Argentinian Grand Prix
Buenos Aires, 24 Jan 1971
| Results | Laps | Time/Speed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Amon | Matra MS120 [02] - MS12 V12 #8 Equipe Matra-Elf |
100 | 2h 08m 19.29s 159.614 kph |
| 2 | Henri Pescarolo | March 701 [6] - Cosworth DFV V8 #14 Frank Williams Racing Cars |
100 | 2h 08m 41.15s |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | McLaren M7C [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 #16 Ecurie Bonnier |
100 | 2h 09m 12.6s |
| 4 | David Prophet | (F5000) 5-litre McLaren M10B [400-04] - Chevrolet V8 #22 D Prophet |
96 | |
| 5 | Derek Bell | March 701 [1-2] - Cosworth DFV V8 #10 Wheatcroft Racing |
88 | engine |
| 6 | Jo Siffert | March 701 [5-2] - Cosworth DFV V8 #12 Jo Siffert Racing |
86 | broken rear upright |
| 7 | Reine Wisell | Lotus 72C [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8 #4 Gold Leaf Team Lotus |
84 | accident |
| 8 | Gordon Spice | (F5000) 5-litre McLaren M10B [400-05] - Chevrolet V8 #24 G Spice (see note 1) |
84 | |
| 9 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Lotus 49C [R6-2] - Cosworth DFV V8 #6 Gold Leaf Team Lotus |
71 | engine |
| 10 | Jo Bonnier | (F5000) 5-litre Lola T190 [190/F1/4-2] - Chevrolet V8 #26 Ecurie Bonnier (see note 2) |
68 | |
| 11 | Silvio Moser | Bellasi [F1-1-70] - Cosworth DFV V8 #20 Jolly Club |
66 | engine |
| 12 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees TS7 [002] - Cosworth DFV V8 #18 AMS-Eifelland Team Surtees |
60 | gearbox damage after accident |
| 13 | Carlos Marincovich, Gregg Young |
(F5000) 5-litre McLaren M10B [400-14] - Chevrolet V8 #28 Luigi Chinetti |
58 | |
| R | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus 72C [R5] - Cosworth DFV V8 #2 Gold Leaf Team Lotus |
47 | oil pressure |
| R | Nestor Garcia Veiga | (F5000) 5-litre Surtees TS5A [006] - Chevrolet V8 #30 Luigi Chinetti |
11 | engine oil seal |
All cars are 3-litre F1 unless noted.
| Heat 1 | Laps | Time | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rolf Stommelen | 50 | 1h 3m 57.97s | 160.1 kph |
| 2 | Jo Siffert | 50 | 1h 4m 04.25s | |
| 3 | Henri Pescarolo | 50 | 1h 4m 4.59s | |
| 4 | Chris Amon | 50 | 1h 4m 4.91s | |
| 5 | Reine Wisell | 50 | ||
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann | 50 | ||
| 7 | Derek Bell | 50 | ||
| 8 | Wilson Fittipaldi | 50 | ||
| 9 | David Prophet | 48 | ||
| 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 47 | ||
| 11 | Silvio Moser | 42 | ||
| 12 | Gordon Spice | 37 | ||
| Jo Bonnier | 22 | flat battery | ||
| Carlos Marincovich | 12 | broken fuel injection pump | ||
| Nestor Garcia Veiga | 11 | engine oil seal | ||
| Heat 2 | Laps | Time | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Amon | 50 | 1h 4m 14.38s | 159.418 kph |
| 2 | Henri Pescarolo | 50 | 1h 4m 36.56s | |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | 50 | 1h 4m 45.97s | |
| 4 | David Prophet | 48 | ||
| 5 | Gordon Spice | 47 | ||
| 6 | Gregg Young | 47 | ||
| 7 | Jo Bonnier | 46 | ||
| Derek Bell | 38 | engine | ||
| Jo Siffert | 36 | broken rear upright | ||
| Reine Wisell | 34 | accident | ||
| Silvio Moser | 24 | engine | ||
| Wilson Fittipaldi | 21 | engine | ||
| Rolf Stommelen | 10 | gearbox damage after accident | ||
| Emerson Fittipaldi | Did not start (oil pressure) | |||
| Qualifying | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rolf Stommelen | (F1) 3-litre Surtees TS7 [002] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 15.85s | ||
| 2 | Chris Amon | (F1) 3-litre Matra MS120 [02] - Matra MS12 V12 | 1m 15.88s | ||
| 3 | Reine Wisell | (F1) 3-litre Lotus 72C [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 16.03s | ||
| 4 | Emerson Fittipaldi | (F1) 3-litre Lotus 72C [R5] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 16.28s | ||
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | (F1) 3-litre McLaren M7C [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 16.49s | ||
