# 1971 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

The 1971 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 23rd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of twelve Grand Prix races in six classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 50cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 9 May, with Austrian Grand Prix and ended with Spanish Grand Prix on 26 September.

## Season summary

Giacomo Agostini would claim his tenth world championship in 1971, passing Carlo Ubbiali and Mike Hailwood as the all time championship leader. Angel Nieto challenged for the 50cc and 125cc titles. A crash in the final 50cc race handed the title to Dutchman Jan de Vries but, Nieto was able to claim the 125 crown over a young Barry Sheene. Phil Read captured the 250 championship on a private Yamaha-powered Eric Cheney-designed chassis, after falling out with the Yamaha factory.
Agostini won the 350 title for the fourth year in a row but a newcomer served notice when young Finn, Jarno Saarinen, won his first Grand Prix at the Czechoslovakian round then won again in Italy. Agostini had things his way in the 500cc class, winning the first eight rounds of the eleven race series against minimal factory-sponsored opposition. For the second consecutive year a New Zealand rider finished second in the premier class – Ginger Molloy in 1970 and Keith Turner in 1971.
Jack Findlay's victory at the 1971 Ulster Grand Prix not only marked the first victory for a Suzuki motorcycle in the premier 500cc class, but also the first-ever 500cc class victory for a motorcycle powered by a two stroke engine. Kawasaki won their first 500cc class victory at the season ending Spanish Grand Prix at Jarama when Dave Simmonds won the race after Agostini sat out the event after already winning the championship. The inaugural Austrian Grand Prix was held at the new high-speed Salzburgring.

## 1971 Grand Prix season calendar

| Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit | 50cc winner | 125cc winner | 250cc winner | 350cc winner | 500cc winner | Sidecars 500cc winner | Report |
| 1 | 9 May | Austrian Grand Prix | Salzburgring | Jan de Vries | Angel Nieto | Silvio Grassetti | Giacomo Agostini | Giacomo Agostini | Butscher / Huber | Report |
| 2 | 16 May | West German Grand Prix | Hockenheimring | Jan de Vries | Dave Simmonds | Phil Read | Giacomo Agostini | Giacomo Agostini | Auerbacher / Hahn | Report |
| 3 | 12 June | Isle of Man TT | Snaefell Mountain | | Chas Mortimer | Phil Read | Tony Jefferies | Giacomo Agostini | Schauzu / Kalauch | Report |
| 4 | 26 June | Dutch TT | Assen | Angel Nieto | Angel Nieto | Phil Read | Giacomo Agostini | Giacomo Agostini | Owesle / Kremer | Report |
| 5 | 4 July | Belgian Grand Prix | Spa-Francorchamps | Jan de Vries | Barry Sheene | Silvio Grassetti | | Giacomo Agostini | Schauzu / Kalauch | Report |
| 6 | 11 July | East German Grand Prix | Sachsenring | Angel Nieto | Angel Nieto | Dieter Braun | Giacomo Agostini | Giacomo Agostini | | Report |
| 7 | 18 July | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix | Brno | Barry Sheene | Angel Nieto | János Drapál | Jarno Saarinen | | Schauzu / Kalauch | Report |
| 8 | 25 July | Swedish Grand Prix | Anderstorp | Angel Nieto | Barry Sheene | Rodney Gould | Giacomo Agostini | Giacomo Agostini | | Report |
| 9 | 1 August | Finnish Grand Prix | Imatra | | Barry Sheene | Rodney Gould | Giacomo Agostini | Giacomo Agostini | Owesle / Rutterford | Report |
| 10 | 14 August | Ulster Grand Prix | Dundrod | | | Ray McCullough | Peter Williams | Jack Findlay | Owesle / Rutterford | Report |
| 11 | 12 September | Nations Grand Prix | Monza | Jan de Vries | Gilberto Parlotti | Gyula Marsovsky | Jarno Saarinen | Alberto Pagani | | Report |
| 12 | 26 September | Spanish Grand Prix | Jarama | Jan de Vries | Angel Nieto | Jarno Saarinen | Teuvo Länsivuori | Dave Simmonds | | Report |

### Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top ten finishers in each race. Only the best of six races were counted on 50cc, 125cc, 350cc and 500cc championships, best of seven in 250cc, while in the Sidecars, the best of five races were counted.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |

