1971 Monaco Grand Prix

The , formally known as the XXIXe Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco, was held on the 23rd of May. It was the third race of the season, and the 200th Grand Prix held since the World Championship was created in 1950. Jackie Stewart scored a Grand Chelem in his , leading every lap from pole, and setting the fastest lap. Ronnie Peterson proved that he was a future star, driving a good race to second in his , and Jacky Ickx finished third in a .
Film director Roman Polanski shadowed Stewart through the entire time he was in Monaco, chronicling the result in the documentary film Weekend of a Champion.
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==Background==
==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 	Reine Wisell 	Gold Leaf Team Lotus 	 	72C 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
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 	Mario Andretti 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	312B 	 	001 F12 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 	 	M14A 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
11 	Jackie Stewart 	Elf Team Tyrrell 	 	003 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
12 	François Cevert 	Elf Team Tyrrell 	 	002 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
14 	Jo Siffert 	Yardley Team BRM 	 	P160 	 	P142 V12 3.0 	
15 	Pedro Rodríguez 	Yardley Team BRM 	 	P160 	 	P142 V12 3.0 	
16 	Howden Ganley 	Yardley Team BRM 	 	P153 	 	P142 V12 3.0 	
17 	Ronnie Peterson 	STP March Racing Team 	 	711 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
18 	Alex Soler-Roig 	STP March Racing Team 	 	711 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
19 	Nanni Galli 	STP March Racing Team 	 	711 	 	T33 V8 3.0 	
20 	Chris Amon 	Equipe Matra Sports 	 	MS120B 	 	MS71 V12 3.0 	
21 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Equipe Matra Sports 	 	MS120B 	 	MS71 V12 3.0 	
22 	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 	
27 	Henri Pescarolo 	Frank Williams Racing Cars 	 	711 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
28 	Skip Barber 	Gene Mason Racing 	 	711 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Qualifying Results===
Pos	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Lap 	Gap
1 	11 	Jackie Stewart 	 	1:23.2	—
2 	4 	Jacky Ickx 	 	1:24.4	+1.2
3 	14 	Jo Siffert 	 	1:24.8	+1.6
4 	20 	Chris Amon 	 	1:24.8	+1.6
5 	15 	Pedro Rodríguez 	 	1:25.1	+1.9
6 	9 	Denny Hulme 	 	1:25.3	+2.1
7 	21 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	 	1:25.6	+2.4
8 	17 	Ronnie Peterson 	 	1:25.8	+2.6
9 	7 	Graham Hill 	 	1:26.0	+2.8
10 	22 	John Surtees 	 	1:26.0	+2.8
11 	5 	Clay Regazzoni 	 	1:26.1	+2.9
12 	2 	Reine Wisell 	 	1:26.7	+3.5
13 	27 	Henri Pescarolo 	 	1:26.7	+3.5
14 	10 	Peter Gethin 	 	1:26.9	+3.7
15 	12 	François Cevert 	 	1:27.2	+4.0
16 	24 	Rolf Stommelen 	 	1:27.2	+4.0
17 	1 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	 	1:27.7	+4.5
18 	8 	Tim Schenken 	 	1:28.3	+5.1
DNQ	16 	Howden Ganley 	 	1:28.8	+5.6
DNQ	6 	Mario Andretti 	 	1:29.1	+5.9
DNQ	19 	Nanni Galli 	 	1:34.6	+11.4
DNQ	19 	Alex Soler-Roig 	 	1:44.4	+21.2
DNQ	28 	Skip Barber 	 	2:48.6	+1:25.4
===Grid===
==Race==
===Results===
Pos	No	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired 	Grid	Points
1 	11	Jackie Stewart 	 	80 	1:52:21.3 	1 	9
2 	17	Ronnie Peterson 	 	80 	+ 25.6 	8 	6
3 	4 	Jacky Ickx 	 	80 	+ 53.3 	2 	4
4 	9 	Denny Hulme 	 	80 	+ 1:06.7 	6 	3
5 	1 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	 	79 	+ 1 Lap 	17 	2
6 	24	Rolf Stommelen 	 	79 	+ 1 Lap 	16 	1
7 	22	John Surtees 	 	79 	+ 1 Lap 	10 	 
8 	27	Henri Pescarolo 	 	77 	+ 3 Laps 	13 	 
9 	15	Pedro Rodríguez 	 	76 	+ 4 Laps 	5 	 
10 	8 	Tim Schenken 	 	76 	+ 4 Laps 	18 	 
Ret	14	Jo Siffert 	 	59 	Engine 	3 	 
Ret	21	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	 	48 	Differential 	7 	 
Ret	20	Chris Amon 	 	46 	Differential 	4 	 
Ret	5 	Clay Regazzoni 	 	25 	Suspension 	11 	 
Ret	10	Peter Gethin 	 	23 	Accident 	14 	 
Ret	2 	Reine Wisell 	 	22 	Broken wheel hub	12 	 
Ret	12	François Cevert 	 	6 	Accident 	15 	 
Ret	7 	Graham Hill 	 	2 	Accident 	9 	 
==Standings after race==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts
1 	Jackie Stewart 	24
2 	Jacky Ickx 	10
3 	Mario Andretti 	9
4= 	Ronnie Peterson 	6
4= 	Chris Amon 	6
4= 	Denny Hulme 	6
7 	Clay Regazzoni 	4
8= 	Reine Wisell 	3
8= 	Pedro Rodríguez 	3
10 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	2
11= 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise 	1
11= 	Rolf Stommelen 	1
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts
1= 	 	24
2 	 	19
3= 	 	6
3= 	 	6
3= 	 	6
6 	 	5
7 	 	3
8 	 	1
==References==
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