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Jackie Stewart won the 1971 Spanish Grand Prix

Jackie Stewart won the 1971 Spanish Grand Prix for Tyrrell, ahead of Jacky Ickx and Chris Amon at Circuito de Montjuïc.

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Race recap

Winner
Jackie Stewart
Team
Tyrrell
Top listed
Jackie Stewart, Jacky Ickx, and Chris Amon
Race date
April 18, 1971
Pole
Jacky Ickx
Fastest lap
Jacky Ickx
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Circuito de Montjuïc

The decisive result

Jackie Stewart finished first for Tyrrell. Jacky Ickx is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Chris Amon 3 for Matra.

Grid to finish

Tim Schenken from P21 to P9 (+12), John Surtees from P22 to P11 (+11), and Howden Ganley from P17 to P10 (+7) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jacky Ickx started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 5 Finished, 3 Engine, 2 +1 lap, 1 +2 laps, and 1 +3 laps. Jacky Ickx holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:25.100 on lap 69. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Jackie StewartTyrrell1:49:03.4009
2Jacky IckxFerrari1:49:06.8006
3Chris AmonMatra1:50:01.5004
4Pedro RodríguezBRM1:50:21.3003
5Denny HulmeMcLaren1:50:30.4002
6Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra+1 lap1
7François CevertTyrrell+1 lap0
8Peter GethinMcLaren+2 laps0
9Tim SchenkenBrabham+3 laps0
10Howden GanleyBRM+4 laps0
11John SurteesSurtees+8 laps0
NCReine WisellTeam Lotus+17 laps0
DNFEmerson FittipaldiTeam LotusSuspension0
DNFHenri PescaroloMarchEngine0
DNFMario AndrettiFerrariEngine0
DNFAlex Soler-RoigMarchFuel pump0
DNFAndrea de AdamichMarchTransmission0
DNFRonnie PetersonMarchIgnition0
DNFClay RegazzoniFerrariEngine0
DNFRolf StommelenSurteesFuel pressure0