1971 Questor Grand Prix
1971 Questor Grand Prix | |||
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Non-championship race in the 1971 Formula One season | |||
Race details | |||
Date | March 28, 1971 | ||
Official name | Questor Grand Prix | ||
Location | Ontario Motor Speedway, California, United States | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 5.141 km (3.194 mi) | ||
Distance | 64 laps, 329.02 km (204.42 mi) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Tyrrell-Cosworth | ||
Time | 1:41.257 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Pedro Rodriguez | BRM | |
Time | 1:42.777 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Ferrari | ||
Second | Tyrrell-Cosworth | ||
Third | McLaren-Cosworth |
The Questor Grand Prix was a non-championship race for Formula One and Formula 5000 cars held on 28 March 1971 to inaugurate a new racing facility in California, the Ontario Motor Speedway, built by the Questor conglomerate.
Because of the smaller fuel tanks of the F5000 cars, the race was run in two heats of 32 laps, and the final result decided by a points system. Jackie Stewart qualified on pole for Heat 1 and finished runner-up behind Mario Andretti. Chris Amon set fastest lap. Stewart and Andretti again finished first and second in Heat 2 and Pedro Rodriguez set fastest lap, quicker than Amon's time in Heat 1. Mario Andretti was declared the winner; with Stewart in second place and Denny Hulme third. Mark Donohue was the best-placed F5000 finisher in Heat 1, and Ron Grable best in Heat 2. Grable was also the best-placed F5000 driver on aggregate.
Hopes for a regular fixture rapidly faded due to financial problems; the Questor Grand Prix remained a one-off event and the Ontario Motor Speedway was never again host to Formula One cars.
Qualifying[]
Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Lap | Gap |
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1 | 8 | Jackie Stewart | Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell 001 | 1:41.257 | |
2 | 10 | Chris Amon | Equipe Matra Sports | Matra MS120B | 1:41.275 | +0.018 |
3 | 4 | Jacky Ickx | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312B | 1:41.531 | +0.256 |
4 | 6 | Denis Hulme | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren M19A | 1:42.458 | +0.927 |
5 | 12 | Pedro Rodriguez | Yardley Team BRM | BRM P160 | 1:42.473 | +0.015 |
6 | 19 | Graham Hill | Motor Racing Developments | Brabham BT34 | 1:42.763 | +0.290 |
7 | 26 | Mark Donohue | Sunoco Penske Racing | Lola T192 | 1:43.211 | +0.448 |
8 | 14 | Jo Siffert | Yardley Team BRM | BRM P160 | 1:43.350 | +0.139 |
9 | 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Gold Leaf Team Lotus | Lotus 72C | 1:43.358 | +0.008 |
10 | 27 | George Follmer | Lotus 70B | 1:43.474 | +0.116 | |
11 | 3 | Reine Wisell | Gold Leaf Team Lotus | Lotus 72C | 1:43.535 | +0.061 |
12 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312B | 1:43.542 | +0.007 |
13 | 18 | Henri Pescarolo | Motul/Frank Williams Racing Cars | March 711 | 1:43.709 | +0.167 |
14 | 20 | Tim Schenken | Motor Racing Developments | Brabham BT33 | 1:43.772 | +0.063 |
15 | 30 | Sam Posey | Surtees TS8 | 1:44.128 | +0.356 | |
16 | 25 | John Cannon | STP Corporation | March 701 | 1:44.231 | +0.103 |
17 | 21 | Ronnie Peterson | STP March Engineering | March 711 | 1:44.360 | +0.129 |
18 | 15 | Howden Ganley | Yardley Team BRM | BRM P153 | 1:44.379 | +0.019 |
19 | 17 | Derek Bell | Motul/Frank Williams Racing Cars | March 701 | 1:44.977 | +0.598 |
20 | 7 | Peter Gethin | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren M14A | 1:45.310 | +0.333 |
21 | 37 | Smothers Brothers Racing Team | Lola T192 | 1:45.397 | +0.087 | |
22 | 29 | Lola T190/T192 | 1:45.402 | +0.005 | ||
23 | 35 | Bob Bondurant | Lola T192 | 1:45.528 | +0.126 | |
24 | 31 | Peter Revson | Surtees TS8 | 1:45.668 | +0.140 | |
25 | 34 | Tony Adamowicz | Lola T192 | 1:47.831 | +2.163 | |
26 | 33 | Al Unser | Lola T192 | 1:48.172 | +0.341 | |
27 | 38 | Bobby Unser | Lola T190/T192 | 1:48.512 | +0.340 | |
28 | 36 | Gus Hutchison | ASD American Mk 1 | 1:50.954 | +2.442 | |
29 | 32 | Swede Savage | Eagle Mk 5 | 1:51.509 | +0.555 | |
30 | 28 | A. J. Foyt | McLaren M10B | 1:52.229 | +0.720 | |
DNQ | 45 | David Hobbs1 | Carl Hogan Racing | McLaren M10B | 1:45.331 | - |
DNQ | 40 | Pete Lovely1 | Pete Lovely VW Inc | Lotus 49B | 1:47.269 | - |
DNQ | 47 | 1 | Lola T190 | 1:54.468 | - | |
DNS | 28 | Jackie Stewart2 | McLaren M10B | |||
DNA | 9 | Francois Cevert | Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell 002 | ||
DNA | 11 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Equipe Matra Sports | Matra MS120 | ||
DNA | 16 | John Surtees | Brooke-Bond-Oxo/Rob Walker/Team Surtees | Surtees TS9 | ||
