1971 International Gold Cup
Pos No Driver Entrant Car Lap Gap
1 34 Peter Gethin Yardley Team BRM BRM P160 1:24.6
2 37 Henri Pescarolo Motul/Frank Williams Racing Cars March 711 1:25.0 +0.4
3 33 Howden Ganley Yardley Team BRM BRM P153 1:25.0 +0.0
4 32 John Surtees Brooke Bond Oxo/Rob Walker/Team Surtees Surtees TS9 1:25.8 +0.8
5 35 Mike Beuttler Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie Racing March 711 1:25.8 +0.0
6 3 Frank Gardner Motor Racing Research/Lola Cars Ltd Lola T300 1:26.0 +0.2
7 26 Allan Rollinson Alan McKechnie Racing Surtees TS8 1:26.8 +0.8
8 1 Brian Redman Sid Tayor/Castrol Racing McLaren M18 1:28.2 +1.4
9 22 Graham McRae Crown Lynn Properties McLaren M10B 1:28.8 +0.6
10 15 Mike Hailwood Team Surtees Ltd Surtees TS8 1:28.8 +0.0
11 11 Trevor Taylor Malaya Garages Leda LT25 1:29.0 +0.2
12 39 Chris Craft Alain de Cadenet Brabham BT33 1:29.2 +0.2
13 77 Mike Walker Doug Hardwick Lola T192 1:29.8 +0.6
14 38 Tony Trimmer Motul/Frank Williams Racing Cars March 701 1:31.0 +1.2
15 21 David Prophet Bugle-Prophet Racing McLaren M10B 1:31.8 +0.8
16 44 Gordon Spice Gordon Spice Cash ' n'Carry McLaren M10B 1:32.4 +0.6
17 66 Fred Saunders Fred Saunders/London School of Flying Crosslé 15F 1:34.4 +2.0
18 41 Bob Miller Bob Miller Dulon LD8 1:37.8 +3.4
19 5 Jock Russell Jock Russell Lotus 70 1:39.6 +1.8
20 4 John Myerscough John Butterworth Racing McLaren M10B 1:39.8 +0.2
Qualifying
The XVIII International Gold Cup was a non-championship Formula One race, and also a round of the European Formula 5000 Championship, held on 22 August 1971 at Oulton Park. Eight Formula 1 cars turned up, with a full complement of F5000 cars making up the rest of the grid. Peter Gethin set pole position for the first heat, which was won by Henri Pescarolo. The grid for the second heat was arranged according to the finishing order of the first heat. John Surtees took the lead from Pescarolo and held it to the end, setting fastest lap, and a new circuit record, in the process. His win and his third place in the first heat made him the aggregate winner, just ahead of Howden Ganley. Frank Gardner was the highest F5000 finisher in both heats, his performance being good enough for third overall.