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Peter Gethin won the 1971 Italian Grand Prix

Peter Gethin won the 1971 Italian Grand Prix for BRM, ahead of Ronnie Peterson and François Cevert at Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

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Race recap

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.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Peter GethinBRM1:18:12.6009
2Ronnie PetersonMarch1:18:12.6106
3François CevertTyrrell1:18:12.6904
4Mike HailwoodSurtees1:18:12.7803
5Howden GanleyBRM1:18:13.2102
6Chris AmonMatra1:18:44.9601
7Jackie OliverMcLaren1:19:37.4300
8Emerson FittipaldiTeam Lotus+1 lap0
9Jo SiffertBRM+2 laps0
10Jo BonnierMcLaren+4 laps0
DNFGraham HillBrabhamGearbox0
NCJean-Pierre JarierMarch+8 laps0
DNFMike BeuttlerMarchEngine0
DNFHenri PescaroloMarchSuspension0
DNFAndrea de AdamichMarchEngine0
DNFClay RegazzoniFerrariEngine0
DNFJacky IckxFerrariEngine0
DNFJackie StewartTyrrellEngine0
DNFNanni GalliMarchElectrical0
DNFSilvio MoserBellasiSuspension0