The 1971 Indianapolis 500 was the 55th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, United States on Saturday, 29 May 1971. Peter Revson started on pole position and Al Unser was the race winner.
1971 Indianapolis 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Avg. Speed | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Al Unser | P.J. Colt | Ford | Firestone | 5 | 200 | 3:10:11.56 | 103 | Running | 157.735 | $238,454 |
| 2 | 86 | Peter Revson | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 1 | 200 | +22.48 | 0 | Running | 157.419 | $103,198 |
| 3 | 9 | A.J. Foyt | Coyote | Ford | Goodyear | 6 | 200 | 0 | Running | 156.069 | $64,753 | |
| 4 | 42 | Jim Malloy | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 10 | 200 | 0 | Running | 154.577 | $38,669 | |
| 5 | 32 | Bill Vukovich II | Brabham | Offenhauser | Firestone | 11 | 200 | 0 | Running | 154.563 | $32,447 | |
| 6 | 84 | Donnie Allison | Coyote | Ford | Goodyear | 20 | 199 | 0 | Running | $30,093 | ||
| 7 | 58 | Bud Tingelstad | Brabham | Offenhauser | Firestone | 17 | 198 | 0 | Running | $28,206 | ||
| 8 | 43 | Denny Zimmerman | Vollstedt | Offenhauser | Firestone | 28 | 189 | 0 | Running | $27,658 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Roger McCluskey | Kuzma | Ford | Goodyear | 22 | 188 | 0 | Running | $22,980 | ||
| 10 | 16 | Gary Bettenhausen | Gerhardt | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 13 | 178 | 0 | Running | $24,419 | ||
| 11 | 12 | Lloyd Ruby | Mongoose | Ford | Firestone | 7 | 174 | 3 | Gears | $21,866 | ||
| 12 | 2 | Bobby Unser | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 3 | 164 | 21 | Accident | $24,842 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Mike Mosley | Eagle Watson | Ford | Firestone | 19 | 159 | 0 | Accident | $20,345 | ||
| 14 | 44 | Dick Simon | Vollstedt | Ford | Firestone | 33 | 151 | 0 | Running | $18,870 | ||
| 15 | 41 | George Follmer | Kingfish | Offenhauser | Firestone | 29 | 147 | 0 | Piston | $18,281 | ||
| 16 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | Mongoose | Ford | Firestone | 14 | 140 | 0 | Cam cover | $17,370 | ||
| 17 | 85 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 4 | 137 | 0 | Valve | $17,887 | ||
| 18 | 18 | Johnny Rutherford | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 24 | 128 | 0 | Running | $16,682 | ||
| 19 | 15 | Joe Leonard | P.J. Colt | Ford | Firestone | 8 | 123 | 21 | Turbocharger | $19,906 | ||
| 20 | 68 | David Hobbs | Lola | Ford | Goodyear | 16 | 107 | 0 | Accident | $16,009 | ||
| 21 | 38 | Rick Muther | Hawk II | Offenhauser | Firestone | 18 | 85 | 0 | Accident | $16,190 | ||
| 22 | 99 | Bob Harkey | Gerhardt | Offenhauser | Firestone | 32 | 77 | 0 | Gears | $15,399 | ||
| 23 | 95 | Bentley Warren | Eagle | Offenhauser | Firestone | 15 | 76 | 0 | Gears | $14,486 | ||
| 24 | 22 | Wally Dallenbach | Kuzma | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 23 | 69 | 0 | Valve | $14,602 | ||
| 25 | 66 | Mark Donohue | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 2 | 66 | 52 | Gears | $26,697 | ||
| 26 | 64 | Art Pollard | Scorpion | Ford | Goodyear | 31 | 45 | 0 | Valve | $14,770 | ||
| 27 | 98 | Sam Sessions | Lola | Ford | Firestone | 25 | 43 | 0 | Valve | $13,721 | ||
| 28 | 45 | Larry Dickson | Kingfish | Offenhauser | Firestone | 26 | 33 | 0 | Engine failure | $13,600 | ||
| 29 | 7 | Gordon Johncock | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 12 | 11 | 0 | Accident | $13,458 | ||
| 30 | 5 | Mario Andretti | McNamara | Ford | Firestone | 9 | 11 | 0 | Accident | $13,245 | ||
| 31 | 20 | Steve Krisiloff | McNamara | Ford | Firestone | 27 | 10 | 0 | Oil-Spun out | $13,260 | ||
| 32 | 23 | Mel Kenyon | Kuzma | Ford | Goodyear | 30 | 10 | 0 | Accident | $14,153 | ||
| 33 | 80 | George Snider | Eagle | Offenhauser | Firestone | 21 | 6 | 0 | Stalled | $13,974 |