43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E / 43.7346500°N 7.421333°E / 43.7346500; 7.421333

1971 Monaco Grand Prix
Race details
Date	May 23, 1971
Official name	XXIX Grand Prix de Monaco
Location	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco
Course	Street circuit
Course length	3.145 km (1.954 miles)
Distance	80 laps, 251.600 km (156.337 miles)
Weather	Overcast
Pole position
Driver	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell- Ford
Time	1:23.2
Fastest lap
Driver	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell- Ford
Time	1:22.2 on lap 57 (lap record)
Podium
First	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell- Ford
Second	Ronnie Peterson	March- Ford
Third	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 1971 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on May 23, 1971. It was race 3 of 11 in both the 1971 World Championship of Drivers and the 1971 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers and the 200th World Championship Grand Prix held since the championship began in 1950. This was the last race on the original Monaco circuit, as a dedicated pit lane was created along the harbor before Tabac in 1972. ^[1]

Events of the race are captured in the documentary film Weekend of a Champion in which Roman Polanski shadows Jackie Stewart.

Race report

Qualifying was extremely wet and so it was Friday morning times that really counted for the grid - for Mario Andretti this was particularly unfortunate as his car was stranded out on the track at this time and so he was unable to qualify despite lying second in the World Championship. Jackie Stewart claimed a stunning pole position over a second ahead of his front row companion Jacky Ickx and shot into an immediate lead from the fast-starting Jo Siffert, Ickx, Pedro Rodríguez, Ronnie Peterson and Denny Hulme. Chris Amon stalled on the grid and Graham Hill - seeking a 6th Monaco win - made a rare mistake, hitting the wall at Tabac on the 2nd lap.

Stewart extended his lead from Siffert and Ickx, despite being painfully ill from fumes leaking into the cockpit. Peterson was astonishing the crowd with his valiant attempts to take 4th place from Rodríguez, who was baulking him as much as was legally possible. Hulme actually managed to join the battle and pass Peterson on one lap. Eventually the Mexican slipped up under pressure and locked up a wheel to let both Peterson and Hulme through.

The Who used parts of the Grand Prix and showed Jackie Stewart in the music video for the song " Baba O'Riley".

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	11	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell- Ford	1:23.2	—
2	4	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:24.4	+1.2
3	14	Jo Siffert	BRM	1:24.8	+1.6
4	20	Chris Amon	Matra	1:24.8	+1.6
5	15	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	1:25.1	+1.9
6	9	Denny Hulme	McLaren- Ford	1:25.3	+2.1
7	21	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	1:25.6	+2.4
8	17	Ronnie Peterson	March- Ford	1:25.8	+2.6
9	7	Graham Hill	Brabham- Ford	1:26.0	+2.8
10	22	John Surtees	Surtees- Ford	1:26.0	+2.8
11	5	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:26.1	+2.9
12	2	Reine Wisell	Lotus- Ford	1:26.7	+3.5
13	27	Henri Pescarolo	March- Ford	1:26.7	+3.5
14	10	Peter Gethin	McLaren- Ford	1:26.9	+3.7
15	12	François Cevert	Tyrrell- Ford	1:27.2	+4.0
16	24	Rolf Stommelen	Surtees- Ford	1:27.2	+4.0
17	1	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus- Ford	1:27.7	+4.5
18	8	Tim Schenken	Brabham- Ford	1:28.3	+5.1
DNQ	16	Howden Ganley	BRM	1:28.8	+5.6
DNQ	6	Mario Andretti	Ferrari	1:29.1	+5.9
DNQ	19	Nanni Galli*	March- Alfa Romeo	1:34.6	+11.4
DNQ	18	Alex Soler-Roig	March- Ford	1:44.4	+21.2
DNQ	28	Skip Barber	March- Ford	2:48.6	+1:25.4
Source: [2]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	11	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell- Ford	80	1:52:21.3	1	9
2	17	Ronnie Peterson	March- Ford	80	+ 25.6	8	6
3	4	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	80	+ 53.3	2	4
4	9	Denny Hulme	McLaren- Ford	80	+ 1:06.7	6	3
5	1	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus- Ford	79	+ 1 Lap	17	2
6	24	Rolf Stommelen	Surtees- Ford	79	+ 1 Lap	16	1
7	22	John Surtees	Surtees- Ford	79	+ 1 Lap	10
8	27	Henri Pescarolo	March- Ford	77	+ 3 Laps	13
9	15	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	76	+ 4 Laps	5
10	8	Tim Schenken	Brabham- Ford	76	+ 4 Laps	18
Ret	14	Jo Siffert	BRM	58	Oil pipe	3
Ret	21	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	47	Differential	7
Ret	20	Chris Amon	Matra	45	Differential	4
Ret	5	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	24	Accident	11
Ret	10	Peter Gethin	McLaren- Ford	22	Accident	14
Ret	2	Reine Wisell	Lotus- Ford	21	Wheel bearing	12
Ret	12	François Cevert	Tyrrell- Ford	5	Accident	15
Ret	7	Graham Hill	Brabham- Ford	1	Accident	9
DNQ	16	Howden Ganley	BRM
DNQ	6	Mario Andretti	Ferrari
DNQ	19	Nanni Galli*	March- Alfa Romeo
DNQ	18	Alex Soler-Roig	March- Ford
DNQ	28	Skip Barber	March- Ford
Source: [3]

• - Andrea de Adamich was listed as the driver of the #19 March, but never drove. Galli was entered instead.

Notes

• This was the Formula One World Championship debut for American driver Skip Barber.
• Future Grand Prix winner Ronnie Peterson achieved his first podium finish at this race.
• This was Graham Hill's 127th race, breaking Jack Brabham's old record of competing the most Formula One World Championship races at 126 races; a record set at the 1970 Mexican Grand Prix.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jackie Stewart 24 1 2 Jacky Ickx 10 1 3 Mario Andretti 9 11 4 Ronnie Peterson 6 1 5 Chris Amon 6 Source: [4]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 1 Tyrrell- Ford 24 1 2 Ferrari 19 6 3 March- Ford 6 1 4 Matra 6 1 5 McLaren- Ford 6 Source: [4]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References