The Garagiste.

World Championship  ·  Round 5

French Grand Prix

1971  ·  Circuit Paul Ricard  ·  4 July 1971  ·  55 laps

  1. 1st Jackie Stewart Tyrrell · 01:46:42.3
  2. 2nd François Cevert Tyrrell · +28.12
  3. 3rd Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford · +34.07

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Jackie Stewart

Tyrrell  —  Pole position

02 Lap 4

Jacky Ickx

Retirement Ferrari  —  Engine

03 Lap 20

Clay Regazzoni

Retirement Ferrari  —  Accident

04 Lap 27

Pedro Rodríguez

Retirement BRM  —  Ignition

05 Lap 34

Graham Hill

Retirement Brabham  —  Oil pipe

06 Lap 45

Henri Pescarolo

Retirement March-Ford  —  Gearbox

07 Lap 46

Max Jean

Retirement March-Ford  —  Not classified

08 On the Charge

Emerson Fittipaldi

Lotus-Ford  —  P17 → P3

09 Victory

Jackie Stewart

Tyrrell  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 1 55 01:46:42.3 9
2 François Cevert Tyrrell 7 55 +28.12 6
3 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 17 55 +34.07 4
4 Jo Siffert BRM 6 55 +37.17 3
5 Chris Amon Matra 9 55 +41.08 2
6 Reine Wisell Lotus-Ford 15 55 +1:16.020 1
7 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 8 55 +1:16.930
8 John Surtees Surtees 13 55 +1:24.910
9 Peter Gethin McLaren 19 54 +1 Lap
10 Howden Ganley BRM 16 54 +1 Lap
11 Rolf Stommelen Surtees 10 53 +2 Laps
12 Tim Schenken Brabham 14 50 Oil pressure
13 François Mazet March-Ford 23 50 +5 Laps
14 Max Jean March-Ford 22 46 Not classified
15 Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 18 45 Gearbox
16 Graham Hill Brabham 4 34 Oil pipe
17 Andrea de Adamich March-Alfa Romeo 20 31 Engine
18 Pedro Rodríguez BRM 5 27 Ignition
19 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 2 20 Accident
20 Ronnie Peterson March-Alfa Romeo 12 19 Engine
21 Denny Hulme McLaren 11 16 Ignition
22 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 3 4 Engine
23 Alex Soler-Roig March-Ford 21 4 Fuel pump

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