# 1971 European Formula Two Championship

The 1971 European Formula Two season was contested over 11 rounds. March Engineering driver Ronnie Peterson clinched the championship title.

## Teams and drivers

| Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Driver | Rounds |
| Rondel Racing | Brabham-Ford | BT36 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Graham Hill | 1-3, 5-6, 9 |
| Rondel Racing | Brabham-Ford | BT36 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Tim Schenken | 1-10 |
| Rondel Racing | Brabham-Ford | BT36 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Bob Wollek | 4, 6-9 |
| Rondel Racing | Brabham-Ford | BT36 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Reine Wisell | 7 |
| Bob Gerard Racing | Brabham-Ford | BT30 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Brian Hart | 1-2, 5 |
| Alistair Walker Racing | Brabham-Ford | BT30 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Alistair Walker | 1-3, 5 |
| Brian Cullen Racing | Brabham-Ford | BT30 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Brian Cullen | 1-2 |
| Paul Watson Racing Organisation | Brabham-Ford | BT30 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Jeremy Richardson | 1-3, 5-6 |
| Automóvil Club Argentino | Brabham-Ford | BT30 BT36 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Carlos Reutemann | All |
| Automóvil Club Argentino | Brabham-Ford | BT30 BT36 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Carlos Ruesch | All |
| Team Obrist | Brabham-Ford | BT30 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Jürg Dubler | 1-5 |
| Scuderia Ala d'Oro Ernesto Brambilla | Brabham-Ford | BT30 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Ernesto Brambilla | 1-3 |
| Scuderia Ala d'Oro Ernesto Brambilla | Brabham-Ford | BT30 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Vittorio Brambilla | 1-3 |
| Scuderia Ala d'Oro Ernesto Brambilla | Brabham-Ford | BT30 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Gianluigi Picchi | 1, 5 |
| Scuderia Ala d'Oro Ernesto Brambilla | March-Ford | 712M | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Giovanni Salvati | 5, 8-11 |
| Scuderia Ala d'Oro Ernesto Brambilla | March-Ford | 712M | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Ernesto Brambilla | 5-6, 8, 10 |
| Scuderia Ala d'Oro Ernesto Brambilla | March-Ford | 712M | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Vittorio Brambilla | 6, 11 |
| Scuderia Ala d'Oro Ernesto Brambilla | March-Ford | 712M | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Claudio Francisci | 9 |
| Scuderia Ala d'Oro Ernesto Brambilla | March-Ford | 712M | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Giancarlo Gagliardi | 10-11 |
| Racing Team IRIS Ceramiche | Tecno-Ford | 70 71 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Arturo Merzario | 1, 4, 6 |
| Racing Team IRIS Ceramiche | Tecno-Ford | 70 71 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Nanni Galli | 1-2, 4, 8 |
| Racing Team IRIS Ceramiche | Tecno-Ford | 70 71 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Claudio Francisci | 6, 8, 10-11 |
| Racing Team IRIS Ceramiche | Tecno-Ford | 70 71 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Luigi Fontanesi | 10 |
| Helmut Gall Autofunk Racing Team | Tecno-Ford | 71 70 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Helmut Gall | 1-3, 10 |
| Roland Binder | Tecno-Ford | 69 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Roland Binder | 1 |
| Équipe Tecno Elf | Tecno-Ford | 71 | Ford Cosworth BDA 1.6 L4 | François Cevert | 1-10 |
| Équipe Tecno Elf | Tecno-Ford | 71 | Ford Cosworth BDA 1.6 L4 | Patrick Depailler | 1-3, 5-6, 8-9 |
| Équipe Tecno Elf | Tecno-Ford | 71 | Ford Cosworth BDA 1.6 L4 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 1, 4-6, 9 |
| Équipe Tecno Elf | Tecno-Ford | 71 | Ford Cosworth BDA 1.6 L4 | Ernesto Brambilla | 7 |
| LIRA - Team Lotus J & J Stanton - Lotus Racing | Lotus-Ford | 69 69C | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Reine Wisell | 1-6 |
