The Rothmans/Daily Express Spring Trophy was a non-championship
Formula One
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race held on 9 April 1971 at
Oulton Park
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.
Only twelve cars took part.
Team Lotus
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entered three different chassis types - a
49C, a
72D and the
Pratt & Whitney
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gas-turbine-engined 56B. Local favourite and Formula 3 driver Cyd Williams was entrusted with a
Frank Williams Racing Cars
Frank Williams Racing Cars was a British Formula One team and constructor.
Early years
Frank Williams had been a motor-racing enthusiast since a young age, and after a career in saloon cars and Formula Three, backed by Williams's shrewd i ...
March but crashed heavily during untimed practice and did not start the race.
Jackie Stewart
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set pole position in the spare car but in the race itself he struggled with his regular car's handling.
Pedro Rodriguez won ahead of
Peter Gethin
Peter Kenneth Gethin (21 February 1940 – 5 December 2011) was a British racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from to . Gethin won the 1971 Italian Grand Prix with BRM.
Born and raised in Surrey, Gethin starte ...
, the two of them sharing fastest lap. Stewart finished third.
Classification
Qualifying
Race
1 Stewart practiced in the spare Tyrrell 002 but opted to race Tyrrell 001.
References
1971 Formula One races
Spring
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