The 1971 European Formula Two season was contested over 11 rounds. March Engineering driver Ronnie Peterson clinched the championship title.[1]
| Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rondel Racing | Brabham-Ford | BT36 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Graham Hill | 1-3, 5-6, 9 |
 Tim Schenken | 1-10 | ||||
 Bob Wollek | 4, 6-9 | ||||
 Reine Wisell | 7 | ||||
| Bob Gerard Racing | Brabham-Ford | BT30 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Brian Hart | 1-2, 5 |
| Alistair Walker Racing | Brabham-Ford | BT30 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Alistair Walker | 1-3, 5 |
 Brian Cullen Racing | Brabham-Ford | BT30 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Brian Cullen | 1-2 |
| Paul Watson Racing Organisation | Brabham-Ford | BT30 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Jeremy Richardson | 1-3, 5-6 |
 Automóvil Club Argentino | Brabham-Ford | BT30 BT36 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Carlos Reutemann | All |
| Carlos Ruesch | All | ||||
| Team Obrist | Brabham-Ford | BT30 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Jürg Dubler | 1-5 |
 Scuderia Ala d'Oro Ernesto Brambilla | Brabham-Ford | BT30 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Ernesto Brambilla | 1-3 |
| Vittorio Brambilla | 1-3 | ||||
| Gianluigi Picchi | 1, 5 | ||||
| March-Ford | 712M | Giovanni Salvati | 5, 8-11 | ||
| Ernesto Brambilla | 5-6, 8, 10 | ||||
| Vittorio Brambilla | 6, 11 | ||||
| Claudio Francisci | 9 | ||||
| Giancarlo Gagliardi | 10-11 | ||||
| Racing Team IRIS Ceramiche | Tecno-Ford | 70 71 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Arturo Merzario | 1, 4, 6 |
| Nanni Galli | 1-2, 4, 8 | ||||
| Claudio Francisci | 6, 8, 10-11 | ||||
| Luigi Fontanesi | 10 | ||||
| Helmut Gall Autofunk Racing Team | Tecno-Ford | 71 70 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Helmut Gall | 1-3, 10 |
| Roland Binder | Tecno-Ford | 69 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Roland Binder | 1 |
| Équipe Tecno Elf | Tecno-Ford | 71 | Ford Cosworth BDA 1.6 L4 | François Cevert | 1-10 |
| Patrick Depailler | 1-3, 5-6, 8-9 | ||||
| Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 1, 4-6, 9 | ||||
| Ernesto Brambilla | 7 | ||||
| LIRA - Team Lotus J & J Stanton - Lotus Racing | Lotus-Ford | 69 69C | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Reine Wisell | 1-6 |
| Richard Scott | 1-5, 7 | ||||
| Gerry Birrell | 1-2, 4-7, 9-10 | ||||
| François Migault | 6 | ||||
| Irish Racing Cars | Lotus-Ford | 69 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Alan Rollinson | 1 |
| Brabham-Ford | BT30 | Tommy Reid | 2 | ||
| Brian Cullen | 3 | ||||
 Tetsu Ikuzawa | Lotus-Ford | 69 69C | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Tetsu Ikuzawa | 1-2, 5-9 |
| Team Bardahl | Lotus-Ford | 69 69C | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 |  Wilson Fittipaldi | 1-4 |
| Emerson Fittipaldi | 3-5, 9-11 | ||||
| March-Ford | 712M | Wilson Fittipaldi | 5, 7-11 | ||
| Eifelland Wohnwagenbau | Brabham-Ford | BT30 BT36 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 |  Dieter Quester | 1 |
| Rolf Stommelen | 3, 5, 7 | ||||
| Hans-Joachim Stuck | 3 | ||||
| March-Ford | 712M 702 | Hannelore Werner | 1, 3-7 | ||
| Hermann Unold | 1 | ||||
| Willi Deutsch | 3 | ||||
| March-BMW | BMW M11 1.6 L4 | Dieter Quester | 3-11 | ||
| Bosch Racing Team | March-Ford | 712M | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Niki Lauda | 1-10 |
| SMOG March Engineering | March-Ford | 712M | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Ronnie Peterson | 1-10 |
| Sten Gunnarsson | 7 | ||||
| François Migault | 9 | ||||
| Squadra Tartaruga | March-Ford | 712M | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Xavier Perrot | 1-3 |
| Midland Racing Team | Chevron-Ford | B18 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Bruno Frey | 1 |
| Hervé Bayard | 6 | ||||
| Ecurie Bonnier SA Lola Cars Ltd | Lola-Ford | T240 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Helmut Marko | 1, 3-4 |
| Jo Bonnier | 11 | ||||
| Constructions Mechaniques Pygmée | Pygmée-Ford | MDB16 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Patrick Dal Bo | 1-2, 4, 7, 9 |
| Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 4, 6 | ||||
| Helmut Marko | 7 | ||||
| Jimmy Mieusset | 9 | ||||
| John Watson | Brabham-Ford | BT30 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | John Watson | 1-8, 10 |
| Johnny Blades | Lotus-Ford | 59B | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Johnny Blades | 1-3, 5 |
| Clarke-Mordaunt Racing with Alistair Guthrie | March-Ford | 712M | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Mike Beuttler | 1-7, 9-11 |
| Écurie Monaco | Brabham-Ford | BT30 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Lionel Noghès | 1-2, 4, 6, 9, 11 |
| Jean Blanc | Tecno-Ford | 70 71 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Jean Blanc | 1-2, 4, 11 |
 John Cannon Racing | March-Ford | 712M | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | John Cannon | 2-7, 10-11 |
| FIRST | Brabham-Ford | BT30 BT36 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Peter Westbury | 2-3, 5-6, 8-10 |
| John Wingfield | Brabham-Ford | BT30 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | John Wingfield | 2-3, 5 |
| Rod Pickering | Brabham-Ford | BT23C | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Rod Pickering | 2 |
