1971 German Grand Prix

The 1971 German Grand Prix was the seventh race of the 1971 Formula One season, and was held at the Nürburgring on August 1, 1971. Jackie Stewart led the entire race from pole position for his fifth win of the season, leading home teammate François Cevert, with Clay Regazzoni in a finishing third.
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==Background ==
The Nürburgring returned to the calendar after a one year hiatus for safety improvements. The Grand Prix had been at Hockenheimring in 1970.
*: The team brought a transmission technician with them, in response to the problems incurred at Silverstone. Tim Schenken's car had a very strange nose, with the old 1969-style opening and a Tyrrell-style full width deflector in place of the front wings.
*: Vic Elford was added to the team for this race, in an agreement made before the death of Pedro Rodríguez. Jo Siffert's car had a slightly upgraded engine, and all three cars had reinforced rear wing supports, after the trouble with Siffert's car at Silverstone.
*: Mario Andretti returned to the team, and the cars were not using the aerodynamic deflectors at the end of the front wings, seen at Silverstone.
*: Reine Wisell was in a brand-new 72D chassis, and the cars now had ventilated disc brakes.
*: The team ran two engined cars, due to a shortage of Cosworth engines. Ronnie Peterson's Cosworth car had an airbox, cowls over the radiators and gas-filled shock absorbers.
**Henri Pescarolo's private Frank Williams entry also had the high airbox and gas-filled shock absorbers.
**Mike Beuttler's private entry also arrived, with no changes made.
*: The racing license of Jean-Pierre Beltoise had been suspended again, after an FIA hearing about the accident that killed Ignazio Giunti in Argentina. The team made no effort to replace him, and Chris Amon had both of his usual cars, again completely unchanged.
*: The cars were the same except for some detail changes to Denny Hulme's car. A third entry for Jackie Oliver was scratched, due to a shortage of Cosworth engines.
**Jo Bonnier's private M7 McLaren appeared for the first time since South Africa. It had been completely rebuilt with a new monocoque and suspension. This was also the first car ever to appear with the supposedly mandatory red light at the rear of the car.
*: Aside from high airboxes for both cars, they were unchanged from Silverstone. Dieter Quester had contracted to run the TS7 'hire car', but had not been able to raise the money necessary, so he did not drive.
*: The cars were unchanged from Silverstone, and the team had the usual 001 as a spare.
==Entry list==
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
2 	Jackie Stewart 	Elf Team Tyrrell 	 	003 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
3 	François Cevert 	Elf Team Tyrrell 	 	002 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
4 	Jacky Ickx 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	312B2 	 	001/1 3.0 F12 	
5 	Mario Andretti 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	312B2 	 	001/1 3.0 F12 	
6 	Clay Regazzoni 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	312B2 	 	001/1 3.0 F12 	
7 	John Surtees 	Brooke Bond Oxo Rob Walker Team Surtees 	 	TS9 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
8 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	Gold Leaf Team Lotus 	 	72D 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
9 	Reine Wisell 	Gold Leaf Team Lotus 	 	72D 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
10 	Chris Amon 	Equipe Matra Sports 	 	MS120B 	 	MS71 3.0 V12 	
11 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise 	Equipe Matra Sports 	 	MS120B 	 	MS71 3.0 V12 	
12 	Rolf Stommelen 	Auto Motor und Sport Eifelland Team Surtees 	 	TS9 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
14 	Henri Pescarolo 	Frank Williams Racing Cars 	 	711 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
15 	Ronnie Peterson 	STP March Racing Team 	 	711 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
16 	Andrea de Adamich 	STP March Racing Team 	 	711 	 	T33 3.0 V8 	
17 	Nanni Galli 	STP March Racing Team 	 	711 	 	T33 3.0 V8 	
18 	Denny Hulme 	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 	 	M19A 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
19 	Jackie Oliver 	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 	 	M14A 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
