1971 European Formula Two Championship

1971 European Formula Two season

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The 1971 European Formula Two season was contested over 11 rounds. March Engineering driver Ronnie Peterson clinched the championship title.

Teams and drivers

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Driver	Rounds
Template:Flagicon Rondel Racing	Brabham-Ford	BT36	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	1-3, 5-6, 9
				Template:Flagicon Tim Schenken	1-10
				Template:Flagicon Bob Wollek	4, 6-9
				Template:Flagicon Reine Wisell	7
Template:Flagicon Bob Gerard Racing	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Brian Hart	1-2, 5
Template:Flagicon Alistair Walker Racing	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Alistair Walker	1-3, 5
Template:Flagicon Brian Cullen Racing	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Brian Cullen	1-2
Template:Flagicon Paul Watson Racing Organisation	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Jeremy Richardson	1-3, 5-6
Template:Flagicon Automóvil Club Argentino	Brabham-Ford	BT30 BT36	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Carlos Reutemann	All
				Template:Flagicon Carlos Ruesch	All
Template:Flagicon Team Obrist	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Jürg Dubler	1-5
Template:Flagicon Scuderia Ala d'Oro Template:Flagicon Ernesto Brambilla	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Ernesto Brambilla	1-3
				Template:Flagicon Vittorio Brambilla	1-3
				Template:Flagicon Gianluigi Picchi	1, 5
	March-Ford	712M		Template:Flagicon Giovanni Salvati	5, 8-11
				Template:Flagicon Ernesto Brambilla	5-6, 8, 10
				Template:Flagicon Vittorio Brambilla	6, 11
				Template:Flagicon Claudio Francisci	9
				Template:Flagicon Giancarlo Gagliardi	10-11
Template:Flagicon Racing Team IRIS Ceramiche	Tecno-Ford	70 71	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Arturo Merzario	1, 4, 6
				Template:Flagicon Nanni Galli	1-2, 4, 8
				Template:Flagicon Claudio Francisci	6, 8, 10-11
				Template:Flagicon Luigi Fontanesi	10
Template:Flagicon Helmut Gall Autofunk Racing Team	Tecno-Ford	71 70	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Helmut Gall	1-3, 10
Template:Flagicon Roland Binder	Tecno-Ford	69	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Roland Binder	1
Template:Flagicon Équipe Tecno Elf	Tecno-Ford	71	Ford Cosworth BDA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon François Cevert	1-10
				Template:Flagicon Patrick Depailler	1-3, 5-6, 8-9
				Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jabouille	1, 4-6, 9
				Template:Flagicon Ernesto Brambilla	7
Template:Flagicon LIRA - Team Lotus Template:Flagicon J & J Stanton - Lotus Racing	Lotus-Ford	69 69C	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Reine Wisell	1-6
				Template:Flagicon Richard Scott	1-5, 7
				Template:Flagicon Gerry Birrell	1-2, 4-7, 9-10
				Template:Flagicon François Migault	6
Template:Flagicon Irish Racing Cars	Lotus-Ford	69	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Alan Rollinson	1
	Brabham-Ford	BT30		Template:Flagicon Tommy Reid	2
				Template:Flagicon Brian Cullen	3
Template:Flagicon Tetsu Ikuzawa	Lotus-Ford	69 69C	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Tetsu Ikuzawa	1-2, 5-9
Template:Flagicon Team Bardahl	Lotus-Ford	69 69C	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Wilson Fittipaldi	1-4
				Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	3-5, 9-11
	March-Ford	712M		Template:Flagicon Wilson Fittipaldi	5, 7-11
Template:Flagicon Eifelland Wohnwagenbau	Brabham-Ford	BT30 BT36	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Dieter Quester	1
				Template:Flagicon Rolf Stommelen	3, 5, 7
				Template:Flagicon Hans-Joachim Stuck	3
	March-Ford	712M 702		Template:Flagicon Hannelore Werner	1, 3-7
				Template:Flagicon Hermann Unold	1
				Template:Flagicon Willi Deutsch	3
	March-BMW		BMW M11 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Dieter Quester	3-11
Template:Flagicon Bosch Racing Team	March-Ford	712M	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda	1-10
Template:Flagicon SMOG March Engineering	March-Ford	712M	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	1-10
