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1971 European Formula Two Championship

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The 1971 European Formula Two season was contested over 11 rounds. March Engineering driver Ronnie Peterson clinched the championship title.[1]

Teams and drivers

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Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Driver Rounds
United Kingdom Rondel Racing Brabham-Ford BT36 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 United Kingdom Graham Hill 1-3, 5-6, 9
Australia Tim Schenken 1-10
France Bob Wollek 4, 6-9
Sweden Reine Wisell 7
United Kingdom Bob Gerard Racing Brabham-Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 United Kingdom Brian Hart 1-2, 5
United Kingdom Alistair Walker Racing Brabham-Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 United Kingdom Alistair Walker 1-3, 5
Republic of Ireland Brian Cullen Racing Brabham-Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Republic of Ireland Brian Cullen 1-2
United Kingdom Paul Watson Racing Organisation Brabham-Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 United Kingdom Jeremy Richardson 1-3, 5-6
Argentina Automóvil Club Argentino Brabham-Ford BT30
BT36
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Argentina Carlos Reutemann All
Argentina Carlos Ruesch All
United Kingdom Team Obrist Brabham-Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Switzerland Jürg Dubler 1-5
Italy Scuderia Ala d'Oro
Italy Ernesto Brambilla
Brabham-Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Italy Ernesto Brambilla 1-3
Italy Vittorio Brambilla 1-3
Italy Gianluigi Picchi 1, 5
March-Ford 712M Italy Giovanni Salvati 5, 8-11
Italy Ernesto Brambilla 5-6, 8, 10
Italy Vittorio Brambilla 6, 11
Italy Claudio Francisci 9
Italy Giancarlo Gagliardi 10-11
Italy Racing Team IRIS Ceramiche Tecno-Ford 70
71
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Italy Arturo Merzario 1, 4, 6
Italy Nanni Galli 1-2, 4, 8
Italy Claudio Francisci 6, 8, 10-11
Italy Luigi Fontanesi 10
West Germany Helmut Gall Autofunk Racing Team Tecno-Ford 71
70
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 West Germany Helmut Gall 1-3, 10
West Germany Roland Binder Tecno-Ford 69 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 West Germany Roland Binder 1
Italy Équipe Tecno Elf Tecno-Ford 71 Ford Cosworth BDA 1.6 L4 France François Cevert 1-10
France Patrick Depailler 1-3, 5-6, 8-9
France Jean-Pierre Jabouille 1, 4-6, 9
Italy Ernesto Brambilla 7
United Kingdom LIRA - Team Lotus
United Kingdom J & J Stanton - Lotus Racing
Lotus-Ford 69
69C
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Sweden Reine Wisell 1-6
United Kingdom Richard Scott 1-5, 7
United Kingdom Gerry Birrell 1-2, 4-7, 9-10
France François Migault 6
Republic of Ireland Irish Racing Cars Lotus-Ford 69 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 United Kingdom Alan Rollinson 1
Brabham-Ford BT30 United Kingdom Tommy Reid 2
Republic of Ireland Brian Cullen 3
Japan Tetsu Ikuzawa Lotus-Ford 69
69C
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Japan Tetsu Ikuzawa 1-2, 5-9
United Kingdom Team Bardahl Lotus-Ford 69
69C
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Brazil Wilson Fittipaldi 1-4
Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 3-5, 9-11
March-Ford 712M Brazil Wilson Fittipaldi 5, 7-11
West Germany Eifelland Wohnwagenbau Brabham-Ford BT30
BT36
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Austria Dieter Quester 1
West Germany Rolf Stommelen 3, 5, 7
West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck 3
March-Ford 712M
702
West Germany Hannelore Werner 1, 3-7
West Germany Hermann Unold 1
West Germany Willi Deutsch 3
March-BMW BMW M11 1.6 L4 Austria Dieter Quester 3-11
Austria Bosch Racing Team March-Ford 712M Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Austria Niki Lauda 1-10
United Kingdom SMOG March Engineering March-Ford 712M Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Sweden Ronnie Peterson 1-10
