The Garagiste.

World Championship  ·  Round 6

British Grand Prix

1971  ·  Silverstone Circuit  ·  17 July 1971  ·  68 laps

  1. 1st Jackie Stewart Tyrrell · 01:31:31.5
  2. 2nd Ronnie Peterson March-Ford · +36.1
  3. 3rd Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford · +50.5

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Clay Regazzoni

Ferrari  —  Pole position

02 Lap 48

Clay Regazzoni

Retirement Ferrari  —  Oil pressure

03 Lap 51

Jacky Ickx

Retirement Ferrari  —  Engine

04 Lap 53

Peter Gethin

Retirement McLaren  —  Engine

05 Lap 56

Andrea de Adamich

Retirement March-Alfa Romeo  —  Not classified

06 Lap 57

Reine Wisell

Retirement Lotus-Pratt & Whitney  —  Not classified

07 On the Charge

Henri Pescarolo

March-Ford  —  P17 → P4

08 Victory

Jackie Stewart

Tyrrell  —  Won from P2

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 2 68 01:31:31.5 9
2 Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 5 68 +36.1 6
3 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 4 68 +50.5 4
4 Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 17 67 +1 Lap 3
5 Rolf Stommelen Surtees 12 67 +1 Lap 2
6 John Surtees Surtees 11 67 +1 Lap 1
7 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 15 66 +2 Laps
8 Howden Ganley BRM 11 66 +2 Laps
9 Jo Siffert BRM 3 66 +2 Laps
10 François Cevert Tyrrell 10 65 +3 Laps
11 Nanni Galli March-Ford 21 65 +3 Laps
12 Tim Schenken Brabham 7 63 Gearbox
13 Reine Wisell Lotus-Pratt & Whitney 19 57 Not classified
14 Andrea de Adamich March-Alfa Romeo 24 56 Not classified
15 Peter Gethin McLaren 14 53 Engine
16 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 6 51 Engine
17 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1 48 Oil pressure
18 Chris Amon Matra 9 35 Engine
19 Denny Hulme McLaren 8 32 Engine
20 Derek Bell Surtees 23 23 Suspension
21 Mike Beuttler March-Ford 20 21 Oil pressure
22 Dave Charlton Lotus-Ford 13 1 Engine
23 Graham Hill Brabham 22 0 Accident
24 Jackie Oliver McLaren 16 0 Accident

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