1971 European Formula Two Championship

The 1971 European Formula Two season was contested over 11 rounds. March Engineering driver Ronnie Peterson clinched the championship title.[1]

Teams and drivers

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

Calendar

Race NoCircuitDateLapsDistanceTimeSpeedPole PositionFastest LapWinner
1 Hockenheim4 April20+206.789=271.56 km1'27:09.8186.931 km/h Ronnie Peterson Ronnie Peterson François Cevert
2 Thruxton12 April503.791=189.55 km1'02:36.2
1'02:36.8
181.668 km/h
181.639 km/h
Ronnie Peterson Ronnie Peterson Graham Hill
Ronnie Peterson
3 Nürburgring
(Eifelrennen)
2 May1022.835=228.35 km1'20:19.2170.580 km/h Derek Bell Ronnie Peterson François Cevert
4 Jarama16 May603.404=204.24 km1'29:42.9
1'29:57.7
136.593 km/h
136.218 km/h
Ronnie Peterson Tim Schenken Emerson Fittipaldi
Dieter Quester
5 Crystal Palace31 May502.238=111.85 km0'42:03.0
0'42:07.4
159.590 km/h
159.312 km/h
Ronnie Peterson Jean-Pierre Jaussaud
Tim Schenken
Ronnie Peterson
Emerson Fittipaldi
Emerson Fittipaldi
Tim Schenken
6 Rouen27 June256.541=163.525 km0'55:36.3176.450 km/h Ronnie Peterson François Cevert Ronnie Peterson
7 Mantorp Park8 August36+364.092=294.624 km1'46:08.2166.554 km/h Ronnie Peterson Ronnie Peterson Ronnie Peterson
Pergusa-Enna22 Augustcancelled
8 Tulln-Langenlebarn12 September35+352.86=200.2 km1'24:32.26142.091 km/h Ronnie Peterson Tim Schenken Ronnie Peterson
9 Albi26 September633.636=229.068 km1'16:49.1
1'17:49,6
178.917 km/h
176.599 km/h
Carlos Reutemann Carlos Reutemann Emerson Fittipaldi
Carlos Reutemann
10 Vallelunga10 October35+353.2=224.0 km1'25:57.2156.364 km/h Emerson Fittipaldi Emerson Fittipaldi Ronnie Peterson
11 Vallelunga17 October653.2=208.0 km1'19:49.1156.355 km/h Emerson Fittipaldi Mike Beuttler
Dieter Quester
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

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.

PlaceNameTeamChassisEngineHOC
THR
NÜR
JAR
CRY
ROU
MAN
TUL
ALB
VLL1
VLL2
Points
1 Ronnie PetersonMarch EngineeringMarchFord-9--699939-54
2 Carlos ReutemannAutomovil Club ArgentinoBrabhamFord6-66324-94-40
3 Dieter QuesterEifellandMarchBMW---9-6-4-6631
4 Tim SchenkenRondel RacingBrabhamFord33--9-66---27
5 François CevertÉquipe TecnoTecnoFord949--------22
6 Wilson FittipaldiTeam BardahlLotusFord4222--33---16
7 Mike BeuttlerTeam Clarke-MordauntMarchFord---------3912
8 Jean-Pierre JarierTeam ArnoldMarchFord--------6-410
9 Jean-Pierre JaussaudTeam ArnoldMarchFord---34---2--9
10 Niki LaudaBosch RacingMarchFord--31-4-----8
11 François MigaultTeam LotusLotusFord-----3--7
March EngineeringMarchFord4--
Gerry BirrellTeam J. & J. StantonLotusFord2---2-1--2-7
13 Derek BellWilliams RacingMarchFord-6---------6
14 Peter WestburyFIRSTBrabhamFord--4-----1--5
John Watsonprivate entryBrabhamFord------22-1-5
16 John Cannonprivate entryMarchFord---4-------4
17 Carlos RueschAutomovil Club ArgentinoBrabhamFord----------33
18 Vittorio Brambillaprivate entryMarchFord----------22
Silvio MoserMoser RacingBrabhamFord----1-----12
20 Brian HartGerard RacingBrabhamFord1----------1
Alistair WalkerWalker RacingBrabhamFord-1---------1
Helmut MarkoÉcurie BonnierLolaFord--1--------1
François MazetSiffert RacingChevronFord-----1-----1
Bob WollekRondel RacingBrabhamFord-------1---1

Note:

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

References

  1. "1971 European F2 Trophy". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
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