DNA | 22 | Andrea de Adamich | STP March Engineering | March 711 |
1 Hobbs, Lovely and Byers were late entries and relegated to reserve drivers.
2 Stewart briefly drove Foyt's car in qualifying.
Classification[]
Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Final Pos. | Points |
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1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 12 | 1; 56:03.052, 176.07 km/h | 1; 55:45.358 | 1:51:48.410 | 80 |
2 | 8 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Cosworth | 1 | 2; 56:06.052 | 2; 55:57.658 | 1:52:04.324 | 70 |
3 | 6 | Denis Hulme | McLaren-Cosworth | 4 | 4/32 laps | 5/32 laps | 1:53:16.982 | 58 |
4 | 10 | Chris Amon | Matra | 2 | 6/32 laps | 3; 55:57.939 | 1:53:29.684 | 58 |
5 | 20 | Tim Schenken | Brabham-Cosworth | 14 | 7/31 laps | 6/32 laps | 63 laps | 50 |
6 | 14 | Jo Siffert | BRM | 8 | 3; 56:48.381 | 13/28 laps | 60 laps | 50 |
7 | 29 | Lola-Chevrolet | 22 | 10/31 laps | 7/32 laps | 63 laps | 45 | |
8 | 7 | Peter Gethin | McLaren-Cosworth | 20 | 11/31 laps | 8/32 laps | 63 laps | 43 |
9 | 15 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 18 | 8/31 laps | 11/30 laps | 61 laps | 43 |
10 | 12 | Pedro Rodriguez | BRM | 5 | 20/21 laps | 4/32 laps | 53 laps | 43 |
11 | 4 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 3 | 5/32 laps | Ret/2 laps, puncture | 34 laps | 38 |
12 | 25 | John Cannon | March-Cosworth | 16 | 15/30 laps, throttle | 9/31 laps | 61 laps | 38 |
13 | 37 | Lola-Chevrolet | 21 | 14/30 laps | 12/29 laps | 59 laps | 36 | |
14 | 26 | Mark Donohue | Lola-Chevrolet | 7 | 9/31 laps | Ret/5 laps, fuel pressure | 36 laps | 32 |
15 | 17 | Derek Bell | March-Cosworth | 19 | 13/31 laps | Ret/15 laps, suspension | 36 laps | 32 |
16 | 38 | Bobby Unser | Lola-Chevrolet | 27 | 12/31 laps | Ret/9 laps, engine | 40 laps | 30 |
17 | 21 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Cosworth | 17 | 16/26 laps, suspension | 17 laps | 43 laps | 30 |
18 | 36 | Gus Hutchison | ASD-Chevrolet | 28 | 19/25 laps | 14/27 laps | 52 laps | 29 |
19 | 34 | Tony Adamowicz | Lola-Chevrolet | 25 | Ret/12 laps | 10/31 laps | 45 laps | 27 |
20 | 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Cosworth | 9 | 17/25 laps | Ret/10 laps, gear linkage | 35 laps | 26 |
21 | 30 | Sam Posey | Surtees-Chevrolet | 15 | 18/25 laps, overheating | Ret/13 laps, engine | 38 laps | 26 |
22 | 18 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Cosworth | 13 | Ret/16 laps, bodywork | Ret/24 laps, suspension | 40 laps | 25 |
23 | 3 | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Cosworth | 11 | Ret/17 laps, ignition | DNS | 17 laps | 17 |
24 | 33 | Al Unser | Lola-Chevrolet | 26 | Ret/16 laps, oil pressure | DNS | 16 laps | 14 |
25 | 35 | Bob Bondurant | Lola-Chevrolet | 23 | Ret/15 laps, engine | DNS | 15 laps | 12 |
26 | 28 | A. J. Foyt | McLaren-Chevrolet | 30 | Ret/6 laps, handling | Ret/2 laps, engine | 8 laps | 11 |
27 | 31 | Peter Revson | Surtees-Chevrolet | 24 | Ret/11 laps, gearbox | DNS | 11 laps | 9 |
28 | 32 | Swede Savage | Eagle-Plymouth | 29 | Ret/11 laps, accident | DNS | 11 laps | 7 |
29 | 19 | Graham Hill | Brabham-Cosworth | 6 | Ret/8 laps, oil pipe | DNS | 8 laps | 5 |
30 | 27 | George Follmer | Lotus-Ford | 10 | Ret/3 laps, rocker arm | DNS | 3 laps | 2 |
References[]
- http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1971/1971.html#qgp
- http://www.formula2.net/F171_7.htm
- http://second-a-lap.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/the-questor-grand-prix.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20151124114931/http://counter-x.net/f1/questor/
- https://www.oldracingcars.com/f1/results/1971/questor/
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