On lap 23 Cevert was waved through into second place. The McLaren driver soon fell behind Andretti and Cevert, and the Tyrrell driver soon passed the Ferrari so was up to fifth. Only the five best results from the first six Grand Prix and the four best results from the last five Grands Prix counted towards the World Championship. The five-car battle for the lead lasted all the way to the finishing line with Gethin getting there by 0.010 secs. The F1 circus came to Italy and the fastest circuit of the year- the Monza Autodrome near Milan. The field was bolstered by a third Surtees, entered for Mike Hailwood, a multiple Grand Prix motorcycle champion making the transition to car racing. The circuit became far more popular than it had been before and was now a spectacular driver's circuit.
Next Post . Siffert overtook Regazzoni in the course of the fifth lap and then things began to settle down with Stewart ahead of Siffert, Regazzoni and Ickx. This race, run in 2 heats was won by New Zealander Chris Amon in a Matra. Both Ferraris were soon in trouble, however, both dropping out of the action with engine trouble. The Dutch Grand Prix was not held in 1972 due to the outdated facilities of the circuit; it returned for 1973.
This race was held at the Ontario Motor Speedway 45 minutes east of Los Angeles in sunny southern California. In the laps that followed Cevert was the man to watch as he overtook Peterson, Siffert (who soon dropped behind Regazzoni) and then Regazzoni himself after a long battle with the Swiss Ferrari driver- Regazzoni was known to be a hard competitor who was difficult to pass. On lap 2, Henri Pescarolo and Reine Wisell collided at the Druids hairpin, with both cars retiring. Howden Ganley was fourth with Stewart fifth. At the start, Regazzoni made a very good start and took the lead going into the Crowthorne corner ahead of Fittipaldi, Ickx (who had made a lightning start from 8th); Hulme, Rodriguez, Andretti, and Stewart- who had made a bad start.
Fittipaldi made a poor start and was eighth. Ferrari did not enter, and this race, run in 2 heats was won by British veteran Graham Hill in a Brabham-Ford. There was a huge crowd for the race on Sunday- 375,000 and more- and as Graham Hill (Brabham) and Reine Wisell (Lotus) both had problems before the start only 20 cars lined up on the grid. On Lap 48 Regazzoni disappeared with engine trouble. Third place went to Fittipaldi who had driven a good race to come up through the field after starting from 17th. This race was run in wet conditions, and at the start Mario Andretti's Ferrari was missing because of a fuel pump problem. The race was stopped with the track blocked, and all the cars were stranded out on the circuit except for John Surtees, who was able to drive around to the pits, his car damaged by debris.
Hulme was also having handling problems and he began to drop back, being overtaken by Ickx (who had passed Siffert). So Cevert found himself promoted to second place behind Stewart, giving Tyrrell a 1-2 finish. Over the winter months Ferrari technical director Mauro Forghieri and his engineers at Ferrari developed the car into 312B/2 form.
A few moments later Peterson ran into Eaton's BRM and damaged the front of his car.
As everyone else struggled Ickx and Rodriguez built up a big lead with Rodriguez moving ahead on the ninth lap.
Amon was sixth over half a minute behind in what was certainly one of the most exciting and greatest Grands Prix of all time. At the start Stewart went into the lead with Peterson second, chased by Beltoise, Donohue, Fittipaldi, Cevert and the rest. 2 weeks after the Dutch race was the French Grand Prix at the brand new Paul Ricard circuit near Marseille in the south of France. The battle of the 12 cylinder cars (Ferrari with their Flat-12 boxer engine, BRM and (to a lesser extent) Matra with their V12 engines) against the lighter This was the first season where at least 22 cars started every Championship race, except the Monaco Grand Prix, where 18 cars started. All the winners from the 1971 F1 World Championship season. This race was run on the same day as the final day of the 24 Hours of Le Mans sportscar race in western France. The F1 circus came to this very fast airfield circuit minus one of its top drivers: Pedro Rodriguez had been driving a Ferrari 512S sportscar at a German Interserie race at the Norisring street circuit, and he crashed very badly and was killed. Results 1971 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Spain. A number of teams traveled to England (where most F1 teams were and are based) to compete in the Race of Champions 2 weeks after the South African Grand Prix, held at the undulating and bumpy Brands Hatch circuit just outside London. This round, held at the slightly modified Buenos Aires Autodrome (the same venue used before). Chicanes were then added to Monza's layout for subsequent years; lowering average speeds and effectively eliminating the slipstream battles that highlighted previous Italian Grands Prix at Monza.
Two weeks after the incredible Italian Grand Prix, the F1 circus crossed the Atlantic to eastern Canada. Stewart was able to hold on to take victory ahead of Peterson and Ickx; Siffert later went out with an engine failure, so fourth place went to Hulme.
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