1971 British Grand Prix

The 1971 British Grand Prix was the sixth race of the 1971 Formula One season, and was held at Silverstone on Saturday, July 17, 1971. Jackie Stewart led most of the way for his fourth win of the season.
The previous weekend, Pedro Rodríguez was driving a Ferrari 512M at an Interserie race at the Norisring in Germany. Passing a slower car, he was squeezed into a concrete wall, where his car crashed heavily and caught fire. Rodríguez died later at the hospital, and his passing cast a pall over the entire meeting.
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==Background==
*: Both cars had improved driveshafts installed. The RAC scrutineers made the team adjust the exhaust pipes in the BT34, which necessitated repositioning the oil radiators. The BT34 was also running with twin-disc brakes.
*: The team arrived in a state of shock after the death of Pedro Rodríguez, a few days earlier. No replacement driver was named, and the only change was Jo Siffert using the engine intended for Rodríguez.
*: The team brought a car for Mario Andretti, but he had a USAC commitment the day after the GP, and did not make the trip to England. So the car was used as the spare. Both Jacky Ickx and Clay Regazzoni used the streamlined nose pieces tried at Paul Ricard, and experimented with engine air intakes during practice.
*: To make up for his 'lost weekend' at Zandvoort, Dave Charlton was included with the team at Silverstone. This meant that Reine Wisell got stuck driving the rebuilt (again!) 56B turbine, and was not pleased. Both 72s had engine air intakes mounted, and modified rear wings, featuring adjustable flaps.
*: Alex Soler-Roig (and his sponsorship money) had left the team, feeling that he was getting the short end of the engine supply. The third car was given to Nanni Galli without sponsorship, as the team felt strongly about his potential. Increased availability of engines meant that Ronnie Peterson's car was fitted with a Cosworth again.
**Henri Pescarolo's private Frank Williams entry was fitted with some stronger transmission parts.
**Another private team with Mike Beuttler entered with the same 711 that Peterson took second place in at Monaco. That car practiced with the number #35, but raced as #6.
*: The team had no improvements, no changes, and even no spares, as the second transporter broke down in France. The drivers were not happy.
*: The team added Jackie Oliver as a third entry, using the M14A that Peter Gethin used earlier in the season. The cars were unchanged, and the team would just drive down the road to the factory if spares were needed.
*: There were no changes to the cars, but the team had a brand new (and unsorted) TS9 along. Derek Bell was scheduled to drive the upgraded TS7 rental car, but John Surtees allowed him to use the new TS9, and the TS7 was kept as a spare.
*: François Cevert's 002 car now had the same type of full-width nose as Jackie Stewart's 003 car. The team had abandoned using twin-disc brakes, saying they were too heavy for the small benefit. As usual, car 001 was along as a spare.
==Entry list==
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No.	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
1 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	Gold Leaf Team Lotus 	 	72D 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
2 	Dave Charlton 	Gold Leaf Team Lotus 	 	72D 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
3 	Reine Wisell 	Gold Leaf Team Lotus 	 	56B 	 	STN76 tbn 	
4 	Jacky Ickx 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	312B2 	 	001/1 F12 3.0	
5 	Clay Regazzoni 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	312B2 	 	001/1 F12 3.0	
6 	Mike Beuttler 	Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie Racing 	 	711 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
7 	Graham Hill 	Motor Racing Developments 	 	BT34 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
8 	Tim Schenken 	Motor Racing Developments 	 	BT33 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
9 	Denny Hulme 	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 	 	M19A 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
10 	Peter Gethin 	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 	 	M19A 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
