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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
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Entry List
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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
55
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
Weather
Sunny, Hot, Dry
Participants
Entries
24
Qualifiers
24
Finishers
13
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
–
Graham Hill
(
58
),
2.
Most Race Entries
–
Ferrari
(
579
),
3.
Most Race Entries
–
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
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
Jo Siffert
4
13
John Surtees
2
14
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
1
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
Results
Winner
Pole Position
Fastest Lap
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
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