The1971European Formula Two season was contested over 11 rounds.March Engineering driverRonnie Peterson clinched the championship title.^[1]

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Driver	Rounds
Rondel Racing	Brabham-Ford	BT36	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Graham Hill	1–3, 5–6, 9
				Tim Schenken	1–10
				Bob Wollek	4, 6–9
				Reine Wisell	7
Bob Gerard Racing	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Brian Hart	1–2, 5
Alistair Walker Racing	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Alistair Walker	1–3, 5
Brian Cullen Racing	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Brian Cullen	1–2
Paul Watson Racing Organisation	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Jeremy Richardson	1–3, 5–6
Automóvil Club Argentino	Brabham-Ford	BT30 BT36	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Carlos Reutemann	All
				Carlos Ruesch	All
Team Obrist	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Jürg Dubler	1–5
Scuderia Ala d'Oro Ernesto Brambilla	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Ernesto Brambilla	1–3
				Vittorio Brambilla	1–3
				Gianluigi Picchi	1, 5
	March-Ford	712M		Giovanni Salvati	5, 8–11
				Ernesto Brambilla	5–6, 8, 10
				Vittorio Brambilla	6, 11
				Claudio Francisci	9
				Giancarlo Gagliardi	10–11
Racing Team IRIS Ceramiche	Tecno-Ford	70 71	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Arturo Merzario	1, 4, 6
				Nanni Galli	1–2, 4, 8
				Claudio Francisci	6, 8, 10–11
				Luigi Fontanesi	10
Helmut Gall Autofunk Racing Team	Tecno-Ford	71 70	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Helmut Gall	1–3, 10
Roland Binder	Tecno-Ford	69	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Roland Binder	1
Équipe Tecno Elf	Tecno-Ford	71	Ford Cosworth BDA 1.6L4	François Cevert	1–10
				Patrick Depailler	1–3, 5–6, 8–9
				Jean-Pierre Jabouille	1, 4–6, 9
				Ernesto Brambilla	7
LIRA - Team Lotus J & J Stanton - Lotus Racing	Lotus-Ford	69 69C	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Reine Wisell	1–6
				Richard Scott	1–5, 7
				Gerry Birrell	1–2, 4–7, 9–10
				François Migault	6
Irish Racing Cars	Lotus-Ford	69	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Alan Rollinson	1
	Brabham-Ford	BT30		Tommy Reid	2
				Brian Cullen	3
Tetsu Ikuzawa	Lotus-Ford	69 69C	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Tetsu Ikuzawa	1–2, 5–9
Team Bardahl	Lotus-Ford	69 69C	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Wilson Fittipaldi	1–4
				Emerson Fittipaldi	3–5, 9–11
	March-Ford	712M		Wilson Fittipaldi	5, 7–11
Eifelland Wohnwagenbau	Brabham-Ford	BT30 BT36	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Dieter Quester	1
				Rolf Stommelen	3, 5, 7
				Hans-Joachim Stuck	3
	March-Ford	712M 702		Hannelore Werner	1, 3–7
				Hermann Unold	1
				Willi Deutsch	3
	March-BMW		BMW M11 1.6 L4	Dieter Quester	3–11
Bosch Racing Team	March-Ford	712M	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Niki Lauda	1–10
SMOG March Engineering	March-Ford	712M	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Ronnie Peterson	1–10
				Sten Gunnarsson	7
				François Migault	9
Squadra Tartaruga	March-Ford	712M	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Xavier Perrot	1–3
Midland Racing Team	Chevron-Ford	B18	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Bruno Frey	1
				Hervé Bayard	6
Ecurie Bonnier SA Lola Cars Ltd	Lola-Ford	T240	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Helmut Marko	1, 3–4
				Jo Bonnier	11
Constructions Mechaniques Pygmée	Pygmée-Ford	MDB16	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Patrick Dal Bo	1–2, 4, 7, 9
				Jean-Pierre Beltoise	4, 6
				Helmut Marko	7
				Jimmy Mieusset	9
John Watson	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	John Watson	1–8, 10
Johnny Blades	Lotus-Ford	59B	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Johnny Blades	1–3, 5
Clarke-Mordaunt Racing with Alistair Guthrie	March-Ford	712M	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Mike Beuttler	1–7, 9–11
Écurie Monaco	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Lionel Noghès	1–2, 4, 6, 9, 11
Jean Blanc	Tecno-Ford	70 71	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Jean Blanc	1–2, 4, 11
John Cannon Racing	March-Ford	712M	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	John Cannon	2–7, 10–11
FIRST	Brabham-Ford	BT30 BT36	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Peter Westbury	2–3, 5–6, 8–10
John Wingfield	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	John Wingfield	2–3, 5
Rod Pickering	Brabham-Ford	BT23C	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Rod Pickering	2
Ecurie Ecosse	March-Ford	712M	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Tom Walkinshaw	2, 4–5
				Gerry Birrell	3
Frank Williams Motul March	March-Ford	712M	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Derek Bell	2–3, 5, 7, 9–10
				Henri Pescarolo	2–3, 5, 8–10
				Max Jean	6
				Carlos Pace	6–11
				Christian Ethuin	6
	Lotus-Ford	59B		Carlos Pace	5
Shell - Meubles Arnold Team	March-Ford	712M	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	2–10
				Jean-Pierre Jarier	2, 4–7, 9–11
				Clay Regazzoni	11
Jo Siffert - Chevron Racing Team	Chevron-Ford	B18 B18C	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Jo Siffert	2–3, 5
				François Mazet	4, 6, 9–10
				Chris Craft	5, 7
				José Dolhem	11
Crosslé Racing Team	Crosslé-Ford	18F	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Brian Nelson	2
Bernd Terbeck	Brabham-Ford	BT36	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Bernd Terbeck	3, 5, 7
Scuderia Jolly Club Switzerland - Marlboro Racing Silvio Moser Racing Team SA	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Silvio Moser	4–6, 9–11
				Jürg Dubler	6–7
	March-Ford	712M		Fredy Link	5, 7, 10–11
GTE Racing Cars	Lotus-Ford	69	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Adam Potocki	4–6, 9–10
				Jean-Pierre Beltoise	9
Nick May	Chevron-Ford	B17B	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Nick May	5
Hervé Bayard	Chevron-Ford	B18	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Hervé Bayard	5
ACA Racing Club	McLaren-Ford	M4A	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Georges Schäfer	5
Keiper Recaro Racing Team	Maco-Ford	271	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6L4	Ernst Maring	7