Sweden Sten Gunnarsson 7
France François Migault 9
Switzerland Squadra Tartaruga March-Ford 712M Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Switzerland Xavier Perrot 1-3
Switzerland Midland Racing Team Chevron-Ford B18 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Switzerland Bruno Frey 1
France Hervé Bayard 6
Switzerland Ecurie Bonnier SA
United Kingdom Lola Cars Ltd
Lola-Ford T240 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Austria Helmut Marko 1, 3-4
Sweden Jo Bonnier 11
France Constructions Mechaniques Pygmée Pygmée-Ford MDB16 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 France Patrick Dal Bo 1-2, 4, 7, 9
France Jean-Pierre Beltoise 4, 6
Austria Helmut Marko 7
France Jimmy Mieusset 9
United Kingdom John Watson Brabham-Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 United Kingdom John Watson 1-8, 10
United Kingdom Johnny Blades Lotus-Ford 59B Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 United Kingdom Johnny Blades 1-3, 5
United Kingdom Clarke-Mordaunt Racing with Alistair Guthrie March-Ford 712M Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 United Kingdom Mike Beuttler 1-7, 9-11
Monaco Écurie Monaco Brabham-Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Monaco Lionel Noghès 1-2, 4, 6, 9, 11
Switzerland Jean Blanc Tecno-Ford 70
71
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Switzerland Jean Blanc 1-2, 4, 11
Canada John Cannon Racing March-Ford 712M Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Canada John Cannon 2-7, 10-11
United Kingdom FIRST Brabham-Ford BT30
BT36
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 United Kingdom Peter Westbury 2-3, 5-6, 8-10
United Kingdom John Wingfield Brabham-Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 United Kingdom John Wingfield 2-3, 5
United Kingdom Rod Pickering Brabham-Ford BT23C Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 United Kingdom Rod Pickering 2
United Kingdom Ecurie Ecosse March-Ford 712M Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 United Kingdom Tom Walkinshaw 2, 4-5
United Kingdom Gerry Birrell 3
United Kingdom Frank Williams Motul March March-Ford 712M Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 United Kingdom Derek Bell 2-3, 5, 7, 9-10
France Henri Pescarolo 2-3, 5, 8-10
France Max Jean 6
Brazil Carlos Pace 6-11
France Christian Ethuin 6
Lotus-Ford 59B Brazil Carlos Pace 5
France Shell - Meubles Arnold Team March-Ford 712M Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 France Jean-Pierre Jaussaud 2-10
France Jean-Pierre Jarier 2, 4-7, 9-11
Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 11
Switzerland Jo Siffert - Chevron Racing Team Chevron-Ford B18
B18C
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Switzerland Jo Siffert 2-3, 5
France François Mazet 4, 6, 9-10
United Kingdom Chris Craft 5, 7
France José Dolhem 11
United Kingdom Crosslé Racing Team Crosslé-Ford 18F Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 United Kingdom Brian Nelson 2
West Germany Bernd Terbeck Brabham-Ford BT36 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 West Germany Bernd Terbeck 3, 5, 7
Switzerland Scuderia Jolly Club Switzerland - Marlboro Racing
Switzerland Silvio Moser Racing Team SA
Brabham-Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Switzerland Silvio Moser 4-6, 9-11
Switzerland Jürg Dubler 6-7
March-Ford 712M Switzerland Fredy Link 5, 7, 10-11
France GTE Racing Cars Lotus-Ford 69 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 France Adam Potocki 4-6, 9-10
France Jean-Pierre Beltoise 9
United Kingdom Nick May Chevron-Ford B17B Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 United Kingdom Nick May 5
France Hervé Bayard Chevron-Ford B18 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 France Hervé Bayard 5
Switzerland ACA Racing Club McLaren-Ford M4A Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Switzerland Georges Schäfer 5
West Germany Keiper Recaro Racing Team Maco-Ford 271 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 West Germany Ernst Maring 7

