Share of team points64%
- Championship
- 5th52 pts to the leader
- Points
- 21pts10 Grands Prix
- Nationality
- British
Lotus-Ford, a British constructor, competed in the 1971 Formula 1 season with Emerson Fittipaldi and Reine Wisell. Pete Lovely and Dave Charlton also raced for the team.
Lotus-Ford finished 5th in the 1971 constructors' championship with 21 points, 3 podiums but no wins – 52 points behind champions Tyrrell. Lotus-Ford's best result was 2nd, by Emerson Fittipaldi at the Austrian Grand Prix.
Final 1971 results after 11 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Season statistics
Wins
0
of Grands Prix
0%
Podiums
3
0.3 per race
Poles
0
pole rate
0%
1-2 finishes
0
of Grands Prix
0%
DNFs
11
finish rate
48%
Races
10
21 car starts
Lotus-Ford drivers in 1971
Share of the team's points (race and sprint).
- Share of team points36%
- Share of team points0%
- Share of team points0%
Lotus-Ford points by round
Race and sprint points per round, stacked by driver (Fittipaldi, Wisell, Lovely, Charlton: darker to lighter).
Lotus-Ford teammate head-to-head
Shared Grand Prix only. Qualifying uses the qualifying classification.
Fittipaldi vs Wisell
8 shared GPs
Qualifying
62
Race
44
Points
129
4.3Avg finish5.4
9.0Avg grid12.5
P2Best finishP4
4DNFs3
Lovely vs Wisell
2 shared GPs
Qualifying
02
Race
11
Points
02
–Avg finish5.0
27.0Avg grid8.0
–Best finishP5
2DNFs1
Fittipaldi vs Lovely
2 shared GPs
Qualifying
20
Race
20
Points
00
7.0Avg finish–
3.0Avg grid27.0
P7Best finish–
1DNFs2
Charlton vs Fittipaldi
1 shared GPs
Qualifying
01
Race
01
Points
04
–Avg finish3.0
13.0Avg grid4.0
–Best finishP3
1DNFs0
Lotus-Ford 1971 results
Both cars, every round. S = sprint result.
| Rd | Grand Prix | Fittipaldi | Wisell | Lovely | Charlton | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South African Grand Prix | DNF | P4 | – | – | 3 |
| 2 |  Spanish Grand Prix | DNF | DNF | – | – | 0 |
| 3 |  Monaco Grand Prix | P5 | DNF | – | – | 2 |
| 4 |  Dutch Grand Prix | – | DSQ | – | – | 0 |
| 5 |  French Grand Prix | P3 | P6 | – | – | 5 |
| 6 |  British Grand Prix | P3 | – | – | DNF | 4 |
| 7 |  German Grand Prix | DNF | P8 | – | – | 0 |
| 8 |  Austrian Grand Prix | P2 | P4 | – | – | 9 |
| 10 |  Canadian Grand Prix | P7 | P5 | DNF | – | 2 |
| 11 |  United States Grand Prix | DNF | DNF | DNF | – | 0 |
Lotus-Ford: quick facts
Short answers about Lotus-Ford in 1971.
Who drove for Lotus-Ford in 1971?
Emerson Fittipaldi and Reine Wisell drove for Lotus-Ford in the 1971 Formula 1 season. Pete Lovely and Dave Charlton also raced for the team.
How many points did Lotus-Ford score in 1971?
Lotus-Ford scored 21 points in 1971 and finished 5th in the constructors' championship, 52 points behind champions Tyrrell.
How many races did Lotus-Ford win in 1971?
Lotus-Ford did not win a Grand Prix in 1971; its best result was 2nd.