1971 Monaco Grand Prix
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The 1971 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on May 23, 1971. It was race 3 of 11 in both the 1971 World Championship of Drivers and the 1971 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers and the 200th World Championship Grand Prix held since the championship began in Template:F1. This was the last race on the original Monaco circuit, as a dedicated pit lane was created along the harbor before Tabac in 1972.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Events of the race are captured in the documentary film Weekend of a Champion in which Roman Polanski shadows Jackie Stewart.
Race report
Qualifying was extremely wet and so it was Friday morning times that really counted for the grid - for Mario Andretti this was particularly unfortunate as his car was stranded out on the track at this time and so he was unable to qualify despite lying second in the World Championship. Jackie Stewart claimed a stunning pole position over a second ahead of his front row companion Jacky Ickx and shot into an immediate lead from the fast-starting Jo Siffert, Ickx, Pedro Rodríguez, Ronnie Peterson and Denny Hulme. Chris Amon stalled on the grid and Graham Hill - seeking a 6th Monaco win - made a rare mistake, hitting the wall at Tabac on the 2nd lap.
Stewart extended his lead from Siffert and Ickx, despite being painfully ill from fumes leaking into the cockpit. Peterson was astonishing the crowd with his valiant attempts to take 4th place from Rodríguez, who was baulking him as much as was legally possible. Hulme actually managed to join the battle and pass Peterson on one lap. Eventually the Mexican slipped up under pressure and locked up a wheel to let both Peterson and Hulme through.
The Who used parts of the Grand Prix and showed Jackie Stewart in the music video for the song "Baba O'Riley".
Classification
Qualifying
Race
- - Andrea de Adamich was listed as the driver of the #19 March, but never drove. Galli was entered instead.
Notes
- This was the Formula One World Championship debut for American driver Skip Barber.
- This was the first fastest lap set and first Grand Slam for British constructor Tyrrell.
- This was Graham Hill's 127th Grand Prix start, thereby breaking the old record set by Jack Brabham at the 1970 Mexican Grand Prix.
Championship standings after the race
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- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 1 | Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart | 24 |
| File:1uparrow green.svg 1 | 2 | Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx | 10 |
| File:1downarrow red.svg 1 | 3 | Template:Flagicon Mario Andretti | 9 |
| File:1uparrow green.svg 11 | 4 | Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson | 6 |
| File:1downarrow red.svg 1 | 5 | Template:Flagicon Chris Amon | 6 |
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- Constructors' Championship standings
| Pos | Constructor | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:1uparrow green.svg 1 | 1 | Template:Flagicon Tyrrell-Ford | 24 |
| File:1downarrow red.svg 1 | 2 | Template:Flagicon Ferrari | 19 |
| File:1uparrow green.svg 6 | 3 | Template:Flagicon March-Ford | 6 |
| File:1downarrow red.svg 1 | 4 | Template:Flagicon Matra | 6 |
| File:1uparrow green.svg 1 | 5 | Template:Flagicon McLaren-Ford | 6 |
| Source:<ref name="Championship"/> | |||
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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