1971 in motorsport

The following is an overview of the events of 1971 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.

Years in motorsport
1971 in sports
  • American football
  • Aquatic sports
  • Association football
  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Canadian football
  • Chess
  • Climbing
  • Combat sports
    • Sumo
  • Cricket
  • Cycling
  • Darts
  • Equestrianism
  • Esports
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
  • Ice sports
  • Modern pentathlon
  • Motorsport
  • Racquetball
  • Sailing
  • Skiing
  • Rugby league‎
  • Rugby union
  • Shooting
  • Snooker
  • Squash
  • Table tennis
  • Tennis
  • Triathlon
  • Volleyball
  • Weightlifting

Annual events

The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.

Date Event Ref
30–31 January 10th 24 Hours of Daytona [1]
14 February 13th Daytona 500 [2]
February 1971 NHRA Winternationals
6 May 55th Targa Florio [3]
23 May 29th Monaco Grand Prix [4]
29 May 55th Indianapolis 500 [5]
5–12 June 53rd Isle of Man TT [6]
12–13 June 39th 24 Hours of Le Mans [7]
26–27 June 2nd 24 Hours of Nurburgring [8]
24–25 July 23rd 24 Hours of Spa [9]
July 1971 NHRA Summernationals
3 October 12th Hardie-Ferodo 500 [10]
21 November 18th Macau Grand Prix [11]

Births
Date Month Name Nationality Occupation Note Ref
17 January Richard Burns British Rally driver World Rally champion (2001). [12]
25 Luca Badoer Italian Racing driver [13]
24 February Pedro de la Rosa Spanish Racing driver 1997 Formula Nippon and All Japan GTC champion, GPDA chairman (2008-2010, 2012–2014). [14]
27 March David Coulthard British Racing driver Winner of the 13 Formula One Grand Prix, 1991 Macau Grand Prix and 1991 Masters of Formula 3, GPDA chairman (2005-2006). [15]
3 April Emmanuel Collard French Racing driver 2005 24 Hours of Daytona winner. [16]
9 Jacques Villeneuve Canadian Racing driver Formula One World Champion (1997), 1995 Indianapolis 500 winner. [17]
26 June Max Biaggi Italian Motorcycle racer Superbike World champion (2010, 2012). [18]
27 November Troy Corser Australian Motorcycle racer Superbike World champion (1996, 2005). [19]

Deaths
Date Month Name Age Nationality Occupation Note Ref
6 February Lew "sneaky Pete" Robinson 37 American Drag racer [20]
11 July Pedro Rodríguez 31 Mexican Racing driver Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1968) [21]

See also

References
  1. "Daytona 24 Hours 1971 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. "1971 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. "55^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. "1971 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. "1971 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. "TT 1971". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  7. "Le Mans Register - 1971". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  8. "Nurburgring 24 hours". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  9. "24 h Spa-Francorchamps". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  10. "1971 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  11. "1971 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  12. "Richard Burns". juwra.com. Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  13. "Luca Badoer". ESPN. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  14. "Pedro de la Rosa". ESPN. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  15. "David Coulthard". ESPN. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  16. "Emmanuel Collard". driverdb.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  17. "Jacques Villeneuve". ESPN. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  18. "Max Biaggi". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  19. "Troy Corser". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  20. Motorsportmemorial.org (retrieved 4 October 2018)
  21. "Pedro Rodríguez". ESPN. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
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