1971
Season

1971

Drivers' Champion
P1 J.Stewart 62 pts
P2 R.Peterson 33 pts
P3 F.Cevert 26 pts
Constructors' Champion
P1 Tyrrell 73 pts
P2 BRM 36 pts
P3 Ferrari 33 pts

Driver Standings

Points System
# Driver Team Pts +/- Elo Peak
1 🇬🇧 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 62 6 +29 2,314 2,515
2 🇸🇪 Ronnie Peterson March-Alfa Romeo 33 — +29 2,393 2,449
3 🇫🇷 François Cevert Tyrrell 26 1 +72 2,347 2,419
4 🇧🇪 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 19 1 -38 2,035 2,447
5 🇨🇭 Jo Siffert BRM 19 1 +76 2,307 2,316
6 🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Pratt & Whitney 16 — -119 2,167 2,447
7 🇨🇭 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 13 — +130 2,093 2,406
8 🇺🇸 Mario Andretti Ferrari 12 1 +9 2,082 2,447
9 🇬🇧 Peter Gethin BRM 9 1 +32 2,185 2,197
10 🇲🇽 Pedro Rodríguez BRM 9 — -123 2,177 2,300
11 🇳🇿 Chris Amon Matra 9 — +0 2,160 2,374
12 🇸🇪 Reine Wisell Lotus-Pratt & Whitney 9 — -192 2,072 2,264
13 🇳🇿 Denny Hulme McLaren 9 — -69 2,008 2,447
14 🇦🇺 Tim Schenken Brabham 5 — -48 1,942 2,240
15 🇳🇿 Howden Ganley BRM 5 — +149 2,115 2,203
16 🇺🇸 Mark Donohue McLaren 4 — +139 2,139 2,237
17 🇫🇷 Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 4 — -127 2,002 2,259
18 🇬🇧 Mike Hailwood Surtees 3 — -14 2,102 2,268
19 🇬🇧 John Surtees Surtees 3 — -14 2,046 2,466
20 🇩🇪 Rolf Stommelen Surtees 3 — -41 1,994 2,255
21 🇬🇧 Graham Hill Brabham 2 — +105 2,113 2,601
22 🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 1 — +52 2,176 2,302
23 🇬🇧 Jackie Oliver McLaren 0 — +79 2,102 2,156
24 🇬🇧 Brian Redman Surtees 0 — +102 2,074 2,225
25 🇳🇱 Gijs van Lennep Surtees 0 — +78 2,078 2,155
26 🇸🇪 Jo Bonnier McLaren 0 — +53 1,946 2,401
27 🇬🇧 David Hobbs McLaren 0 — +28 2,164 2,229
28 🇮🇹 Nanni Galli March-Alfa Romeo 0 — -89 1,906 2,050
29 🇦🇹 Helmut Marko BRM 0 — +44 2,054 2,139
30 🇮🇹 Andrea de Adamich March-Alfa Romeo 0 — +86 2,032 2,149
31 🇬🇧 Vic Elford BRM 0 — +8 2,123 2,188
32 🇫🇷 François Mazet March-Ford 0 — +25 2,025 2,025
33 🇨🇦 John Cannon BRM 0 — +38 2,038 2,038
34 🇨🇦 George Eaton BRM 0 — +18 2,004 2,052
35 🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Jarier March-Ford 0 — +32 2,032 2,351
36 🇬🇧 Mike Beuttler March-Ford 0 — -4 1,985 2,093
37 🇺🇸 Skip Barber March-Ford 0 — +26 1,944 1,965
38 🇫🇷 Max Jean March-Ford 0 — +14 2,014 2,014
39 🇪🇸 Alex Soler-Roig March-Ford 0 — -46 1,802 1,925
40 🇦🇹 Niki Lauda March-Ford 0 — -32 1,968 2,580
41 🇺🇸 Pete Lovely Lotus-Ford 0 — -3 1,911 2,061
42 🇿🇦 Dave Charlton Lotus-Ford 0 — -53 1,900 2,003
43 🇬🇧 Derek Bell Surtees 0 — -37 1,936 1,973
44 🇿🇼 John Love March-Ford 0 — -99 2,026 2,174
45 🇨🇭 Silvio Moser Bellasi 0 — -9 1,774 2,064
46 🇿🇦 Jackie Pretorius Brabham 0 — -67 1,932 1,999
47 🇦🇺 David Walker Lotus-Pratt & Whitney 0 — -79 1,921 2,055
48 🇬🇧 Chris Craft Brabham 0 — -27 1,871 1,898
49 🇺🇸 Sam Posey Surtees 0 — -71 1,929 2,012
50 🇺🇸 Peter Revson Tyrrell 0 — -141 1,942 2,377

