1971 French Grand Prix

The 1971 French Grand Prix was the fifth race of the 1971 Formula One season, and was held at the new Circuit Paul Ricard on 4 July 1971. Despite being heavy favorites to win, Jackie Stewart scored a Grand Chelem, and teammate François Cevert made it a 1-2.
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==Background==
After two years at the Charade Circuit, near Clermont-Ferrand, the race was held at the brand-new Circuit Paul Ricard, near Marseille. Wide and flat, the circuit was criticized by journalists, but the safety features and modern facilities made it popular with drivers and teams. The 1.9km-long Mistral straight meant that a premium would be placed on horsepower and aerodynamics. The track had been used extensively for off-season testing, but no one had ever raced here in mid-summer, so the very warm and breezy conditions caught some teams off guard.
*: Both cars featured high engine air boxes and single oil coolers. The BT34 also had revised oil pipes.
*: The cars were fitted with modified rear wings, allowing for a greater range of adjustments.
*: Mario Andretti was not present, due to a USAC commitment. The team brought three cars, all of which had been upgraded with an anti-vibration damper device in the rear suspension. Clay Regazzoni tried out a nose with streamlined vertical members at the end of the wings, to decrease drag from the front tires, but it was not used in the race. With the almost two km long back straight, Ferrari were heavy favorites here.
*: Emerson Fittipaldi had recovered from his road accident enough to drive, but still had visible bandages and was obviously in pain. Reine Wisell's car had been upgraded to 72D specification. Dave Walker's accident at Zandvoort in the 56B turbine did a severe amount of damage to the chassis, and sent a large amount of sand into the turbine itself. Neither the car nor the turbine could not be repaired in time, so Walker did not drive this weekend.
*: Andrea de Adamich had returned to drive the primary engined car. Ronnie Peterson was driving a second Alfa Romeo car this weekend, as the team was critically short of engines. Cosworth had apparently suffered a bad batch of crankshafts, and the company was overwhelmed with repair requests. This also prevented March from entering a fourth car for Nanni Galli. Peterson's car also had a new air intake box.
*: the Matras had a new front wheel design, to increase airflow to the brakes, as this track is hard on braking. Chris Amon decided he liked the handling of the spare car, and drove it in the race. 
*: The team transporter broke down on the drive across France, and did not arrive until Friday night, so the drivers missed Friday practice. Once they got going, the only change to the cars was an engine air box on Denny Hulme's car.
*Williams: Henri Pescarolo's 711 had been almost completely rebuilt since Zandvoort. The team's primary sponsor, Motul Oil, arranged for local driver Max Jean to run the team's spare 701 for the weekend.
*: Both cars had lower-drag rear wings mounted, and the 003 (Jackie Stewart's car) raced with the full-width streamlined nose seen in practice at Zandvoort. 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 	Reine Wisell 	Gold Leaf Team Lotus 	 	72D 	 	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 	 	312B2 	 	001/1 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 	 	M19A 	 	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 	Pedro Rodríguez 	Yardley Team BRM 	 	P160 	 	P142 V12 3.0 	
15 	Jo Siffert 	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 	 	T33 V8 3.0 	
18 	Alex Soler-Roig 	STP March Racing Team 	 	711 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
