The 1971 Formula One season crowned as champion Jackie Stewart.
Season review
1971 Drivers Championship final standings
| Pos.
|
Driver
|
RSA
|
ESP
|
MON
|
NED
|
FRA
|
GBR
|
GER
|
AUT
|
ITA
|
CAN
|
USA
|
Pts.
|
| 1
|
Jackie Stewart
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
11
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
1
|
5
|
62
|
| 2
|
Ronnie Peterson
|
10
|
Ret
|
2
|
4
|
Ret
|
2
|
5
|
8
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
33
|
| 3
|
François Cevert
|
Ret
|
7
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
2
|
10
|
2
|
Ret
|
3
|
6
|
1
|
26
|
| 4
|
Jacky Ickx
|
8
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
8
|
NC
|
19
|
| 5
|
Jo Siffert
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
6
|
4
|
9
|
DSQ
|
1
|
9
|
9
|
2
|
19
|
| 6
|
Emerson Fittipaldi
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
5
|
|
3
|
3
|
Ret
|
2
|
8
|
7
|
NC
|
16
|
| 7
|
Clay Regazzoni
|
3
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
3
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
3
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
6
|
13
|
| 8
|
Mario Andretti
|
1
|
Ret
|
DNQ
|
Ret
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
13
|
|
12
|
| 9
|
Peter Gethin
|
Ret
|
8
|
Ret
|
NC
|
9
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
10
|
1
|
14
|
9
|
9
|
| 10
|
Pedro Rodríguez
|
Ret
|
4
|
9
|
2
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9
|
| 11
|
Chris Amon
|
5
|
3
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
5
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
|
6
|
10
|
12
|
9
|
| 12
|
Reine Wisell
|
4
|
NC
|
Ret
|
DSQ
|
6
|
NC
|
8
|
4
|
|
5
|
Ret
|
9
|
| 13
|
Denny Hulme
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
12
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
|
4
|
Ret
|
9
|
| 14
|
Tim Schenken
|
|
9
|
10
|
Ret
|
12
|
12
|
6
|
3
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
5
|
| 15
|
Howden Ganley
|
Ret
|
10
|
DNQ
|
7
|
10
|
8
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
5
|
Ret
|
4
|
5
|
| 16
|
Mark Donohue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
4
|
| 17
|
Henri Pescarolo
|
11
|
Ret
|
8
|
NC
|
NC
|
4
|
Ret
|
6
|
Ret
|
|
Ret
|
4
|
| 18
|
Mike Hailwood
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
15
|
3
|
| 19
|
John Surtees
|
Ret
|
11
|
7
|
5
|
8
|
6
|
7
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
11
|
17
|
3
|
| 20
|
Rolf Stommelen
|
12
|
Ret
|
6
|
DSQ
|
11
|
5
|
10
|
7
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
|
3
|
| 21
|
Graham Hill
|
9
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
10
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
9
|
5
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
7
|
2
|
| 22
|
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|
|
6
|
Ret
|
9
|
7
|
7
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
8
|
1
|
| 23
|
Jackie Oliver
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
9
|
7
|
|
|
0
|
| 24
|
Brian Redman
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
| 25
|
Gijs Van Lennep
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
| 26
|
Jo Bonnier
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
DNQ
|
Ret
|
|
10
|
|
16
|
0
|
| 27
|
David Hobbs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10
|
0
|
| 28
|
Nanni Galli
|
|
|
|
|
|
11
|
12
|
12
|
Ret
|
16
|
Ret
|
0
|
| 29
|
Helmut Marko
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11
|
Ret
|
12
|
13
|
0
|
| 30
|
Andrea de Adamich
|
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
NC
|
Ret
|
|
Ret
|
|
11
|
0
|
| 31
|
Vic Elford
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
| 32
|
Francois Mazet
|
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
| 33
|
John Cannon
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14
|
0
|
| 34
|
George Eaton
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
0
|
| —
|
Mike Beuttler
|
|
|
|
|
|
NC
|
DSQ
|
NC
|
NC
|
NC
|
|
0
|
| —
|
Skip Barber
|
|
|
DNQ
|
NC
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
NC
|
0
|
| —
|
Pete Lovely
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NC
|
NC
|
0
|
| —
|
Max Jean
|
|
|
|
|
NC
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
| —
|
Jean-Pierre Jarier
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NC
|
|
|
0
|
| —
|
Alex Soler-Roig
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
DNQ
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
| —
|
Dave Charlton
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
| —
|
Derek Bell
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
| —
|
Chris Craft
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
0
|
| —
|
Jackie Pretorius
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
| —
|
David Walker
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
| —
|
Niki Lauda
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
0
|
| —
|
Silvio Moser
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
0
|
| —
|
Peter Revson
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
0
|
| Pos.
|
Driver
|
RSA
|
ESP
|
MON
|
NED
|
FRA
|
GBR
|
GER
|
AUT
|
ITA
|
CAN
|
USA
|
Pts.
|
|
Key
| Colour |
Result
|
| Gold |
Winner
|
| Silver |
2nd place
|
| Bronze |
3rd place
|
| Green |
Points finish
|
| Blue
|
Non-points finish
|
| Non-classified finish (NC)
|
| Purple |
Did not finish (Ret)
|
| Red
|
Did not qualify (DNQ)
|
| Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
|
| Black |
Disqualified (DSQ)
|
| White
|
Did not start (DNS)
|
| Race cancelled (C)
|
| Light blue
|
Practiced only (PO)
|
Friday test driver (TD) (starting in 2003)
|
| Blank
|
Did not practice (DNP)
|
| Excluded (EX)
|
| Did not arrive (DNA)
|
| Withdrew entry before the event (WD)
|
|