1971 Indianapolis 500 - Round 5

Name: 1971 Indianapolis 500
Start: 29/05/1971
Location: Indianapolis

Saturday, May 29, 1971
Indianapolis 500
USAC National Championship

Race Winner

Al Unser , Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing

Country

United States

Circuit

Indianapolis

Round

Laps

200

Pole

Peter Revson , Team McLaren

Fastest Lap

Donohue, 51.44s

1971 Season

Past Results

1970, 1969, 1968, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1952, 1951, 1950, 1949, 1948, 1947, 1946, 1941, 1940, 1939, 1938, 1937, 1936, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1931, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1927, 1926, 1925, 1924, 1923, 1922, 1921, 1920, 1919, 1916, 1915, 1914, 1913, 1912, 1911

View More View Less

Race Results

Show Hide

Position	Driver	No.	Team	Vehicle	Time	Points
1 4	Al Unser	1	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing	Colt 71-Ford (Firestone)	3h 10m 11.56s	1000
2 1	Peter Revson	86	Team McLaren	McLaren M16-Offenhauser (Goodyear)	3h 10m 34.44s	800
3 3	AJ Foyt jr	9	AJ Foyt Enterprises	Coyote 71-Ford (Goodyear)	3h 12m 13.37s	700
4 6	Jim Malloy	42	All-American Racers	Eagle 70-Offenhauser (Goodyear)	3h 14m 4.65s	600
5 6	Billy Vukovich	32	Sugaripe Prune Racing Team	Brabham BT25-Offenhauser (Firestone)	3h 14m 5.77s	500
6 14	Donnie Allison	84	Foyt-Greer Racing	Coyote 71-Ford (Goodyear)	199 laps	0
7 10	Bud Tingelstad	58	Sugaripe Prune Racing Team	Brabham BT32-Offenhauser (Firestone)	198 laps	300
8 20	Denny Zimmerman	43	Fiore Racing	Vollstedt-Offenhauser (Firestone)	189 laps	250
9 13	Roger McCluskey	6	Lindsey Hopkins Racing	Kuzma-Ford (Goodyear)	188 laps	200
10 3	Gary Bettenhausen	16	Don Gerhardt	Gerhardt-Offenhauser (Goodyear)	178 laps	150
11 4	Lloyd Ruby	12	Gene White Co	Mongoose 70-Ford (Firestone)	174 laps Gearbox	100
12 9	Bobby Unser	2	All-American Racers	Eagle 71-Offenhauser (Goodyear)	164 laps Accident	50
13 6	Mike Mosley	4	Leader Card Racers	Eagle-Ford (Firestone)	159 laps Accident	0
14 19	Dick Simon	44	Dick Simon Racing	Vollstedt-Ford (Firestone)	151 laps	0
15 14	George Follmer	41	Grant King Racers	King-Offenhauser (Firestone)	147 laps Piston	0
16 2	Cale Yarborough	21	Gene White Co	Mongoose 70-Ford (Firestone)	140 laps Oil leak	0
17 13	Denny Hulme	85	Team McLaren	McLaren M16-Offenhauser (Goodyear)	137 laps Valve	0
18 6	Johnny Rutherford	18	Patrick Racing	Eagle 67-Offenhauser (Goodyear)	128 laps	0
19 11	Joe Leonard	15	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing	Colt 71-Ford (Firestone)	123 laps Turbocharger	0
20 4	David Hobbs	68	US Racing	Lola-Ford (Goodyear)	107 laps Accident	0
21 3	Rick Muther	38	Jack Adams	Hawk II-Offenhauser (Firestone)	85 laps Accident	0
22 10	Bob Harkey	99	Joe Hunt	Gerhardt-Offenhauser (Firestone)	77 laps Upright	0
23 8	Bentley Warren	95	Vatis Enterprises	Eagle 66-Offenhauser (Firestone)	76 laps Gearbox	0
24 1	Wally Dallenbach	22	Lindsey Hopkins Racing	Kuzma-Offenhauser (Goodyear)	69 laps Valve	0
25 23	Mark Donohue	66	US Racing	McLaren M16-Offenhauser (Goodyear)	66 laps Gearbox	0
26 5	Art Pollard	64	Gilmore Champion Racing	Scorpion 70-Ford (Goodyear)	45 laps Valve	0
27 2	Sam Sessions	98	Agajanian-Faas Racers	Lola T150-Ford (Firestone)	43 laps Valve	0
28 2	Larry Dickson	45	Grant King Racers	King-Offenhauser (Firestone)	33 laps Engine	0
29 17	Gordon Johncock	7	Vollstedt Enterprises	McLaren M15-Offenhauser (Goodyear)	11 laps Accident	0
30 21	Mario Andretti	5	Andy Granatelli	McNamara T500-Ford (Firestone)	11 laps Accident	0
31 4	Steve Krisiloff	20	Andy Granatelli	McNamara-Ford (Firestone)	10 laps Accident	0
32 2	Mel Kenyon	23	Lindsey Hopkins Racing	Kuzma-Ford (Goodyear)	10 laps Accident	0
33 12	George Snider	80	Leader Card Racers	Eagle 68-Offenhauser (Firestone)	6 laps Stalled	0

Qualifying

Show Hide

Grid	Driver	Team	Time
1	Peter Revson	Team McLaren	3m 21.46s
2	Mark Donohue	US Racing	3m 23.29s
3	Bobby Unser	All-American Racers	3m 24.76s
4	Denny Hulme	Team McLaren	3m 25.82s
5	Al Unser	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing	3m 26.28s
6	AJ Foyt jr	AJ Foyt Enterprises	3m 26.52s
7	Lloyd Ruby	Gene White Co	3m 27.11s
8	Joe Leonard	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing	3m 28.38s
9	Mario Andretti	Andy Granatelli	3m 28.56s
10	Jim Malloy	All-American Racers	3m 29.5s
11	Billy Vukovich	Sugaripe Prune Racing Team	3m 29.7s
12	Gordon Johncock	Vollstedt Enterprises	3m 30.05s
13	Gary Bettenhausen	Don Gerhardt	3m 30.24s
14	Cale Yarborough	Gene White Co	3m 31.57s
15	Bentley Warren	Vatis Enterprises	3m 32.23s
16	David Hobbs	US Racing	3m 32.3s
17	Bud Tingelstad	Sugaripe Prune Racing Team	3m 31.57s
18	Rick Muther	Jack Adams	3m 31.8s
19	Mike Mosley	Leader Card Racers	3m 32.29s
20	Donnie Allison	Foyt-Greer Racing	3m 29.42s
21	George Snider	Leader Card Racers	3m 29.79s
22	Roger McCluskey	Lindsey Hopkins Racing	3m 30.23s
23	Wally Dallenbach	Lindsey Hopkins Racing	3m 30.33s
24	Johnny Rutherford	Patrick Racing	3m 30.34s
25	Sam Sessions	Agajanian-Faas Racers	3m 31.32s
26	Larry Dickson	Grant King Racers	3m 31.41s
27	Steve Krisiloff	Andy Granatelli	3m 31.97s
28	Denny Zimmerman	Fiore Racing	3m 32.07s
29	George Follmer	Grant King Racers	3m 32.76s
30	Mel Kenyon	Lindsey Hopkins Racing	3m 31.51s
31	Art Pollard	Gilmore Champion Racing	3m 32.39s
32	Bob Harkey	Joe Hunt	3m 32.77s
33	Dick Simon	Dick Simon Racing	3m 31.56s