| 1971 Jochen Rindt Gedächtnisrennen | |||
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| Non-championship race in the1971 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details[1] | |||
| Date | 13 June 1971 | ||
| Official name | Jochen Rindt Gedächtnisrennen | ||
| Location | Hockenheimring | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 6.743 km (4.19 miles) | ||
| Distance | 35 laps, 236.011 km (146.64 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Scuderia Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:56.8 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Jacky Ickx | Scuderia Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:58.8 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Scuderia Ferrari | ||
| Second | March | ||
| Third | Surtees | ||
TheJochen Rindt Memorial (German:Jochen Rindt Gedächtnisrennen) or theVI Rhein-Pokalrennen was amotor race, run toFormula One rules, held on 13 June 1971 at theHockenheimring,Germany. The race was run over 35 laps of the circuit, and was dominated by Belgian driverJacky Ickx in aFerrari312B.
The race was arranged after theBelgian Grand Prix of 1971 was cancelled, in order to fill the gap between theMonaco Grand Prix and theDutch Grand Prix. TheGerman Grand Prix had returned to theNürburgring, so the Hockenheim circuit was chosen for the race, which was also a memorial race forJochen Rindt, the reigning World Champion who had been killed at the1970 Italian Grand Prix.
On the same weekend, the1971 24 Hours of Le Mans was being held, so several of the regular Formula One drivers were absent from this race, includingChris Amon,Jean-Pierre Beltoise,Henri Pescarolo,Pedro Rodríguez andJo Siffert. There were other absentees:Jackie Stewart andDenny Hulme were taking part in the Labatt's 200 Can-Am race, andEmerson Fittipaldi was recovering from a road accident. Of the regular Formula One teams,Matra were at Le Mans,Brabham were still repairingGraham Hill's car after an accident in Monaco, andTyrrell elected not to take part.Scuderia Ferrari had entered a car forMario Andretti, but had originally been scheduled for a USAC Championship Trail race atLanghorne Speedway that was cancelled ten days prior and was recovering from burns from a methanol fire at theRex Mays 150 atThe Milwaukee Mile.
As a tribute to Rindt, pole position on the grid was left vacant, leaving polesitter Ickx alone on the front row, taking the second slot.[2]
The practice sessions were dominated by the Ferraris, with Ickx lapping comfortably faster than he had done on his last visit to the circuit, for the1970 German Grand Prix. The gas turbineLotus 56B ofDave Walker suffered an engine fire during practice, and Walker took overTony Trimmer's car for the race.Robert Lamplough andBernd Terbeck were driving oldBRMs recently bought from the factory, and although Lamplough qualified hisP133 relatively well, Terbeck's even olderP126 blew its engine and he was unable to start the race.[2]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1:56.8 | — |
| 2 | 5 |  Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1:57.7 | +0.9 |
| 3 | 8 |  Reine Wisell | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:59.6 | +2.8 |
| 4 | 16 |  Howden Ganley | BRM | 2:00.5 | +3.7 |
| 5 | 21 |  Peter Gethin | McLaren-Cosworth | 2:01.0 | +4.2 |
| 6 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Cosworth | 2:01.5 | +4.7 |
| 7 | 2 | John Surtees | Surtees-Cosworth | 2:01.5 | +4.7 |
| 8 | 3 |  Rolf Stommelen | Surtees-Cosworth | 2:02.1 | +5.3 |
| 9 | 12 |  Nanni Galli | March-Cosworth | 2:02.1 | +5.3 |
| 10 | 9 |  Dave Walker | Lotus-Cosworth | 2:02.8 | +6.0 |
| 11 | 17 | John Miles | BRM | 2:02.9 | +6.1 |
| 12 | 22 | Mike Beuttler | March-Cosworth | 2:03.1 | +6.3 |
| 13 | 24 | Robert Lamplough | BRM | 2:03.2 | +6.4 |
| 14 | 19 |  Skip Barber | March-Cosworth | 2:06.8 | +10.0 |
| 15 | 7 | Tony Trimmer | Lotus-Cosworth | 2:08.1 | +11.3 |
| 16 | 11 |  Alex Soler-Roig | March-Cosworth | 2:13.3 | +16.5 |
| 17 | 23 | Xavier Perrot | March-Cosworth | 2:16.0 | +19.2 |
| 18 | 15 | Ray Allen | March-Cosworth | 2:20.4 | +23.6 |
| 19 | 25 | Bernd Terbeck | BRM | 2:31.7 | +34.9 |
Ickx started well and pulled away from team-mateClay Regazzoni in second, withRonnie Peterson following behind. Ickx stayed in front for the whole race, although Regazzoni stopped after three laps with a mechanical fault which ultimately cost him ten laps after a mechanic had to go out to fix it.
As the race continued,Reine Wisell passed Peterson and was catching Ickx when he pitted with brake problems. Wisell lost two laps while his brakes were bled. Peterson himself encountered a clutch fault and began to fall further behind Ickx.Peter Gethin retired on lap four with a broken throttle, andJohn Miles had to retire three laps later with an engine fault.Ray Allen dropped out at the back of the field with a fuel leak on lap 15.
By this time,John Surtees had passedHowden Ganley for third, withNanni Galli's ailingMarch in fifth.Rolf Stommelen missed a chicane while racing with Walker andSkip Barber, and the German was later given a one-minute penalty for this transgression. At the chequered flag, Ickx finished almost a minute ahead of Peterson, with Surtees over 20 seconds behind the Swede.[2]
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