
Peter Gethin, a British driver, raced for McLaren and then BRM in the 1971 Formula 1 season with car number 15. Gethin was born on 21 February 1940. Gethin finished 9th in the 1971 drivers' championship with 9 points, 1 win and 1 podium – 53 points behind champion Jackie Stewart.
Gethin won the Italian Grand Prix. Gethin's teammate was Jo Siffert; Gethin trailed their qualifying head-to-head 0–4 and trailed the race head-to-head 1–3.
Gethin scored points in 1 of 11 Grands Prix. From grid to flag, Gethin gained a net 39 places across 6 classified finishes. Gethin scored 21% of BRM's 1971 total of 42 points.
Final 1971 results after 11 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Short answers about Gethin's 1971 season.
Peter Gethin drove for McLaren and BRM in 1971, ending the season with BRM.
Peter Gethin raced with car number 15 in 1971.
Peter Gethin scored 9 points in 1971 and finished 9th in the drivers' championship, 53 points behind champion Jackie Stewart.
Peter Gethin won 1 Grand Prix in 1971: the Italian Grand Prix. Gethin scored 1 podium finish in 11 races.
Jo Siffert was Peter Gethin's teammate at BRM in 1971. Gethin trailed the qualifying head-to-head 0–4 and trailed the race head-to-head 1–3.
Grand Prix points per round. Dashed line = season average.
Shared Grand Prix only. Qualifying uses the qualifying classification.
7 shared GPs
4 shared GPs
4 shared GPs
4 shared GPs
1 shared GPs
1 shared GPs
1 shared GPs
1 shared GPs
Every round of the season. Select a race to open it.
| Rd | Grand Prix | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DNF |
0 |
| 2 | P8 | 0 |
| 3 | DNF | 0 |
| 4 | DNF | 0 |
| 5 | P9 | 0 |
| 6 | DNF | 0 |
| 7 | DNF | 0 |
| 8 | P10 | 0 |
| 9 | P1 | 9 |
| 10 | P14 | 0 |
| 11 | P9 | 0 |