1971 South African Grand Prix

February 2021 May 2012 F1 South Africa 1928 South African 6 March 1971 Kyalami 1961 - 1988 Layout.png The Kyalami Circuit (1967–1985) Fifth AA Grand Prix of South Africa Kyalami, Midrand, Transvaal Province, South Africa Permanent racing facility 2.550 4.104 79 201.458 324.216 Sunny, Hot, Dry Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 1:17.8 United Kingdom Mario Andretti Ferrari 1:20.3 73 United States Mario Andretti Ferrari United States Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford United Kingdom Clay Regazzoni Ferrari Switzerland RSA The 1971 South African Grand Prix, formally the Fifth AA Grand Prix of South Africa (Afrikaans: Vyfde AA Suid-Afrikaanse Grand PrixMotor Racing Programme Covers: 1971 http://www.progcovers.com/motor/kyalami710306.jpg The Programme Covers Project 7 July 2017), was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami Circuit on 6 March 1971. It was race 1 of 11 in both the 1971 World Championship of Drivers and the 1971 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was won by Mario Andretti who was driving for the Ferrari team in what was his first Formula One victory, but would not win another Formula One race until 1976.Leslie Jack The 5 Drivers with the Biggest Gap between First and Second F1 Wins https://wtf1.com/post/the-5-drivers-with-the-biggest-gaps-between-first-and-second-f1-wins/ wtf1.com 3 January 2018 18 August 2017 4 January 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180104073607/https://wtf1.com/post/the-5-drivers-with-the-biggest-gaps-between-first-and-second-f1-wins/ dead Report It was expected the 12-cylinder cars would be dominant over the V8 Ford-Cosworths as Ferrari had won four out of the last five Grands Prix in 1970, and they had a strong line-up consisting of Mario Andretti, Clay Regazzoni and Jacky Ickx. Jackie Stewart took pole in the Tyrrell to join Chris Amon and Regazzoni on the front row. Denny Hulme was suffering with a new suspension that he said was behaving very strangely.September 2016 Regazzoni led the field away at the start – with both Stewart and Amon suffering slow starts. Emerson Fittipaldi managed to hold off Hulme until lap three when he dived through to chase the Ferraris. On lap 17, he squeezed through under braking and the orange McLaren once again led a race. Pedro Rodríguez was forced to retire from fourth place when his bodywork started to melt and the hot air began burning his feet. The heat also took its toll on Jo Siffert, whose engine overheated and Howden Ganley who was taken ill with heat exhaustion. On lap 37, John Surtees who had steadily been moving up the field, managed to pass Regazzoni. Surtees however, suffered a gearbox failure on lap 57. Andretti took his first career victory, driving a Ferrari; his teammate Regazzoni finished in third place behind Stewart. Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 9 UK Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 1:17.8 — 2 19 NZL Chris Amon Matra 1:18.4 +0.6 3 5 SUI Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:18.7 +0.9 4 6 USA Mario Andretti Ferrari 1:19.0 +1.2 5 2 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 1:19.1 +1.3 6 20 UK John Surtees Surtees-Ford 1:19.1 +1.3 7 11 NZL Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:19.1 +1.3 8 4 BEL Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:19.2 +1.4 9 10 FRA François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 1:19.2 +1.4 10 16 MEX Pedro Rodríguez BRM 1:19.3 +1.5 11 12 UK Peter Gethin McLaren-Ford 1:19.6 +1.8 12 15 South Africa 1928 Dave Charlton Brabham-Ford 1:19.8 +2.0 13 7 SWE Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 1:19.9 +2.1 14 3 SWE Reine Wisell Lotus-Ford 1:19.9 +2.1 15 21 GER Rolf Stommelen Surtees-Ford 1:20.1 +2.3 16 17 SUI Jo Siffert BRM 1:20.2 +2.4 17 28 UK Brian Redman Surtees-Ford 1:20.2 +2.4 18 22 FRA Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 1:20.2 +2.4 19 14 UK Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 1:20.5 +2.7 20 25 South Africa 1928 Jackie Pretorius Brabham-Ford 1:21.7 +3.9 21 24 Rhodesia John Love March-Ford 1:21.9 +4.1 22 8 ITA Andrea de Adamich March-Alfa Romeo 1:22.2 +4.4 23 23 SWE Jo Bonnier McLaren-Ford 1:22.3 +4.5 24 27 NZL Howden Ganley BRM 1:23.7 +5.9 25 26 ESP 1945 Alex Soler-Roig March-Ford 1:25.8 +8.0 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 6 USA Mario Andretti Ferrari 79 1:47:35.5 4 9 2 9 UK Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 79 + 20.9 1 6 3 5 SUI Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 79 + 31.4 3 4 4 3 SWE Reine Wisell Lotus-Ford 79 + 1:09.4 14 3 5 19 NZL Chris Amon Matra 78 + 1 Lap 2 2 6 11 NZL Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 78 + 1 Lap 7 1 7 28 UK Brian Redman Surtees-Ford 78 + 1 Lap 17   8 4 BEL Jacky Ickx Ferrari 78 + 1 Lap 8   9 14 UK Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 77 + 2 Laps 19   10 7 SWE Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 77 + 2 Laps 13   11 22 FRA Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 77 + 2 Laps 18   12 21 GER Rolf Stommelen Surtees-Ford 77 + 2 Laps 15   13 8 ITA Andrea de Adamich March-Alfa Romeo 75 + 4 Laps 22   Ret Retired 2 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 58 Engine 5   Ret Retired 20 UK John Surtees Surtees-Ford 56 Gearbox 6   Ret Retired 10 FRA François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 45 Accident 9   Ret Retired 27 NZL Howden Ganley BRM 42 Physical 24   Ret Retired 16 MEX Pedro Rodríguez BRM 33 Overheating 10   Ret Retired 15 South Africa 1928 Dave Charlton Brabham-Ford 31 Engine 16   Ret Retired 17 SUI Jo Siffert BRM 31 Overheating 12   Ret Retired 24 Rhodesia John Love March-Ford 30 Differential 21   Ret Retired 25 South Africa 1928 Jackie Pretorius Brabham-Ford 22 Engine 20   Ret Retired 12 UK Peter Gethin McLaren-Ford 7 Fuel Leak 11   Ret Retired 23 SWE Jo Bonnier McLaren-Ford 5 Suspension 23   Ret Retired 26 Spain 1945 Alex Soler-Roig March-Ford 5 Engine 25  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1971/514/ 1971 South African Grand Prix formula1.com 22 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20131017005040/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1971/514/ 17 October 2013 Notes This was the Formula One World Championship debut for New Zealand driver Howden Ganley. This race marked the 200th podium finish for a British driver. This race saw the first podium finish for British constructor Tyrrell. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 USA Mario Andretti 9 2 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart 6 3 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 4 4 SWE Reine Wisell 3 5 NZL Chris Amon 2Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1971/afrique-du-sud/championnat.aspx South Africa 1971 - Championship • STATS F1 statsf1.com 20 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 ITA Ferrari 9 2 UK Tyrrell-Ford 6 3 UK Lotus-Ford 3 4 FRA Matra 2 5 UK McLaren-Ford 1Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References em30 External links chicanef1.com http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1971&gp=South%20African%20GP&r=1 2009-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20120217205113/http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1971&gp=South%20African%20GP&r=1 17 February 2012 live South African Grand Prix 1971 1970 Mexican Grand Prix 1971 Spanish Grand Prix 1970 South African Grand Prix 1972 South African Grand Prix South African Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:South African Grand Prix Category:March 1971 sports events in Africa