The 1971 Formula One season was the 22nd FIA Formula One season. It featured the 22nd World Championship of Drivers, the 14th International Cup for F1 Manufacturers and several non-championship Formula One races. The World Championship season commenced on March 6 and ended on October 3 after eleven races.
Tyrrell Racing added reliability to the flashes of blinding speed showed by their new car at the end of 1970. Jackie Stewart took advantage of that and won six races and the championship, with his young teammate François Cevert winning the season finale and jumping to third in the final standings.
Calendar
Results and standings
Drivers
Points for the 1971 World Championship of Drivers were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters in each race. For classification, only the best five results from the first half of the season and the best five results from the second half of the season could be retained.
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International Cup for Manufacturers final standings
Points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the first six finishers at each round, however only the best placed car from each manufacturer was eligible to score points. The best five results from the first six rounds and the best four results from the last five rounds were retained.
| Pos. | Manufacturer | RSA
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ESP
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MON
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NED
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FRA
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GBR
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GER
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AUT
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ITA
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CAN
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USA
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Pts.[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyrrell-Ford
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2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 1 | 73 |
| 2 | BRM
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Ret | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 36 |
| 3 | Ferrari
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1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 6 | 33 |
| 4 | March-Ford
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10 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 5 | (6) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 33 (34) |
| 5 | Lotus-Ford
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4 | NC | 5 | DSQ | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | NC | 21 | |
| 6 | McLaren-Ford
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6 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
| 7 | Matra
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5 | 3 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 10 | 8 | 9 | |
| 8 | Surtees-Ford
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7 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 |
| 9 | Brabham-Ford
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9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 5 |
| — | Lotus-Pratt & Whitney
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Ret | NC | 8 | 0 | ||||||||
| — | March-Alfa Romeo
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13 | Ret | NC | 12 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 0 | ||||
| — |  Bellasi-Ford
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Ret | 0 | ||||||||||
| Pos. | Manufacturer | RSA
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ESP
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MON
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NED
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FRA
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GBR
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GER
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AUT
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ITA
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CAN
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USA
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Pts. |
- Bold results counted to championship totals.
References
- ↑ Only the best 5 results from the first 6 rounds and the best 4 results from the last 5 rounds counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
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