1971 Elite Racing League season
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1971 Elite Racing League season | |
Previous: 1970 | Next: 1972 |
Drivers Champion | Manufacturers Champion |
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Template:AUT Niki Lauda | Template:GBR Lotus-Ford |
The 1971 Elite Racing League season was the 12th season of the FIA's Formula One motor racing support series (the series would remain a support series until 1997.) The Drivers Championship was won by future F1 legend Niki Lauda (who also debuted in Formula 1 this year so was given time in the ERL to build his craft.) Lauda was driving for BRM at the time. Lotus won the Constructors Championship for the third time following years of struggling at the back of the grid with money problems/reliability issues.
This season also kept the Constructors championship "trend" going as this was the 6th different constructor to win in 6 years, a trend set after the Ferrari stronghold of the mid 1960s.
Season Review
Rnd | Race | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Constructor |
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Kyalami | Template:AUS Jack Brabham | ![]() |
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Template:GBR McLaren-Ford |
2 | Template:GBR British Grand Prix | Silverstone | Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni | Template:AUT Niki Lauda | ![]() |
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3 | ![]() |
Hockenheimring | ![]() |
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4 | ![]() |
Zandvoort | Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni | Template:AUS Jack Brabham | Template:AUS Jack Brabham | Template:GBR Brabham-Ford |
5 | Template:FRA French Grand Prix | Magny-Cours | Template:USA Mario Andretti | Template:AUT Niki Lauda | ![]() |
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5 | ![]() |
Monaco | ![]() |
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Template:GBR Jackie Oliver | Template:GBR McLaren-Ford |
6 | ![]() |
Monza | ![]() |
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8 | ![]() |
Mosport | Template:AUS Jack Brabham | Template:AUT Niki Lauda | ![]() |
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9 | Template:USA United States Grand Prix | Watkins Glen | ![]() |
Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni | Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni | Template:GBR Lotus-Ford |
10 | ![]() |
Buenos Aries | Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni | Template:AUT Niki Lauda | Template:AUT Niki Lauda | Template:GBR BRM |
Teams and Drivers
Jack Brabham would retire at the end of this season with the future of the Brabham team unclear after this season.
Jo Bonnier left the series after this season to concentrate on his Formula 1 team project.
Formula 1 legend Niki Lauda would debut in the ERL this season and would stay there until his Formula 1 Ferrari debut in 1974.
BRM switched to Firestone tyres meaning Dunlop, once again, left the series.
Team | Constructor | Engine | Tyres | # | Driver | Rounds |
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Template:GBR Motor Racing Developments Ltd | Brabham-Ford | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Template:Goodyear | 1 | Template:AUS Jack Brabham | All |
2 | ![]() |
All | ||||
Template:GBR STP BRM Racing | BRM | BRM P142 3.0 V12 | ![]() |
3 | Template:AUT Niki Lauda | All |
4 | ![]() |
All | ||||
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Ferrari | Ferrari 001 3.0 F12 | ![]() |
5 | ![]() |
All |
6 | Template:USA Mario Andretti | All | ||||
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Honda | Honda RA273E 4.0 V12 | ![]() |
7 | ![]() |
All |
8 | ![]() |
All | ||||
Template:GBR Team Lotus | Lotus-Ford | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ![]() |
9 | Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni | All |
10 | Template:AUS David Walker | All | ||||
Template:GBR Bruce McLaren Racing | McLaren-Ford | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Template:Goodyear | 11 | ![]() |
All |
12 | Template:GBR Jackie Oliver | All |
Drivers Championship
Pos. | Driver | Points |
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1 | Template:AUT Niki Lauda | 37 |
2 | ![]() |
32 |
3 | ![]() |
32 |
4 | ![]() |
31 |
5 | Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni | 27 |
6 | Template:AUS David Walker | 24 |
7 | Template:AUS Jack Brabham | 20 |
8 | Template:GBR Jackie Oliver | 12 |
9 | Template:USA Mario Andretti | 11 |
10 | ![]() |
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11 | ![]() |
7 |
12 | ![]() |
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Constructors Championship
Pos. | Constructor | Points |
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1 | Template:GBR Lotus-Ford | 51 |
2 | Template:GBR BRM | 46 |
3 | ![]() |
43 |
4 | Template:GBR McLaren-Ford | 43 |
5 | ![]() |
39 |
6 | Template:GBR Brabham-Ford | 27 |