1971 Monaco Grand Prix
The 1971 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monaco on May 23, 1971.
Race report
Qualifying was extremely wet and so it was Friday morning times that really counted for the grid - for Mario Andretti this was particularly unfortunate as his car was stranded out on the track at this time and so he was unable to qualify despite lying second in the World Championship. Jackie Stewart claimed a stunning pole position over a second ahead of his front row companion Jacky Ickx and shot into an immediate lead from the fast-starting Jo Siffert, Ickx, Pedro Rodríguez, Ronnie Peterson and Denny Hulme. Chris Amon stalled on the grid and Graham Hill - seeking a 6th Monaco win - made a rare mistake, hitting the wall at Tabac on the 2nd lap.
Stewart extended his lead from Siffert and Ickx, despite being painfully ill from fumes leaking into the cockpit. Peterson was astonishing the crowd with his valiant attempts to take 4th place from Rodríguez, who was baulking him as much as was legally possible. Hulme actually managed to join the battle and pass Peterson on one lap. Eventually the Mexican slipped up under pressure and locked up a wheel to let both Peterson and Hulme through.
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 |  Jackie Stewart
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 80 | 1:52:21.3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 17 |  Ronnie Peterson
|
March-Ford | 80 | 25.6 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | .png){kind=small} Jacky Ickx
|
Ferrari | 80 | 53.3 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 |  Denny Hulme
|
McLaren-Ford | 80 | + 1:06.7 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 |  Emerson Fittipaldi
|
Lotus-Ford | 79 | + 1 Lap | 17 | 2 |
| 6 | 24 |  Rolf Stommelen
|
Surtees-Ford | 79 | + 1 Lap | 16 | 1 |
| 7 | 22 | John Surtees
|
Surtees-Ford | 79 | + 1 Lap | 10 | |
| 8 | 27 |  Henri Pescarolo
|
March-Ford | 77 | + 3 Laps | 13 | |
| 9 | 15 |  Pedro Rodríguez
|
BRM | 76 | + 4 Laps | 5 | |
| 10 | 8 |  Tim Schenken
|
Brabham-Ford | 76 | + 4 Laps | 18 | |
| Ret | 14 |  Jo Siffert
|
BRM | 58 | Oil Pipe | 3 | |
| Ret | 21 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|
Matra | 47 | Differential | 7 | |
| Ret | 20 | Chris Amon
|
Matra | 45 | Differential | 4 | |
| Ret | 5 | Clay Regazzoni
|
Ferrari | 24 | Accident | 11 | |
| Ret | 10 | Peter Gethin
|
McLaren-Ford | 22 | Accident | 14 | |
| Ret | 2 | Reine Wisell
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Lotus-Ford | 21 | Wheel bearing | 12 | |
| Ret | 12 | François Cevert
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Tyrrell-Ford | 5 | Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | 7 | Graham Hill
|
Brabham-Ford | 1 | Accident | 9 | |
| DNQ | 16 | Howden Ganley
|
BRM | ||||
| DNQ | 6 |  Mario Andretti
|
Ferrari | ||||
| DNQ | 18 |  Alex Soler-Roig
|
March-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 28 | Skip Barber
|
March-Ford |
Notes
- Fastest Lap: Jackie Stewart - 1:22.2
| Year of race | 1971 |
| Previous race in season | 1971 Spanish Grand Prix |
| Next race in season | 1971 Dutch Grand Prix |
| Previous year's race | 1970 Monaco Grand Prix |
| Next year's race | 1972 Monaco Grand Prix |