Race No	Circuit	Date	Laps	Distance	Time	Speed	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winner
1	Hockenheim	4 April	20+20	6.789=271.56 km	1'27:09.8	186.931 km/h	Ronnie Peterson	Ronnie Peterson	François Cevert
2	Thruxton	12 April	50	3.791=189.55 km	1'02:36.2 1'02:36.8	181.668 km/h 181.639 km/h	Ronnie Peterson	Ronnie Peterson	Graham Hill Ronnie Peterson
3	Nürburgring (Eifelrennen)	2 May	10	22.835=228.35 km	1'20:19.2	170.580 km/h	Derek Bell	Ronnie Peterson	François Cevert
4	Jarama	16 May	60	3.404=204.24 km	1'29:42.9 1'29:57.7	136.593 km/h 136.218 km/h	Ronnie Peterson	Tim Schenken	Emerson Fittipaldi Dieter Quester
5	Crystal Palace	31 May	50	2.238=111.85 km	0'42:03.0 0'42:07.4	159.590 km/h 159.312 km/h	Ronnie Peterson	Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Tim Schenken Ronnie Peterson Emerson Fittipaldi	Emerson Fittipaldi Tim Schenken
6	Rouen	27 June	25	6.541=163.525 km	0'55:36.3	176.450 km/h	Ronnie Peterson	François Cevert	Ronnie Peterson
7	Mantorp Park	8 August	36+36	4.092=294.624 km	1'46:08.2	166.554 km/h	Ronnie Peterson	Ronnie Peterson	Ronnie Peterson
	Pergusa-Enna	22 August	cancelled
8	Tulln-Langenlebarn	12 September	35+35	2.86=200.2 km	1'24:32.26	142.091 km/h	Ronnie Peterson	Tim Schenken	Ronnie Peterson
9	Albi	26 September	63	3.636=229.068 km	1'16:49.1 1'17:49,6	178.917 km/h 176.599 km/h	Carlos Reutemann	Carlos Reutemann	Emerson Fittipaldi Carlos Reutemann
10	Vallelunga	10 October	35+35	3.2=224.0 km	1'25:57.2	156.364 km/h	Emerson Fittipaldi	Emerson Fittipaldi	Ronnie Peterson
11	Vallelunga	17 October	65	3.2=208.0 km	1'19:49.1	156.355 km/h	Emerson Fittipaldi	Mike Beuttler Dieter Quester	Mike Beuttler