				Template:Flagicon Sten Gunnarsson	7
				Template:Flagicon François Migault	9
Template:Flagicon Squadra Tartaruga	March-Ford	712M	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Xavier Perrot	1-3
Template:Flagicon Midland Racing Team	Chevron-Ford	B18	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Bruno Frey	1
				Template:Flagicon Hervé Bayard	6
Template:Flagicon Ecurie Bonnier SA Template:Flagicon Lola Cars Ltd	Lola-Ford	T240	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Helmut Marko	1, 3-4
				Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	11
Template:Flagicon Constructions Mechaniques Pygmée	Pygmée-Ford	MDB16	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Patrick Dal Bo	1-2, 4, 7, 9
				Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise	4, 6
				Template:Flagicon Helmut Marko	7
				Template:Flagicon Jimmy Mieusset	9
Template:Flagicon John Watson	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon John Watson	1-8, 10
Template:Flagicon Johnny Blades	Lotus-Ford	59B	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Johnny Blades	1-3, 5
Template:Flagicon Clarke-Mordaunt Racing with Alistair Guthrie	March-Ford	712M	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Mike Beuttler	1-7, 9-11
Template:Flagicon Écurie Monaco	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Lionel Noghès	1-2, 4, 6, 9, 11
Template:Flagicon Jean Blanc	Tecno-Ford	70 71	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Jean Blanc	1-2, 4, 11
Template:Flagicon John Cannon Racing	March-Ford	712M	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon John Cannon	2-7, 10-11
Template:Flagicon FIRST	Brabham-Ford	BT30 BT36	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Peter Westbury	2-3, 5-6, 8-10
Template:Flagicon John Wingfield	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon John Wingfield	2-3, 5
Template:Flagicon Rod Pickering	Brabham-Ford	BT23C	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Rod Pickering	2
Template:Flagicon Ecurie Ecosse	March-Ford	712M	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Tom Walkinshaw	2, 4-5
				Template:Flagicon Gerry Birrell	3
Template:Flagicon Frank Williams Motul March	March-Ford	712M	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Derek Bell	2-3, 5, 7, 9-10
				Template:Flagicon Henri Pescarolo	2-3, 5, 8-10
				Template:Flagicon Max Jean	6
				Template:Flagicon Carlos Pace	6-11
				Template:Flagicon Christian Ethuin	6
	Lotus-Ford	59B		Template:Flagicon Carlos Pace	5
Template:Flagicon Shell - Meubles Arnold Team	March-Ford	712M	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	2-10
				Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jarier	2, 4-7, 9-11
				Template:Flagicon Clay Regazzoni	11
Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert - Chevron Racing Team	Chevron-Ford	B18 B18C	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert	2-3, 5
				Template:Flagicon François Mazet	4, 6, 9-10
				Template:Flagicon Chris Craft	5, 7
				Template:Flagicon José Dolhem	11
Template:Flagicon Crosslé Racing Team	Crosslé-Ford	18F	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Brian Nelson	2
Template:Flagicon Bernd Terbeck	Brabham-Ford	BT36	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Bernd Terbeck	3, 5, 7
Template:Flagicon Scuderia Jolly Club Switzerland - Marlboro Racing Template:Flagicon Silvio Moser Racing Team SA	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Silvio Moser	4-6, 9-11
				Template:Flagicon Jürg Dubler	6-7
	March-Ford	712M		Template:Flagicon Fredy Link	5, 7, 10-11
Template:Flagicon GTE Racing Cars	Lotus-Ford	69	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Adam Potocki	4-6, 9-10
				Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise	9
Template:Flagicon Nick May	Chevron-Ford	B17B	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Nick May	5
Template:Flagicon Hervé Bayard	Chevron-Ford	B18	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Hervé Bayard	5
Template:Flagicon ACA Racing Club	McLaren-Ford	M4A	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Georges Schäfer	5
Template:Flagicon Keiper Recaro Racing Team	Maco-Ford	271	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Template:Flagicon Ernst Maring	7