| 6 | Jo Siffert | (F1) 3-litre March 701 [5-2] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 16.61s | ||
| 7 | Henri Pescarolo | (F1) 3-litre March 701 [6] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 16.80s | ||
| 8 | Derek Bell | (F1) 3-litre March 701 [1-2] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 17.23s | ||
| 9 | Wilson Fittipaldi | (F1) 3-litre Lotus 49C [R6-2] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 17.90s | ||
| 10 | Silvio Moser | (F1) 3-litre Bellasi [F1-1-70] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 19.01s | ||
| 11 | David Prophet | (F5000) 5-litre McLaren M10B [400-04] - Chevrolet V8 | 1m 20.58s | ||
| 12 | Jo Bonnier | (F5000) 5-litre Lola T190 [190/F1/4-2] - Chevrolet V8 | 1m 21.96s | ||
| 13 | Gordon Spice | (F5000) 5-litre McLaren M10B [400-05] - Chevrolet V8 | 1m 23.45s | ||
| 14 | Nestor Garcia Veiga | (F5000) 5-litre Surtees TS5A [006] - Chevrolet V8 | 1m 26.26s | ||
| 15 | Carlos Marincovich | (F5000) 5-litre McLaren M10B [400-14] - Chevrolet V8 | 2m 00.06s | ||
Notes on the cars:
- McLaren M10B [400-05] (Gordon Spice): Barry Newman for Howden Ganley: UK 1970 (18 races, five second places) - Gordon Spice: Argentinean GP 1971; UK 1971 (11 races + 1 DNS). Rebuilt as 'Kitchmac' by Tony Kitchiner for 1972 season: driven by Gordon Spice (UK: 7 races + 1 DNS), John Kendall (UK: 2 races; US : 1 race only R3 Watkins Glen), Fred Saunders (UK: 1 DNS only), Alan Rollinson (UK: 1 race only), Roger Williamson (UK: 3 races); UK 1973: driven by Kaye Griffiths ( 1 race only), Richard Knight (5 races + 1 DNS). Not seen again after the end of 1973. It has been reported that this car was wrecked in an accident but it appears to have survived its final race in 1973 intact. Subsequent history unknown.
- Lola T190 [190/F1/4-2] (Jo Bonnier): New to Jo Bonnier and raced at Sebring 28 Dec 1969. To Daniel Rouveyran 1970 for French hillclimbs but crashed. Returned to Bonnier and rebuilt on new T190 tub. Sold to Roland Heiler (Germany) and loaned back to Bonnier again for 1971 Argentine GP. Peter Wiechert (Germany) and Heiler UK 1971. Likely to be the car raced by Hans Furian (Austria) in Swiss Championship events in 1973 and at the F5000 races at Snetterton and Brands Hatch in October 1973. Subsequent history unknown.
Sources
Note that the identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' published results.
3-litre Formula 1 Non-championship events 1966-1983
These results were initially compiled by Allen Brown, but these were in the very basic form required to track individual car histories. Since then further details, such as laps completed, qualifying times and so on, have been added from Rob Ryder's extensive database.
All comments, clarifications, corrections and additions are most welcome. Please email Allen (allen@oldracingcars.com) if you can help with our research.
Individual sources for this event
Autosport 28 Jan 1971 pp8-13 (by Simon Taylor). Motoring News 28 Jan 1971 pp10-11,18 (by 'MGD' Mike Doodson). Motor Sport March 1971 p240 (uncredited). Autocourse 1971-72 pp134-135 summary only (by David Phipps). The Motor Racing Year No 3 (by Anthony Pritchard) pp118-121.
The only works entries were the three cars from Team Lotus, one from Matra and one from newly-minted works team Surtees, managed by Gavin Frew, and they were accompanied by privateers Frank Williams, Tom Wheatcroft and Jo Siffert, all with ex-works March 701s, Ecurie Bonnier's McLaren M7C for local star Carlos Reutemann, and Silvio Moser in the Bellasi. Five Formula 5000 cars were invited to make up the numbers, three from the UK and therefore running on carburettors, and two from SCCA Formula A running fuel injection. The two US cars belonged to Gregg Young and their entry had been arranged at short notice by Luigi Chinetti.