| LIRA - Team Lotus J & J Stanton - Lotus Racing | Lotus-Ford | 69 69C | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Richard Scott | 1-5, 7 |
| LIRA - Team Lotus J & J Stanton - Lotus Racing | Lotus-Ford | 69 69C | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Gerry Birrell | 1-2, 4-7, 9-10 |
| LIRA - Team Lotus J & J Stanton - Lotus Racing | Lotus-Ford | 69 69C | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | François Migault | 6 |
| Irish Racing Cars | Lotus-Ford | 69 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Alan Rollinson | 1 |
| Irish Racing Cars | Brabham-Ford | BT30 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Tommy Reid | 2 |
| Irish Racing Cars | Brabham-Ford | BT30 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Brian Cullen | 3 |
| Tetsu Ikuzawa | Lotus-Ford | 69 69C | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Tetsu Ikuzawa | 1-2, 5-9 |
| Team Bardahl | Lotus-Ford | 69 69C | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Wilson Fittipaldi | 1-4 |
| Team Bardahl | Lotus-Ford | 69 69C | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 3-5, 9-11 |
| Team Bardahl | March-Ford | 712M | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Wilson Fittipaldi | 5, 7-11 |
| Eifelland Wohnwagenbau | Brabham-Ford | BT30 BT36 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Dieter Quester | 1 |
| Eifelland Wohnwagenbau | Brabham-Ford | BT30 BT36 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Rolf Stommelen | 3, 5, 7 |
| Eifelland Wohnwagenbau | Brabham-Ford | BT30 BT36 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 3 |
| Eifelland Wohnwagenbau | March-Ford | 712M 702 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Hannelore Werner | 1, 3-7 |
| Eifelland Wohnwagenbau | March-Ford | 712M 702 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Hermann Unold | 1 |
| Eifelland Wohnwagenbau | March-Ford | 712M 702 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Willi Deutsch | 3 |
| Eifelland Wohnwagenbau | March-BMW | 712M 702 | BMW M11 1.6 L4 | Dieter Quester | 3-11 |
| Bosch Racing Team | March-Ford | 712M | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Niki Lauda | 1-10 |
| SMOG March Engineering | March-Ford | 712M | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Ronnie Peterson | 1-10 |
| SMOG March Engineering | March-Ford | 712M | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Sten Gunnarsson | 7 |
| SMOG March Engineering | March-Ford | 712M | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | François Migault | 9 |
| Squadra Tartaruga | March-Ford | 712M | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Xavier Perrot | 1-3 |
| Midland Racing Team | Chevron-Ford | B18 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Bruno Frey | 1 |
| Midland Racing Team | Chevron-Ford | B18 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Hervé Bayard | 6 |
| Ecurie Bonnier SA Lola Cars Ltd | Lola-Ford | T240 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Helmut Marko | 1, 3-4 |
| Ecurie Bonnier SA Lola Cars Ltd | Lola-Ford | T240 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Jo Bonnier | 11 |
| Constructions Mechaniques Pygmée | Pygmée-Ford | MDB16 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Patrick Dal Bo | 1-2, 4, 7, 9 |
| Constructions Mechaniques Pygmée | Pygmée-Ford | MDB16 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 4, 6 |
| Constructions Mechaniques Pygmée | Pygmée-Ford | MDB16 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Helmut Marko | 7 |
| Constructions Mechaniques Pygmée | Pygmée-Ford | MDB16 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Jimmy Mieusset | 9 |
| John Watson | Brabham-Ford | BT30 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | John Watson | 1-8, 10 |
| Johnny Blades | Lotus-Ford | 59B | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Johnny Blades | 1-3, 5 |
| Clarke-Mordaunt Racing with Alistair Guthrie | March-Ford | 712M | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Mike Beuttler | 1-7, 9-11 |