11 	Jackie Oliver 	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 	 	M14A 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
12 	Jackie Stewart 	Elf Team Tyrrell 	 	003 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
14 	François Cevert 	Elf Team Tyrrell 	 	002 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
15 	Pedro Rodríguez 	Yardley Team BRM 	 	P160 	 	P142 V12 3.0 	
16 	Jo Siffert 	Yardley Team BRM 	 	P160 	 	P142 V12 3.0 	
17 	Howden Ganley 	Yardley Team BRM 	 	P153 	 	P142 V12 3.0 	
18 	Ronnie Peterson 	STP March Racing Team 	 	711 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
19 	Andrea de Adamich 	STP March Racing Team 	 	711 	 	T33 V8 3.0 	
20 	Nanni Galli 	STP March Racing Team 	 	711 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
21 	Chris Amon 	Equipe Matra Sports 	 	MS120B 	 	MS71 V12 3.0 	
22 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Equipe Matra Sports 	 	MS120B 	 	MS71 V12 3.0 	
23 	John Surtees 	Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees 	 	TS9 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
24 	Rolf Stommelen 	Auto Motor und Sport Team Surtees	 	TS9 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
25 	Derek Bell 	Team Surtees 	 	TS9 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
26 	Henri Pescarolo 	Frank Williams Racing Cars 	 	711 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
==Practice Overview==
===Qualifying Results===
Pos	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Lap 	Gap
1 	5 	Clay Regazzoni 	 	1:18.1 	—
2 	12 	Jackie Stewart 	 	1:18.1 	—
3 	16 	Jo Siffert 	 	1:18.2 	+0.1
4 	1 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	 	1:18.3 	+0.2
5 	18 	Ronnie Peterson 	 	1:19.0 	+0.9
6 	4 	Jacky Ickx 	 	1:19.5 	+1.4
7 	8 	Tim Schenken 	 	1:19.5 	+1.4
8 	9 	Denny Hulme 	 	1:19.6 	+1.5
9 	21 	Chris Amon 	 	1:19.7 	+1.6
10 	14 	François Cevert 	 	1:19.8 	+1.7
11 	17 	Howden Ganley 	 	1:19.84	+1.74
12 	24 	Rolf Stommelen 	 	1:19.88	+1.78
13 	2 	Dave Charlton 	 	1:20.05	+1.95
14 	10 	Peter Gethin 	 	1:20.1 	+2.0
15 	22 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	 	1:20.2 	+2.1
16 	7 	Graham Hill 	 	1:20.3 	+2.2
17 	26 	Henri Pescarolo 	 	1:20.5 	+2.4
18 	23 	John Surtees 	 	1:20.6 	+2.5
19 	3 	Reine Wisell 	 	1:20.66	+2.56
20 	35 	Mike Beuttler 	 	1:20.7 	+2.6
21 	20 	Nanni Galli 	 	1:20.9 	+2.8
22 	11 	Jackie Oliver 	 	1:21.0 	+2.9
23 	23 	Derek Bell 	 	1:22.3 	+4.2
24 	19 	Andrea de Adamich 	 	1:23.2 	+5.1
==Race==
===Results===
Pos	No	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1 	12	Jackie Stewart 	 	68 	1:31:31.5 	2 	9
2 	18	Ronnie Peterson 	 	68 	+36.5 	5 	6
3 	1 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	 	68 	+50.5 	4 	4
4 	26	Henri Pescarolo 	 	67 	+1 Lap 	17 	3
5 	24	Rolf Stommelen 	 	67 	+1 Lap 	12 	2
6 	22	John Surtees 	 	67 	+1 Lap 	18 	1
7 	22	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	 	66 	+2 Laps 	15 	 
8 	17	Howden Ganley 	 	66 	+2 Laps 	11 	 
9 	16	Jo Siffert 	 	66 	+2 Laps 	3 	 
10 	14	François Cevert 	 	65 	+3 Laps 	10 	 
11 	20	Nanni Galli 	 	65 	+3 Laps 	21 	 
12 	8 	Tim Schenken 	 	63 	Gearbox 	7 	 
NC 	3 	Reine Wisell 	 	57 	+11 Laps 	19 	 
NC 	19	Andrea de Adamich 	 	56 	+12 Laps 	24 	 
Ret	10	Peter Gethin 	 	54 	Oil pressure	14 	 
Ret	4 	Jacky Ickx 	 	52 	Engine 	6 	 
Ret	5 	Clay Regazzoni 	 	49 	Oil pressure	1 	 
Ret	21	Chris Amon 	 	36 	Engine 	9 	 
Ret	9 	Denny Hulme 	 	32 	Engine 	8 	 
Ret	25	Derek Bell 	 	24 	Suspension 	23 	 
Ret	6 	Mike Beuttler 	 	22 	Oil pressure	20 	 
Ret	2 	Dave Charlton 	 	2 	Engine 	13 	 
Ret	11	Jackie Oliver 	 	1 	Accident 	22 	 
Ret	7 	Graham Hill 	 	1 	Accident 	16 	 
==Standings after race==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts
1 	Jackie Stewart 	42
2 	Jacky Ickx 	19
3 	Ronnie Peterson 	15
4 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	10
5= 	Mario Andretti 	9
5= 	Pedro Rodríguez 	9
7= 	Clay Regazzoni 	8
7= 	Chris Amon 	8
9= 	François Cevert 	6
9= 	Denny Hulme 	6
11= 	Reine Wisell 	4
11= 	Jo Siffert 	4
13= 	Henri Pescarolo 	3
13= 	John Surtees 	3
13= 	Rolf Stommelen 	3
16 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise 	1
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts
1 	 	42
2 	 	28
3 	 	15
4 	 	13
5 	 	12
6 	 	8
7 	 	6
8 	 	5
==References==
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