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1971 Rouen Grand Prix in Formula 2 at the Rouen-les-Essarts circuit. Full information

1971 Rouen Grand Prix

1971 Rouen Grand Prix is 45th Formula 2 race. Passed at the Rouen-les-Essarts circuit. François Cevert won the pole position, Ronnie Peterson won this race. Dieter Quester and Graham Hill also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 25 laps (164 km).

Previous race: 1971 London Trophy
Next race: 1971 Mantorp Park F2
Race Start: 27th June 1971

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1971 Rouen Grand Prix

1st victory for the March Engineering team
1st victory for the Ronnie Peterson
4th podium for the Ronnie Peterson
3rd podium for the Dieter Quester
6th podium for the Graham Hill

March 712M - 1971 Rouen Grand Prix winner

March 712M #4 - 1971 Rouen Grand Prix winner

1971 Rouen Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Ronnie Peterson	March 712M, #4	9	55m 36.3s	March Engineering
2	Dieter Quester	March 712M, #14	6	55m 42.8s	Team Eifelland Caravans
3	Graham Hill	Brabham BT36, #1	0	55m 43.6s	Rondel Racing
4	Niki Lauda	March 712M, #12	4	56m 1.1s	March Engineering
5	François Migault	Lotus 69, #28	3	56m 41.8s	LIRA Team Lotus
6	Tim Schenken	Brabham BT36, #5	2	22 laps Engine	Rondel Racing
7	Carlos Pace	March 712M, #24	1	22 laps Fuel starvation	Frank Williams Racing Cars
0	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Pygmee MDB16, #3	0	19 laps Engine	Constructions Mechanique Pygmee
0	Gerry Birrell	Lotus 69, #17	0	18 laps Overheating	J&J Stanton
0	Jeremy Richardson	Brabham BT30, #7	0	17 laps Overheating	Paul Watson Racing Organisation
0	Tino Brambilla	March 712M, #38	0	15 laps Engine	Scuderia Ala d'Oro
0	Reine Wisell	Lotus 69, #18	0	14 laps Accident	LIRA Team Lotus
0	François Cevert	Tecno TF71, #16	0	13 laps Accident	Equipe Elf Tecno
0	Tetsu Ikuzawa	Lotus 69, #19	0	10 laps Engine	Tetsu Ikuzawa
0	Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	March 712M, #10	0	7 laps Engine	Shell-Arnold Team
0	Peter Westbury	Brabham BT36, #6	0	5 laps Oil pipe	FIRST
0	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham BT30, #8	0	57m 46.8s	Automovil Club Argentina
0	François Mazet	Chevron B18, #36	0	23 laps Missed chicane	Siffert Racing Team
0	Jean Max	March 712M, #23	0		Frank Williams Racing Cars
0	Jean-Pierre Jarier, Mike Beuttler	March 712M, #31	0		Shell-Arnold Team

Qualifying Results for the 1971 Rouen Grand Prix on the Rouen-les-Essarts circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	François Cevert	Tecno TF71, #16	2m 12.5s	Equipe Elf Tecno
2	Ronnie Peterson	March 712M, #4	2m 9.7s	March Engineering
3	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham BT30, #8	2m 10.7s	Automovil Club Argentina
4	Niki Lauda	March 712M, #12	2m 10.7s	March Engineering
5	Dieter Quester	March 712M, #14	2m 12.3s	Team Eifelland Caravans
6	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Pygmee MDB16, #3	2m 22.1s	Constructions Mechanique Pygmee
7	Gerry Birrell	Lotus 69, #17	2m 11.7s	J&J Stanton
8	Tim Schenken	Brabham BT36, #5	2m 12.8s	Rondel Racing
9	Graham Hill	Brabham BT36, #1	2m 13.1s	Rondel Racing
10	Reine Wisell	Lotus 69, #18	2m 12.7s	LIRA Team Lotus
11	Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	March 712M, #10	2m 12.9s	Shell-Arnold Team
12	Mike Beuttler	March 712M, #45	2m 11.9s	Clarke-Mordaunt Racing
13	François Migault	Lotus 69, #28	2m 13.5s	LIRA Team Lotus
14	Peter Westbury	Brabham BT36, #6	2m 13.1s	FIRST
15	François Mazet	Chevron B18, #36	2m 14.9s	Siffert Racing Team
16	Jean Max	March 712M, #23	2m 14.7s	Frank Williams Racing Cars
17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	March 712M, #31		Shell-Arnold Team
18	Tino Brambilla	March 712M, #38	2m 13.7s	Scuderia Ala d'Oro
19	Carlos Pace	March 712M, #24	2m 14.1s	Frank Williams Racing Cars
20	Tetsu Ikuzawa, Jeremy Richardson	Lotus 69, #19	2m 12.8s	Tetsu Ikuzawa