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1971 Austria Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Österreichring circuit. Full information

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1971 Austria Grand Prix

1971 Austria Grand Prix is 205th Formula 1 Grand Prix. Passed at the Österreichring circuit. Jo Siffert won the pole position and this race. This was his 2nd victory. Emerson Fittipaldi and Tim Schenken also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 54 laps (319 km).

Previous Grand Prix: 1971 Germany Grand Prix
Next Grand Prix: 1971 Italy Grand Prix

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1971 Austria Grand Prix

15th victory for the BRM team
2nd victory for the Jo Siffert
5th podium for the Jo Siffert
4th podium for the Emerson Fittipaldi
1st podium for the Tim Schenken

1971 Austria Grand Prix

BRM P160 - 1971 Austria Grand Prix winner

1971 Austria Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Jo Siffert	9.00	1h 30m 23.91s ( 211.858 km/h )	54	Yardley Team BRM
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	6.00	1h 30m 28.03s ( +04.12s )	54	Gold Leaf Team Lotus
3	Tim Schenken	4.00	1h 30m 43.68s ( +19.77s )	54	Motor Racing Developments Ltd
4	Reine Wisell	3.00	1h 30m 55.78s ( +31.87s )	54	Gold Leaf Team Lotus
5	Graham Hill	2.00	1h 31m 12.34s ( +48.43s )	54	Motor Racing Developments Ltd
6	Henri Pescarolo	1.00	1h 31m 48.42s ( +1m 24.51s )	54	Frank Williams Racing Cars
7	Rolf Stommelen	0	1h 32m 01.33s ( +1m 37.42s )	54	Auto Motor und Sport Team Surtees
8	Ronnie Peterson	0		53	STP March Racing Team
9	Jackie Oliver	0		53	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing
10	Peter Gethin	0		52	Yardley Team BRM
11	Helmut Marko	0		52	Yardley Team BRM
12	Nanni Galli	0		51	STP March Racing Team
nc	Mike Beuttler	0		47	Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie Racing
ab	François Cevert	0	Engine	42	Elf Team Tyrrell
ab	Jackie Stewart	0	Wheel lost	35	Elf Team Tyrrell
ab	Jacky Ickx	0	Spark plug	31	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
ab	Niki Lauda	0	Handling	20	STP March Racing Team
ab	John Surtees	0	Engine	12	Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees
ab	Clay Regazzoni	0	Engine	8	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
ab	Howden Ganley	0	Engine	6	Yardley Team BRM
ab	Denny Hulme	0	Engine	4	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing
f	Andrea De Adamich	0	Car race by team mate		STP March Racing Team
f	Chris Amon	0	Team withdrawn		Equipe Matra Sports
f	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	0	Suspended		Equipe Matra Sports
np	Jo Bonnier	0	Fuel leak		Ecurie Bonnier
f	Mario Andretti	0	Not present		Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC

Qualifying Results for the 1971 Austria Grand Prix on the Österreichring circuit

Position	Name	Result	Team
1	Jo Siffert	1'37''44	Yardley Team BRM
2	Jackie Stewart	1'37''65	Elf Team Tyrrell
3	François Cevert	1'37''86	Elf Team Tyrrell
4	Clay Regazzoni	1'37''90	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
5	Emerson Fittipaldi	1'37''90	Gold Leaf Team Lotus
6	Jacky Ickx	1'38''27	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
7	Tim Schenken	1'38''64	Motor Racing Developments Ltd
8	Graham Hill	1'38''70	Motor Racing Developments Ltd
9	Denny Hulme	1'38''88	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing
10	Reine Wisell	1'38''95	Gold Leaf Team Lotus
11	Ronnie Peterson	1'39''01	STP March Racing Team
12	Rolf Stommelen	1'39''08	Auto Motor und Sport Team Surtees
13	Henri Pescarolo	1'39''09	Frank Williams Racing Cars
14	Howden Ganley	1'39''46	Yardley Team BRM
15	Nanni Galli	1'39''54	STP March Racing Team
16	Peter Gethin	1'39''67	Yardley Team BRM
17	Helmut Marko	1'39''80	Yardley Team BRM
18	John Surtees	1'40''37	Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees
19	Mike Beuttler	1'41''46	Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie Racing
20	Jo Bonnier	1'41''66	Ecurie Bonnier
21	Niki Lauda	1'43''68	STP March Racing Team
22	Jackie Oliver	1'44''22	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing
0	Andrea De Adamich	0	STP March Racing Team
0	Chris Amon	0	Equipe Matra Sports
0	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	0	Equipe Matra Sports
0	Mario Andretti	0	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC