De 55e Indianapolis 500 werd gereden op zaterdag 29 mei 1971 op de Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Amerikaans coureur Al Unser won de race. Het was zijn tweede overwinning op rij.
Startgrid
RijBinnenMiddenBuiten1 Peter Revson Mark Donohue Bobby Unser2 Denny Hulme Al Unser A.J. Foyt3 Lloyd Ruby Joe Leonard Mario Andretti4 Jim Malloy Bill Vukovich II Gordon Johncock5 Gary Bettenhausen Cale Yarborough Bentley Warren6 David Hobbs Bud Tingelstad Rick Muther7 Mike Mosley Donnie Allison George Snider8 Roger McCluskey Wally Dallenbach Johnny Rutherford9 Sammy Sessions Larry Dickson Steve Krisiloff10 Denny Zimmerman George Follmer Mel Kenyon11 Art Pollard Bob Harkey Dick Simon
Race
# Coureur Auto Ronden Opgave1 Al Unser Colt-Ford2002 Peter Revson McLaren-Offenhauser 2003 A.J. Foyt Coyote-Ford2004 Jim Malloy Eagle-Offenhauser 2005 Bill Vukovich II Brabham-Offenhauser 2006 Donnie Allison Coyote-Ford1997 Bud Tingelstad Brabham-Offenhauser1988 Denny Zimmerman (R) Vollstedt-Offenhauser1899 Roger McCluskey Kuzma-Ford18810 Gary Bettenhausen Gerhardt-Offenhauser17811 Lloyd Ruby Mongoose-Ford174Mechanisch12 Bobby Unser Eagle-Offenhauser164Ongeval13 Mike Mosley Eagle-Ford159Ongeval14 Dick Simon Vollstedt-Ford15115 George Follmer Kingfish-Offenhauser147Mechanisch16 Cale Yarborough Mongoose-Ford140Mechanisch17 Denny Hulme McLaren-Offenhauser137Mechanisch18 Johnny Rutherford Eagle-Offenhauser12819 Joe Leonard Colt-Ford123Mechanisch20 David Hobbs (R) Lola-Ford107Ongeval21 Rick Muther Hawk II-Offenhauser85Ongeval22 Bob Harkey Gerhardt-Offenhauser77Mechanisch23 Bentley Warren (R) Eagle-Offenhauser76Mechanisch24 Wally Dallenbach Kuzma-Offenhauser69Mechanisch25 Mark Donohue McLaren-Offenhauser 66Mechanisch26 Art Pollard Scorpion-Ford45Mechanisch27 Sammy Sessions Lola-Ford43Mechanisch28 Larry Dickson Kingfish-Offenhauser33Mechanisch29 Gordon Johncock McLaren-Offenhauser11Ongeval30 Mario Andretti McNamara-Ford11Ongeval31 Steve Krisiloff (R) McNamara-Ford 10Mechanisch32 Mel Kenyon Kuzma-Ford 10Ongeval33 George Snider Eagle-Offenhauser 6StilgevallenGemiddelde snelheid : 253,850 km/h - Snelste Ronde : Mark Donohue, 281.57 km/h
Externe link Official Box Score, Indy500.com
Categorie:Indianapolis 500 Categorie:Autosport in 1971