# 1971 Monaco Grand Prix

43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E﻿ / ﻿43.7346500°N 7.421333°E﻿ / 43.7346500; 7.421333
The 1971 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on May 23, 1971. It was race 3 of 11 in both the 1971 World Championship of Drivers and the 1971 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers and the 200th World Championship Grand Prix held since the championship began in 1950. This was the last race on the original Monaco circuit, as a dedicated pit lane was created along the harbor before Tabac in 1972.
Events of the race are captured in the documentary film Weekend of a Champion in which Roman Polanski shadows Jackie Stewart.

## Race report

Qualifying was extremely wet and so it was Friday morning times that really counted for the grid - for Mario Andretti this was particularly unfortunate as his car was stranded out on the track at this time and so he was unable to qualify despite lying second in the World Championship. Jackie Stewart claimed a stunning pole position over a second ahead of his front row companion Jacky Ickx and shot into an immediate lead from the fast-starting Jo Siffert, Ickx, Pedro Rodríguez, Ronnie Peterson and Denny Hulme. Chris Amon stalled on the grid and Graham Hill - seeking a 6th Monaco win - made a rare mistake, hitting the wall at Tabac on the 2nd lap.
Stewart extended his lead from Siffert and Ickx, despite being painfully ill from fumes leaking into the cockpit. Peterson was astonishing the crowd with his valiant attempts to take 4th place from Rodríguez, who was baulking him as much as was legally possible. Hulme actually managed to join the battle and pass Peterson on one lap. Eventually the Mexican slipped up under pressure and locked up a wheel to let both Peterson and Hulme through.
The Who used parts of the Grand Prix and showed Jackie Stewart in the music video for the song "Baba O'Riley".

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
| 1 | 11 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:23.2 | — |
| 2 | 4 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1:24.4 | +1.2 |
| 3 | 14 | Jo Siffert | BRM | 1:24.8 | +1.6 |
| 4 | 20 | Chris Amon | Matra | 1:24.8 | +1.6 |
| 5 | 15 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 1:25.1 | +1.9 |
| 6 | 9 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 1:25.3 | +2.1 |
| 7 | 21 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 1:25.6 | +2.4 |
| 8 | 17 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 1:25.8 | +2.6 |
| 9 | 7 | Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford | 1:26.0 | +2.8 |
| 10 | 22 | John Surtees | Surtees-Ford | 1:26.0 | +2.8 |
| 11 | 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1:26.1 | +2.9 |
| 12 | 2 | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford | 1:26.7 | +3.5 |
| 13 | 27 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | 1:26.7 | +3.5 |
| 14 | 10 | Peter Gethin | McLaren-Ford | 1:26.9 | +3.7 |
| 15 | 12 | François Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:27.2 | +4.0 |
| 16 | 24 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees-Ford | 1:27.2 | +4.0 |
| 17 | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 1:27.7 | +4.5 |
| 18 | 8 | Tim Schenken | Brabham-Ford | 1:28.3 | +5.1 |
| DNQ | 16 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 1:28.8 | +5.6 |
| DNQ | 6 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 1:29.1 | +5.9 |
| DNQ | 19 | Nanni Galli* | March-Alfa Romeo | 1:34.6 | +11.4 |
| DNQ | 18 | Alex Soler-Roig | March-Ford | 1:44.4 | +21.2 |
| DNQ | 28 | Skip Barber | March-Ford | 2:48.6 | +1:25.4 |
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### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 11 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford | 80 | 1:52:21.3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 17 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 80 | + 25.6 | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 80 | + 53.3 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 80 | + 1:06.7 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 79 | + 1 Lap | 17 | 2 |
| 6 | 24 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees-Ford | 79 | + 1 Lap | 16 | 1 |
| 7 | 22 | John Surtees | Surtees-Ford | 79 | + 1 Lap | 10 | |
| 8 | 27 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | 77 | + 3 Laps | 13 | |
| 9 | 15 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 76 | + 4 Laps | 5 | |
| 10 | 8 | Tim Schenken | Brabham-Ford | 76 | + 4 Laps | 18 | |
| Ret | 14 | Jo Siffert | BRM | 58 | Oil pipe | 3 | |
| Ret | 21 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 47 | Differential | 7 | |
| Ret | 20 | Chris Amon | Matra | 45 | Differential | 4 | |
| Ret | 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 24 | Accident | 11 | |
| Ret | 10 | Peter Gethin | McLaren-Ford | 22 | Accident | 14 | |
| Ret | 2 | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford | 21 | Wheel bearing | 12 | |
| Ret | 12 | François Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford | 5 | Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | 7 | Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford | 1 | Accident | 9 | |
| DNQ | 16 | Howden Ganley | BRM | | | | |
| DNQ | 6 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | | | | |
| DNQ | 19 | Nanni Galli* | March-Alfa Romeo | | | | |
| DNQ | 18 | Alex Soler-Roig | March-Ford | | | | |
| DNQ | 28 | Skip Barber | March-Ford | | | | |
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* - Andrea de Adamich was listed as the driver of the #19 March, but never drove. Galli was entered instead.