#### 500cc final standings

| Pos | Rider | Machine | AUT | GER | MAN | HOL | BEL | DDR | SWE | FIN | ULS | NAC | ESP | Pts |
| 1 | Giacomo Agostini | MV Agusta | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ret | | 90 (120) |
| 2 | Keith Turner | Coleman-Suzuki | 2 | Ret | 7 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 58 (67) |
| 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 / Jada | 4 | Ret | | Ret | 3 | | 10 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 50 (51) |
| 6 | Eric Offenstadt | Kawasaki | 3 | Ret | | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | | 3 | 32 |
| 7 | Tommy Robb | Hurst-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 | Gianpiero Zubani | Kawasaki | Ret | | | | | | | | | 2 | | 12 |
| 14 | Peter Williams | Arter-Matchless | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 15 | Bo 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 | Benjamin Grau | Bultaco | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 8 |
| = | Selwyn Griffiths | Cowles-Matchless | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| = | Ulfe Nilsson | Seeley-Matchless | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | 8 |
| = | Phil Read | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | 8 |
| = | Percy Tait | Seeley-Matchless | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | 8 |
| 25 | 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 | Padgett-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 | Cowles-Matchless | | | 9 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| = | Horst Dzierzawa | Yamaha | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| = | Giuseppe Mongardi | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | 2 |
| = | Donnie Robinson | Padgett-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 | 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 | Oakley-Matchless / Seeley | | | 17 | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| 66 | Brian Scully | Scott | | | | | | | | | 17 | | | 0 |
| 67 | Bob Ramsey | Seeley | | | | | | | | | 18 | | | 0 |
| = | Jeff Wade | Tickle Manx 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 | TWS 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 | Arter-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 | Arter-Matchless | | | Ret | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| – | Brian Adams | Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| – | Abe Alexander | Seeley | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| – | Tony Anderson | Matchless | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| – | Martin Ashwood | Quaife 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 | Cunningham-Suzuki | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| – | Bill Fulton | Stafford-Matchless | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| – | Denis Gallagher | Seeley | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| – | Alex George | Kawasaki | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| – | Peter Gibson | Seeley | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| – | Tony Godfrey | Tickle Manx Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| – | Campbell Gorman | Seeley | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| – | Don Grant | Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| – | Terry Grotefeld | Padgett-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 |
| – | Malcolm Jefery | Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| – | Lasse Johansson | HM | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| – | Arpad Juhos | Aermacchi | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| – | Austin Kinsella | Matchless | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| – | Ray Knight | Hughes-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 | Saunders-Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| – | Benedetto Zambotti | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| Pos | Rider | Bke | AUT | GER | MAN | HOL | BEL | DDR | SWE | FIN | ULS | NAC | ESP | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

### 1971 350 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings

| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
| 1 | Giacomo Agostini | 1 | Italy | MV Agusta | 90 | 6 |
| 2 | Jarno Saarinen | | Finland | Yamaha | 63 | 2 |
| 3 | Ivan Carlsson | | Sweden | Yamaha | 39 | 0 |
| 4 | Theo Bult | | Netherlands | Yamaha | 36 | 0 |
| 5 | Paul Smart | | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 34 | 0 |
| 6 | Werner Pfirter | | Switzerland | Yamaha | 33 | 0 |
| 7 | Bo Granath | 10 | Sweden | Yamaha | 30 | 0 |
| 7 | László Szabó | | Hungary | Yamaha | 29 | 0 |
| 9 | Tony Jefferies | | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 25 | 1 |
| 10 | Teuvo Lansivuori | | Finland | Yamaha | 25 | 1 |

### 1971 250 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings

| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
| 1 | Phil Read | | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 73 | 3 |
| 2 | Rodney Gould | 1 | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 68 | 2 |
| 3 | Jarno Saarinen | 4 | Finland | Yamaha | 64 | 1 |
| 4 | John Dodds | | Australia | Yamaha | 59 | 0 |
| 5 | Dieter Braun | | West Germany | Yamaha | 58 | 1 |
| 6 | Gyula Marsovsky | 7 | Switzerland | Yamaha | 57 | 1 |
| 7 | Silvio Grassetti | 10 | Italy | MZ | 43 | 2 |
| 8 | Chas Mortimer | 6 | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 42 | 0 |
| 9 | János Drapál | | Hungary | Yamaha | 26 | 1 |
| 10 | Theo Bult | 20 | Netherlands | Yamaha | 22 | 0 |

### 1971 125 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings

| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
| 1 | Angel Nieto | 1 | Spain | Derbi | 87 | 5 |
| 2 | Barry Sheene | | United Kingdom | Suzuki | 79 | 3 |
| 3 | Börje Jansson | 3 | Sweden | Maico | 64 | 0 |
| 4 | Dieter Braun | | West Germany | Maico | 54 | 0 |
| 5 | Chas Mortimer | | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 48 | 1 |
| 6 | Dave Simmonds | 4 | United Kingdom | Kawasaki | 48 | 1 |
| 7 | Gert Bender | | West Germany | Maico | 41 | 0 |
| 8 | Gilberto Parlotti | | Italy | Morbidelli | 39 | 1 |
| 9 | Kent Andersson | | Sweden | Yamaha | 30 | 0 |
| 10 | Jurgen Lenk | | East Germany | MZ | 27 | 0 |

### 1971 50 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings

| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
| 1 | Jan De Vries | 5 | Netherlands | Kreidler | 75 | 5 |
| 2 | Angel Nieto | 1 | Spain | Derbi | 69 | 3 |
| 3 | Jos Schurgers | 6 | Netherlands | Kreidler | 42 | 0 |
| 4 | Herman Meyers | 10 | Netherlands | Jamathi | 41 | 0 |
| 5 | Rudolf Kunz | | West Germany | Kreidler | 36 | 0 |
| 6 | Aalt Toersen | | Netherlands | Jamathi | 24 | 0 |
| 7 | Barry Sheene | | United Kingdom | Kreidler | 23 | 1 |
| 8 | Gilberto Parlotti | 9 | Italy | Derbi | 22 | 0 |
| 9 | Federico van der Hoeven | | Netherlands | Derbi | 22 | 0 |
| 10 | Jan Bruins | | Netherlands | Kreidler | 19 | 0 |