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1971 French Grand Prix

The French Grand Prix 1971 was the 5th round of the 1971 F1 season, and took place at the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France, on July 4th.

Jackie Stewart won the race from the pole, followed by François Cevert, and Emerson Fittipaldi completing the podium with an expectacular comeback, all the way from the 17th position of the grid.

Final results

1
-
Jackie Stewart
Tyrrell
1:46:42.3
Finished
2
5
François Cevert
Tyrrell
+28.12
Finished
3
14
Emerson Fittipaldi
Lotus-Ford
+34.07
Finished
4
2
Jo Siffert
BRM
+37.17
Finished
5
4
Chris Amon
Matra
+41.08
Finished
6
9
Reine Wisell
Lotus-Ford
+1:16.02
Finished
7
1
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Matra
+1:16.93
Finished
8
5
John Surtees
Surtees
+1:24.91
Finished
9
10
Peter Gethin
McLaren
+1 Lap
10
6
Howden Ganley
BRM
+1 Lap
11
1
Rolf Stommelen
Surtees
+2 Laps
12
2
Tim Schenken
Brabham
Oil pressure
13
10
François Mazet
March-Ford
+5 Laps
14
8
Max Jean
March-Ford
Not classified
15
3
Henri Pescarolo
March-Ford
Gearbox
16
12
Graham Hill
Brabham
Oil pipe
17
3
Andrea de Adamich
March-Alfa Romeo
Engine
18
13
Pedro Rodríguez
BRM
Ignition
19
17
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
Accident
20
8
Ronnie Peterson
March-Alfa Romeo
Engine
21
10
Denny Hulme
McLaren
Ignition
22
19
Jacky Ickx
Ferrari
Engine
23
2
Alex Soler-Roig
March-Ford
Fuel pump
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 12 drivers out of the original 23 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Tim Schenken, who suffered a loss in oil pressure on lap 50, Max Jean, who did not classify on lap 46, Henri Pescarolo, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 45, Graham Hill, who had problems with the oil pipe on lap 34, Andrea de Adamich, Ronnie Peterson, and Jacky Ickx, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, Pedro Rodríguez, and Denny Hulme, both had issues with the ignition, Clay Regazzoni, who had to retire due to an accident on lap 20, and Alex Soler-Roig, who had a fuel pump failure on lap 4.

Oil pressure

  • Tim Schenken
    Lap 50

Not classified

  • Max Jean
    Lap 46

Gearbox

  • Henri Pescarolo
    Lap 45

Oil pipe

  • Graham Hill
    Lap 34

Engine

  • Andrea de Adamich
    Lap 31
  • Ronnie Peterson
    Lap 19
  • Jacky Ickx
    Lap 4

Ignition

  • Pedro Rodríguez
    Lap 27
  • Denny Hulme
    Lap 16

Accident

  • Clay Regazzoni
    Lap 20

Fuel pump

  • Alex Soler-Roig
    Lap 4

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.