The XVIII International Gold Cup was a non-championship Formula One race, and also a round of the European Formula 5000 Championship, held on 22 August 1971 at Oulton Park.
| 1971 International Gold Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1971 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 22 August 1971 | ||
| Official name | XVIII International Gold Cup | ||
| Location | Oulton Park, Cheshire, United Kingdom | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.441 km (2.760 miles) | ||
| Distance | 40 laps, 177.634 km (110.40 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | BRM | ||
| Time | 1:24.6 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 John Surtees | Surtees-Cosworth | |
| Time | 1:24.8 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Surtees-Cosworth | ||
| Second | BRM | ||
| Third | Lola-Chevrolet | ||
Eight Formula 1 cars turned up, with a full complement of F5000 cars making up the rest of the grid. Peter Gethin set pole position for the first heat, which was won by Henri Pescarolo. The grid for the second heat was arranged according to the finishing order of the first heat. John Surtees took the lead from Pescarolo and held it to the end, setting fastest lap, and a new circuit record, in the process. His win and his third place in the first heat made him the aggregate winner, just ahead of Howden Ganley.
Frank Gardner was the highest F5000 finisher in both heats, his performance being good enough for third overall.
Qualifying
edit| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 | Yardley Team BRM | BRM P160 | 1:24.6 | ||
| 2 | 37 | Motul/Frank Williams Racing Cars | March 711 | 1:25.0 | +0.4 | |
| 3 | 33 | Yardley Team BRM | BRM P153 | 1:25.0 | +0.0 | |
| 4 | 32 | Brooke Bond Oxo/Rob Walker/Team Surtees | Surtees TS9 | 1:25.8 | +0.8 | |
| 5 | 35 | Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie Racing | March 711 | 1:25.8 | +0.0 | |
| 6 | 3 | Motor Racing Research/Lola Cars Ltd. | Lola T300 | 1:26.0 | +0.2 | |
| 7 | 26 | Alan McKechnie Racing | Surtees TS8 | 1:26.8 | +0.8 | |
| 8 | 1 | Sid Tayor/Castrol Racing | McLaren M18 | 1:28.2 | +1.4 | |
| 9 | 22 | Crown Lynn Properties | McLaren M10B | 1:28.8 | +0.6 | |
| 10 | 15 | Team Surtees Ltd. | Surtees TS8 | 1:28.8 | +0.0 | |
| 11 | 11 | Malaya Garages | Leda LT25 | 1:29.0 | +0.2 | |
| 12 | 39 | Alain de Cadenet | Brabham BT33 | 1:29.2 | +0.2 | |
| 13 | 77 | Doug Hardwick | Lola T192 | 1:29.8 | +0.6 | |
| 14 | 38 | Motul/Frank Williams Racing Cars | March 701 | 1:31.0 | +1.2 | |
| 15 | 21 | Bugle-Prophet Racing | McLaren M10B | 1:31.8 | +0.8 | |
| 16 | 44 | Gordon Spice Cash'n'Carry | McLaren M10B | 1:32.4 | +0.6 | |
| 17 | 66 | Fred Saunders/London School of Flying | Crosslé 15F | 1:34.4 | +2.0 | |
| 18 | 41 | Bob Miller | Dulon LD8 | 1:37.8 | +3.4 | |
| 19 | 5 | Jock Russell | Lotus 70 | 1:39.6 | +1.8 | |
| 20 | 4 | John Butterworth Racing | McLaren M10B | 1:39.8 | +0.2 | |
| 21 | 8 | Pink Stamps/Epstein Team Trojan | McLaren M10B | 1:41.0 | +1.2 | |
| 22 | 36 | Shell Arnold Team | March 701 | 2:14.0 | +33.0 | |
| DNQ | 29 | Peter J Hawtin | Cooper T90 | broken halfshaft | ||
| DSQ | 16 | Rallye und Race Gemeinschaft | Lola T190 | failed scrutineering | ||
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Classification
edit| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Aggregate | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | Surtees-Cosworth | 0:28:54.0 | 0:28:44.6 | 0:57:39.0 | 4 | |
| 2 | 33 | BRM | 0:28:52.6 | 0:28:57.4 | 0:57:50.0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | Lola-Chevrolet | 0:29:19.6 | 0:29:27.0 | 0:58:46.6 | 6 | |
| 4 | 26 | Surtees-Chevrolet | 0:29:42.2 | 0:29:33.0 | 0:59:15.2 | 7 | |
| 5 | 39 | Brabham-Cosworth | 0:29:57.0 | 0:29:33.8 | 0:59:30.8 | 12 | |
| 6 | 77 | Lola-Chevrolet | 0:30:16.2 | 0:30:2.0 | 1:00:18.2 | 13 | |
| 7 | 21 | McLaren-Chevrolet | +1 lap | +1 lap | 38 laps | 15 | |
| 8 | 66 | Crosslé-Rover | +2 laps | +2 laps | 36 laps | 17 | |
| 9 | 22 | McLaren-Chevrolet | 15 laps/fire | 0:29:41.0 | 35 laps | 9 | |
| 10 | 36 | March-Cosworth | +4 laps | +2 laps | 34 laps | 22 | |
| 11 | 15 | Surtees-Chevrolet | 0:29:27.8 | 13 laps/accident | 33 laps | 10 | |
| 12 | 41 | Dulon-Chevrolet | +3 laps | 16 laps/spin | 33 laps | 18 | |
| 13 | 37 | March-Cosworth | 0:28:48.2 | 6 laps/accident | 26 laps | 2 | |
| 14 | 34 | BRM | 0:29:19.8 | 3 laps/accident | 23 laps | 1 | |
| 15 | 44 | McLaren-Chevrolet | 0 laps/accident | +1 lap | 19 laps | 16 | |
| 16 | 38 | March-Cosworth | 17 laps/accident | DNS | 17 laps | 14 | |
| 17 | 1 | McLaren-Chevrolet | 14 laps/overheating | DNS | 14 laps | 8 | |
| 18 | 11 | Leda LT25-Chevrolet | 4 laps/accident | DNS | 4 laps | 11 | |
| 19 | 8 | McLaren-Chevrolet | 1 laps/oil pump | DNS | 1 lap | 21 | |
| 20 | 35 | March-Cosworth | 0 laps/fuel injection | DNS | 0 laps | 5 | |
| 21 | 5 | Lotus-Ford | 0 laps/camshaft | DNS | 0 laps | 19 | |
| NC | 4 | McLaren-Chevrolet | DNS/practice accident | DNS | 20 | ||
References
edit- ^ "1971 International Gold Cup – Heat 1 Qualification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "1971 International Gold Cup – Heat 1 Classification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "1971 International Gold Cup – Heat 2 Classification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "1971 International Gold Cup – Aggregate Timings". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "1971 – XVIII International Gold Cup". StatsF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.