Calendar

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Race No Circuit Date Laps Distance Time Speed Pole Position Fastest Lap Winner
1 West Germany Hockenheim 4 April 20+20 6.789=271.56 km 1'27:09.8 186.931 km/h Sweden Ronnie Peterson Sweden Ronnie Peterson France François Cevert
2 United Kingdom Thruxton 12 April 50 3.791=189.55 km 1'02:36.2
1'02:36.8
181.668 km/h
181.639 km/h
Sweden Ronnie Peterson Sweden Ronnie Peterson United Kingdom Graham Hill
Sweden Ronnie Peterson
3 West Germany Nürburgring
(Eifelrennen)
2 May 10 22.835=228.35 km 1'20:19.2 170.580 km/h United Kingdom Derek Bell Sweden Ronnie Peterson France François Cevert
4 Spain Jarama 16 May 60 3.404=204.24 km 1'29:42.9
1'29:57.7
136.593 km/h
136.218 km/h
Sweden Ronnie Peterson Australia Tim Schenken Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi
Austria Dieter Quester
5 United Kingdom Crystal Palace 31 May 50 2.238=111.85 km 0'42:03.0
0'42:07.4
159.590 km/h
159.312 km/h
Sweden Ronnie Peterson France Jean-Pierre Jaussaud
Australia Tim Schenken
Sweden Ronnie Peterson
Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi
Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi
Australia Tim Schenken
6 France Rouen 27 June 25 6.541=163.525 km 0'55:36.3 176.450 km/h Sweden Ronnie Peterson France François Cevert Sweden Ronnie Peterson
7 Sweden Mantorp Park 8 August 36+36 4.092=294.624 km 1'46:08.2 166.554 km/h Sweden Ronnie Peterson Sweden Ronnie Peterson Sweden Ronnie Peterson
Italy Pergusa-Enna 22 August cancelled
8 Austria Tulln-Langenlebarn 12 September 35+35 2.86=200.2 km 1'24:32.26 142.091 km/h Sweden Ronnie Peterson Australia Tim Schenken Sweden Ronnie Peterson
9 France Albi 26 September 63 3.636=229.068 km 1'16:49.1
1'17:49,6
178.917 km/h
176.599 km/h
Argentina Carlos Reutemann Argentina Carlos Reutemann Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi
Argentina Carlos Reutemann
10 Italy Vallelunga 10 October 35+35 3.2=224.0 km 1'25:57.2 156.364 km/h Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Sweden Ronnie Peterson
11 Italy Vallelunga 17 October 65 3.2=208.0 km 1'19:49.1 156.355 km/h Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi United Kingdom Mike Beuttler
Austria Dieter Quester
United Kingdom Mike Beuttler

Note:

Race 1, 7, 8 and 10 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.

Race 2, 5 and 6 were held with two semi-final heats and the final run, with time only shown for the final.

Race 2, 4, 5 and 9 was won by a graded driver, all graded drivers are shown in Italics.

Final point standings

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Driver

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Tim Schenken's Brabham BT36

For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. The best 8 results count. No driver had a point deduction.

Place Name Team Chassis Engine HOC
West Germany
THR
United Kingdom
NÜR
West Germany
JAR
Spain
CRY
United Kingdom
ROU
France
MAN
Sweden
TUL
Austria
ALB
France
VLL1
Italy
VLL2
Italy
Points
1 Sweden Ronnie Peterson March Engineering March Ford - 9 - - 6 9 9 9 3 9 - 54
2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Automovil Club Argentino Brabham Ford 6 - 6 6 3 2 4 - 9 4 - 40
3 Austria Dieter Quester Eifelland March BMW - - - 9 - 6 - 4 - 6 6 31
4 Australia Tim Schenken Rondel Racing Brabham Ford 3 3 - - 9 - 6 6 - - - 27
5 France François Cevert Équipe Tecno Tecno Ford 9 4 9 - - - - - - - - 22
6 Brazil Wilson Fittipaldi Team Bardahl Lotus Ford 4 2 2 2 - - 3 3 - - - 16
7 United Kingdom Mike Beuttler Team Clarke-Mordaunt March Ford - - - - - - - - - 3 9 12
8 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Team Arnold March Ford - - - - - - - - 6 - 4 10
9 France Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Team Arnold March Ford - - - 3 4 - - - 2 - - 9
10 Austria Niki Lauda Bosch Racing March Ford - - 3 1 - 4 - - - - - 8
11 France François Migault Team Lotus Lotus Ford - - - - - 3 - - 7
March Engineering March Ford 4 - -
United Kingdom Gerry Birrell Team J. & J. Stanton Lotus Ford 2 - - - 2 - 1 - - 2 - 7
13 United Kingdom Derek Bell Williams Racing March Ford - 6 - - - - - - - - - 6
14 United Kingdom Peter Westbury FIRST Brabham Ford - - 4 - - - - - 1 - - 5
United Kingdom John Watson private entry Brabham Ford - - - - - - 2 2 - 1 - 5
16 Canada John Cannon private entry March Ford - - - 4 - - - - - - - 4
17 Argentina Carlos Ruesch Automovil Club Argentino Brabham Ford - - - - - - - - - - 3 3
18 Italy Vittorio Brambilla private entry March Ford - - - - - - - - - - 2 2
Switzerland Silvio Moser Moser Racing Brabham Ford - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 2
20 United Kingdom Brian Hart Gerard Racing Brabham Ford 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1
United Kingdom Alistair Walker Walker Racing Brabham Ford - 1 - - - - - - - - - 1
Austria Helmut Marko Écurie Bonnier Lola Ford - - 1 - - - - - - - - 1
France François Mazet Siffert Racing Chevron Ford - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1
France Bob Wollek Rondel Racing Brabham Ford - - - - - - - 1 - - - 1

Note:

Only drivers which were not graded were able to score points.

References

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  1. ^ "1971 European F2 Trophy". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2018.