20 	Peter Gethin 	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 	 	M19A 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
21 	Jo Siffert 	Yardley Team BRM 	 	P160 	 	P142 3.0 V12 	
22 	Vic Elford 	Yardley Team BRM 	 	P160 	 	P142 3.0 V12 	
23 	Howden Ganley 	Yardley Team BRM 	 	P153 	 	P142 3.0 V12 	
24 	Graham Hill 	Motor Racing Developments Ltd. 	 	BT34 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
25 	Tim Schenken 	Motor Racing Developments Ltd. 	 	BT33 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
26 	Dieter Quester 	Team Surtees 	 	TS7 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
27 	Jo Bonnier 	Ecurie Bonnier 	 	M7C 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
27 	Helmut Marko 	Ecurie Bonnier 	 	M7C 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
28 	Mike Beuttler 	Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie Racing 	 	711 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
Source:'Germany 1971: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 14/02/2024)	Source:'Germany 1971: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 14/02/2024)	Source:'Germany 1971: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 14/02/2024)	Source:'Germany 1971: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 14/02/2024)	Source:'Germany 1971: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 14/02/2024)	Source:'Germany 1971: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 14/02/2024)	Source:'Germany 1971: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 14/02/2024)	Source:'Germany 1971: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 14/02/2024)
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Friday Qualifying===
===Saturday Qualifying===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Time 	Time 	Gap
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Q1 	Q2 	Q3 	Gap
1 	2 	Jackie Stewart 	 	7:21.9 	7:19.0 	7:22.0 	—
2 	4 	Jacky Ickx 	 	7:35.8 	7:22.9 	7:19.2 	+0.2s
3 	21 	Jo Siffert 	 	7:22.4 	7:51.0T 	7:25.5 	+3.4s
4 	6 	Clay Regazzoni 	 	7:31.8 	7:31.8 	7:22.7 	+3.7s
5 	3 	François Cevert 	 	7:31.4 	7:24.0 	7:23.4 	+4.4s
6 	18 	Denny Hulme 	 	7:40.0 	7:31.2 	7:26.0 	+7.0s
7 	15 	Ronnie Peterson 	 	7:44.4 	7:32.3 	7:26.5 	+7.5s
8 	8 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	 	7:43.0 	7:32.7 	7:27.5 	+8.5s
9 	25 	Tim Schenken 	 	7:49.2 	7:37.2 	7:29.8 	+10.8s
10 	14 	Henri Pescarolo 	 	7:43.0 	7:30.3 	7:33.0 	+11.3s
11 	5 	Mario Andretti 	 	7:58.5 	7:31.8 	7:31.7 	+12.7s
12 	12 	Rolf Stommelen 	 	8:05.4 	7:34.7T 	7:44.2 	+15.7s
13 	24 	Graham Hill 	 	7:39.6 	7:36.1 	7:38.9 	+17.1s
14 	23 	Howden Ganley 	 	7:49.5 	— 	7:36.6 	+17.6s
15 	7 	John Surtees 	 	7:58.8 	7:38.2 	7:36.7 	+17.7s
16 	10 	Chris Amon 	 	7:50.7 	7:41.7T 	7:37.3 	+18.3s
17 	9 	Reine Wisell 	 	— 	7:45.4 	7:39.96 	+20.96s
18 	22 	Vic Elford 	 	7:49.2 	7:39.98 	7:42.1 	+20.98s
19 	20 	Peter Gethin 	 	7:45.6 	— 	7:41.4 	+22.4s
20 	16 	Andrea de Adamich 	 	7:44.5 	7:44.4 	7:41.7 	+22.7s
21 	17 	Nanni Galli 	 	7:51.2 	— 	7:47.8 	+28.8s
22 	28 	Mike Beuttler 	 	8:42.5 	— 	7:52.6 	+33.6s
DNQ 	27 	Jo Bonnier 	 	9:10.1 	8:18.2 	8:17.0 	+58.0s
DNQ 	27 	Helmut Marko 	 	— 	— 	— 	—
WD 	11 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise 	 	Banned from event 	Banned from event 	Banned from event 	Banned from event
WD 	19 	Jackie Oliver 	 	No car 	No car 	No car 	No car
WD 	26 	Dieter Quester 	 	Did not show up 	Did not show up 	Did not show up 	Did not show up
Source:'1971 German Grand Prix race report', motorsportmagazine.com, (MotorSport Magazine, 01/09/1971), https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1971/34/the-33rd-german-grand-prix/, (Accessed 14/02/2024)'Germany 1971: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 14/02/2024)	Source:'1971 German Grand Prix race report', motorsportmagazine.com, (MotorSport Magazine, 01/09/1971), https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1971/34/the-33rd-german-grand-prix/, (Accessed 14/02/2024)'Germany 1971: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 14/02/2024)	Source:'1971 German Grand Prix race report', motorsportmagazine.com, (MotorSport Magazine, 01/09/1971), https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1971/34/the-33rd-german-grand-prix/, (Accessed 14/02/2024)'Germany 1971: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 14/02/2024)	Source:'1971 German Grand