1971 European Formula Two Championship

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

Teams and drivers[]

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		1-2
Paul Watson Racing Organisation	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4		1-3, 5-6
Automóvil Club Argentino	Brabham-Ford	BT30 BT36	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Carlos Reutemann	All
					All
Team Obrist	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4		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
					1, 5
	March-Ford	712M			5, 8-11
				Ernesto Brambilla	5-6, 8, 10
				Vittorio Brambilla	6, 11
				Claudio Francisci	9
					10-11
Racing Team IRIS Ceramiche	Tecno-Ford		Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Arturo Merzario	1, 4, 6
				Nanni Galli	1-2, 4, 8
				Claudio Francisci	6, 8, 10-11
					10
Helmut Gall Autofunk Racing Team	Tecno-Ford		Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4		1-3, 10
Roland Binder	Tecno-Ford		Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4		1
Équipe Tecno Elf	Tecno-Ford		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
					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			2
					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			1, 3-7
					1
					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
					7
				François Migault	9
Squadra Tartaruga	March-Ford	712M	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Xavier Perrot	1-3
Midland Racing Team	Chevron-Ford		Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4		1
					6
Ecurie Bonnier SA Lola Cars Ltd	Lola-Ford		Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Helmut Marko	1, 3-4
				Jo Bonnier	11
Constructions Mechaniques Pygmée	-Ford		Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4		1-2, 4, 7, 9
				Jean-Pierre Beltoise	4, 6
				Helmut Marko	7
					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		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		1-2, 4, 6, 9, 11
Jean Blanc	Tecno-Ford		Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4		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		2-3, 5
Rod Pickering	Brabham-Ford	BT23C	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4		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
					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		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		Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4		2
Bernd Terbeck	Brabham-Ford	BT36	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4		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
					6-7
	March-Ford	712M			5, 7, 10-11
GTE Racing Cars	Lotus-Ford	69	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4		4-6, 9-10
				Jean-Pierre Beltoise	9
Nick May	Chevron-Ford		Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4		5
Hervé Bayard	Chevron-Ford		Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4		5
ACA Racing Club	McLaren-Ford	M4A	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4		5
Keiper Recaro Racing Team	-Ford		Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4		7

Calendar[]

Race No	Circuit	Date	Laps	Distance	Time	Speed	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winner
1	Hockenheim	4 April	20+20	6.789=271.56 km	1'27:09.8	186.931 km/h	Ronnie Peterson	Ronnie Peterson	François Cevert
2	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	Ronnie Peterson	Ronnie Peterson	Graham Hill Ronnie Peterson
3	Nürburgring (Eifelrennen)	2 May	10	22.835=228.35 km	1'20:19.2	170.580 km/h	Derek Bell	Ronnie Peterson	François Cevert
4	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	Ronnie Peterson	Tim Schenken	Emerson Fittipaldi Dieter Quester
5	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	Ronnie Peterson	Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Tim Schenken Ronnie Peterson Emerson Fittipaldi	Emerson Fittipaldi Tim Schenken
6	Rouen	27 June	25	6.541=163.525 km	0'55:36.3	176.450 km/h	Ronnie Peterson	François Cevert	Ronnie Peterson
7	Mantorp Park	8 August	36+36	4.092=294.624 km	1'46:08.2	166.554 km/h	Ronnie Peterson	Ronnie Peterson	Ronnie Peterson
	Pergusa-Enna	22 August	cancelled
8		12 September	35+35	2.86=200.2 km	1'24:32.26	142.091 km/h	Ronnie Peterson	Tim Schenken	Ronnie Peterson
9	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	Carlos Reutemann	Carlos Reutemann	Emerson Fittipaldi Carlos Reutemann
10	Vallelunga	10 October	35+35	3.2=224.0 km	1'25:57.2	156.364 km/h	Emerson Fittipaldi	Emerson Fittipaldi	Ronnie Peterson
11	Vallelunga	17 October	65	3.2=208.0 km	1'19:49.1	156.355 km/h	Emerson Fittipaldi	Mike Beuttler Dieter Quester	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[]

Driver[]

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	THR	NÜR	JAR	CRY	ROU	MAN	TUL	ALB	VLL1	VLL2	Points
1	Ronnie Peterson	March Engineering	March	Ford	-	9	-	-	6	9	9	9	3	9	-	54
2	Carlos Reutemann	Automovil Club Argentino	Brabham	Ford	6	-	6	6	3	2	4	-	9	4	-	40
3	Dieter Quester	Eifelland	March	BMW	-	-	-	9	-	6	-	4	-	6	6	31
4	Tim Schenken	Rondel Racing	Brabham	Ford	3	3	-	-	9	-	6	6	-	-	-	27
5	François Cevert	Équipe Tecno	Tecno	Ford	9	4	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22
6	Wilson Fittipaldi		Lotus	Ford	4	2	2	2	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	16
7	Mike Beuttler		March	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	9	12
8	Jean-Pierre Jarier		March	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	4	10
9	Jean-Pierre Jaussaud		March	Ford	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	2	-	-	9
10	Niki Lauda		March	Ford	-	-	3	1	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	8
11	François Migault	Team Lotus	Lotus	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-				7
		March Engineering	March	Ford									4	-	-
	Gerry Birrell		Lotus	Ford	2	-	-	-	2	-	1	-	-	2	-	7
13	Derek Bell	Williams Racing	March	Ford	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
14	Peter Westbury	FIRST	Brabham	Ford	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	5
	John Watson	private entry	Brabham	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	1	-	5
16	John Cannon	private entry	March	Ford	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
17		Automovil Club Argentino	Brabham	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3
18	Vittorio Brambilla	private entry	March	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2
	Silvio Moser		Brabham	Ford	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	2
20	Brian Hart		Brabham	Ford	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
	Alistair Walker		Brabham	Ford	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
	Helmut Marko	Écurie Bonnier	Lola	Ford	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
	François Mazet		Chevron	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
	Bob Wollek	Rondel Racing	Brabham	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1

Note:

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

References[]