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1971 German Grand Prix
Race details
Date	1 August 1971
Official name	XXXIII Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location	Nürburgring, Nürburg, West Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	22.835 km (14.189 miles)
Distance	12 laps, 274.02 km (170.268 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford
Time	7:19.0
Fastest lap
Driver	François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford
Time	7:20.1
Podium
First	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford
Second	François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford
Third	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 1971 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nürburgring on 1 August 1971. It was race 7 of 11 in both the 1971 World Championship of Drivers and the 1971 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

The race returned to the Nürburgring after a year at the Hockenheimring after the safety was improved on the track. The race distance was shortened to 12 laps. Notable driver changes included Vic Elford replacing Pedro Rodríguez, who had been killed in a sports car race at Norisring the previous month. Jackie Stewart took pole and dominated the race, while François Cevert finished second, making it a Tyrrell 1–2. Cevert battled with and was stuck behind Clay Regazzoni for more than a quarter of the race; the Swiss driver finished 3rd. Mario Andretti, Ronnie Peterson and Tim Schenken rounded out the points. Mike Beuttler was disqualified on the third lap after entering the pits via the "short chute", after suffering a flat tire just after passing the pits, and not wanting to drive 14 miles on a flat tire. Jo Siffert was also disqualified on lap seven for taking the short chute into the pits, after his right-hand lower front wishbone started detaching from the chassis and his ignition coil started acting up. With a lap distance of 12 laps the race formerly held the record for the fewest number of laps (official) in a Grand Prix until the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix which was classified after 1 lap after being red flagged.

• Andrea de Adamich in a March 711
• Peter Gethin in a McLaren M19A
• Emerson Fittipaldi in a Lotus 72

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	2	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	7:19.0	—
2	4	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	7:19.2	+0.2
3	21	Jo Siffert	BRM	7:22.4	+3.4
4	6	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	7:22.7	+3.7
5	3	François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	7:23.4	+4.4
6	18	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	7:26.0	+7.0
7	15	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	7:26.5	+7.5
8	8	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	7:27.5	+8.5
9	25	Tim Schenken	Brabham-Ford	7:29.8	+10.8
10	14	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford	7:30.3	+11.3
11	5	Mario Andretti	Ferrari	7:31.7	+12.7
12	12	Rolf Stommelen	Surtees-Ford	7:34.7	+15.7
13	24	Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford	7:36.1	+17.1
14	23	Howden Ganley	BRM	7:36.6	+17.6
15	7	John Surtees	Surtees-Ford	7:36.7	+17.7
16	10	Chris Amon	Matra	7:37.3	+18.3
17	9	Reine Wisell	Lotus-Ford	7:39.96	+20.96
18	22	Vic Elford	BRM	7:39.98	+20.98
19	20	Peter Gethin	McLaren-Ford	7:41.4	+22.4
20	16	Andrea de Adamich	March-Alfa Romeo	7:41.7	+22.7
21	17	Nanni Galli	March-Alfa Romeo	7:47.5	+28.5
22	28	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford	7:42.6	+31.6
DNQ	27	Jo Bonnier	McLaren-Ford	8:17.0	+58.0
DNQ	27	Helmut Marko	McLaren-Ford	No time	—
Source:

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	12	1:29:16.3	1	9
2	3	François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	12	+ 30.1	5	6
3	6	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	12	+ 37.1	4	4
4	5	Mario Andretti	Ferrari	12	+ 2:05.0	11	3
5	15	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	12	+ 2:29.1	7	2
6	25	Tim Schenken	Brabham-Ford	12	+ 2:58.6	9	1
7	7	John Surtees	Surtees-Ford	12	+ 3:19.0	15
8	9	Reine Wisell	Lotus-Ford	12	+ 6:31.7	17
9	24	Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford	12	+ 6:37.0	13
10	12	Rolf Stommelen	Surtees-Ford	11	+ 1 Lap	12
11	22	Vic Elford	BRM	11	+ 1 Lap	18
12	17	Nanni Galli	March-Alfa Romeo	10	+ 2 Laps	21
Ret	8	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	8	Oil Leak	8
DSQ	21	Jo Siffert	BRM	6	Disqualified	3
Ret	10	Chris Amon	Matra	6	Accident	16
Ret	14	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford	5	Suspension	10
Ret	20	Peter Gethin	McLaren-Ford	5	Accident	19
Ret	18	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	3	Fuel Leak	6
DSQ	28	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford	3	Disqualified	22
Ret	23	Howden Ganley	BRM	2	Engine	14
Ret	16	Andrea de Adamich	March-Alfa Romeo	2	Injection	20
Ret	4	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1	Accident	2
DNQ	27	Jo Bonnier	McLaren-Ford
WD	27	Helmut Marko	McLaren-Ford		Driven by Bonnier
Source:

Notes

• This was the Formula One World Championship debut for that year's Le Mans winner and Austrian driver Helmut Marko.
• This was the 10th Grand Prix start for British constructor Tyrrell. It was also their 5th pole position and 5th Grand Prix win.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jackie Stewart 51 2 Jacky Ickx 19 3 Ronnie Peterson 17 1 4 Mario Andretti 12 2 5 Clay Regazzoni 12 Source:

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Tyrrell-Ford 51 2 Ferrari 32 3 March-Ford 17 4 Lotus-Ford 13 5 BRM 12 Source:

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

References

1. "1971 German Grand Prix Entry list".
2. Pritchard, Anthony (1972). The Motor Racing Year No3. ISBN 0393085023.
3. "1971 German Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
4. ^ "Germany 1971 – Championship • STATS F1". statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.

External links

• "Formula One World". Archived from the original on 16 January 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2008.
• "Grandprix.com". Archived from the original on 1 April 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.

• 1971 Formula One races
• German Grand Prix
• 1971 in West German motorsport
• Sport in Rhineland-Palatinate