1971 Spanish Grand Prix

1971 Spanish Grand Prix
The Montjuïc Circuit (1966–1975)
Race details
Date	April 18, 1971
Official name	XVII Gran Premio de España
Location	Montjuïc circuit, Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Course	Street Circuit
Course length	3.791 km (2.356 miles)
Distance	75 laps, 284.325 km (176.671 miles)
Weather	Sunny, Hot, Dry
Pole position
Driver	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari
Time	1:25.9
Fastest lap
Driver	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari
Time	1:25.1 on lap 69
Podium
First	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford
Second	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari
Third	Chris Amon	Matra
Lap leaders

The 1971 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Montjuïc circuit on April 18, 1971. It was race 2 of 11 in both the 1971 World Championship of Drivers and the 1971 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.^[1] The 75-lap race was won by Tyrrell driver Jackie Stewart after he started from fourth position. Jacky Ickx finished second for the Ferrari team and Matra driver Chris Amon came in third.

This was notably the first Formula One race in which slick tyres were used. The tyres were introduced by Firestone, based on its experience in American open wheel racing series. The race itself was held in the morning.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	4	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:25.9	—
2	5	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:26.0	+0.1
3	20	Chris Amon	Matra	1:26.0	+0.1
4	11	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	1:26.2	+0.3
5	14	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	1:26.5	+0.6
6	21	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	1:26.6	+0.7
7	10	Peter Gethin	McLaren-Ford	1:26.8	+0.9
8	6	Mario Andretti	Ferrari	1:26.9	+1.0
9	9	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	1:27.1	+1.2
10	15	Jo Siffert	BRM	1:27.3	+1.4
11	27	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford	1:27.5	+1.6
12	12	François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	1:27.7	+1.8
13	18	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	1:27.8	+1.9
14	2	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	1:27.9	+2.0
15	7	Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford	1:28.4	+2.5
16	3	Reine Wisell	Lotus-Ford	1:28.6	+2.7
17	16	Howden Ganley	BRM	1:28.6	+2.7
18	17	Andrea de Adamich	March-Alfa Romeo	1:29.5	+3.6
19	25	Rolf Stommelen	Surtees-Ford	1:29.6	+3.7
20	19	Alex Soler-Roig	March-Ford	1:29.8	+3.9
21	8	Tim Schenken	Brabham-Ford	1:30.6	+4.7
22	24	John Surtees	Surtees-Ford	1:30.8	+4.9
Source:[2]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	11	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	75	1:49:03.4	4	9
2	4	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	75	+ 3.4	1	6
3	20	Chris Amon	Matra	75	+ 58.1	3	4
4	14	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	75	+ 1:17.9	5	3
5	9	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	75	+ 1:27.0	9	2
6	21	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	74	+1 Lap	6	1
7	12	François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	74	+1 Lap	12
8	10	Peter Gethin	McLaren-Ford	73	+2 Laps	7
9	8	Tim Schenken	Brabham-Ford	72	+3 Laps	21
10	16	Howden Ganley	BRM	71	+4 Laps	17
11	24	John Surtees	Surtees-Ford	67	+8 Laps	22
NC	3	Reine Wisell	Lotus-Ford	58	Not Classified	16
Ret	2	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	54	Suspension	14
Ret	27	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford	53	Engine	11
Ret	6	Mario Andretti	Ferrari	50	Engine	8
Ret	19	Alex Soler-Roig	March-Ford	46	Fuel Pump	20
Ret	17	Andrea de Adamich	March-Alfa Romeo	26	Transmission	18
Ret	18	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	24	Ignition	13
Ret	5	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	13	Engine	2
Ret	25	Rolf Stommelen	Surtees-Ford	9	Fuel Pressure	19
Ret	15	Jo Siffert	BRM	5	Gearbox	15
Ret	7	Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford	5	Steering	10
Source:[3]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Jackie Stewart 15 1 2 Mario Andretti 9 5 3 Jacky Ickx 6 1 4 Chris Amon 6 2 5 Clay Regazzoni 4 Source:[4]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 15 2 Tyrrell-Ford 15 1 3 Matra 6 1 4 Lotus-Ford 3 5 5 BRM 3 Source:[4]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

External links

• "chicanef1.com". Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2009-07-08.