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.
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 27 Jo Bonnier McLaren-Ford 8:17.0 +58.0 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 8 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 8 Oil Leak 8 21 Jo Siffert BRM 6 Illegal Pit Stop 3 10 Chris Amon Matra 6 Accident 16 14 Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 5 Suspension 10 20 Peter Gethin McLaren-Ford 5 Accident 19 18 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 3 Fuel Leak 6 28 Mike Beuttler March-Ford 3 Illegal Pit Stop 22 23 Howden Ganley BRM 2 Engine 14 16 Andrea de Adamich March-Alfa Romeo 2 Injection 20 4 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1 Accident 2 27 Jo Bonnier McLaren-Ford 27 Helmut Marko McLaren-Ford Driven by Bonnier
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 12Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Tyrrell-Ford* 51 2 Ferrari* 32 3 March-Ford* 17 4 Lotus-Ford 13 5 BRM 12Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Competitors in bold and marked with an asterisk still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
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