1971 South African Grand Prix

The 1971 South African Grand Prix, otherwise known as the 5th AA Grand Prix of South Africa (Afrikaans: Vyfde AA Suid-Afrikaanse Grand Prix), was the opening round of the season.
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==Background==
As the first race of the season, there were a number of changes since 1970.
*: had a new BT33 chassis for new driver Graham Hill, but the new model BT34 was not yet complete. Jack Brabham was no longer involved with the team, having sold his share to Ron Tauranac after his retirement at the end of 1970.
*: The brand new first chassis of the P160 model arrived for Pedro Rodríguez, who, despite the lack of testing, was very optimistic about it.
* came in on a high, having won four of the final six races in 1970, and having upgraded to a 312B2 model. Mario Andretti was going to attend as many races as his USAC schedule would permit. But after some early success the cars became less and less reliable, and for a while they went back to the 1970 cars.
* retained Emerson Fittipaldi and Reine Wisell from 1970, but the shock of losing Jochen Rindt meant that the team carried out very little development in the off season, and it was not until the French and British GPs that the team started to make headway again. The introduction of completely slick Firestone tires had a negative effect on the handling, which Colin Chapman was slow to realize.
*: The team had a brand new model 711 for all three drivers, featuring a much stiffer monocoque than the old 701 model, and a spectacular oval "tea tray" front wing, mounted above and forward of the nose of the car. At least one of the cars would run each race in 1971 with an engine, and financial support from Autodelta.
* had a new driver Chris Amon and car (MS120B), but still no return to the success of 1968-69. Jean-Pierre Beltoise was not present at Kyalami, due to having his racing license suspended for causing the accident that killed Ignazio Giunti at the 1000km of Buenos Aires in January. The team did not replace him during his suspension.
*: Arrived with a new model (M19A) for Denny Hulme.
*: Arrived full of optimism, with a new team name incorporating primary sponsor Elf, and a new chassis (002) for François Cevert. The original 001 car had undergone more than 2,000 km of testing in the off season, and the team had made several upgrades, and improved the car's reliability. A third chassis would be ready for Jackie Stewart at Spain.
==Entry List==
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
2 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	Gold Leaf Team Lotus 	 	72C 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
3 	Reine Wisell 	Gold Leaf Team Lotus 	 	72C 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
4 	Jacky Ickx 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	312B 	 	001 3.0 F12 	
5 	Clay Regazzoni 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	312B 	 	001 3.0 F12 	
6 	Mario Andretti 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	312B 	 	001 3.0 F12 	
7 	Ronnie Peterson 	STP March Racing Team 	 	711 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
8 	Andrea de Adamich 	STP March Racing Team 	 	711 	 	T33 3.0 V8 	
9 	Jackie Stewart 	Elf Team Tyrrell 	 	001 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
10 	François Cevert 	Elf Team Tyrrell 	 	002 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
11 	Denny Hulme 	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 	 	M19A 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
12 	Peter Gethin 	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 	 	M14A 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
14 	Graham Hill 	Motor Racing Developments Ltd. 	 	BT33 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
15 	Dave Charlton 	Motor Racing Developments Ltd. 	 	BT33 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
16 	Pedro Rodríguez 	Yardley Team BRM 	 	P160 	 	P142 3.0 V12 	
17 	Jo Siffert 	Yardley Team BRM 	 	P153 	 	P142 3.0 V12 	
18 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise 	Equipe Matra Sports 	 	MS120B 	 	MS71 3.0 V12 	
19 	Chris Amon 	Equipe Matra Sports 	 	MS120B 	 	MS71 3.0 V12 	
20 	John Surtees 	Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees 	 	TS9 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
21 	Rolf Stommelen 	Auto Motor und Sport Team Surtees 	 	TS7 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
22 	Henri Pescarolo 	Frank Williams Racing Cars 	 	701 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