Prix race report', motorsportmagazine.com, (MotorSport Magazine, 01/09/1971), https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1971/34/the-33rd-german-grand-prix/, (Accessed 14/02/2024)'Germany 1971: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 14/02/2024)	Source:'1971 German Grand Prix race report', motorsportmagazine.com, (MotorSport Magazine, 01/09/1971), https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1971/34/the-33rd-german-grand-prix/, (Accessed 14/02/2024)'Germany 1971: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 14/02/2024)	Source:'1971 German Grand Prix race report', motorsportmagazine.com, (MotorSport Magazine, 01/09/1971), https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1971/34/the-33rd-german-grand-prix/, (Accessed 14/02/2024)'Germany 1971: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 14/02/2024)	Source:'1971 German Grand Prix race report', motorsportmagazine.com, (MotorSport Magazine, 01/09/1971), https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1971/34/the-33rd-german-grand-prix/, (Accessed 14/02/2024)'Germany 1971: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 14/02/2024)	Source:'1971 German Grand Prix race report', motorsportmagazine.com, (MotorSport Magazine, 01/09/1971), https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1971/34/the-33rd-german-grand-prix/, (Accessed 14/02/2024)'Germany 1971: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 14/02/2024)
*Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car to set their best time in that session.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	2 	Jackie Stewart 	 	12 	1:29:15.7 	1 	9
2 	3 	François Cevert 	 	12 	+30.1s 	5 	6
3 	6 	Clay Regazzoni 	 	12 	+37.1s 	4 	4
4 	5 	Mario Andretti 	 	12 	+2:05.0 	11 	3
5 	15 	Ronnie Peterson 	 	12 	+2:29.1 	7 	2
6 	25 	Tim Schenken 	 	12 	+2:58.6 	9 	1
7 	7 	John Surtees 	 	12 	+3:19.0 	15 	
8 	9 	Reine Wisell 	 	12 	+6:31.7 	17 	
9 	24 	Graham Hill 	 	12 	+6:37.0 	13 	
10 	12 	Rolf Stommelen 	 	11 	+1 lap 	12 	
11 	22 	Vic Elford 	 	11 	+1 lap 	18 	
12 	17 	Nanni Galli 	 	10 	+2 laps 	21 	
Ret 	8 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	 	8 	Oil leak 	8 	
DSQ* 	21 	Jo Siffert 	 	6 	Suspension 	3 	
Ret 	10 	Chris Amon 	 	6 	Steering 	16 	
Ret 	20 	Peter Gethin 	 	5 	Accident 	19 	
Ret 	14 	Henri Pescarolo 	 	5 	Suspension 	10 	
DSQ† 	28 	Mike Beuttler 	 	3 	Puncture 	22 	
Ret 	18 	Denny Hulme 	 	3 	Fuel leak 	6 	
Ret 	23 	Howden Ganley 	 	2 	Engine 	14 	
Ret 	16 	Andrea de Adamich 	 	2 	Fuel injection 	20 	
Ret 	4 	Jacky Ickx 	 	1 	Accident 	2 	
DNQ 	27 	Jo Bonnier 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	27 	Helmut Marko 	 	 	 	 	
WD 	11 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise 	 	 	 	 	
WD 	19 	Jackie Oliver 	 	 	 	 	
WD 	26 	Dieter Quester 	 	 	 	 	
Source:'Germany 1971: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 14/02/2024)	Source:'Germany 1971: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 14/02/2024)	Source:'Germany 1971: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 14/02/2024)	Source:'Germany 1971: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 14/02/2024)	Source:'Germany 1971: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 14/02/2024)	Source:'Germany 1971: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 14/02/2024)	Source:'Germany 1971: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 14/02/2024)	Source:'Germany 1971: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 14/02/2024)
** Jo Siffert was disqualified after his coil started to quit and the front suspension was breaking on the south curve, and he took the short loop back to the pits.
*† Mike Beuttler was disqualified after suffering a puncture just after start/finish, and taking the short loop back into the pits.
==Milestones==
==Standings after race==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts
1 	Jackie Stewart 	51
2 	Jacky Ickx 	19
3 	Ronnie Peterson 	17
4= 	Mario Andretti 	12
4= 	François Cevert 	12
4= 	Clay Regazzoni 	12
7 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	10
8 	Pedro Rodríguez 	9
9 	Chris Amon 	8
10 	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
16= 	Tim Schenken 	1
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts
1 	 	51
2 	 	32
3 	 	17
4 	 	13
5 	 	12
6 	 	8
7 	 	6
8 	 	5
9 	 	1
==References==
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