1971 Argentine Grand Prix

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1971 Argentine Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1971 Formula One season
Autodromo Oscar y Juan Galvez Circuito Ndeg 9 xT.svg
Race details
Date24 January 1971
Official name VIII Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina
Location Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Buenos Aires
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.41 km (2.12 miles)
Distance 50 x 2 laps, 341.045 km (211.9 miles)
Weather Fine, cool
Pole position
Driver
 Surtees-Cosworth
Time 1:15.85
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Matra
Time 1:15.05
Podium
First
 Matra
Second
 March-Cosworth
Third
 McLaren-Cosworth

The 1971 Argentine Grand Prix was a motor race consisting of a Formula One class and a Formula 5000 class, held at the Buenos Aires circuit in Buenos Aires on 24 January 1971. The Formula One class was not part of the FIA Formula One World Championship.

Contents

This event was held because at that time the FIA regulations required a demonstration race to be held as a quality check, before a Grand Prix could be admitted as part of the World Championship. The race was run over two heats of 50 laps each, the final results being an aggregate of the two.

Scuderia Ferrari had entered three cars for this event, but they were withdrawn after the fatal accident suffered by Ignazio Giunti in a sports car race two weeks previously. Jean-Pierre Beltoise was also involved in that accident, and as a consequence had his international license suspended, and was unable to compete.

Qualifying

Note: a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant.

PosNo.DriverConstructorLapGap
118 Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Stommelen Surtees-Cosworth 1:15.85—
28 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Matra 1:15.88+0.03
34 Flag of Sweden.svg Reine Wisell Lotus-Cosworth 1:16.03+0.18
42 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Cosworth 1:16.28+0.43
516 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann McLaren-Cosworth 1:16.49+0.64
612 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert March-Cosworth 1:16.61+0.76
714 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo March-Cosworth 1:16.80+0.95
810 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Bell March-Cosworth 1:17.23+1.38
96 Flag of Brazil.svg Wilson Fittipaldi Lotus-Cosworth 1:17.90+2.05
1020 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Silvio Moser Bellasi-Cosworth 1:19.01+3.16
1122 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Prophet McLaren-Chevrolet 1:20.58+4.73
1226 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Lola-Chevrolet 1:21.96+6.11
1324 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Spice McLaren-Chevrolet 1:23.45+7.60
1430 Flag of Argentina.svg Nestor García-Veiga Surtees-Chevrolet 1:26.26+10.41
1528 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Marincovich McLaren-Chevrolet 2:00.06+44.15
Sources: [1] [2]

Heat one

Rolf Stommelen won the first heat, leading from the start, from Jo Siffert in second place. Siffert had held off the rest of the field, with Chris Amon passing Reine Wisell before duelling with Henri Pescarolo for third place. The Frenchman won this battle to take third at the finish, with Amon, Wisell and Carlos Reutemann rounding out the top six. Emerson Fittipaldi lost a nose fin and had to pit for a new one, losing three laps. He eventually finished 10th. The retirements were all F5000 cars, namely Jo Bonnier's Lola, which pulled off with a flat battery, and Marincovich's McLaren and Garcia-Veiga's Surtees, which both suffered mechanical failures. Wisell posted the fastest lap. [3]

Heat two

The grid for heat two was decided by the finishing order from the first heat, with Greg Young taking over Marincovich's car. At the start, Siffert pulled away from Stommelen to take the lead. Amon quickly passed Reutemann and Pescarolo to move into third place, but he caught Stommelen just as the German was trying to pass Siffert. Amon and Stommelen collided and Stommelen's Surtees went off the track, causing gearbox damage which soon proved to be terminal. Shortly afterwards, Amon passed Siffert for the lead. During the next two laps, Siffert was also passed by Pescarolo, Reutemann, Derek Bell's March and Wilson Fittipaldi's Lotus. Wisell pitted with handling problems, and Silvio Moser finally started the race after extensive engine work being performed in the pits, meaning he missed the start. Wilson Fittipaldi then retired on lap 21 with engine failure, and Wisell and Moser also retired. Bell passed Reutemann but retired after that with another engine failure. Siffert had also retired his March with broken suspension. Amon won the heat by 22 seconds from Pescarolo, and this margin gave him the overall victory, his only win of the season. He also posted the fastest lap of the heat, which was the overall fastest lap. [3]

Classification

Note: the classification was determined using the sum of the times obtained in the two heats.

PosNo.DriverEntrantConstructorLapsTime/Retired1st / 2nd heat
18 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Equipe Matra Elf Matra 1002:08:19.294th / 1st
214 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo Frank Williams Racing Cars March-Cosworth 100+ 21.86 s3rd / 2nd
316 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Ecurie Bonnier McLaren-Cosworth 100+ 53.31 s6th / 3rd
422 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Prophet David Prophet Racing McLaren-Chevrolet 96+ 4 Laps9th / 4th
Ret10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Bell Tom Wheatcroft Racing March-Cosworth 88Engine7th / Ret
Ret12 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert Siffert Racing Team March-Cosworth 86Suspension2nd / Ret
Ret4 Flag of Sweden.svg Reine Wisell Gold Leaf Team Lotus Lotus-Cosworth 84Accident5th / Ret
NC24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Spice Gordon Spice McLaren-Chevrolet 8412th / 5th
Ret6 Flag of Brazil.svg Wilson Fittipaldi Gold Leaf Team Lotus Lotus-Cosworth 71Engine8th / Ret
NC26 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Ecurie Bonnier Lola-Chevrolet 68BatteryRet / 7th
Ret20 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Silvio Moser Jolly Club Switzerland Bellasi-Cosworth 66Engine11th / Ret
Ret18 Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Stommelen Team Surtees Surtees-Cosworth 60Gearbox1st / Ret
NC28 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Marincovich
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greg Young 		Luigi Chinetti McLaren-Chevrolet 59Fuel injectionRet / 6th
Ret2 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi Gold Leaf Team Lotus Lotus-Cosworth 48Oil pressure10th / Ret
Ret30 Flag of Argentina.svg Nestor García-Veiga Luigi Chinetti Surtees-Chevrolet 11Oil leakRet / DNS
WD Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari
WD Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari
WD Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari
WD Flag of Italy.svg Ignazio Giunti Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari
WD Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Beltoise Equipe Matra Elf Matra
WD Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Craft Alain de Cadenet Brabham-Cosworth
WD Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson March Racing Team March-Cosworth
Sources: [2] [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "1971 Argentine GP – Heat 1 Classification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  2. 1 2 "1971 – VIII Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina". StatsF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  3. 1 2 Pritchard, Anthony (1972). The Motor Racing Year No. 3 . New York City, United States: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. pp. 118–121. ISBN   0-393-08502-3 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ↑ "1971 Argentine GP – Heat 1 Classification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "1971 Argentine GP – Heat 2 Classification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "1971 Argentine GP – Aggregate Timings". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
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