Calendar

Race No	Circuit	Date	Laps	Distance	Time	Speed	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winner
1	Template:Flagicon Hockenheim	4 April	20+20	6.789=271.56 km	1'27:09.8	186.931 km/h	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	Template:Flagicon François Cevert
2	Template:Flagicon Thruxton	12 April	50	3.791=189.55 km	1'02:36.2 1'02:36.8	181.668 km/h 181.639 km/h	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson
3	Template:Flagicon Nürburgring (Eifelrennen)	2 May	10	22.835=228.35 km	1'20:19.2	170.580 km/h	Template:Flagicon Derek Bell	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	Template:Flagicon François Cevert
4	Template:Flagicon Jarama	16 May	60	3.404=204.24 km	1'29:42.9 1'29:57.7	136.593 km/h 136.218 km/h	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	Template:Flagicon Tim Schenken	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi Template:Flagicon Dieter Quester
5	Template:Flagicon Crystal Palace	31 May	50	2.238=111.85 km	0'42:03.0 0'42:07.4	159.590 km/h 159.312 km/h	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Template:Flagicon Tim Schenken Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi Template:Flagicon Tim Schenken
6	Template:Flagicon Rouen	27 June	25	6.541=163.525 km	0'55:36.3	176.450 km/h	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	Template:Flagicon François Cevert	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson
7	Template:Flagicon Mantorp Park	8 August	36+36	4.092=294.624 km	1'46:08.2	166.554 km/h	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson
	Template:Flagicon Pergusa-Enna	22 August	cancelled
8	Template:Flagicon Tulln-Langenlebarn	12 September	35+35	2.86=200.2 km	1'24:32.26	142.091 km/h	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	Template:Flagicon Tim Schenken	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson
9	Template:Flagicon Albi	26 September	63	3.636=229.068 km	1'16:49.1 1'17:49,6	178.917 km/h 176.599 km/h	Template:Flagicon Carlos Reutemann	Template:Flagicon Carlos Reutemann	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi Template:Flagicon Carlos Reutemann
10	Template:Flagicon Vallelunga	10 October	35+35	3.2=224.0 km	1'25:57.2	156.364 km/h	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson
11	Template:Flagicon Vallelunga	17 October	65	3.2=208.0 km	1'19:49.1	156.355 km/h	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Template:Flagicon Mike Beuttler Template:Flagicon Dieter Quester	Template:Flagicon Mike Beuttler

Note:

Race 1, 7, 8 and 10 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.

Race 2, 5 and 6 were held with two semi-final heats and the final run, with time only shown for the final.

Race 2, 4, 5 and 9 was won by a graded driver, all graded drivers are shown in Italics.

Final point standings

Driver

File:Brabhambt36.jpg

Tim Schenken's Brabham BT36

For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. The best 8 results count. No driver had a point deduction.