23 	Jo Bonnier 	Ecurie Bonnier 	 	M7C 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
24 	John Love 	Team Gunston 	 	701 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
25 	Jackie Pretorius 	Team Gunston 	 	BT26A 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
26 	Alex Soler-Roig 	STP March Racing Team 	 	711 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
27 	Howden Ganley 	Yardley Team BRM 	 	P153 	 	P142 3.0 V12 	
28 	Brian Redman 	Team Surtees 	 	TS7 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
Source:'South Africa 1971: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/afrique-du-sud/engages.aspx, (Accessed, 19/07/2020)	Source:'South Africa 1971: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/afrique-du-sud/engages.aspx, (Accessed, 19/07/2020)	Source:'South Africa 1971: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/afrique-du-sud/engages.aspx, (Accessed, 19/07/2020)	Source:'South Africa 1971: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/afrique-du-sud/engages.aspx, (Accessed, 19/07/2020)	Source:'South Africa 1971: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/afrique-du-sud/engages.aspx, (Accessed, 19/07/2020)	Source:'South Africa 1971: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/afrique-du-sud/engages.aspx, (Accessed, 19/07/2020)	Source:'South Africa 1971: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/afrique-du-sud/engages.aspx, (Accessed, 19/07/2020)	Source:'South Africa 1971: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/afrique-du-sud/engages.aspx, (Accessed, 19/07/2020)
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Report===
===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 	9 	Jackie Stewart 	 	1:17.8 	1:19.4 	1:18.1 	—
2 	19 	Chris Amon 	 	1:18.4 	1:19.5 	1:19.4 	+0.6s
3 	5 	Clay Regazzoni 	 	1:19.1 	1:18.7 	1:19.0 	+0.9s
4 	6 	Mario Andretti 	 	1:19.0 	1:19.3 	1:19.0 	+1.2s
5 	2 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	 	1:21.2 	1:19.1 	1:19.1 	+1.3s
6 	20 	John Surtees 	 	1:20.7T 	1:20.5 	1:19.1 	+1.3s
7 	11 	Denny Hulme 	 	1:20.8 	1:20.4 	1:19.1 	+1.3s
8 	4 	Jacky Ickx 	 	1:20.1 	1:19.7 	1:19.2 	+1.4s
9 	10 	François Cevert 	 	— 	1:19.5 	1:19.2 	+1.4s
10 	16 	Pedro Rodríguez 	 	1:21.2 	1:19.5 	1:19.3 	+1.5s
11 	12 	Peter Gethin 	 	1:21.2 	1:20.6 	1:19.6 	+1.8s
12 	15 	Dave Charlton 	 	1:21.1 	1:20.8 	1:19.8 	+2.0s
13 	7 	Ronnie Peterson 	 	1:19.9 	1:20.6 	1:20.1 	+2.1s
14 	3 	Reine Wisell 	 	1:21.4 	1:20.6 	1:19.9 	+2.1s
15 	21 	Rolf Stommelen 	 	1:20.9 	1:21.2 	1:20.1 	+2.3s
16 	17 	Jo Siffert 	 	1:20.8 	1:21.0 	1:20.2 	+2.4s
17 	28 	Brian Redman 	 	— 	— 	1:20.2 	+2.4s
18 	22 	Henri Pescarolo 	 	— 	1:21.6 	1:20.2 	+2.4s
19 	14 	Graham Hill 	 	1:20.7 	1:20.5 	1:21.1 	+2.7s
20 	25 	Jackie Pretorius 	 	1:22.9 	— 	1:21.7 	+3.9s
21 	24 	John Love 	 	— 	1:22.4 	1:21.9 	+4.1s
22 	8 	Andrea de Adamich 	 	1:26.4 	1:22.2 	1:22.4 	+4.4s
23 	23 	Jo Bonnier 	 	1:24.6 	1:23.1 	1:22.3 	+4.5s
24 	27 	Howden Ganley 	 	— 	1:23.7 	1:23.9 	+5.9s
25 	26 	Alex Soler-Roig 	 	— 	— 	1:25.8 	+8.0s
WD 	18 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise 	 	Banned 	Banned 	Banned 	Banned
Source:'South Africa 1971: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/afrique-du-sud/qualification.aspx, (Accessed, 19/07/2020)A.M., '1971 South African Grand Prix Race Report', motorsportmagazine.com, (Motor Sport, 01/04/1971), https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/april-1971/44/fifth-south-african-grand-prix, (Accessed, 19/07/2020)	Source:'South Africa 1971: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/afrique-du-sud/qualification.aspx, (Accessed, 19/07/2020)A.M., '1971 South African Grand Prix Race Report', motorsportmagazine.com, (Motor Sport, 01/04/1971), https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/april-1971/44/fifth-south-african-grand-prix, (Accessed, 19/07/2020)	Source:'South Africa 1971: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/afrique-du-sud/qualification.aspx, (Accessed, 19/07/2020)A.M., '1971 South African Grand Prix Race Report', motorsportmagazine.com, (Motor Sport, 01/04/1971), https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/april-1971/44/fifth-south-african-grand-prix, (Accessed, 19/07/2020)	Source:'South Africa 1971: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/afrique-du-sud/qualification.aspx, (Accessed, 19/07/2020)A.M., '1971 South African Grand Prix Race Report', motorsportmagazine.com, (Motor Sport, 01/04/1971), https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/april-1971/44/fifth-south-african-grand-prix, (Accessed, 