Gran Premi de l'Ulster | Dundrod | | | Ray McCullough | Peter Williams | Jack Findlay | Resultat |
| 11 | Gran Premi de les Nacions | Monza | Jan de Vries | Gilberto Parlotti | Gyula Marsovsky | Jarno Saarinen | Alberto Pagani | Resultat |
| 12 | Gran Premi d'Espanya | Jarama | Jan de Vries | Ángel Nieto | Jarno Saarinen | Teuvo Lansivuori | Dave Simmonds | Resultat |

## Campions del món

| Campió | 50cc | 125cc | 250cc | 350cc | 500cc |
| Campió | Jan de Vries | Ángel Nieto | Phil Read | Giacomo Agostini | Giacomo Agostini |

## Sistema de puntuació

Barem de puntuació de 1969 a 1987:
| Posició | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Punts | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |

## 500 cc

| Pos | Pilot | Moto | AUT | GER | IOM | NED | BEL | DDR | SWE | FIN | ULS | NAT | ESP | Pts |
| 1 | Giacomo Agostini | MV Agusta | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ret | | 90 |
| 2 | Keith Turner | Suzuki | 2 | Ret | 7 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 58 |
| 3 | Rob Bron | Suzuki | | 2 | | 2 | 4 | 8 | Ret | 3 | 2 | | | 57 |
| 4 | Dave Simmonds | Kawasaki | | Ret | | 3 | Ret | | 6 | 2 | | 3 | 1 | 52 |
| 5 | Jack Findlay | Suzuki | 4 | Ret | | Ret | 3 | | 10 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 50 |
| 6 | Eric Offenstadt | Kawasaki | 3 | Ret | | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | | 3 | 32 |
| 7 | Tommy Robb | Seeley-Matchless | | 6 | 15 | 7 | Ret | | 3 | 9 | 3 | | | 31 |
| 8 | Alberto Pagani | Linto / MV Agusta | 7 | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | | Ret | 7 | | 1 | | 29 |
| 9 | Kaarlo Koivuniemi | Seeley-Matchless | | | | | | 5 | 5 | Ret | | | 2 | 24 |
| 10 | Ron Chandler | Kawasaki | | 3 | | Ret | 5 | | Ret | | 8 | Ret | | 19 |
| 11 | Frank Perris | Suzuki / Seeley / Linto | | | 3 | | 7 | | Ret | Ret | | Ret | | 14 |
| 12 | Lothar John | Yamaha | 5 | Ret | | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | | 7 | | 13 |
| 13 | Giampiero Zubani | Kawasaki | Ret | | | | | | | | | 2 | | 12 |
| 14 | Peter Williams | Matchless | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 15 | Bosse Granath | Husqvarna | | | | 8 | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 6 | 10 | Ret | 12 |
| 16 | Billie Nelson | Paton | 6 | | | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | 11 |
| 17 | Ernst Hiller | Kawasaki | Ret | 11 | | Ret | Ret | 3 | | | | | | 10 |
| 18 | Maurice Hawthorne | Kawasaki | Ret | 4 | | Ret | Ret | Ret | | Ret | | Ret | Ret | 8 |
| 19 | Hans-Rudolf Brünger | Bultaco | | | | | | 4 | | | | | Ret | 8 |
| 20 | Benjamí Grau | Bultaco | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 8 |
| = | Selwyn Griffiths | Matchless | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| = | Ulfe Nilsson | Seeley-Matchless | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | 8 |
| = | Phil Read | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | 8 |
| = | Percy Tait | Seeley-Matchless | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | 8 |
| 25 | Kurt-Ivan Carlsson | Yamaha | Ret | Ret | | 11 | 6 | Ret | Ret | | | Ret | 9 | 7 |
| 26 | Jim Curry | Seeley-Matchless | | Ret | | 5 | Ret | | | | | | | 6 |
| 27 | Gerry Mateer | Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | 5 | | | 6 |
| = | Gordon Pantall | Kawasaki | | | 5 | | | | | | Ret | | | 6 |
| 29 | Karl Auer | Matchless | Ret | Ret | | | | 6 | | | | Ret | | 5 |
| 30 | Matti Salonen | Yamaha | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 6 | | | | 5 |
| 31 | Roger Sutcliffe | Matchless | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 32 | Hans-Otto Butenuth | BMW | | 7 | 10 | Ret | | | | Ret | | | | 5 |
| 33 | Piet Van der Wal | Kawasaki | | | | Ret | 9 | Ret | | | | 8 | | 5 |
| 34 | Peter Jones | Suzuki | | | 19 | | | | Ret | | | | 7 | 4 |
| 35 | Jean Campiche | Honda | | | | | | 7 | | | | Ret | | 4 |
| 36 | Tom Herron | Seeley | | | | | | | | | 7 | | | 4 |
| = | Morgan Radberg | Monark | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | 4 |
| 38 | Kurt-Willy Bertsch | BMW | | 8 | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| = | Joan Bordons | Bultaco | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 3 |
| = | Jerry Lancaster | Yamaha | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | 3 |
| = | Charlie Sanby | Seeley-Matchless | | | 8 | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 42 | Paul Eickelberg | Yamaha | | | | 9 | | | | 10 | | Ret | | 3 |
| 43 | Johnny Bengtsson | Kawasaki | | | | | | | 9 | Ret | | | | 2 |
| = | Pentti Lehtelä | Yamaha | | | | | | 9 | | Ret | | | | 2 |
| 45 | Tom Dickie | Matchless | | | 9 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| = | Horst Dzierzawa | Yamaha | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| = | Giuseppe Mongardi | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | 2 |
| = | Donnie Robinson | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | 2 |
| 49 | John Dodds | König | Ret | 10 | | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | | Ret | Ret | | 1 |
| 50 | Emanuele Maugliani | Seeley-Matchless | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 1 |
| = | Rob Noorlander | Norton | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| = | Stan Woods | Norton | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | 1 |
| 53 | Brian Moses | Norton | | | 11 | | | | | | 16 | | | 0 |
| 54 | Charlie Dobson | Seeley | | Ret | | | | | Ret | Ret | 11 | | | 0 |
| 55 | Werner Bergold | Kawasaki / Matchless | Ret | 11 | | | | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| 56 | Larbi Habbiche | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 0 |
| 57 | Robert Graham | Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | 12 | | | 0 |
| 58 | Norman Price | Norton | | | 12 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 59 | Alan Lawton | Norton | | | 13 | | | | | | 13 | | | 0 |
| 60 | Rolf Rott | Kawasaki | | 13 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 61 | Derek Lee | Matchless | | | | | | | | | 14 | | | 0 |
| = | Roger Nichols | Matchless | | | 14 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 63 | Roy Reid | Seeley | | | 32 | | | | | | 15 | | | 0 |
| 64 | Roy Bisbey | Norton | | | 16 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 65 | Geoff Barry | Matchless / Seeley | | | 17 | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| 66 | Brian Scully | Scott | | | | | | | | | 17 | | | 0 |
| 67 | Bob Ramsey | Seeley | | | | | | | | | 18 | | | 0 |
| = | Jeff Wade | Norton | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 69 | Chris Neve | Seeley | | | 30 | | | | | | 19 | | | 0 |
| 70 | Don Harris | Norton | | | 20 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 71 | Dave Foulkes | Norton | | | 21 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 72 | Jeff Boniface | Norton | | | 22 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 73 | Brian Edwards | Norton | | | 23 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 74 | Fred Walton | Velocette Metisse | | | 24 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 75 | Len Williams | Aermacchi | | | 25 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 76 | Tom Loughridge | Suzuki | | | 26 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 77 | Gordon Daniels | Suzuki | | | 27 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 78 | Jim Ashton | Seeley | | | 28 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 79 | John Stanley | Seeley | | | 29 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 80 | Trevor Armstrong | Norton | | | 31 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Gyula Marsovszky | Linto | Ret | Ret | | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | | 0 |
| - | Theo Louwes | Kawasaki | Ret | Ret | | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Hannu Kuparinen | Suzuki | Ret | | | Ret | | Ret | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| - | Martin Carney | Kawasaki | | Ret | | | Ret | Ret | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| - | Cristian Ravel | Kawasaki | Ret | Ret | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Alan Barnett | Aermacchi | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Silvano Bertarelli | Kawasaki | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| - | Karl Hoppe | König | Ret | | | Ret | | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Börje Andersson | Honda | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | 0 |
| - | Vincent Duckett | Seeley | | | Ret | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| - | Roberto Gallina | Paton | Ret | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| - | Steve Ellis | Yamaha | | | | Ret | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| - | Sven-Olov Gunnarsson | Kawasaki | | | | | | Ret | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| - | Tony Jefferies | Matchless | | | Ret | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| - | Kai Kuparinen | Suzuki | | | | | | Ret | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| - | Billy McCosh | Seeley | | | Ret | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| - | Ginger Molloy | Kawasaki | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Borge Nielsen | Honda | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | 0 |
| - | Bill Smith | Seeley / Kawasaki | | | Ret | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| - | John Williams | Matchless | | | Ret | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| - | Brian Adams | Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| - | Abe Alexander | Seeley | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| - | Tony Anderson | Matchless | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Martin Ashwood | Metisse | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Sergio Baroncini | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| - | Jöram Blom | Seeley | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| - | Hans Braumandl | Matchless | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Clive Brown | Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Paolo Campanelli | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| - | Alistair Copeland | Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Walter Dawson | Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Terry Dennehy | Honda | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Derek Filler | Seeley | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | George Fogarty | Suzuki | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Bill Fulton | Matchless | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Denis Gallagher | Seeley | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| - | Alex George | Kawasaki | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Peter Gibson | Seeley | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Tony Godfrey | Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Campbell Gorman | Seeley | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| - | Don Grant | Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Terry Grotefeld | Yamaha | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Billie Guthrie | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| - | Osmo Hansen | Linto | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| - | Morten Hauger | Honda | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| - | Harris Healey | Norton | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| - | Bob Health | BSA | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Keith Heckles | Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Ari Heikkilä | Matchless | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| - | John Hughes | Yamaha | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Albert Hund | Honda | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Ted Janssen | Suzuki | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Malcom Jefery | Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Lasse Johansson | HM | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| - | Arpad Juhos | Aermacchi | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Austin Kinsella | Matchless | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| - | Ray Knight | Triumph | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Udo Kochanski | BMW | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Otto Labitzke | BMW | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Horst Lahfeld | König | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Vasco Loro | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| - | Alois Maxwald | Linto | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Ray McCullough | Seeley | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| - | Ian McGregor | Norton | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| - | Stephen Murray | Seeley | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| - | Godfrey Nash | Honda | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| - | Oiva Papunen | Kawasaki | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| - | Anssi Resko | Suzuki | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| - | Walter Rungg | Aermacchi | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Hasse Rutgersson | HRS | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| - | Reinhard Scholtis | Kawasaki | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Alfred Schwander | Suzuki | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Bruno Spaggiari | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| - | Bo Strandell | Linto | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| - | Claus Tarum | Honda | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| - | Ken Tilley | Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Jupp Tröblinger | König | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Dennis Trollope | Seeley | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Brian Walsh | Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Carl Ward | Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Manfred Weingartner | Matchless | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Max Wiener | Aermacchi | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Louis With | Kawasaki | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| - | Ray Wittich | Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Benedetto Zambotti | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| Pos | Pilot | Moto | AUT | GER | IOM | NED | BEL | DDR | SWE | FIN | ULS | NAT | ESP | Pts |
| Color | Resultat |
| Or | Guanyador |
| Argent | 2n lloc |
| Bronze | 3r lloc |
| Verd | Va acabar sumant punts |
| Blau | Va acabar sense sumar punts |
| Blau | No classificat (NC) |
| Porpra | Es retirà (Ret o DNF) |
| Vermell | No qualificat (NQ o DNQ) |
| Vermell | No pre-qualificat (NPQ o DNPQ) |
| Negre | Desqualificat (DSQ) |
| Blanc | No va començar (NVC o DNS) |
| Blanc | Abandonà (AB o WD) |
| Blanc | Retirat per lesió (LES) |
| Blanc | Cursa cancel·lada (C) |
| Gris | No va entrenar (NE o DNP) |
| Gris | No va arribar (NA o DNA) |
| Gris | Exclòs (EX) |