Notes:

• Races 1, 7, 8 and 10 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.
• Races 2, 5 and 6 were held with two semi-final heats and the final run, with time only shown for the final.
• Races 2, 4, 5 and 9 was won by a graded driver, all graded drivers are shown initalics.

For every race, points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place, and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. The best 8 results counted. No driver had a point deduction.

Place	Name	Team	Chassis	Engine	HOC	THR	NÜR	JAR	CRY	ROU	MAN	TUL	ALB	VLL1	VLL2	Points
1	Ronnie Peterson	March Engineering	March	Ford	-	9	-	-	6	9	9	9	3	9	-	54
2	Carlos Reutemann	Automovil Club Argentino	Brabham	Ford	6	-	6	6	3	2	4	-	9	4	-	40
3	Dieter Quester	Eifelland	March	BMW	-	-	-	9	-	6	-	4	-	6	6	31
4	Tim Schenken	Rondel Racing	Brabham	Ford	3	3	-	-	9	-	6	6	-	-	-	27
5	François Cevert	Équipe Tecno	Tecno	Ford	9	4	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22
6	Wilson Fittipaldi	Team Bardahl	Lotus	Ford	4	2	2	2	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	16
7	Mike Beuttler	Team Clarke-Mordaunt	March	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	9	12
8	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Team Arnold	March	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	4	10
9	Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	Team Arnold	March	Ford	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	2	-	-	9
10	Niki Lauda	Bosch Racing	March	Ford	-	-	3	1	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	8
11	François Migault	Team Lotus	Lotus	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-				7
		March Engineering	March	Ford									4	-	-
	Gerry Birrell	Team J. & J. Stanton	Lotus	Ford	2	-	-	-	2	-	1	-	-	2	-	7
13	Derek Bell	Williams Racing	March	Ford	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
14	Peter Westbury	FIRST	Brabham	Ford	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	5
	John Watson	private entry	Brabham	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	1	-	5
16	John Cannon	private entry	March	Ford	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
17	Carlos Ruesch	Automovil Club Argentino	Brabham	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3
18	Vittorio Brambilla	private entry	March	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2
	Silvio Moser	Moser Racing	Brabham	Ford	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	2
20	Brian Hart	Gerard Racing	Brabham	Ford	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
	Alistair Walker	Walker Racing	Brabham	Ford	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
	Helmut Marko	Écurie Bonnier	Lola	Ford	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
	François Mazet	Siffert Racing	Chevron	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
	Bob Wollek	Rondel Racing	Brabham	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1

Note:

Only drivers which were not graded were able to score points.

Other Formula Two races, which did not count towards the European Championship, also held in 1971.

Race name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Constructor
I Gran Premio República de Colombia	Bogotá	7 February	Jo Siffert	Chevron-Ford
I Gran Premio Ciudad de Bogotá	Bogotá	14 February	Alan Rollinson	Brabham-Ford
I Speed International Trophy	Mallory Park	14 March	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford
XXXIGrand Prix Automobile de Pau	Pau	25 April	Reine Wisell	Lotus-Ford
I Gran Premio Madunina	Vallelunga	13 June	François Cevert	Tecno-Ford
XIII Gran Premio della Lotteria di Monza	Monza	20 June	Dieter Quester	March-Ford
X Gran Premio Città di Imola	Imola	25 July	Carlos Pace	March-Ford
I Swedish Gold Cup	Kinnekulle Ring	22 August	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford
I Rothmans International Trophy	Brands Hatch	30 August	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford
IV Preis von Baden-Württemberg und Hessen	Hockenheimring	3 October	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford

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