Wikipedia / 1971 European Formula Two Championship
Wikipedia / 1971 European Formula Two Championship
The 1971 European Formula Two season was contested over 11 rounds. March Engineering driver Ronnie Peterson clinched the championship title.
Teams and drivers
Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Driver | Rounds |
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 1–3, 5–6, 9 | ||||
1–10 | |||||
4, 6–9 | |||||
7 | |||||
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 1–2, 5 | ||||
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 1–3, 5 | ||||
Brian Cullen Racing | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 1–2 | |||
Paul Watson Racing Organisation | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 1–3, 5–6 | |||
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | All | ||||
All | |||||
Team Obrist | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 1–5 | |||
Scuderia Ala d'Oro Ernesto Brambilla | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 1–3 | |||
1–3 | |||||
1, 5 | |||||
5, 8–11 | |||||
5–6, 8, 10 | |||||
6, 11 | |||||
9 | |||||
10–11 | |||||
Racing Team IRIS Ceramiche | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 1, 4, 6 | |||
1–2, 4, 8 | |||||
6, 8, 10–11 | |||||
10 | |||||
Helmut Gall Autofunk Racing Team | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 1–3, 10 | |||
Roland Binder | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 1 | |||
Ford Cosworth BDA 1.6 L4 | 1–10 | ||||
1–3, 5–6, 8–9 | |||||
1, 4–6, 9 | |||||
7 | |||||
6969C | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 1–6 | |||
1–5, 7 | |||||
1–2, 4–7, 9–10 | |||||
6 | |||||
Irish Racing Cars | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 1 | |||
2 | |||||
3 | |||||
Tetsu Ikuzawa | 6969C | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 1–2, 5–9 | ||
Team Bardahl | 6969C | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 1–4 | ||
3–5, 9–11 | |||||
5, 7–11 | |||||
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 1 | ||||
3, 5, 7 | |||||
3 | |||||
1, 3–7 | |||||
1 | |||||
3 | |||||
BMW M11 1.6 L4 | 3–11 | ||||
Bosch Racing Team | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 1–10 | |||
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 1–10 | ||||
7 | |||||
9 | |||||
Squadra Tartaruga | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 1–3 | |||
Midland Racing Team | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 1 | |||
6 | |||||
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 1, 3–4 | ||||
11 | |||||
Constructions Mechaniques Pygmée | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 1–2, 4, 7, 9 | |||
4, 6 | |||||
7 | |||||
9 | |||||
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 1–8, 10 | ||||
Johnny Blades | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 1–3, 5 | |||
Clarke-Mordaunt Racing with Alistair Guthrie | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 1–7, 9–11 | |||
Écurie Monaco | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 1–2, 4, 6, 9, 11 | |||
Jean Blanc | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 1–2, 4, 11 | |||
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 2–7, 10–11 | ||||
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 2–3, 5–6, 8–10 | ||||
John Wingfield | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 2–3, 5 | |||
Rod Pickering | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 2 | |||
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 2, 4–5 | ||||
3 | |||||
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 2–3, 5, 7, 9–10 | ||||
2–3, 5, 8–10 | |||||
6 | |||||
6–11 | |||||
6 | |||||
5 | |||||
Shell - Meubles Arnold Team | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 2–10 | |||
2, 4–7, 9–11 | |||||
11 | |||||
B18B18C | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 2–3, 5 | |||
4, 6, 9–10 | |||||
5, 7 | |||||
11 | |||||
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 2 | ||||
Bernd Terbeck | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 3, 5, 7 | |||
Scuderia Jolly Club Switzerland - Marlboro Racing Silvio Moser Racing Team SA | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 4–6, 9–11 | |||
6–7 | |||||
5, 7, 10–11 | |||||
GTE Racing Cars | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 4–6, 9–10 | |||
9 | |||||
Nick May | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 5 | |||
Hervé Bayard | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 5 | |||
ACA Racing Club | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 5 | |||
Keiper Recaro Racing Team | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | 7 |
Calendar
Race No | Circuit | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winner |
1 | 4 April | 20+20 | 6.789=271.56km | 1'27:09.8 | 186.931km/h | ||||
2 | 12 April | 50 | 3.791=189.55km | 1'02:36.21'02:36.8 | 181.668km/h181.639km/h | ||||
3 | 2 May | 10 | 22.835=228.35km | 1'20:19.2 | 170.580km/h | ||||
4 | 16 May | 60 | 3.404=204.24km | 1'29:42.91'29:57.7 | 136.593km/h136.218km/h | ||||
5 | 31 May | 50 | 2.238=111.85km | 0'42:03.00'42:07.4 | 159.590km/h159.312km/h | Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Tim Schenken Ronnie Peterson Emerson Fittipaldi | |||
6 | 27 June | 25 | 6.541=163.525km | 0'55:36.3 | 176.450km/h | ||||
7 | 8 August | 36+36 | 4.092=294.624km | 1'46:08.2 | 166.554km/h | ||||
22 August | cancelled | ||||||||
8 | 12 September | 35+35 | 2.86=200.2km | 1'24:32.26 | 142.091km/h | ||||
9 | 26 September | 63 | 3.636=229.068km | 1'16:49.11'17:49,6 | 178.917km/h176.599km/h | ||||
10 | 10 October | 35+35 | 3.2=224.0km | 1'25:57.2 | 156.364km/h | ||||
11 | 17 October | 65 | 3.2=208.0km | 1'19:49.1 | 156.355km/h |
Notes:
Races 1, 7, 8 and 10 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.
Races 2, 5 and 6 were held with two semi-final heats and the final run, with time only shown for the final.
Races 2, 4, 5 and 9 was won by a graded driver, all graded drivers are shown in italics.
Final point standings
Drivers
For every race, points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place, and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. The best 8 results counted. No driver had a point deduction.
Place | Name | Team | Chassis | Engine | Points | |||||||||||
1 | - | 9 | - | - | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | - | 54 | ||||
2 | 6 | - | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | - | 9 | 4 | - | 40 | ||||
3 | - | - | - | 9 | - | 6 | - | 4 | - | 6 | 6 | 31 | ||||
4 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | 27 | ||||
5 | 9 | 4 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | ||||
6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 16 | ||||
7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 9 | 12 | ||||
8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 4 | 10 | ||||
9 | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 9 | ||||
10 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | ||||
11 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 7 | |||||||
4 | - | - | ||||||||||||||
2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 7 | |||||
13 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | ||||
14 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 | ||||
private entry | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 5 | ||||
16 | private entry | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |||
17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | ||||
18 | private entry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |||
- | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | |||||
20 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||||
- | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |||||
- | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |||||
- | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Note:
Only drivers which were not graded were able to score points.
Non-championship race results
Other Formula Two races, which did not count towards the European Championship, also held in 1971.
Race name | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Constructor |
I Gran Premio República de Colombia | 7 February | |||
I Gran Premio Ciudad de Bogotá | 14 February | |||
I Speed International Trophy | 14 March | |||
25 April | ||||
I Gran Premio Madunina | 13 June | |||
XIII Gran Premio della Lotteria di Monza | 20 June | |||
XXIX Leinster Trophy | 11 July | |||
X Gran Premio Città di Imola | 25 July | |||
I Swedish Gold Cup | 22 August | |||
I Rothmans International Trophy | 30 August | |||
IV Preis von Baden-Württemberg und Hessen | 3 October |
References