19 Sep 1971 Canadian Grand Prix
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The 1971 Canadian Grand Prix was Round 10 of the 1971 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Mosport International Raceway, Canada on Sunday, 19 September 1971. Jackie Stewart started on pole position in the Tyrrell Ford and was the race winner. This was the first ever Formula 1 Grand Prix to be red flagged.
1971 Canadian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Jackie Stewart | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 64 | 1:55:12.900 | 1:55:13.100 | - | - | 1:44.100 | 61 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 17 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | March Ford | Firestone | 64 | +38.300 | 1:55:51.400 | +38.300 | +38.300 | 1:44.900 | 57 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 10 | Mark Donohue | United States | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 64 | +1:35.800 | 1:56:48.900 | +1:35.800 | +57.500 | 1:45.600 | 60 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 | Denny Hulme | New Zealand | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 63 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:43.500 | 57 | 10 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | Reine Wisell | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 63 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:44.500 | 58 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 12 | François Cévert | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 62 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:45.400 | 61 | 3 | 1 | |
| 7 | 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 62 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:45.800 | 60 | 4 | |||
| 8 | 4 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ferrari | Firestone | 62 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:47.100 | 60 | 12 | |||
| 9 | 14 | Jo Siffert | Switzerland | BRM | Firestone | 61 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:47.100 | 54 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 20 | Chris Amon | New Zealand | Matra | Goodyear | 61 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1:48.700 | 53 | 5 | |||
| 11 | 22 | John Surtees | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 60 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 1 lap | 1:49.800 | 51 | 14 | ||
| 12 | 31 | Helmut Marko | Austria | BRM | Firestone | 60 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 1:46.600 | 49 | 19 | |||
| 13 | 6 | Mario Andretti | United States | Ferrari | Firestone | 60 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 1:48.800 | 58 | 13 | |||
| 14 | 15 | Peter Gethin | Great Britain | BRM | Firestone | 59 | +5 laps | 5 laps | 1 lap | 1:51.300 | 59 | 16 | ||
| 15 | 28 | George Eaton | Canada | BRM | Firestone | 59 | +5 laps | 5 laps | 1:51.900 | 59 | 21 | |||
| 16 | 18 | Nanni Galli | Italy | March Ford | Firestone | 57 | +7 laps | 7 laps | 2 laps | 1:53.900 | 48 | 20 | ||
| NC | 19 | Mike Beuttler | Great Britain | March Ford | Firestone | 56 | +8 laps | 8 laps | 1 lap | 1:58.200 | 56 | 22 | ||
| NC | 35 | Pete Lovely | United States | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 55 | +9 laps | 9 laps | 1 lap | 1:58.800 | 55 | 25 | ||
| DNF | 24 | Rolf Stommelen | Germany | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 26 | Overheating | 38 laps | 29 laps | 1:55.000 | 16 | 23 | ||
| DNF | 21 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | France | Matra | Goodyear | 15 | Accident | 49 laps | 11 laps | 1:47.500 | 13 | 11 | ||
| DNF | 33 | Skip Barber | United States | March Ford | Goodyear | 13 | Oil pressure | 51 laps | 2 laps | 1:50.200 | 13 | 24 | ||
| DNF | 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ferrari | Firestone | 7 | Accident | 57 laps | 6 laps | 1:56.900 | 5 | 18 | ||
| DNF | 37 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 2 | Accident | 62 laps | 5 laps | 2:02.700 | 2 | 15 | ||
| DNF | 8 | Tim Schenken | Australia | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 1 | Ignition | 63 laps | 1 lap | 17 | ||||
| DNF | 16 | Howden Ganley | New Zealand | BRM | Firestone | 0 | Accident | 64 laps | 1 lap | 9 | ||||
| DNQ | 26 | Chris Craft | Great Britain | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 64 laps |