1971 Spanish Grand Prix

The 1971 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Montjuïc circuit on April 18, 1971. It was race 2 of 11 in both the 1971 World Championship of Drivers and the 1971 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The 75-lap race was won by Tyrrell driver Jackie Stewart after he started from fourth position. Jacky Ickx finished second for the Ferrari team and Matra driver Chris Amon came in third.

This was notably the first Formula One race in which slick tyres were used. The tyres were introduced by Firestone, based on its experience in American open wheel racing series. The race itself was held in the morning.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	4	Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:25.9	—
2	5	Template:Flagicon Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:26.0	+0.1
3	20	Template:Flagicon Chris Amon	Matra	1:26.0	+0.1
4	11	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	1:26.2	+0.3
5	14	Template:Flagicon Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	1:26.5	+0.6
6	21	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	1:26.6	+0.7
7	10	Template:Flagicon Peter Gethin	McLaren-Ford	1:26.8	+0.9
8	6	Template:Flagicon Mario Andretti	Ferrari	1:26.9	+1.0
9	9	Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	1:27.1	+1.2
10	15	Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert	BRM	1:27.3	+1.4
11	27	Template:Flagicon Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford	1:27.5	+1.6
12	12	Template:Flagicon François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	1:27.7	+1.8
13	18	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	1:27.8	+1.9
14	2	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	1:27.9	+2.0
15	7	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford	1:28.4	+2.5
16	3	Template:Flagicon Reine Wisell	Lotus-Ford	1:28.6	+2.7
17	16	Template:Flagicon Howden Ganley	BRM	1:28.6	+2.7
18	17	Template:Flagicon Andrea de Adamich	March-Alfa Romeo	1:29.5	+3.6
19	25	Template:Flagicon Rolf Stommelen	Surtees-Ford	1:29.6	+3.7
20	19	Template:Flagicon Alex Soler-Roig	March-Ford	1:29.8	+3.9
21	8	Template:Flagicon Tim Schenken	Brabham-Ford	1:30.6	+4.7
22	24	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	Surtees-Ford	1:30.8	+4.9
Source:<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	11	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	75	1:49:03.4	4	9
2	4	Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	75	+ 3.4	1	6
3	20	Template:Flagicon Chris Amon	Matra	75	+ 58.1	3	4
4	14	Template:Flagicon Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	75	+ 1:17.9	5	3
5	9	Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	75	+ 1:27.0	9	2
6	21	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	74	+ 1 lap	6	1
7	12	Template:Flagicon François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	74	+ 1 lap	12
8	10	Template:Flagicon Peter Gethin	McLaren-Ford	73	+ 2 laps	7
9	8	Template:Flagicon Tim Schenken	Brabham-Ford	72	+ 3 laps	21
10	16	Template:Flagicon Howden Ganley	BRM	71	+ 4 laps	17
11	24	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	Surtees-Ford	67	+ 8 laps	22
NC	3	Template:Flagicon Reine Wisell	Lotus-Ford	58	+ 17 laps	16
Ret	2	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	54	Suspension	14
Ret	27	Template:Flagicon Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford	53	Engine	11
Ret	6	Template:Flagicon Mario Andretti	Ferrari	50	Engine	8
Ret	19	Template:Flagicon Alex Soler-Roig	March-Ford	46	Fuel pump	20
Ret	17	Template:Flagicon Andrea de Adamich	March-Alfa Romeo	26	Transmission	18
Ret	18	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	24	Ignition	13
Ret	5	Template:Flagicon Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	13	Engine	2
Ret	25	Template:Flagicon Rolf Stommelen	Surtees-Ford	9	Fuel pressure	19
Ret	15	Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert	BRM	5	Gearbox	15
Ret	7	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford	5	Steering	10
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Notes

• This was Ferrari's 54th pole position, setting a new record and breaking the old record set by Lotus at the 1970 Austrian Grand Prix.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
1	1	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	15
1	2	Template:Flagicon Mario Andretti	9
5	3	Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx	6
1	4	Template:Flagicon Chris Amon	6
2	5	Template:Flagicon Clay Regazzoni	4
Source:<ref name="Championship">Template:Cite web</ref>

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	15
	2	Template:Flagicon Tyrrell-Ford	15
1	3	Template:Flagicon Matra	6
1	4	Template:Flagicon Lotus-Ford	3
5	5	Template:Flagicon BRM	3
Source:<ref name="Championship"/>

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

External links

• Template:Cite web

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