1971 Italian Grand Prix
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The 1971 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monza on September 5, 1971. This race featured the closest finish in Formula One history [1]. Peter Gethin came from 4th place to lead on the final lap with a bold move. All 6 points-scoring drivers had never previously won a Grand Prix.
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[edit] Race report
With the championship settled,this was an opportunity for new drivers to prove themselves. Chris Amon in the Matra proved an embarrassment to Ferrari by seizing pole at their home track,with the BRM's on the second row,whilst champion Stewart was in 6th after suffering gearbox problems.Mike Hailwood was making his debut for Surtees-an inspired choice as he held both the Formula 5000 and motorbike lap records for Monza. Clay Regazzoni's Ferrari thrilled the crowd by surging forward from the fourth row to lead from Jo Siffert and Stewart until lap 3,when Ronnie Peterson took the lead.On lap 7,Stewart took the lead.By lap 16,Stewart and Jacky Ickx retired with engine problems,followed two laps later by Clay Regazzoni.The race began to break into high speed packs-the leading one containing Hailwood(leading on his debut),Francois Cevert,Peterson,Siffert,Howden Ganley,Chris Amon,Peter Gethin and Jackie Oliver. Siffert dropped back after problems with a gearbox that would only select fourth gear.
[edit] Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 |  Peter Gethin |
BRM | 55 | 1:18:12.60 | 11 | 9 |
| 2 | 25 |  Ronnie Peterson |
March-Ford | 55 | + 0.01 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 |  François Cevert |
Tyrrell-Ford | 55 | + 0.09 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 | Mike Hailwood |
Surtees-Ford | 55 | + 0.18 | 17 | 3 |
| 5 | 19 |  Howden Ganley |
BRM | 55 | + 0.61 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | Chris Amon |
Matra | 55 | + 32.36 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 14 | Jackie Oliver |
McLaren-Ford | 55 | + 1:24.83 | 13 | |
| 8 | 5 |  Emerson Fittipaldi |
Lotus-Pratt & Whitney | 54 | + 1 Lap | 18 | |
| 9 | 20 |  Jo Siffert |
BRM | 53 | + 2 Laps | 3 | |
| 10 | 28 | Jo Bonnier |
McLaren-Ford | 51 | + 4 Laps | 21 | |
| Ret | 10 | Graham Hill |
Brabham-Ford | 47 | Gearbox | 14 | |
| NC | 26 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
March-Ford | 47 | Not classified | 24 | |
| NC | 24 | Mike Beuttler |
March-Ford | 41 | Engine | 16 | |
| Ret | 16 | Henri Pescarolo |
March-Ford | 40 | Suspension | 10 | |
| Ret | 23 |  Andrea de Adamich |
March-Alfa Romeo | 33 | Engine | 20 | |
| Ret | 4 | Clay Regazzoni |
Ferrari | 17 | Engine | 8 | |
| Ret | 3 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Jacky Ickx |
Ferrari | 15 | Engine | 2 | |
| Ret | 30 | Jackie Stewart |
Tyrrell-Ford | 15 | Engine | 7 | |
| Ret | 22 | Nanni Galli |
March-Ford | 11 | Electrical | 19 | |
| Ret | 11 |  Tim Schenken |
Brabham-Ford | 5 | Suspension | 9 | |
| Ret | 27 | Silvio Moser |
Bellasi-Ford | 5 | Suspension | 22 | |
| Ret | 21 |  Helmut Marko |
BRM | 3 | Engine | 12 | |
| Ret | 7 | John Surtees |
Surtees-Ford | 3 | Engine | 15 | |
| Ret | 8 |  Rolf Stommelen |
Surtees-Ford | 0 | Accident | 23 |
[edit] Notes
- Fastest lap: Henri Pescarolo - 1:23.8
- Emerson Fittipaldi drove a Lotus 56 4WD powered by a gas turbine
- Tyrrell-Ford won their first Constructors' Championship with 2 races left to go
[edit] References
- The Official Formula 1 website. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
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