The 23rd BRDC International Trophy meeting - formally the GEN/Daily Express BRDC International Trophy - was held on 8 May 1971 at the Silverstone Circuit, England. The race was run to Formula One and Formula 5000 regulations, and was held over two heats of 26 laps each, the final results being an aggregate of the two. Graham Hill emerged the winner in the unique Brabham BT34 lobster-claw car, designed by Ron Tauranac. It would be the two-time World Champion's last victory in a Formula One race. The 1971 event was also notable as one of the few competitive outings for the Lotus 56 gas turbine car. However, suspension failure on only the third lap of the first heat resulted in early retirement for driver Emerson Fittipaldi, although the car held together for long enough to take third place in the second heat.
The race incorporated Round 5 of the 1971 Rothmans European Formula 5000 Championship.
Results
Final aggregate Note: a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant. Driver Chassis Engine Time 1 Graham Hill Brabham BT34 Cosworth 1:11:03.2 2 Peter Gethin McLaren M14A Cosworth + 1:33.8 3 Tim Schenken Brabham BT33 Cosworth + 2:04.7 4 Pedro Rodríguez BRM P160 BRM + 1 lap 5 Mike Hailwood Surtees TS8 Chevrolet + 1 lap 6 Henri Pescarolo March 711 Cosworth + 1 lap 7 Tony Dean McLaren M7A Chevrolet + 2 laps 8 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud McLaren M18 Chevrolet + 2 laps 9 Frank Gardner Lola T192 Chevrolet + 2 laps 10 Mike Beuttler March 701 Cosworth + 2 laps 11 John Surtees Surtees TS9 Cosworth + 3 laps 12 Chris Amon Matra MS120B Matra + 3 laps 13 Reine Wisell Lotus 72C Cosworth + 4 laps 14 Alan Rollinson Surtees TS7 Cosworth + 4 laps 15 Ulf Norinder McLaren M18 Chevrolet + 5 laps 16 Gordon Spice McLaren M10B Chevrolet + 5 laps 17 Fred Saunders Crosslé 15F Rover + 6 laps 18 Bob Miller Dulon LD8 Chevrolet + 8 laps 19 Jock Russell Lotus 70 Ford + 14 laps 20 Brian Redman McLaren M18 Chevrolet + 17 laps 21 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra MS120B Matra + 19 laps 22 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus 56B P&W + 24 laps 23 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 003 Ford + 26 laps 24 Howden Ganley BRM P153 BRM + 26 laps 25 Ronnie Peterson March 711 Alfa Romeo + 28 laps 26 David Prophet McLaren M10B Chevrolet + 32 laps 27 John Myerscough McLaren M10B Chevrolet + 35 laps 28 Robert Lamplough Lola T102 Ford + 42 laps 29 Jo Siffert BRM P160 BRM + 45 laps 30 Ray Allen McLaren M10B Chevrolet + 47 laps 31 Trevor Taylor Leda LT25 Chevrolet + 49 laps
Heats Heat 1 Driver Constructor Time/Ret. 1 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Cosworth 35:29.0 2 Pedro Rodríguez BRM + 11.6 s 3 Graham Hill Brabham-Cosworth + 12.8 s 4 John Surtees Surtees-Cosworth + 18.9 s 5 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra + 22.8 s 6 Peter Gethin McLaren-Cosworth + 1:06.5 7 Reine Wisell Lotus-Cosworth + 1:16.5 8 Howden Ganley BRM + 1:19.9 9 Tim Schenken Brabham-Cosworth + 1:20.6 10 Brian Redman McLaren-Chevrolet + 1:21.0 11 Tony Dean McLaren-Chevrolet + 1 lap 12 Mike Hailwood Surtees-Chevrolet + 1 lap 13 Alan Rollinson Surtees-Cosworth + 1 lap 14 Frank Gardner Lola-Chevrolet + 1 lap 15 Henri Pescarolo March-Cosworth + 1 lap 16 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud McLaren-Chevrolet + 1 lap 17 Mike Beuttler March-Cosworth + 1 lap 18 Ronnie Peterson March-Alfa Romeo accident 19 Gordon Spice McLaren-Chevrolet gearbox 20 Ulf Norinder McLaren-Chevrolet + 3 laps 21 Chris Amon Matra fuel 22 Jock Russell Lotus-Ford + 4 laps 23 Fred Saunders Crosslé-Rover + 4 laps 24 Bob Miller Dulon-Chevrolet + 4 laps Ret David Prophet McLaren-Chevrolet cooling Ret John Myerscough McLaren-Chevrolet oil leak Ret Jo Siffert BRM engine Ret Ray Allen McLaren-Chevrolet accident Ret Trevor Taylor Leda-Chevrolet handling Ret Robert Lamplough Lola-Ford oil leak Ret Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-P&W suspension Pole position: Chris Amon - 1:20.0 Fastest lap: Jackie Stewart - 1:20.5Heat 2 Driver Constructor Time/Ret. 1 Graham Hill Brabham-Cosworth 35:21.4 2 Chris Amon Matra + 5.2 s 3 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-P&W + 38.0 s 4 Peter Gethin McLaren-Cosworth + 40.1 s 5 Henri Pescarolo March-Cosworth + 48.2 s 6 Mike Hailwood Surtees-Chevrolet + 56.1 s 7 Tim Schenken Brabham-Cosworth + 56.9 s 8 Pedro Rodríguez BRM + 1 lap 9 Tony Dean McLaren-Chevrolet + 1 lap 10 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud McLaren-Chevrolet + 1 lap 11 Frank Gardner Lola-Chevrolet + 1 lap 12 Mike Beuttler March-Cosworth + 1 lap 13 Alan Rollinson Surtees-Cosworth + 1 lap 14 Ulf Norinder McLaren-Chevrolet + 2 laps 15 John Surtees Surtees-Cosworth suspension 16 Fred Saunders Crosslé-Rover out of fuel 17 Gordon Spice McLaren-Chevrolet + 3 laps 18 Reine Wisell Lotus-Cosworth engine 19 Bob Miller Dulon-Chevrolet + 4 laps Ret Jock Russell Lotus-Ford oil pump Ret Brian Redman McLaren-Chevrolet electrics Ret Robert Lamplough Lola-Ford water pump Ret Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra engine Ret Howden Ganley BRM accident Ret Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Cosworth accident Pole position: Jackie Stewart Fastest lap: John Surtees - 1:20.6
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