Race Finishes

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# Driver Pts R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11
1 Stewart 62 P2 P1 P1 P11 P1 P1 P1 DNF DNF P1 P5
2 Peterson 33 P10 DNF P2 P4 DNF P2 P5 P8 P2 P2 P3
3 Cevert 26 DNF P7 DNF DNF P2 P10 P2 DNF P3 P6 P1
4 Ickx 19 P8 P2 P3 P1 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF P8 DNF
5 Siffert 19 DNF DNF DNF P6 P4 P9 DSQ P1 P9 P9 P2
6 Fittipaldi 16 DNF DNF P5 P3 P3 DNF P2 P8 P7 NC
7 Regazzoni 13 P3 DNF DNF P3 DNF DNF P3 DNF DNF DNF P6
8 Andretti 12 P1 DNF DNQ DNF P4 P13
9 Gethin 9 DNF P8 DNF NC P9 DNF DNF P10 P1 P14 P9
10 Rodríguez 9 DNF P4 P9 P2 DNF
11 Amon 9 P5 P3 DNF DNF P5 DNF DNF P6 P10 P12
12 Wisell 9 P4 NC DNF DSQ P6 NC P8 P4 P5 DNF
13 Hulme 9 P6 P5 P4 P12 DNF DNF DNF DNF P4 DNF
14 Schenken 5 P9 P10 DNF DNF DNF P6 P3 DNF DNF DNF
15 Ganley 5 DNF P10 DNQ P7 P10 P8 DNF DNF P5 DNF P4
16 Donohue 4 P3
17 Pescarolo 4 P11 DNF P8 NC DNF P4 DNF P6 DNF DNF
18 Hailwood 3 P4 DNF
19 Surtees 3 DNF P11 P7 P5 P8 P6 P7 DNF DNF P11 P17
20 Stommelen 3 P12 DNF P6 DSQ P11 P5 P10 P7 DNF DNF
21 Hill 2 P9 DNF DNF P10 DNF DNF P9 P5 DNF DNF P7
22 Beltoise 1 P6 DNF P9 P7 P7 DNF P8
23 Oliver 0 DNF P9 P7
24 Redman 0 P7
25 van Lennep 0 P8
26 Bonnier 0 DNF DNQ DNF P10 DNF
27 Hobbs 0 P10
28 Galli 0 P11 P12 P12 DNF P16 DNF
29 Marko 0 P11 DNF P12 P13
30 de Adamich 0 P13 DNF DNF NC DNF DNF P11
31 Elford 0 P11
32 Mazet 0 P13
33 Cannon 0 P14
34 Eaton 0 P15
35 Jarier 0 NC
36 Beuttler 0 DNF DSQ NC DNF NC
37 Barber 0 DNQ NC DNF NC
38 Jean 0 NC
39 Soler-Roig 0 DNF DNF DNQ DNF DNF
40 Lauda 0 DNF
41 Lovely 0 NC NC
42 Charlton 0 DNF DNF
43 Bell 0 DNF
44 Love 0 DNF
45 Moser 0 DNF
46 Pretorius 0 DNF
47 Walker 0 DNF
48 Craft 0 DNQ DNF
49 Posey 0 DNF
50 Revson 0 DNF

Driver Standings

Constructor Standings

# Constructor Pts 2nd 3rd +/- Elo Peak
1 Tyrrell 73 7 3 1 -1 2,186 2,348
2 BRM 36 2 2 — +49 2,135 2,410
3 Ferrari 33 2 1 4 +11 2,048 2,569
4 March-Ford 33 — 4 1 -27 2,026 2,053
5 Lotus-Ford 21 — 1 2 -67 2,090 2,178
6 McLaren 10 — — 1 -1 2,039 2,544
7 Matra 9 — — 1 +33 2,150 2,212
8 Surtees 8 — — — -37 2,009 2,153
9 Brabham 5 — — 1 -8 2,002 2,325
10 Lotus-Pratt & Whitney 0 — — — — 2,020 2,020
11 March-Alfa Romeo 0 — — — +49 1,990 2,004
12 Bellasi 0 — — — — 1,818 2,000

Official championship standings from the historical archive.

