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1971 Canadian Grand Prix
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 miles)
Distance	64 laps, 253.248 km (157.376 miles)
Weather	Rainy and foggy with temperatures approaching 17.8 °C (64.0 °F); wind speeds up to 8 kilometres per hour (5.0 mph)
Pole position
Driver	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford
Time	1:15.3
Fastest lap
Driver	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford
Time	1:43.5
Podium
First	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford
Second	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford
Third	Mark Donohue	McLaren-Ford
Lap leaders

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.

During a Formula Ford preliminary race, one of the twenty drivers of the field spun at Turn 1 involving four other competitors and a group of marshals. Four of them suffered severe injuries and were taken to hospital. One lap later, Wayne Kelly, a 37-year-old driver from Ottawa, was killed instantly when he crashed into a stationary ambulance parked on the outside of Turn 1 whose crew was helping the injured marshals and competitors.

The events of the Formula Ford race meant that the Grand Prix was delayed from its 2:30pm start to 4:30pm, and when it did start, it was raining and thick fog had arrived. Jackie Stewart took the win after the race was stopped after 64 laps of the scheduled 80 due to the weather. American Mark Donohue finished third on his F1 debut.

This was the first ever Formula One race to be red flagged.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Grid
1	11	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	1:15.3	1
2	14	Jo Siffert	BRM	1:15.5	2
3	12	François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	1:15.7	3
4	2	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	1:16.1	4
5	20	Chris Amon	Matra	1:16.1	5
6	17	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	1:16.2	6
7	3	Reine Wisell	Lotus-Ford	1:16.3	7
8	10	Mark Donohue	McLaren-Ford	1:16.3	8
9	16	Howden Ganley	BRM	1:16.3	9
10	9	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	1:16.4	10
11	21	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	1:16.5	11
12	4	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:16.5	12
13	6	Mario Andretti	Ferrari	1:16.9	13
14	22	John Surtees	Surtees-Ford	1:17.1	14
15	37	Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford	1:17.2	15
16	15	Peter Gethin	BRM	1:17.2	16
17	8	Tim Schenken	Brabham-Ford	1:17.4	17
18	5	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:17.5	18
19	31	Helmut Marko	BRM	1:17.8	19
20	18	Nanni Galli	March-Ford	1:18.2	20
21	28	George Eaton	BRM	1:18.4	21
22	19	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford	1:18.5	22
23	24	Rolf Stommelen	Surtees-Ford	1:18.8	23
24	33	Skip Barber	March-Ford	1:19.8	24
25	26	Chris Craft	Brabham-Ford	1:20.3	DNS
26	35	Pete Lovely	Lotus-Ford	1:21.1	25
27	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	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	George Eaton	BRM	59	+ 5 laps	21
16	18	Nanni Galli	March-Ford	57	+ 7 laps	20
NC	19	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford	56	+ 8 laps	22
NC	35	Pete Lovely	Lotus-Ford	55	+ 9 laps	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	Tim Schenken	Brabham-Ford	1	Ignition	17
DNS	16	Howden Ganley	BRM	—	Accident	9
DNS	26	Chris Craft	Brabham-Ford	—	Engine
DNS	27	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford	—	Accident/injury
Sources:

Notes

• This was the Formula One World Championship debut for future Indianapolis 500 winner and American driver Mark Donohue and British driver Chris Craft.
• This was the 50th Grand Prix start for French constructor Matra.
• This was the first fastest lap set by McLaren.
• This race saw the 99th, 100th and 101st podium finish for a Ford-powered car.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jackie Stewart 60 2 Ronnie Peterson 29 3 Jacky Ickx 19 4 François Cevert 17 5 Emerson Fittipaldi 16 Source:

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Tyrrell-Ford 64 2 Ferrari 32 3 BRM 30 4 March-Ford 30 5 Lotus-Ford 21 Source:

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

1. "Weather information for the "1971 Canadian Grand Prix"". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
2. "1971 Canadian Grand Prix Entry list".
3. "5. Red Flag!". formula1alltheraces.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
4. "1971 Canadian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
5. "Grand Prix Results: Canadian GP, 1971". grandprix.com. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
6. ^ "Canada 1971 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

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