| Écurie Monaco | Brabham-Ford | BT30 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Lionel Noghès | 1-2, 4, 6, 9, 11 |
| Jean Blanc | Tecno-Ford | 70 71 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Jean Blanc | 1-2, 4, 11 |
| John Cannon Racing | March-Ford | 712M | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | John Cannon | 2-7, 10-11 |
| FIRST | Brabham-Ford | BT30 BT36 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Peter Westbury | 2-3, 5-6, 8-10 |
| John Wingfield | Brabham-Ford | BT30 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | John Wingfield | 2-3, 5 |
| Rod Pickering | Brabham-Ford | BT23C | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Rod Pickering | 2 |
| Ecurie Ecosse | March-Ford | 712M | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Tom Walkinshaw | 2, 4-5 |
| Ecurie Ecosse | March-Ford | 712M | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Gerry Birrell | 3 |
| Frank Williams Motul March | March-Ford | 712M | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Derek Bell | 2-3, 5, 7, 9-10 |
| Frank Williams Motul March | March-Ford | 712M | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Henri Pescarolo | 2-3, 5, 8-10 |
| Frank Williams Motul March | March-Ford | 712M | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Max Jean | 6 |
| Frank Williams Motul March | March-Ford | 712M | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Carlos Pace | 6-11 |
| Frank Williams Motul March | March-Ford | 712M | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Christian Ethuin | 6 |
| Frank Williams Motul March | Lotus-Ford | 59B | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Carlos Pace | 5 |
| Shell - Meubles Arnold Team | March-Ford | 712M | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Jean-Pierre Jaussaud | 2-10 |
| Shell - Meubles Arnold Team | March-Ford | 712M | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 2, 4-7, 9-11 |
| Shell - Meubles Arnold Team | March-Ford | 712M | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Clay Regazzoni | 11 |
| Jo Siffert - Chevron Racing Team | Chevron-Ford | B18 B18C | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Jo Siffert | 2-3, 5 |
| Jo Siffert - Chevron Racing Team | Chevron-Ford | B18 B18C | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | François Mazet | 4, 6, 9-10 |
| Jo Siffert - Chevron Racing Team | Chevron-Ford | B18 B18C | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Chris Craft | 5, 7 |
| Jo Siffert - Chevron Racing Team | Chevron-Ford | B18 B18C | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | José Dolhem | 11 |
| Crosslé Racing Team | Crosslé-Ford | 18F | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Brian Nelson | 2 |
| Bernd Terbeck | Brabham-Ford | BT36 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Bernd Terbeck | 3, 5, 7 |
| Scuderia Jolly Club Switzerland - Marlboro Racing Silvio Moser Racing Team SA | Brabham-Ford | BT30 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Silvio Moser | 4-6, 9-11 |
| Scuderia Jolly Club Switzerland - Marlboro Racing Silvio Moser Racing Team SA | Brabham-Ford | BT30 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Jürg Dubler | 6-7 |
| Scuderia Jolly Club Switzerland - Marlboro Racing Silvio Moser Racing Team SA | March-Ford | 712M | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Fredy Link | 5, 7, 10-11 |
| GTE Racing Cars | Lotus-Ford | 69 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Adam Potocki | 4-6, 9-10 |
| GTE Racing Cars | Lotus-Ford | 69 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 9 |
| Nick May | Chevron-Ford | B17B | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Nick May | 5 |
| Hervé Bayard | Chevron-Ford | B18 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Hervé Bayard | 5 |
| ACA Racing Club | McLaren-Ford | M4A | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Georges Schäfer | 5 |
| Keiper Recaro Racing Team | Maco-Ford | 271 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Ernst Maring | 7 |

