Pit Lane F1
1971 Season - Round 8 - 1971-08-15
Jo Siffert won the 1971 Austrian Grand Prix from pole position, leading Emerson Fittipaldi (Lotus-Ford) and Tim Schenken (Brabham) home for BRM.
Jackie Oliver (McLaren) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P22 on the grid to P9 at the flag — a 13-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 10 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1971 Austrian Grand Prix, completing round 8 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jo Siffert | BRM | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 5 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Tim Schenken | Brabham | 7 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Reine Wisell |
| Lotus-Ford |
| 10 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 8 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | 13 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees | 12 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 11 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Jackie Oliver | McLaren | 22 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 17 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Nanni Galli | March-Alfa Romeo | 15 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Mike Beuttler | March-Ford | 19 | Not classified | 0 |
| 14 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 2 | Halfshaft | 0 |
| 16 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 6 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Niki Lauda | March-Ford | 21 | Handling | 0 |
| 18 | John Surtees | Surtees | 18 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 4 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 14 | Ignition | 0 |
| 21 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren | 20 | Fuel leak | 0 |