19 	Andrea de Adamich 	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 	
23 	Gérard Larrousse 	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 	Mike Beuttler 	Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie Racing 	 	701 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
26 	Jean-Pierre Jarier 	Shell Arnold Team 	 	701 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
27 	Henri Pescarolo 	Frank Williams Racing Cars 	 	711 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
28 	Max Jean 	Frank Williams Racing Cars 	 	701 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
33 	Nanni Galli 	STP March Racing Team 	 	711 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
34 	François Mazet 	Jo Siffert Automobiles 	 	701 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
==Practice Overview==
===Qualifying Results===
Pos	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Lap 	Gap
1 	11 	Jackie Stewart 	 	1:50.71	—
2 	5 	Clay Regazzoni 	 	1:51.53	+0.82
3 	4 	Jacky Ickx 	 	1:51.88	+1.11
4 	7 	Graham Hill 	 	1:52.32	+1.61
5 	15 	Pedro Rodríguez 	 	1:52.46	+1.75
6 	14 	Jo Siffert 	 	1:52.50	+1.79
7 	12 	François Cevert 	 	1:52.69	+1.98
8 	21 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	 	1:52.92	+2.21
9 	20 	Chris Amon 	 	1:52.94	+2.23
10 	24 	Rolf Stommelen 	 	1:53.10	+2.39
11 	9 	Denny Hulme 	 	1:53.24	+2.53
12 	17 	Ronnie Peterson 	 	1:53.36	+2.65
13 	22 	John Surtees 	 	1:53.57	+2.86
14 	8 	Tim Schenken 	 	1:53.58	+2.87
15 	2 	Reine Wisell 	 	1:53.75	+3.04
16 	16 	Howden Ganley 	 	1:53.77	+3.06
17 	1 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	 	1:54.22	+3.51
18 	27 	Henri Pescarolo 	 	1:54.27	+3.56
19 	10 	Peter Gethin 	 	1:54.90	+4.19
20 	19 	Andrea de Adamich 	 	1:56.17	+5.46
21 	18 	Alex Soler-Roig 	 	1:57.07	+6.36
22 	28 	Max Jean 	 	1:59.79	+9.08
23 	34 	François Mazet 	 	2:00.51	+9.80
===Grid===
==Race==
===Results===
Pos	No	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired 	Grid	Points
1 	11	Jackie Stewart 	 	55 	1:46:41.68 	1 	9
2 	12	François Cevert 	 	55 	+28.12 	7 	6
3 	1 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	 	55 	+34.07 	17 	4
4 	14	Jo Siffert 	 	55 	+37.17 	6 	3
5 	20	Chris Amon 	 	55 	+41.08 	9 	2
6 	2 	Reine Wisell 	 	55 	+1:15.98 	15 	1
7 	21	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	 	55 	+1:16.93 	8 	 
8 	22	John Surtees 	 	55 	+1:24.91 	13 	 
9 	10	Peter Gethin 	 	54 	+1 Lap 	20 	 
10 	16	Howden Ganley 	 	54 	+1 Lap 	16 	 
11 	24	Rolf Stommelen 	 	53 	+2 Laps 	10 	 
12 	8 	Tim Schenken 	 	50 	Engine 	14 	 
13 	34	François Mazet 	 	50 	+5 Laps 	23 	 
NC 	28	Max Jean 	 	46 	+9 Laps 	22 	 
Ret	27	Henri Pescarolo 	 	45 	Transmission 	18 	 
Ret	7 	Graham Hill 	 	35 	Oil pressure 	4 	 
Ret	19	Andrea de Adamich 	 	32 	Engine 	20 	 
Ret	15	Pedro Rodríguez 	 	28 	Coil failure 	5 	 
Ret	5 	Clay Regazzoni 	 	21 	Accident damage	2 	 
Ret	17	Ronnie Peterson 	 	20 	Engine 	12 	 
Ret	9 	Denny Hulme 	 	16 	Ignition 	11 	 
Ret	1 	Jacky Ickx 	 	5 	Engine 	3 	 
Ret	18	Alex Soler-Roig 	 	4 	Fuel pump 	21 	 
==Milestones==
*Fifteenth win for Jackie Stewart.
*Only race for Max Jean.
==Standings after race==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts
1 	Jackie Stewart 	33
2 	Jacky Ickx 	19
3= 	Mario Andretti 	9
3= 	Ronnie Peterson 	9
3= 	Pedro Rodríguez 	9
6= 	Clay Regazzoni 	8
6= 	Chris Amon 	8
8= 	François Cevert 	6
8= 	Denny Hulme 	6
8= 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	6
11= 	Reine Wisell 	4
11= 	Jo Siffert 	4
13 	John Surtees 	2
14= 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise 	1
14= 	Rolf Stommelen 	1
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts
1 	 	33
2 	 	28
3 	 	12
4= 	 	9
4= 	 	9
6 	 	8
7 	 	6
8 	 	3
==References==
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