1971 British Grand Prix

1971 British Grand Prix
Race 6 of 11 in the 1971 Formula One season
The Silverstone Circuit (1952–1974)
The Silverstone Circuit (1952–1974)
Race details
Date 17 July 1971
Official name XXIV The Woolmark British Grand Prix[1]
Location Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.711 km (2.927 miles)
Distance 68 laps, 320.348 km (199.036 miles)
Weather Overcast, dry
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:18.1
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford
Time 1:19.9
Podium
First Tyrrell-Ford
Second March-Ford
Third Lotus-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1971 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 17 July 1971. It was race 6 of 11 in both the 1971 World Championship of Drivers and the 1971 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 68-lap race was won by Tyrrell driver Jackie Stewart after he started from second position. Ronnie Peterson finished second for the March team and Lotus driver Emerson Fittipaldi came in third.

  1. ^ "1971 Formula 1 World Championship Programmes". The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 28 January 2019.

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