| Ecurie Ecosse | March-Ford | 712M | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Tom Walkinshaw | 2, 4-5 |
| Gerry Birrell | 3 | ||||
| Frank Williams Motul March | March-Ford | 712M | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Derek Bell | 2-3, 5, 7, 9-10 |
| Henri Pescarolo | 2-3, 5, 8-10 | ||||
| Max Jean | 6 | ||||
| Carlos Pace | 6-11 | ||||
| Christian Ethuin | 6 | ||||
| Lotus-Ford | 59B | Carlos Pace | 5 | ||
| Shell - Meubles Arnold Team | March-Ford | 712M | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Jean-Pierre Jaussaud | 2-10 |
| Jean-Pierre Jarier | 2, 4-7, 9-11 | ||||
| Clay Regazzoni | 11 | ||||
| Jo Siffert - Chevron Racing Team | Chevron-Ford | B18 B18C | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Jo Siffert | 2-3, 5 |
| François Mazet | 4, 6, 9-10 | ||||
| Chris Craft | 5, 7 | ||||
| José Dolhem | 11 | ||||
| Crosslé Racing Team | Crosslé-Ford | 18F | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Brian Nelson | 2 |
| Bernd Terbeck | Brabham-Ford | BT36 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Bernd Terbeck | 3, 5, 7 |
| Scuderia Jolly Club Switzerland - Marlboro Racing Silvio Moser Racing Team SA | Brabham-Ford | BT30 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Silvio Moser | 4-6, 9-11 |
| Jürg Dubler | 6-7 | ||||
| March-Ford | 712M | Fredy Link | 5, 7, 10-11 | ||
| GTE Racing Cars | Lotus-Ford | 69 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Adam Potocki | 4-6, 9-10 |
| Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 9 | ||||
| Nick May | Chevron-Ford | B17B | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Nick May | 5 |
| Hervé Bayard | Chevron-Ford | B18 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Hervé Bayard | 5 |
| ACA Racing Club | McLaren-Ford | M4A | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Georges Schäfer | 5 |
| Keiper Recaro Racing Team | Maco-Ford | 271 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | Ernst Maring | 7 |
| Race No | Circuit | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 April | 20+20 | 6.789=271.56 km | 1'27:09.8 | 186.931 km/h | François Cevert | ||||
| 2 | 12 April | 50 | 3.791=189.55 km | 1'02:36.2 1'02:36.8 | 181.668 km/h 181.639 km/h | Graham Hill Ronnie Peterson | ||||
| 3 | Nürburgring (Eifelrennen) | 2 May | 10 | 22.835=228.35 km | 1'20:19.2 | 170.580 km/h | François Cevert | |||
| 4 | 16 May | 60 | 3.404=204.24 km | 1'29:42.9 1'29:57.7 | 136.593 km/h 136.218 km/h | Emerson Fittipaldi Dieter Quester | ||||
| 5 | 31 May | 50 | 2.238=111.85 km | 0'42:03.0 0'42:07.4 | 159.590 km/h 159.312 km/h | Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Tim Schenken Ronnie Peterson Emerson Fittipaldi | Emerson Fittipaldi Tim Schenken | |||
| 6 | 27 June | 25 | 6.541=163.525 km | 0'55:36.3 | 176.450 km/h | |||||
| 7 | 8 August | 36+36 | 4.092=294.624 km | 1'46:08.2 | 166.554 km/h | Ronnie Peterson | ||||
| 22 August | cancelled | |||||||||
| 8 | 12 September | 35+35 | 2.86=200.2 km | 1'24:32.26 | 142.091 km/h | |||||
| 9 | 26 September | 63 | 3.636=229.068 km | 1'16:49.1 1'17:49,6 | 178.917 km/h 176.599 km/h | Emerson Fittipaldi Carlos Reutemann | ||||
| 10 | 10 October | 35+35 | 3.2=224.0 km | 1'25:57.2 | 156.364 km/h | Emerson Fittipaldi | Emerson Fittipaldi | Ronnie Peterson | ||
| 11 | 17 October | 65 | 3.2=208.0 km | 1'19:49.1 | 156.355 km/h | Emerson Fittipaldi |
Note:
Race 1, 7, 8 and 10 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.
Race 2, 5 and 6 were held with two semi-final heats and the final run, with time only shown for the final.
Race 2, 4, 5 and 9 was won by a graded driver, all graded drivers are shown in Italics.
For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. The best 8 results count. No driver had a point deduction.
| Place | Name | Team | Chassis | Engine | HOC | THR | NÜR | JAR | CRY | ROU | MAN | TUL | ALB | VLL1 | VLL2 | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 9 | - | - | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | - | 54 | |||||
| 2 | 6 | - | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | - | 9 | 4 | - | 40 | |||||
| 3 | - | - | - | 9 | - | 6 | - | 4 | - | 6 | 6 | 31 | |||||
| 4 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | 27 | |||||
| 5 | 9 | 4 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | |||||
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 16 | |||||
| 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 9 | 12 | |||||
| 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 4 | 10 | |||||
| 9 | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 9 | |||||
| 10 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | |||||
| 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 7 | ||||||||
| 4 | - | - | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 7 | ||||||
| 13 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |||||
| 14 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 | |||||
| private entry | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 5 | |||||
| 16 | private entry | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | ||||
| 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 18 | private entry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | ||||
| - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 20 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |||||
| - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||||||
| - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Note:
Only drivers which were not graded were able to score points.