1971 World Championship Victory Race

NC UK 1971 Victory Race https://chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1971&gp=Victory%20Race&r=1 ChicaneF1 28 February 2024 World Championship Victory Race File:Brands Hatch 1960-1975.svg Rothmans World Championship Victory Race Brands Hatch, Kent 24 October 1971 Permanent racing facility 2.65 4.265 40 106 170.59 Jo Siffert Switzerland BRM 1:22.8 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus 1:24.0 Brazil Peter Gethin UK BRM Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil Lotus Jackie Stewart UK Tyrrell thumb|Jackie Stewart driving the Tyrrell 003 on his way to third place The Rothmans World Championship Victory Race Rothmans World Championship Victory Race 24 October 1971 British Automobile Racing Club http://www.progcovers.com/motor/brands711024.jpg 6 February 2018 was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 24 October 1971 at Brands Hatch, Kent. The race was to be run over 40 laps of the circuit, but race was red-flagged and abandoned on lap 15 following the fatal accident suffered by Swiss driver Jo Siffert. The result was taken from the race order after 14 laps, with Peter Gethin being declared the winner in his BRM P160. The entry included several Formula 5000 cars which were contesting Round 12 of the 1971 Rothmans European Formula 5000 Championship. Siffert's accident led to a rapid overhaul of safety, both in-car and on circuit. In the subsequent Royal Automobile Club (the UK organising and regulatory representative of the FIA at the time) investigation, it was discovered that the crash itself caused non-fatal injuries but Siffert had rather been killed by smoke inhalation. None of the trackside fire extinguishers worked, and it was found to be impossible to reach the car and extract Siffert because of the intense fire. On-board fire extinguishers (using BCF—Bromochlorodifluoromethane, an aircraft product) became mandatory and also piped air directly into the drivers' helmets.October 2019 Qualifying Note: a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant. Pos No. Driver Constructor Lap Gap 1 5 SUI Jo Siffert BRM 1:22.8 — 2 6 UK Peter Gethin BRM 1:22.8 +0.0 3 8 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Cosworth 1:23.6 +0.8 4 4 SWE Ronnie Peterson March-Cosworth 1:23.6 +0.8 5 17 UK Mike Hailwood Surtees-Cosworth 1:23.8 +1.0 6 1 UK Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Cosworth 1:23.8 +1.0 7 12 AUS Tim Schenken Brabham-Cosworth 1:23.8 +1.0 8 7 NZL Howden Ganley BRM 1:24.2 +1.4 9 10 UK Jackie Oliver McLaren-Cosworth 1:24.6 +1.8 10 16 UK John Surtees Surtees-Cosworth 1:24.6 +1.8 11 14 ARG Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Cosworth 1:24.6 +1.8 12 11 UK Graham Hill Brabham-Cosworth 1:24.8 +2.0 13 2 FRA François Cevert Tyrrell-Cosworth 1:25.0 +2.2 14 23 AUS Frank Gardner Lola-Chevrolet 1:25.8 +3.0 15 15 FRA Henri Pescarolo March-Cosworth 1:26.2 +3.4 16 77 UK Mike Walker Lola-Chevrolet 1:27.0 +4.2 17 26 UK Alan Rollinson Surtees-Chevrolet 1:27.0 +4.2 18 21 SWE Reine Wisell McLaren-Chevrolet 1:27.0 +4.2 19 25 UK Keith Holland McLaren-Chevrolet 1:27.6 +4.8 20 44 UK Gordon Spice McLaren-Chevrolet 1:28.2 +5.4 21 28 UK Ray Allen McLaren-Chevrolet 1:28.4 +5.6 22 33 BEL Teddy Pilette McLaren-Chevrolet 1:28.4 +5.6 23 41 UK Trevor Taylor Leda-Chevrolet 1:29.2 +6.4 24 40 UK Ian Ashley Lola-Chevrolet 1:29.6 +6.8 25 27 UK David Prophet McLaren-Chevrolet 1:29.6 +6.8 26 24 UK Guy Edwards McLaren-Chevrolet 1:31.0 +8.2 27 66 UK Fred Saunders Crosslé-Rover 1:32.2 +9.4Sources:1971 Victory Race – Qualification https://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1971&gp=Victory%20Race&r=1&type=qual ChicaneF1 28 February 2024 Race Although the race only lasted for less