## Calendar

| Race No | Circuit | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner |
| 1 | Hockenheim | 4 April | 20+20 | 6.789=271.56 km | 1'27:09.8 | 186.931 km/h | Ronnie Peterson | Ronnie Peterson | François Cevert |
| 2 | Thruxton | 12 April | 50 | 3.791=189.55 km | 1'02:36.2 1'02:36.8 | 181.668 km/h 181.639 km/h | Ronnie Peterson | Ronnie Peterson | Graham Hill Ronnie Peterson |
| 3 | Nürburgring (Eifelrennen) | 2 May | 10 | 22.835=228.35 km | 1'20:19.2 | 170.580 km/h | Derek Bell | Ronnie Peterson | François Cevert |
| 4 | Jarama | 16 May | 60 | 3.404=204.24 km | 1'29:42.9 1'29:57.7 | 136.593 km/h 136.218 km/h | Ronnie Peterson | Tim Schenken | Emerson Fittipaldi Dieter Quester |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 31 May | 50 | 2.238=111.85 km | 0'42:03.0 0'42:07.4 | 159.590 km/h 159.312 km/h | Ronnie Peterson | Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Tim Schenken Ronnie Peterson Emerson Fittipaldi | Emerson Fittipaldi Tim Schenken |
| 6 | Rouen | 27 June | 25 | 6.541=163.525 km | 0'55:36.3 | 176.450 km/h | Ronnie Peterson | François Cevert | Ronnie Peterson |
| 7 | Mantorp Park | 8 August | 36+36 | 4.092=294.624 km | 1'46:08.2 | 166.554 km/h | Ronnie Peterson | Ronnie Peterson | Ronnie Peterson |
| | Pergusa-Enna | 22 August | cancelled | cancelled | | | | | |
| 8 | Tulln-Langenlebarn | 12 September | 35+35 | 2.86=200.2 km | 1'24:32.26 | 142.091 km/h | Ronnie Peterson | Tim Schenken | Ronnie Peterson |
| 9 | Albi | 26 September | 63 | 3.636=229.068 km | 1'16:49.1 1'17:49,6 | 178.917 km/h 176.599 km/h | Carlos Reutemann | Carlos Reutemann | Emerson Fittipaldi Carlos Reutemann |
| 10 | Vallelunga | 10 October | 35+35 | 3.2=224.0 km | 1'25:57.2 | 156.364 km/h | Emerson Fittipaldi | Emerson Fittipaldi | Ronnie Peterson |
| 11 | Vallelunga | 17 October | 65 | 3.2=208.0 km | 1'19:49.1 | 156.355 km/h | Emerson Fittipaldi | Mike Beuttler Dieter Quester | Mike Beuttler |
Note:
Race 1, 7, 8 and 10 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.
Race 2, 5 and 6 were held with two semi-final heats and the final run, with time only shown for the final.
Race 2, 4, 5 and 9 was won by a graded driver, all graded drivers are shown in Italics.

## Final point standings
### Driver

For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. The best 8 results count. No driver had a point deduction.
| Place | Name | Team | Chassis | Engine | HOC | THR | NÜR | JAR | CRY | ROU | MAN | TUL | ALB | VLL1 | VLL2 | Points |
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | March Engineering | March | Ford | - | 9 | - | - | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | - | 54 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Automovil Club Argentino | Brabham | Ford | 6 | - | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | - | 9 | 4 | - | 40 |
| 3 | Dieter Quester | Eifelland | March | BMW | - | - | - | 9 | - | 6 | - | 4 | - | 6 | 6 | 31 |
| 4 | Tim Schenken | Rondel Racing | Brabham | Ford | 3 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | 27 |
| 5 | François Cevert | Équipe Tecno | Tecno | Ford | 9 | 4 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 |
| 6 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Team Bardahl | Lotus | Ford | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 16 |
| 7 | Mike Beuttler | Team Clarke-Mordaunt | March | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Team Arnold | March | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jaussaud | Team Arnold | March | Ford | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 9 |
| 10 | Niki Lauda | Bosch Racing | March | Ford | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| 11 | François Migault | Team Lotus | Lotus | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | | | | 7 |
| 11 | François Migault | March Engineering | March | Ford | | | | | | | | | 4 | - | - | 7 |
| | Gerry Birrell | Team J. & J. Stanton | Lotus | Ford | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 7 |
| 13 | Derek Bell | Williams Racing | March | Ford | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| 14 | Peter Westbury | FIRST | Brabham | Ford | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| | John Watson | private entry | Brabham | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| 16 | John Cannon | private entry | March | Ford | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| 17 | Carlos Ruesch | Automovil Club Argentino | Brabham | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Vittorio Brambilla | private entry | March | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| | Silvio Moser | Moser Racing | Brabham | Ford | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Brian Hart | Gerard Racing | Brabham | Ford | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| | Alistair Walker | Walker Racing | Brabham | Ford | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| | Helmut Marko | Écurie Bonnier | Lola | Ford | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| | François Mazet | Siffert Racing | Chevron | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| | Bob Wollek | Rondel Racing | Brabham | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Note:
Only drivers which were not graded were able to score points.