1971 Canadian Grand Prix
The 1971 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Mosport Park on September 19, 1971. It was race 10 of 11 in both the 1971 World Championship of Drivers and the 1971 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. Jackie Stewart took the win in the awful conditions and the race was stopped after 64 laps of the scheduled 80 due to the weather. American Mark Donohue scored an excellent third on his F1 debut.
| 1971 Canadian Grand Prix | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | September 19, 1971 | ||
| Official name | XI Player's Grand Prix Canada | ||
| Location | Mosport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.957 km (2.459 mi) | ||
| Distance | 64 laps, 253.248 km (157.376 mi) | ||
| Weather | Chilly with temperatures approaching 17.8 °C (64.0 °F); wind speeds up to 8 kilometres per hour (5.0 mph)[1] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Tyrrell-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:15.3 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | |
| Time | 1:43.5 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Tyrrell-Ford | ||
| Second | March-Ford | ||
| Third | McLaren-Ford | ||
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Lap leaders
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This was the first ever Formula One race to be red flagged.[2]
Qualifying
Qualifying classification
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | No |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:15,3 | 1 |
| 2 | Jo Siffert | B.R.M. | 1:15,5 | 2 |
| 3 | François Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:15,7 | 3 |
| 4 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 1:16,1 | 4 |
| 5 | Chris Amon | Matra | 1:16,1 | 5 |
| 6 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 1:16,2 | 6 |
| 7 | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford | 1:16,3 | 7 |
| 8 | Mark Donohue | McLaren-Ford | 1:16,3 | 8 |
| 9 | Howden Ganley | B.R.M. | 1:16,3 | 9 |
| 10 | Denis Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 1:16,4 | 10 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 1:16,5 | 11 |
| 12 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1:16,5 | 12 |
| 13 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 1:16,9 | 13 |
| 14 | John Surtees | Surtees-Ford | 1:17,1 | 14 |
| 15 | Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford | 1:17,2 | 15 |
| 16 | Peter Gethin | B.R.M. | 1:17,2 | 16 |
| 17 | Tim Schenken | Brabham-Ford | 1:17,4 | 17 |
| 18 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1:17,5 | 18 |
| 19 | Helmut Marko | B.R.M. | 1:17,8 | 19 |
| 20 | Nanni Galli | March-Ford | 1:18,2 | 20 |
| 21 | George Eaton | B.R.M. | 1:18,4 | 21 |
| 22 | Mike Beuttler | March-Ford | 1:18,5 | 22 |
| 23 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees-Ford | 1:18,8 | 23 |
| 24 | Skip Barber | March-Ford | 1:19,8 | 24 |
| 25 | Chris Craft | Brabham-Ford | 1:20,3 | DNS |
| 26 | Pete Lovely | Lotus-Ford | 1:21,1 | 25 |
| 27 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | 1:21,9 | DNS |
Race
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 |  Jackie Stewart |
Tyrrell-Ford | 64 | 1:55:12.9 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 17 |  Ronnie Peterson |
March-Ford | 64 | + 38.3 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 10 |  Mark Donohue |
McLaren-Ford | 64 | + 1:35.8 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 | Denny Hulme |
McLaren-Ford | 63 | + 1 Lap | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Reine Wisell |
Lotus-Ford | 63 | + 1 Lap | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 |  François Cevert |
Tyrrell-Ford | 62 | + 2 Laps | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 |  Emerson Fittipaldi |
Lotus-Ford | 62 | + 2 Laps | 4 | |
| 8 | 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jacky Ickx |
Ferrari | 62 | + 2 Laps | 12 | |
| 9 | 14 |  Jo Siffert |
BRM | 61 | + 3 Laps | 2 | |
| 10 | 20 | Chris Amon |
Matra | 61 | + 3 Laps | 5 | |
| 11 | 22 | John Surtees |
Surtees-Ford | 60 | + 4 Laps | 14 | |
| 12 | 31 |  Helmut Marko |
BRM | 60 | + 4 Laps | 19 | |
| 13 | 6 | Mario Andretti |
Ferrari | 60 | + 4 Laps | 13 | |
| 14 | 15 | Peter Gethin |
BRM | 59 | + 5 Laps | 16 | |
| 15 | 28 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} George Eaton |
BRM | 59 | + 5 Laps | 21 | |
| 16 | 18 |  Nanni Galli |
March-Ford | 57 | + 7 Laps | 20 | |
| NC | 19 | Mike Beuttler |
March-Ford | 56 | Not Classified | 22 | |
| NC | 35 | Pete Lovely |
Lotus-Ford | 55 | Not Classified | 25 | |
| Ret | 24 |  Rolf Stommelen |
Surtees-Ford | 26 | Overheating | 23 | |
| Ret | 21 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
Matra | 15 | Accident | 11 | |
| Ret | 33 | Skip Barber |
March-Ford | 13 | Oil Pressure | 24 | |
| Ret | 5 | Clay Regazzoni |
Ferrari | 7 | Accident | 18 | |
| Ret | 37 | Graham Hill |
Brabham-Ford | 2 | Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | 8 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tim Schenken |
Brabham-Ford | 1 | Ignition | 17 | |
| DNS | 16 | Howden Ganley |
BRM | — | Accident | 9 | |
| DNQ | 26 | Chris Craft |
Brabham-Ford | ||||
| DNS | 27 | Henri Pescarolo |
March-Ford | — | Accident/injury | ||
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- "Weather information for the "1971 Canadian Grand Prix"". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
- "5. Red Flag!". formula1alltheraces.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- "1971 Canadian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- "Grand Prix Results: Canadian GP, 1971". grandprix.com. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
- "Canada 1971 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
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