## 350 cc

| Posició | Pilot | Moto | Punts | Victòries |
| 1 | Giacomo Agostini | MV Agusta | 90 | 6 |
| 2 | Jarno Saarinen | Yamaha | 63 | 2 |
| 3 | Ivan Carlsson | Yamaha | 39 | 0 |
| 4 | Theo Bult | Yamaha | 36 | 0 |
| 5 | Paul Smart | Yamaha | 34 | 0 |
| 6 | Werner Pfirter | Yamaha | 33 | 0 |
| 7 | Bo Granath | Yamaha | 30 | 0 |
| 7 | László Szabó | Yamaha | 29 | 0 |
| 9 | Tony Jefferies | Yamaha | 25 | 1 |
| 10 | Teuvo Lansivuori | Yamaha | 25 | 1 |

## 250 cc

| Posició | Pilot | Moto | Punts | Victòries |
| 1 | Phil Read | Yamaha | 73 | 3 |
| 2 | Rodney Gould | Yamaha | 68 | 2 |
| 3 | Jarno Saarinen | Yamaha | 64 | 1 |
| 4 | John Dodds | Yamaha | 59 | 0 |
| 5 | Dieter Braun | Yamaha | 58 | 1 |
| 6 | Gyula Marsovsky | Yamaha | 57 | 1 |
| 7 | Silvio Grassetti | MZ | 43 | 2 |
| 8 | Chas Mortimer | Yamaha | 42 | 0 |
| 9 | János Drapál | Yamaha | 26 | 1 |
| 10 | Theo Bult | Yamaha | 22 | 0 |
| 39 | Joan Bordons | Bultaco | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | Ramon Galí | Bultaco | 1 | 0 |

## 125 cc

| Posició | Pilot | Moto | Punts | Victòries |
| 1 | Angel Nieto | Derbi | 87 | 5 |
| 2 | Barry Sheene | Suzuki | 79 | 3 |
| 3 | Börje Jansson | Maico | 64 | 0 |
| 4 | Dieter Braun | Maico | 54 | 0 |
| 5 | Chas Mortimer | Yamaha | 48 | 1 |
| 6 | Dave Simmonds | Kawasaki | 48 | 1 |
| 7 | Gert Bender | Maico | 41 | 0 |
| 8 | Gilberto Parlotti | Morbidelli | 39 | 1 |
| 9 | Kent Andersson | Yamaha | 30 | 0 |
| 10 | Jurgen Lenk | MZ | 27 | 0 |
| 29 | Benjamí Grau | Bultaco | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | Ramon Galí | Bultaco | 1 | 0 |

## 50 cc

| Posició | Pilot | Moto | Punts | Victòries |
| 1 | Jan De Vries | Kreidler | 75 | 5 |
| 2 | Angel Nieto | Derbi | 69 | 3 |
| 3 | Jos Schurgers | Kreidler | 42 | 0 |
| 4 | Herman Meyers | Jamathi | 41 | 0 |
| 5 | Rudolf Kunz | Kreidler | 36 | 0 |
| 6 | Aalt Toersen | Jamathi | 24 | 0 |
| 7 | Barry Sheene | Kreidler | 23 | 1 |
| 8 | Gilberto Parlotti | Derbi | 22 | 0 |
| 9 | Federico van der Hoeven | Derbi | 22 | 0 |
| 10 | Jan Bruins | Kreidler | 19 | 0 |
| 11 | Joan Parés | Derbi | 19 | 0 |

## Referències

* Büla, Maurice; Schertenleib, Jean-Claude. Continental Circus 1949–2000 (en anglès, francès i alemany). Chronosports S.A., 2001. ISBN 2-940125-32-5.
* «The Official MotoGP website» (en anglès). Arxivat de l'original el 18/9/2012. [Consulta: 6 juliol 2010].