1971 Canadian Grand Prix

  1971 Canadian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 10 of 11 in the 1971 Formula One season
Date	September 19, 1971
Official name	XI Player's Canadian Grand Prix
Location	Mosport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	3.957 km (2.459 mi)
Distance	64 laps, 253.248 km (157.376 mi)
Weather	Chilly with temperatures approaching 17.8 °C (64.0 °F); wind speeds up to 8 kilometres per hour (5.0 mph)[1]
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

The 1971 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Mosport Park on September 19, 1971. Jackie Stewart took the win in the awful conditions and the race was stopped after 64 laps due to the weather. American Mark Donohue scored an excellent third on his F1 debut.

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

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	11	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	64	1:55:13.1	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	Not Classified	22
NC	35	Pete Lovely	Lotus-Ford	55	Not Classified	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	0	Accident	9
DNQ	26	Chris Craft	Brabham-Ford
Source:[2]

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

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

• 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". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2015.