- Winner
- Peter Gethin
- Team
- BRM
- Top listed
- Peter Gethin, Ronnie Peterson, and François Cevert
- Race date
- September 5, 1971
- Pole
- Chris Amon
- Fastest lap
- Henri Pescarolo
- Classified drivers
- 24
- Circuit
- Autodromo Nazionale Monza
The decisive result
Peter Gethin finished first for BRM. Ronnie Peterson is listed 2 for March, with François Cevert 3 for Tyrrell.
Grid to finish
Mike Hailwood from P17 to P4 (+13), Jo Bonnier from P21 to P10 (+11), and Peter Gethin from P11 to P1 (+10) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Chris Amon started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 7 Engine, 7 Finished, 3 Suspension, 1 +1 lap, and 1 +2 laps. Henri Pescarolo holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:23.800 on lap 9. 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.