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Jo Siffert won the 1971 Austrian Grand Prix

Jo Siffert won the 1971 Austrian Grand Prix for BRM, ahead of Emerson Fittipaldi and Tim Schenken at Red Bull Ring.

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Race recap

Winner
Jo Siffert
Team
BRM
Top listed
Jo Siffert, Emerson Fittipaldi, and Tim Schenken
Race date
August 15, 1971
Pole
Jo Siffert
Fastest lap
Jo Siffert
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Red Bull Ring

The decisive result

Jo Siffert finished first for BRM. Emerson Fittipaldi is listed 2 for Team Lotus, with Tim Schenken 3 for Brabham.

Grid to finish

Jackie Oliver from P22 to P9 (+13), Henri Pescarolo from P13 to P6 (+7), and Reine Wisell from P10 to P4 (+6) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jo Siffert started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 7 Finished, 5 Engine, 2 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, and 1 +3 laps. Jo Siffert holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:38.470 on lap 22. 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
1Jo SiffertBRM1:30:23.9109
2Emerson FittipaldiTeam Lotus1:30:28.0306
3Tim SchenkenBrabham1:30:43.6804
4Reine WisellTeam Lotus1:30:55.7803
5Graham HillBrabham1:31:12.3402
6Henri PescaroloMarch1:31:48.4201
7Rolf StommelenSurtees1:32:01.3300
8Ronnie PetersonMarch+1 lap0
9Jackie OliverMcLaren+1 lap0
10Peter GethinBRM+2 laps0
11Helmut MarkoBRM+2 laps0
12Nanni GalliMarch+3 laps0
NCMike BeuttlerMarch+7 laps0
DNFFrançois CevertTyrrellEngine0
DNFJackie StewartTyrrellHalfshaft0
DNFJacky IckxFerrariEngine0
DNFNiki LaudaMarchHandling0
DNFJohn SurteesSurteesEngine0
DNFClay RegazzoniFerrariEngine0
DNFHowden GanleyBRMIgnition0