Place	Name	Team	Chassis	Engine	HOC Template:Flagicon	THR Template:Flagicon	NÜR Template:Flagicon	JAR Template:Flagicon	CRY Template:Flagicon	ROU Template:Flagicon	MAN Template:Flagicon	TUL Template:Flagicon	ALB Template:Flagicon	VLL1 Template:Flagicon	VLL2 Template:Flagicon	Points
1	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	March Engineering	March	Ford	-	9	-	-	6	9	9	9	3	9	-	54
2	Template:Flagicon Carlos Reutemann	Automovil Club Argentino	Brabham	Ford	6	-	6	6	3	2	4	-	9	4	-	40
3	Template:Flagicon Dieter Quester	Eifelland	March	BMW	-	-	-	9	-	6	-	4	-	6	6	31
4	Template:Flagicon Tim Schenken	Rondel Racing	Brabham	Ford	3	3	-	-	9	-	6	6	-	-	-	27
5	Template:Flagicon François Cevert	Équipe Tecno	Tecno	Ford	9	4	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22
6	Template:Flagicon Wilson Fittipaldi	Team Bardahl	Lotus	Ford	4	2	2	2	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	16
7	Template:Flagicon Mike Beuttler	Team Clarke-Mordaunt	March	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	9	12
8	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jarier	Team Arnold	March	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	4	10
9	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	Team Arnold	March	Ford	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	2	-	-	9
10	Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda	Bosch Racing	March	Ford	-	-	3	1	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	8
11	Template:Flagicon François Migault	Team Lotus	Lotus	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-				7
		March Engineering	March	Ford									4	-	-
	Template:Flagicon Gerry Birrell	Team J. & J. Stanton	Lotus	Ford	2	-	-	-	2	-	1	-	-	2	-	7
13	Template:Flagicon Derek Bell	Williams Racing	March	Ford	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
14	Template:Flagicon Peter Westbury	FIRST	Brabham	Ford	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	5
	Template:Flagicon John Watson	private entry	Brabham	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	1	-	5
16	Template:Flagicon John Cannon	private entry	March	Ford	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
17	Template:Flagicon Carlos Ruesch	Automovil Club Argentino	Brabham	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3
18	Template:Flagicon Vittorio Brambilla	private entry	March	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2
	Template:Flagicon Silvio Moser	Moser Racing	Brabham	Ford	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	2
20	Template:Flagicon Brian Hart	Gerard Racing	Brabham	Ford	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
	Template:Flagicon Alistair Walker	Walker Racing	Brabham	Ford	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
	Template:Flagicon Helmut Marko	Écurie Bonnier	Lola	Ford	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
	Template:Flagicon François Mazet	Siffert Racing	Chevron	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
	Template:Flagicon Bob Wollek	Rondel Racing	Brabham	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1

Note:

Only drivers which were not graded were able to score points.

Non-Championship race results

Other Formula Two races, which did not count towards the European Championship, also held in 1971.

Race Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Constructor
Template:Flagicon I Gran Premio República de Colombia	Bogotá	7 February	Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert	Template:Flagicon Chevron-Ford
Template:Flagicon I Gran Premio Ciudad de Bogotá	Bogotá	14 February	Template:Flagicon Alan Rollinson	Template:Flagicon Brabham-Ford
Template:Flagicon I Speed International Trophy	Mallory Park	14 March	Template:Flagicon Henri Pescarolo	Template:Flagicon March-Ford
Template:Flagicon XXXI Grand Prix Automobile de Pau	Pau	25 April	Template:Flagicon Reine Wisell	Template:Flagicon Lotus-Ford
Template:Flagicon I Gran Premio Madunina	Vallelunga	13 June	Template:Flagicon François Cevert	Template:Flagicon Tecno-Ford
Template:Flagicon XIII Gran Premio della Lotteria di Monza	Monza	20 June	Template:Flagicon Dieter Quester	Template:Flagicon March-Ford
Template:Flagicon X Gran Premio Città di Imola	Imola	25 July	Template:Flagicon Carlos Pace	Template:Flagicon March-Ford
Template:Flagicon I Swedish Gold Cup	Kinnekulle Ring	22 August	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	Template:Flagicon March-Ford
Template:Flagicon I Rothmans International Trophy	Brands Hatch	30 August	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	Template:Flagicon March-Ford
Template:Flagicon IV Preis von Baden-Württemberg und Hessen	Hockenheimring	3 October	Template:Flagicon Carlos Reutemann	Template:Flagicon Brabham-Ford