Race Rewind
As of April 1971

1971 Spanish Grand Prix

🇪🇸 Spain Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain Round 2 of 11

Going Into This Race

WDC Leader
9 pts (+3 over P2)
WCC Leader
9 pts (+3 over P2)

Pre-Race Report

Previous race

South Africa: Mario Andretti won at Kyalami on his Ferrari debut, with Stewart second and Regazzoni third — the first podium finish for Tyrrell as a constructor. Howden Ganley made his Formula One debut for BRM.

Track changes

The Spanish Grand Prix moves from Jarama to Montjuïc Park in Barcelona, rotating between the two circuits as arranged. The race is scheduled for the morning.

Milestones

Firestone introduce slick tyres to Formula One for the first time, based on their experience in American open-wheel racing. This is the first Formula One race to be run on slicks.

Adapted by AI summarisation from “1971 Spanish Grand Prix” on Wikipedia . This adapted text is licensed under CC-BY-SA-4.0 . Modifications: summarised and spoiler-trimmed.

Drivers' Championship

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Constructors' Championship

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PosTeamPtsWins
1Ferrari91
2Tyrrell60
3Lotus-Ford30
4Matra20
5McLaren10