The 1971 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Österreichring on August 15, 1971.
Race report[]
Jo Siffert took a surprise pole position from Jackie Stewart and led away at the start from Clay Regazzoni and Jacky Ickx. The front two drew away from the pack, where Regazzoni was duelling with François Cevert and Ickx was dropping back with mechanical problems. On lap 21, Stewart-with a poorly handling car-allowed Cevert through so he could chase Siffert. Further down the field, there were two Brabham-Lotus battles, with Tim Schenken duelling with Emerson Fittipaldi and Reine Wisell trading places with Graham Hill. By lap 32, Ickx had retired with a spark plug problem, Regazzoni had an engine blow up and Fittipaldi had passed Schenken and set about catching Stewart.
On lap 36, Stewart's race ended with a violent accident - his left rear driveshaft broke and the wheel was torn off. He emerged unhurt to be greeted as World Champion following Ickx's retirement. Cevert was chasing down Siffert, but with 12 laps to go his gearbox exploded.
Fittipaldi was now carving chunks out the BRM's lead, due to a left-rear puncture for the Swiss. However he managed to nurse the ailing car home for a popular victory by 4 seconds. Schenken was 3rd, with Wisell pipping Hill for 4th place - the Englishman was another to suffer a puncture in the dying stages and Pescarolo finished 6th in his March.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 |  Jo Siffert
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BRM | 54 | 1:30:23.91 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 |  Emerson Fittipaldi
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Lotus-Ford | 54 | + 4.12 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 8 |  Tim Schenken
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Brabham-Ford | 54 | + 19.77 | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 |  Reine Wisell
|
Lotus-Ford | 54 | + 31.87 | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 |  Graham Hill
|
Brabham-Ford | 54 | + 48.43 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | 25 |  Henri Pescarolo
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March-Ford | 54 | + 1:24.51 | 13 | 1 |
| 7 | 24 |  Rolf Stommelen
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Surtees-Ford | 54 | + 1:37.42 | 12 | |
| 8 | 17 | Ronnie Peterson
|
March-Ford | 53 | +1 Lap | 11 | |
| 9 | 10 | Jackie Oliver
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McLaren-Ford | 53 | +1 Lap | 22 | |
| 10 | 23 | Peter Gethin
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BRM | 52 | +2 Laps | 16 | |
| 11 | 16 |  Helmut Marko
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BRM | 52 | +2 Laps | 17 | |
| 12 | 19 |  Nanni Galli
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March-Alfa Romeo | 51 | +3 Laps | 15 | |
| NC | 27 | Mike Beuttler
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March-Ford | 47 | Not Classified | 19 | |
| Ret | 12 | François Cevert
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Tyrrell-Ford | 42 | Engine | 3 | |
| Ret | 11 | Jackie Stewart
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Tyrrell-Ford | 35 | Halfshaft | 2 | |
| Ret | 4 |  Jacky Ickx
|
Ferrari | 31 | Engine | 6 | |
| Ret | 26 | Niki Lauda
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March-Ford | 20 | Handling | 21 | |
| Ret | 22 | John Surtees
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Surtees-Ford | 12 | Engine | 18 | |
| Ret | 5 | Clay Regazzoni
|
Ferrari | 8 | Engine | 4 | |
| Ret | 15 |  Howden Ganley
|
BRM | 5 | Ignition | 14 | |
| Ret | 9 | Denny Hulme
|
McLaren-Ford | 4 | Engine | 9 | |
| DNS | 28 | Jo Bonnier
|
McLaren-Ford | 0 | Fuel Leak | 20 |
Notes[]
- Jackie Stewart won the Drivers' Championship with 3 races left to go.
- First Grand Prix: Niki Lauda
Standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References[]
- "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1971/521/. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
| Previous race: 1971 German Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1971 season |
Next race: 1971 Italian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1970 Austrian Grand Prix |
Austrian Grand Prix | Next race: 1972 Austrian Grand Prix |
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