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1971 Natal Winter Trophy
1971 Dutch GP
1970 French GP

1971 French GP

1971 British GP
1972 French GP

LVII Grand Prix de France

Overview - Entry List - Qualification - Starting Grid - Classification - Fastest Laps - Laps Led

Details

Date

Sunday 4 July 1971

Start time

14:00

Event

French GP

Circuit

Paul Ricard

Event Format

Race of 55 laps

Race

18 of 31

Championship race

202

Circuit

Laps

Circuit Perimeter

5810 m

Race Distance

5810 × 55 = 319.550 km

Grid Format

3-2-3-2

Pole Position

Right

First Corner

Left

Track Direction

Clockwise

Weather

Sunny, Hot, Dry

Participants

Entries

Qualifiers

Finishers

Championship Debutants

François Mazet (Driver),
Max Jean (Driver),
Jo Siffert Automobiles (Entrant),

Paul Ricard (Circuit),
Paul Ricard (5810 m) (Circuit Layout)

Milestones

Car 15 - 100th Race Entry (Car Number)
Car 34 - 75th Race Entry (Car Number)
Alfa Romeo - 75th Race Entry (Engine Manufacturer)
Elf Team Tyrrell - 10th Race Entry (Entrant)
Emerson Fittipaldi - 10th Race Entry (Driver)
Goodyear - 20th Fastest Lap (Tyre Manufacturer)
Goodyear - 20th Win (Tyre Manufacturer)
Surtees - 20th Race Entry (Car Manufacturer)

Records Broken

1. Highest 2nd Place Finish Ratio – Tyrrell (15.38%)

Records Extended

1. Most Retirements – Great Britain

Graham Hill (58),
2. Most Race Entries – Ferrari (579),
3. Most Race Entries – Great Britain

Graham Hill (130),
4. Most 2nd Place Qualifications – Ferrari (57),
5. Most 3rd Place Qualifications – Ferrari (58),
6. Most 17th Place Qualifications – Lotus (25)

Championships

1	Jackie Stewart	33
2	Jacky Ickx	19
3	Mario Andretti	9
4	Pedro Rodriguez	9
4	Ronnie Peterson	9
6	Clay Regazzoni	8
7	Chris Amon	8
8	François Cévert	6
9	Emerson Fittipaldi	6
10	Denny Hulme	6
11	Reine Wisell	4
11	Jo Siffert	4
13	John Surtees	2
14	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	1
14	Rolf Stommelen	1

1	Tyrrell / Ford	33
2	Ferrari / Ferrari	28
3	BRM / BRM	12
4	March / Ford	9
5	Lotus / Ford	9
6	Matra / Matra	8
7	McLaren / Ford	6
8	Surtees / Ford	3

	Winner	Pole Position	Fastest Lap
Results
Car Number	Car 11	Car 11	Car 11
Entrant	Elf Team Tyrrell	Elf Team Tyrrell	Elf Team Tyrrell
Driver	Jackie Stewart	Jackie Stewart	Jackie Stewart
Car	Tyrrell 003	Tyrrell 003	Tyrrell 003
Engine	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Time	1:46'41.68	1'50.71	1'54.09
Speed	179.700 km/h	188.926 km/h	183.329 km/h

Overview - Entry List - Qualification - Starting Grid - Classification - Fastest Laps - Laps Led