Constructor Standings

Calendar

Rd Circuit Date
1 Kyalami South Africa Mar 06
2 Montjuïc Spain Apr 18
3 Circuit de Monaco Monaco May 23
4 Circuit Park Zandvoort Netherlands Jun 20
5 Circuit Paul Ricard France Jul 04
6 Silverstone Circuit UK Jul 17
7 Nürburgring Germany Aug 01
8 Red Bull Ring Austria Aug 15
9 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Italy Sep 05
10 Mosport International Raceway Canada Sep 19
11 Watkins Glen USA Oct 03

Teams

BRM
🇳🇿 Howden Ganley 2115
🇲🇽 Pedro Rodríguez 2177
🇨🇭 Jo Siffert 2307
🇬🇧 Peter Gethin 2185
🇬🇧 Vic Elford 2123
🇦🇹 Helmut Marko 2054
🇨🇦 George Eaton 2004
🇨🇦 John Cannon 2038
Bellasi
🇨🇭 Silvio Moser 1774
Brabham
🇬🇧 Graham Hill 2113
🇿🇦 Jackie Pretorius 1932
🇦🇺 Tim Schenken 1942
🇬🇧 Chris Craft 1871
Ferrari
🇺🇸 Mario Andretti 2082
🇨🇭 Clay Regazzoni 2093
🇧🇪 Jacky Ickx 2035
Lotus-Ford
🇿🇦 Dave Charlton 1900
🇺🇸 Pete Lovely 1911
Lotus-Pratt & Whitney
🇸🇪 Reine Wisell 2072
🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi 2167
🇦🇺 David Walker 1921
March-Alfa Romeo
🇸🇪 Ronnie Peterson 2393
🇮🇹 Andrea de Adamich 2032
🇮🇹 Nanni Galli 1906
March-Ford
🇫🇷 Henri Pescarolo 2002
🇿🇼 John Love 2026
🇪🇸 Alex Soler-Roig 1802
🇺🇸 Skip Barber 1944
🇫🇷 François Mazet 2025
🇫🇷 Max Jean 2014
🇬🇧 Mike Beuttler 1985
🇦🇹 Niki Lauda 1968
🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Jarier 2032
Matra
🇳🇿 Chris Amon 2160
🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Beltoise 2176
McLaren
🇳🇿 Denny Hulme 2008
🇸🇪 Jo Bonnier 1946
🇬🇧 Jackie Oliver 2102
🇺🇸 Mark Donohue 2139
🇬🇧 David Hobbs 2164
Surtees
🇬🇧 Brian Redman 2074
🇩🇪 Rolf Stommelen 1994
🇬🇧 John Surtees 2046
🇳🇱 Gijs van Lennep 2078
🇬🇧 Derek Bell 1936
🇬🇧 Mike Hailwood 2102
🇺🇸 Sam Posey 1929
Tyrrell
🇬🇧 Jackie Stewart 2314
🇫🇷 François Cevert 2347
🇺🇸 Peter Revson 1942

Points System

Race Points
P1 9
P2 6
P3 4
P4 3
P5 2
P6 1

Win increased to 9 points. Drop-scores applied until 1990.

Elo Ratings

Elo Progression

Season MVP (Elo) J.Siffert +306
Biggest Race Gain M.Andretti Kyalami (+175)
Biggest Race Drop J.Ickx Circuit Paul Ricard (-200)
Avg Field Elo 2,048

Season Elo Gainers

1 J.Siffert +306
2 F.Cevert +292
3 R.Peterson +285
4 J.Stewart +242
5 M.Donohue +139

Season Elo Losers

1 J.Ickx -330
2 D.Hulme -277
3 C.Regazzoni -244
4 H.Pescarolo -186
5 C.Amon -169