Jackie Stewart claimed his second Formula One Drivers' Championship in 1971, with Tyrrell Racing winning their first and only Manufacturers' Cup.
Key Facts
- Season races
- 11 championship races
- Season span
- 6 March – 3 October 1971
- Drivers' Champion
- Jackie Stewart (Tyrrell Racing)
- Manufacturers' Cup winner
- Tyrrell Racing
- Drivers' deaths
- Pedro Rodríguez and Jo Siffert
- Season number
- 25th FIA Formula One season
By the Numbers
Cause → Event → Consequence
Following the 1970 season, in which Jochen Rindt posthumously claimed the Drivers' Championship and Team Lotus dominated, the 1971 season opened with Tyrrell Racing fielding Jackie Stewart in a Cosworth DFV-powered car. Team Lotus entered in disarray after Rindt's death, experimenting with gas turbine and four-wheel-drive technology rather than consolidating their competitive edge.
The 1971 Formula One World Championship was contested over eleven races between 6 March and 3 October. Jackie Stewart drove for Tyrrell Racing to win his second Drivers' title, while Tyrrell secured the Manufacturers' Cup. The season was also marked by the deaths of Pedro Rodríguez in July at the Norisring and Jo Siffert in October at Brands Hatch.
Tyrrell Racing's triumph established the team as a leading constructor, though it proved their sole Manufacturers' Cup victory. Team Lotus finished fifth, their experimental approaches having failed. The deaths of Rodríguez and Siffert underscored ongoing safety concerns in the sport that would prompt further scrutiny of race conditions and car design in subsequent seasons.