than half of its intended distance, there were several incidents. On lap 2, Henri Pescarolo and Reine Wisell collided at the Druids hairpin, with both cars retiring. Then Mike Hailwood and Ronnie Peterson also collided and had to pit for repairs. Hailwood's car was deemed unfit to continue, but Peterson rejoined the race, albeit nearly a lap down. Jo Siffert had fallen several places at the start, but had made his way back to 4th by lap 14. Approaching Hawthorn Bend at high speed on lap 15, Siffert's BRM suffered a mechanical failure which pitched it across the track into an earth bank. The car rolled over and caught fire, trapping Siffert underneath, and he died of smoke inhalation in the flames. The race was stopped with the track blocked, and all the cars were stranded out on the circuit except for John Surtees, who was able to drive around to the pits, his car damaged by debris.Pritchard Anthony The Motor Racing Year No. 3 https://archive.org/details/isbn_0393085023/ 1972 144–147 W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. New York City, United States 0-393-08502-3 registration Internet Archive Results Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 6 UK Peter Gethin Yardley-BRM BRM 19:54.4 2 2 8 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Gold Leaf Team Lotus Lotus-Cosworth + 0.2 s 3 3 1 UK Jackie Stewart Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell-Cosworth + 5.4 s 6 4 5 Switzerland Jo Siffert Yardley-BRM BRM + 12.8 s 1 5 12 Australia Tim Schenken Motor Racing Developments Brabham-Cosworth + 15.6 s 7 6 16 UK John Surtees Team Surtees Surtees-Cosworth + 16.0 s 10 7 2 France François Cevert Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell-Cosworth + 24.8 s 13 8 11 UK Graham Hill Motor Racing Developments Brabham-Cosworth + 31.6 s 12 9 14 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Motor Racing Developments Brabham-Cosworth + 33.4 s 11 10 26 UK Alan Rollinson Alan Rollinson Surtees-Chevrolet + 56.4 s 17 11 23 Australia Frank Gardner Motor Racing Research Lola-Chevrolet + 56.6 s 14 12 77 UK Mike Walker Doug Hardwick Lola-Chevrolet + 58.0 s 16 13 44 UK Gordon Spice Gordon Spice McLaren-Chevrolet + 1:10.2 s 20 14 33 Belgium Teddy Pilette Racing Team VDS McLaren-Chevrolet + 1:11.4 s 22 15 25 UK Keith Holland Keith Holland McLaren-Chevrolet + 1:12.2 s 19 16 4 Sweden Ronnie Peterson STP March March-Cosworth + 1:15.8 s 4 17 28 UK Ray Allen Team Trojan McLaren-Chevrolet 13 laps 21 18 40 UK Ian Ashley Kaye Griffiths Lola-Chevrolet 13 laps 24 19 27 UK David Prophet David Prophet Racing McLaren-Chevrolet 13 laps 25 20 24 UK Guy Edwards J.T. Butterworth McLaren-Chevrolet 12 laps 26 Ret 10 UK Jackie Oliver Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren-Cosworth Brakes 9 Ret 41 UK Trevor Taylor Malaya Garages Leda-Chevrolet Overheating 23 Ret 7 New Zealand Howden Ganley Yardley-BRM BRM Engine 8 Ret 17 UK Mike Hailwood Team Surtees Surtees-Cosworth Suspension (collision) 5 Ret 66 UK Fred Saunders Fred Saunders Crosslé-Rover Engine fire 27 Ret 15 France Henri Pescarolo Frank Williams Racing Cars March-Cosworth Collision 15 Ret 21 Sweden Reine Wisell Sid Taylor McLaren-Chevrolet Collision 18Sources:1971 Victory Race – Classification https://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1971&gp=Victory%20Race&r=1&type=res ChicaneF1 28 February 20241971 World Championship Victory Race https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1971-world-championship-victory-race/ Motor Sport 28 February 2024 References World Championship Victory Race 1971 1971 International Gold Cup 1972 Race of Champions - 1972 World Championship Victory Race World Championship Victory Race Category:Formula 5000 race reports World Championship Victory Race