1971 Italian Grand Prix

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1971 Italian Grand Prix
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The close finish of the race, with five drivers crossing the finish line within a second
Race details
Date5 September 1971
Official name 42º Gran Premio d'Italia [1]
Location Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Monza, Lombardy, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.750 km (3.573 miles)
Distance 55 laps, 316.25 km (196.515 miles)
Pole position
Driver Matra
Time 1:22.4
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo March-Ford
Time 1:23.8 on lap 9
Podium
First BRM
Second March-Ford
Third Tyrrell-Ford
Lap leaders
  • 1971 Italian Grand Prix

The 1971 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 5 September 1971. It was race 9 of 11 in both the 1971 World Championship of Drivers and the 1971 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. [2]

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This race featured the closest finish in Formula One history, as Peter Gethin beat Ronnie Peterson by 0.01 seconds. [3] The top five were covered by just 0.61 seconds, with François Cevert finishing third, Mike Hailwood fourth and Howden Ganley fifth. With an average speed of 242.615 km/h (150.754 mph), this race stood as the fastest-ever Formula One race for 32 years, until the 2003 Italian Grand Prix at Monza. [4]

Race report

The historical Monza National Autodrome, located just north of the northern Italian city of Milan, in 1971 became the fastest circuit used by Formula One after the Belgian Spa-Francorchamps circuit was removed from the calendar. However, this was the last year in which the circuit was used with this configuration: considering the enormous speed that the cars reached in this edition, two chicanes were introduced the following year in the two most dangerous curves of the track.

Emerson Fittipaldi drove a four-wheel drive Lotus 56B powered by a gas turbine, the only time he would race in a Formula One World Championship race in a car not powered by a Ford Cosworth DFV engine. Due to ongoing legal issues between Team Lotus and the Italian authorities following Jochen Rindt's death the previous year, the car was entered under the name "World Wide Racing". [5]

With the championship settled, this was an opportunity for new drivers to prove themselves. Chris Amon in the Matra proved an embarrassment to Ferrari by seizing pole at their home track with the fastest lap of all time in a Formula One championship race, lapping at 251 km/h (156 mph), with the BRMs on the second row, whilst champion Stewart was in 6th after suffering gearbox problems. Mike Hailwood was making his debut for Surtees—an inspired choice as he held both the Formula 5000 and motorbike lap records for Monza. Clay Regazzoni's Ferrari thrilled the crowd by surging forward from the fourth row to lead from Jo Siffert and Stewart until lap 3, when Ronnie Peterson took the lead. On lap 7, Stewart took the lead. By lap 16, Stewart and Jacky Ickx retired with engine problems, followed two laps later by Clay Regazzoni. The race began to break into high-speed packs—the leading one containing Hailwood (leading on his debut), François Cevert, Peterson, Siffert, Howden Ganley, Chris Amon, Peter Gethin and Jackie Oliver. Gethin, Peterson, Cevert, Hailwood and Ganley (who fell back slightly) battled right down to the line and the top 4 finished within two-tenths of a second of each other, with Ganley a further four-tenths back in fifth. Polesitter Amon took the last point in sixth, nearly half a minute behind Ganley. Siffert dropped back after problems with a gearbox that would only select fourth gear. Tyrrell-Ford won their first Constructors' Championship with two races remaining. [6]

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
112 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Matra 1:22.40
23 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:22.82+0.42
320 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert BRM 1:23.03+0.63
419 Flag of New Zealand.svg Howden Ganley BRM 1:23.15+0.75
52 Flag of France.svg François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 1:23.41+1.01
625 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 1:23.46+1.06
730 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 1:23.49+1.09
84 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:23.69+1.29
911 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Schenken Brabham-Ford 1:23.73+1.33
1016 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 1:23.77+1.37
1118 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Gethin BRM 1:23.88+1.48
1221 Flag of Austria.svg Helmut Marko BRM 1:23.96+1.56
1314 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Oliver McLaren-Ford 1:24.09+1.69
1410 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 1:24.27+1.87
157 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Surtees-Ford 1:24.45+2.05
1624 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Beuttler March-Ford 1:25.01+2.61
179 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 1:25.17+2.77
185 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Pratt & Whitney 1:25.18+2.78
1922 Flag of Italy.svg Nanni Galli March-Ford 1:25.19+2.79
2023 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Adamich March-Alfa Romeo 1:25.73+3.33
2128 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier McLaren-Ford 1:26.14+3.74
2227 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Silvio Moser Bellasi-Ford 1:26.54+4.14
238 Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Stommelen Surtees-Ford 1:27.92+5.52
2426 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier March-Ford 1:28.19+5.89
Source: [7]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
118 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Gethin BRM 551:18:12.60119
225 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 55+ 0.0166
32 Flag of France.svg François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 55+ 0.0954
49 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 55+ 0.18173
519 Flag of New Zealand.svg Howden Ganley BRM 55+ 0.6142
612 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Matra 55+ 32.3611
714 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Oliver McLaren-Ford 55+ 1:24.8313 
85 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Pratt & Whitney 54+ 1 Lap18 
920 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert BRM 53+ 2 Laps3 
1028 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier McLaren-Ford 51+ 4 Laps21 
Ret10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 47Gearbox14 
NC26 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier March-Ford 47+ 8 Laps24 
Ret24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Beuttler March-Ford 41Engine16 
Ret16 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 40Suspension10 
Ret23 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Adamich March-Alfa Romeo 33Engine20 
Ret4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 17Engine8 
Ret3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Ferrari 15Engine2 
Ret30 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 15Engine7 
Ret22 Flag of Italy.svg Nanni Galli March-Ford 11Electrical19 
Ret11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Schenken Brabham-Ford 5Suspension9 
Ret27 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Silvio Moser Bellasi-Ford 5Suspension22 
Ret21 Flag of Austria.svg Helmut Marko BRM 3Engine12 
Ret7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Surtees-Ford 3Engine15 
DNS8 Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Stommelen Surtees-Ford 0Accident23 
WD6 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Herbert Müller Lotus-Ford  
WD15 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Pace March-Ford  
WD29 Flag of France.svg François Mazet March-Ford  
Source: [8]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

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