The 1971 European Formula Two season was contested over 11 rounds. March Engineering driver Ronnie Peterson clinched the championship title.[1]
Teams and drivers [ edit ] Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Driver Rounds Rondel Racing Brabham -Ford BT36 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Graham Hill 1-3, 5-6, 9 Tim Schenken 1-10 Bob Wollek 4, 6-9 Reine Wisell 7 Bob Gerard Racing Brabham -Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Brian Hart 1-2, 5 Alistair Walker Racing Brabham -Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Alistair Walker 1-3, 5 Brian Cullen Racing Brabham -Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Brian Cullen 1-2 Paul Watson Racing Organisation Brabham -Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Jeremy Richardson 1-3, 5-6 Automóvil Club Argentino Brabham -Ford BT30 BT36 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Carlos Reutemann All Carlos Ruesch All Team Obrist Brabham -Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Jürg Dubler 1-5 Scuderia Ala d'Oro Ernesto Brambilla Brabham -Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Ernesto Brambilla 1-3 Vittorio Brambilla 1-3 Gianluigi Picchi 1, 5 March -Ford 712M Giovanni Salvati 5, 8-11 Ernesto Brambilla 5-6, 8, 10 Vittorio Brambilla 6, 11 Claudio Francisci 9 Giancarlo Gagliardi 10-11 Racing Team IRIS Ceramiche Tecno -Ford 70 71 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Arturo Merzario 1, 4, 6 Nanni Galli 1-2, 4, 8 Claudio Francisci 6, 8, 10-11 Luigi Fontanesi 10 Helmut Gall Autofunk Racing Team Tecno -Ford 71 70 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Helmut Gall 1-3, 10 Roland Binder Tecno -Ford 69 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Roland Binder 1 Équipe Tecno Elf Tecno -Ford 71 Ford Cosworth BDA 1.6 L4 François Cevert 1-10 Patrick Depailler 1-3, 5-6, 8-9 Jean-Pierre Jabouille 1, 4-6, 9 Ernesto Brambilla 7 LIRA - Team Lotus J & J Stanton - Lotus Racing Lotus -Ford 69 69C Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Reine Wisell 1-6 Richard Scott 1-5, 7 Gerry Birrell 1-2, 4-7, 9-10 François Migault 6 Irish Racing Cars Lotus -Ford 69 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Alan Rollinson 1 Brabham -Ford BT30 Tommy Reid 2 Brian Cullen 3 Tetsu Ikuzawa Lotus -Ford 69 69C Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Tetsu Ikuzawa 1-2, 5-9 Team Bardahl Lotus -Ford 69 69C Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Wilson Fittipaldi 1-4 Emerson Fittipaldi 3-5, 9-11 March -Ford 712M Wilson Fittipaldi 5, 7-11 Eifelland Wohnwagenbau Brabham -Ford BT30 BT36 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Dieter Quester 1 Rolf Stommelen 3, 5, 7 Hans-Joachim Stuck 3 March -Ford 712M 702 Hannelore Werner 1, 3-7 Hermann Unold 1 Willi Deutsch 3 March -BMW BMW M11 1.6 L4 Dieter Quester 3-11 Bosch Racing Team March -Ford 712M Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Niki Lauda 1-10 SMOG March Engineering March -Ford 712M Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Ronnie Peterson 1-10 Sten Gunnarsson 7 François Migault 9 Squadra Tartaruga March -Ford 712M Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Xavier Perrot 1-3 Midland Racing Team Chevron -Ford B18 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Bruno Frey 1 Hervé Bayard 6 Ecurie Bonnier SA Lola Cars Ltd Lola -Ford T240 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Helmut Marko 1, 3-4 Jo Bonnier 11 Constructions Mechaniques Pygmée Pygmée -Ford MDB16 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Patrick Dal Bo 1-2, 4, 7, 9 Jean-Pierre Beltoise 4, 6 Helmut Marko 7 Jimmy Mieusset 9 John Watson Brabham -Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 John Watson 1-8, 10 Johnny Blades Lotus -Ford 59B Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Johnny Blades 1-3, 5 Clarke-Mordaunt Racing with Alistair Guthrie March -Ford 712M Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Mike Beuttler 1-7, 9-11 Écurie Monaco Brabham -Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Lionel Noghès 1-2, 4, 6, 9, 11 Jean Blanc Tecno -Ford 70 71 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Jean Blanc 1-2, 4, 11 John Cannon Racing March -Ford 712M Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 John Cannon 2-7, 10-11 FIRST Brabham -Ford BT30 BT36 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Peter Westbury 2-3, 5-6, 8-10 John Wingfield Brabham -Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 John Wingfield 2-3, 5 Rod Pickering Brabham -Ford BT23C Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Rod Pickering 2 Ecurie Ecosse March -Ford 712M Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Tom Walkinshaw 2, 4-5 Gerry Birrell 3 Frank Williams Motul March March -Ford 712M Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Derek Bell 2-3, 5, 7, 9-10 Henri Pescarolo 2-3, 5, 8-10 Max Jean 6 Carlos Pace 6-11 Christian Ethuin 6 Lotus -Ford 59B Carlos Pace 5 Shell - Meubles Arnold Team March -Ford 712M Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud 2-10 Jean-Pierre Jarier 2, 4-7, 9-11 Clay Regazzoni 11 Jo Siffert - Chevron Racing Team Chevron -Ford B18 B18C Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Jo Siffert 2-3, 5 François Mazet 4, 6, 9-10 Chris Craft 5, 7 José Dolhem 11 Crosslé Racing Team Crosslé -Ford 18F Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Brian Nelson 2 Bernd Terbeck Brabham -Ford BT36 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Bernd Terbeck 3, 5, 7 Scuderia Jolly Club Switzerland - Marlboro Racing Silvio Moser Racing Team SA Brabham -Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Silvio Moser 4-6, 9-11 Jürg Dubler 6-7 March -Ford 712M Fredy Link 5, 7, 10-11 GTE Racing Cars Lotus -Ford 69 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Adam Potocki 4-6, 9-10 Jean-Pierre Beltoise 9 Nick May Chevron -Ford B17B Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Nick May 5 Hervé Bayard Chevron -Ford B18 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Hervé Bayard 5 ACA Racing Club McLaren -Ford M4A Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Georges Schäfer 5 Keiper Recaro Racing Team Maco -Ford 271 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Ernst Maring 7
Calendar [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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.
Note:
Only drivers which were not graded were able to score points.
References [ edit ]