1971 British Grand Prix
Going Into This Race
Pre-Race Report
Championship standings
Stewart leads by a widening margin after four wins from five rounds. Ickx is his nearest rival but has been unable to match Stewart’s consistency.
Previous race
France: Stewart and Cevert finished first and second for Tyrrell on the fast Paul Ricard circuit. Fittipaldi took third despite racing while recovering from a road accident. Rodríguez had run second before his BRM retired with ignition failure.
Between-race developments
Pedro Rodríguez was killed on 11 July while driving a Ferrari 512 in the Interserie sports car race at the Norisring street circuit in Nuremberg, Germany. He was fourth in the Drivers’ Championship at the time. BRM arrive at Silverstone in mourning.
Entrants
Mike Beuttler makes his Formula One debut.
Milestones
This is Tyrrell’s 10th championship race as a constructor.
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Last 5 Races
Full season →| # | Date | Grand Prix | Pole | P1 | P2 | P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 Mar | 🇿🇦 South African Grand Prix | Stewart | Andretti | Stewart | Regazzoni |
| 2 | 18 Apr | 🇪🇸 Spanish Grand Prix | Ickx | Stewart | Ickx | Amon |
| 3 | 23 May | 🇲🇨 Monaco Grand Prix | Stewart | Stewart | Peterson | Ickx |
| 4 | 20 Jun | 🇳🇱 Dutch Grand Prix | Ickx | Ickx | Rodríguez | Regazzoni |
| 5 | 4 Jul | 🇫🇷 French Grand Prix | Stewart | Stewart | Cevert | Fittipaldi |
Drivers' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 33 | 3 |
| 2 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 19 | 1 |
| 3 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 9 | 1 |
| 4 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 9 | 0 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Alfa Romeo | 9 | 0 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | Chris Amon | Matra | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 6 | 0 |
Constructors' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyrrell | 33 | 3 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 28 | 2 |
| 3 | BRM | 12 | 0 |
| 4 | March-Ford | 9 | 0 |
| 5 | Lotus-Ford | 9 | 0 |