1971 BRDC International Trophy

1971 BRDC International Trophy
combined Formula One/Formula 5000 race
Race details
Date	8 May 1971
Official name	XXIII GEN/Daily Express BRDC International Trophy
Location	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.714 km (2.923 miles)
Distance	2 x 26 laps, 244.80 km (152.11 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Chris Amon	Matra
Time	1:20.0
Fastest lap
Driver	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Cosworth
Time	1:20.5 (1st heat)
Podium
First	Graham Hill	Brabham-Cosworth
Second	Peter Gethin	McLaren-Cosworth
Third	Tim Schenken	Brabham-Cosworth

The 23rd BRDC International Trophy meeting - formally the GEN/Daily Express BRDC International Trophy - was held on 8 May 1971 at the Silverstone Circuit, England. The race was run to Formula One and Formula 5000 regulations, and was held over two heats of 26 laps each, the final results being an aggregate of the two. Graham Hill emerged the winner in the unique Brabham BT34 lobster-claw car, designed by Ron Tauranac. It would be the two-time World Champion's last victory in a Formula One race. The 1971 event was also notable as one of the few competitive outings for the Lotus 56 gas turbine car. However, suspension failure on only the third lap of the first heat resulted in early retirement for driver Emerson Fittipaldi, although the car held together for long enough to take third place in the second heat.

The race incorporated Round 5 of the 1971 Rothmans European Formula 5000 Championship.

Note: a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant.

Pos.	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Time
1	Graham Hill	Brabham BT34	Cosworth	1:11:03.2
2	Peter Gethin	McLaren M14A	Cosworth	+ 1:33.8
3	Tim Schenken	Brabham BT33	Cosworth	+ 2:04.7
4	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM P160	BRM	+ 1 lap
5	Mike Hailwood	Surtees TS8	Chevrolet	+ 1 lap
6	Henri Pescarolo	March 711	Cosworth	+ 1 lap
7	Tony Dean	McLaren M7A	Chevrolet	+ 2 laps
8	Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	McLaren M18	Chevrolet	+ 2 laps
9	Frank Gardner	Lola T192	Chevrolet	+ 2 laps
10	Mike Beuttler	March 701	Cosworth	+ 2 laps
11	John Surtees	Surtees TS9	Cosworth	+ 3 laps
12	Chris Amon	Matra MS120B	Matra	+ 3 laps
13	Reine Wisell	Lotus 72C	Cosworth	+ 4 laps
14	Alan Rollinson	Surtees TS7	Cosworth	+ 4 laps
15	Ulf Norinder	McLaren M18	Chevrolet	+ 5 laps
16	Gordon Spice	McLaren M10B	Chevrolet	+ 5 laps
17	Fred Saunders	Crosslé 15F	Rover	+ 6 laps
18	Bob Miller	Dulon LD8	Chevrolet	+ 8 laps
19	Jock Russell	Lotus 70	Ford	+ 14 laps
20	Brian Redman	McLaren M18	Chevrolet	+ 17 laps
21	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra MS120B	Matra	+ 19 laps
22	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus 56B	P&W	+ 24 laps
23	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell 003	Ford	+ 26 laps
24	Howden Ganley	BRM P153	BRM	+ 26 laps
25	Ronnie Peterson	March 711	Alfa Romeo	+ 28 laps
26	David Prophet	McLaren M10B	Chevrolet	+ 32 laps
27	John Myerscough	McLaren M10B	Chevrolet	+ 35 laps
28	Robert Lamplough	Lola T102	Ford	+ 42 laps
29	Jo Siffert	BRM P160	BRM	+ 45 laps
30	Ray Allen	McLaren M10B	Chevrolet	+ 47 laps
31	Trevor Taylor	Leda LT25	Chevrolet	+ 49 laps
Source:[1][2][3]

Heat 1 Pos. Driver Constructor Time/Ret. 1 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Cosworth 35:29.0 2 Pedro Rodríguez BRM + 11.6 s 3 Graham Hill Brabham-Cosworth + 12.8 s 4 John Surtees Surtees-Cosworth + 18.9 s 5 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra + 22.8 s 6 Peter Gethin McLaren-Cosworth + 1:06.5 7 Reine Wisell Lotus-Cosworth + 1:16.5 8 Howden Ganley BRM + 1:19.9 9 Tim Schenken Brabham-Cosworth + 1:20.6 10 Brian Redman McLaren-Chevrolet + 1:21.0 11 Tony Dean McLaren-Chevrolet + 1 lap 12 Mike Hailwood Surtees-Chevrolet + 1 lap 13 Alan Rollinson Surtees-Cosworth + 1 lap 14 Frank Gardner Lola-Chevrolet + 1 lap 15 Henri Pescarolo March-Cosworth + 1 lap 16 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud McLaren-Chevrolet + 1 lap 17 Mike Beuttler March-Cosworth + 1 lap 18 Ronnie Peterson March-Alfa Romeo accident 19 Gordon Spice McLaren-Chevrolet gearbox 20 Ulf Norinder McLaren-Chevrolet + 3 laps 21 Chris Amon Matra fuel 22 Jock Russell Lotus-Ford + 4 laps 23 Fred Saunders Crosslé-Rover + 4 laps 24 Bob Miller Dulon-Chevrolet + 4 laps Ret David Prophet McLaren-Chevrolet cooling Ret John Myerscough McLaren-Chevrolet oil leak Ret Jo Siffert BRM engine Ret Ray Allen McLaren-Chevrolet accident Ret Trevor Taylor Leda-Chevrolet handling Ret Robert Lamplough Lola-Ford oil leak Ret Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-P&W suspension Source:[1][4] Pole position: Chris Amon - 1:20.0 Fastest lap: Jackie Stewart - 1:20.5

Heat 2 Pos. Driver Constructor Time/Ret. 1 Graham Hill Brabham-Cosworth 35:21.4 2 Chris Amon Matra + 5.2 s 3 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-P&W + 38.0 s 4 Peter Gethin McLaren-Cosworth + 40.1 s 5 Henri Pescarolo March-Cosworth + 48.2 s 6 Mike Hailwood Surtees-Chevrolet + 56.1 s 7 Tim Schenken Brabham-Cosworth + 56.9 s 8 Pedro Rodríguez BRM + 1 lap 9 Tony Dean McLaren-Chevrolet + 1 lap 10 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud McLaren-Chevrolet + 1 lap 11 Frank Gardner Lola-Chevrolet + 1 lap 12 Mike Beuttler March-Cosworth + 1 lap 13 Alan Rollinson Surtees-Cosworth + 1 lap 14 Ulf Norinder McLaren-Chevrolet + 2 laps 15 John Surtees Surtees-Cosworth suspension 16 Fred Saunders Crosslé-Rover out of fuel 17 Gordon Spice McLaren-Chevrolet + 3 laps 18 Reine Wisell Lotus-Cosworth engine 19 Bob Miller Dulon-Chevrolet + 4 laps Ret Jock Russell Lotus-Ford oil pump Ret Brian Redman McLaren-Chevrolet electrics Ret Robert Lamplough Lola-Ford water pump Ret Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra engine Ret Howden Ganley BRM accident Ret Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Cosworth accident Source:[1][5] Pole position: Jackie Stewart Fastest lap: John Surtees - 1:20.6