1971 South African Grand Prix

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1971 South African Grand Prix
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The Kyalami Circuit (1967–1985)
Race details
Date6 March 1971
Official name Fifth AA Grand Prix of South Africa
Location Kyalami, Midrand, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.104 km (2.550 miles)
Distance 79 laps, 324.216 km (201.458 miles)
Weather Sunny, Hot, Dry
Pole position
Driver Tyrrell-Ford
Time 1:17.8
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Ferrari
Time 1:20.3 on lap 73
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Tyrrell-Ford
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders
  • 1971 South African Grand Prix

The 1971 South African Grand Prix, formally the Fifth AA Grand Prix of South Africa (Afrikaans: Vyfde AA Suid-Afrikaanse Grand Prix [1] ), was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami Circuit on 6 March 1971. It was race 1 of 11 in both the 1971 World Championship of Drivers and the 1971 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was won by Mario Andretti who was driving for the Ferrari team in what was his first Formula One victory, but would not win another Formula One race until 1976. [2]

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It was expected the 12-cylinder cars would be dominant over the V8 Ford-Cosworths as Ferrari had won four out of the last five Grands Prix in 1970, and they had a strong line-up consisting of Mario Andretti, Clay Regazzoni and Jacky Ickx.

Jackie Stewart took pole in the Tyrrell to join Chris Amon and Regazzoni on the front row. Denny Hulme was suffering with a new suspension that he said was behaving very strangely.[ citation needed ]

At the start, Regazzoni led the field away at the start – both Stewart and Amon suffering slow starts. Emerson Fittipaldi managed to hold off Hulme until lap three when he dived through to chase the Ferraris. On lap 17, he squeezed through under braking and the orange McLaren once again led a race. Pedro Rodríguez was forced to retire from fourth place when his bodywork started to melt and the hot air began burning his feet. The heat also took its toll on Jo Siffert, whose engine overheated and Howden Ganley who was taken ill with heat exhaustion. On lap 37, John Surtees who had steadily been moving up the field, managed to pass Regazzoni. Surtees however, suffered a gearbox failure on lap 57. Andretti took his first career victory, driving a Ferrari; his teammate Regazzoni finished in third place behind Stewart.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 1:17.8
219 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Matra 1:18.4+0.6
35 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:18.7+0.9
46 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Ferrari 1:19.0+1.2
52 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 1:19.1+1.3
620 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Surtees-Ford 1:19.1+1.3
711 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:19.1+1.3
84 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:19.2+1.4
910 Flag of France.svg François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 1:19.2+1.4
1016 Flag of Mexico.svg Pedro Rodríguez BRM 1:19.3+1.5
1112 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Gethin McLaren-Ford 1:19.6+1.8
1215 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Dave Charlton Brabham-Ford 1:19.8+2.0
137 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 1:19.9+2.1
143 Flag of Sweden.svg Reine Wisell Lotus-Ford 1:19.9+2.1
1521 Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Stommelen Surtees-Ford 1:20.1+2.3
1617 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert BRM 1:20.2+2.4
1728 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Redman Surtees-Ford 1:20.2+2.4
1822 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 1:20.2+2.4
1914 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 1:20.5+2.7
2025 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Jackie Pretorius Brabham-Ford 1:21.7+3.9
2124 Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg John Love March-Ford 1:21.9+4.1
228 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Adamich March-Alfa Romeo 1:22.2+4.4
2323 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier McLaren-Ford 1:22.3+4.5
2427 Flag of New Zealand.svg Howden Ganley BRM 1:23.7+5.9
2526 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Alex Soler-Roig March-Ford 1:25.8+8.0

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
16 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Ferrari 791:47:35.549
29 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 79+ 20.916
35 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 79+ 31.434
43 Flag of Sweden.svg Reine Wisell Lotus-Ford 79+ 1:09.4143
519 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Matra 78+ 1 Lap22
611 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 78+ 1 Lap71
728 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Redman Surtees-Ford 78+ 1 Lap17 
84 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Ferrari 78+ 1 Lap8 
914 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 77+ 2 Laps19 
107 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 77+ 2 Laps13 
1122 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 77+ 2 Laps18 
1221 Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Stommelen Surtees-Ford 77+ 2 Laps15 
138 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Adamich March-Alfa Romeo 75+ 4 Laps22 
Ret2 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 58Engine5 
Ret20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Surtees-Ford 56Gearbox6 
Ret10 Flag of France.svg François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 45Accident9 
Ret27 Flag of New Zealand.svg Howden Ganley BRM 42Physical24 
Ret16 Flag of Mexico.svg Pedro Rodríguez BRM 33Overheating10 
Ret15 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Dave Charlton Brabham-Ford 31Engine16 
Ret17 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert BRM 31Overheating12 
Ret24 Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg John Love March-Ford 30Differential21 
Ret25 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Jackie Pretorius Brabham-Ford 22Engine20 
Ret12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Gethin McLaren-Ford 7Fuel Leak11 
Ret23 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier McLaren-Ford 5Suspension23 
Ret26 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Alex Soler-Roig March-Ford 5Engine25 
Source: [3]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

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