19/07/2020)	Source:'South Africa 1971: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/afrique-du-sud/qualification.aspx, (Accessed, 19/07/2020)A.M., '1971 South African Grand Prix Race Report', motorsportmagazine.com, (Motor Sport, 01/04/1971), https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/april-1971/44/fifth-south-african-grand-prix, (Accessed, 19/07/2020)	Source:'South Africa 1971: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/afrique-du-sud/qualification.aspx, (Accessed, 19/07/2020)A.M., '1971 South African Grand Prix Race Report', motorsportmagazine.com, (Motor Sport, 01/04/1971), https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/april-1971/44/fifth-south-african-grand-prix, (Accessed, 19/07/2020)	Source:'South Africa 1971: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/afrique-du-sud/qualification.aspx, (Accessed, 19/07/2020)A.M., '1971 South African Grand Prix Race Report', motorsportmagazine.com, (Motor Sport, 01/04/1971), https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/april-1971/44/fifth-south-african-grand-prix, (Accessed, 19/07/2020)	Source:'South Africa 1971: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/afrique-du-sud/qualification.aspx, (Accessed, 19/07/2020)A.M., '1971 South African Grand Prix Race Report', motorsportmagazine.com, (Motor Sport, 01/04/1971), https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/april-1971/44/fifth-south-african-grand-prix, (Accessed, 19/07/2020)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car to set their best time in that session.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	6 	Mario Andretti 	 	79 	1:47:35.5 	4 	9
2 	9 	Jackie Stewart 	 	79 	+20.9s 	1 	6
3 	5 	Clay Regazzoni 	 	79 	+31.4s 	3 	4
4 	3 	Reine Wisell 	 	79 	+1:09.4 	14 	3
5 	19 	Chris Amon 	 	78 	+1 lap 	2 	2
6 	11 	Denny Hulme 	 	78 	+1 lap 	7 	1
7 	28 	Brian Redman 	 	78 	+1 lap 	17 	
8 	4 	Jacky Ickx 	 	78 	+1 lap 	8 	
9 	14 	Graham Hill 	 	77 	+2 laps 	19 	
10 	7 	Ronnie Peterson 	 	77 	+2 laps 	13 	
11 	22 	Henri Pescarolo 	 	77 	+2 laps 	18 	
12 	21 	Rolf Stommelen 	 	77 	+2 laps 	15 	
13 	8 	Andrea de Adamich 	 	75 	+4 laps 	22 	
Ret 	2 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	 	58 	Engine 	5 	
Ret 	20 	John Surtees 	 	56 	Gearbox 	6 	
Ret 	10 	François Cevert 	 	45 	Accident 	9 	
Ret 	27 	Howden Ganley 	 	42 	Illness 	24 	
Ret 	16 	Pedro Rodríguez 	 	33 	Engine 	10 	
Ret 	17 	Jo Siffert 	 	31 	Engine 	16 	
Ret 	15 	Dave Charlton 	 	31 	Engine 	12 	
Ret 	24 	John Love 	 	30 	Gearbox 	21 	
Ret 	25 	Jackie Pretorius 	 	22 	Engine 	20 	
Ret 	12 	Peter Gethin 	 	7 	Fuel leak 	11 	
Ret 	23 	Jo Bonnier 	 	5 	Suspension 	23 	
Ret 	26 	Alex Soler-Roig 	 	5 	Engine 	25 	
WD 	18 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise 	 	 	 	 	
Source:'South Africa 1971: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/afrique-du-sud/classement.aspx, (Accessed, 19/07/2020)	Source:'South Africa 1971: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/afrique-du-sud/classement.aspx, (Accessed, 19/07/2020)	Source:'South Africa 1971: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/afrique-du-sud/classement.aspx, (Accessed, 19/07/2020)	Source:'South Africa 1971: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/afrique-du-sud/classement.aspx, (Accessed, 19/07/2020)	Source:'South Africa 1971: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/afrique-du-sud/classement.aspx, (Accessed, 19/07/2020)	Source:'South Africa 1971: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/afrique-du-sud/classement.aspx, (Accessed, 19/07/2020)	Source:'South Africa 1971: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/afrique-du-sud/classement.aspx, (Accessed, 19/07/2020)	Source:'South Africa 1971: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/afrique-du-sud/classement.aspx, (Accessed, 19/07/2020)
==Milestones==
*This was Mario Andretti's first Formula One victory. With this win he also became the first person ever to win the Daytona 500, Indianapolis 500 and a Formula One race.
*Debut for Howden Ganley.
==Standings==
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Mario Andretti 	9 	
2 	Jackie Stewart 	6 	
3 	Clay Regazzoni 	4 	
4 	Reine Wisell 	3 	
5 	Chris Amon 	2 	
6 	Denny Hulme 	1 	
International Cup for Manufacturers	International Cup for Manufacturers	International Cup for Manufacturers	International Cup for Manufacturers
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	9 	
2 	 	6 	
3 	 	3 	
4 	 	2 	
5 	 	1 	
==References==
References:
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