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[RacingCompagniet]

In 1971 there were two Formula 2 races held in Sweden, a European Championship round at Mantorp Park early August and a non-championship race at Kinnekulle Ring a fortnight later with several Grand Prix drivers and other top drivers.  Here are some of my photos from the Kinnekulle race.

 

 

Carlos Reutemann (Brabham BT36).  The race was reported live to Argentina over telephone by a reporter standing on the roof of the timekeeper's tower.

 

Emerson Fittipaldi (Lotus 69)

 

Graham Hill (Brabham BT36)

 

Niki Lauda (March 712M)

 

 

 

Lars-Göran Sjöberg

 

[ReWind]

BTW: The qualifying times which at the moment are still missing at OldRacingCars.com are at least partly readable here (Bilsport # 11/1971) (sample # 4 of 5).

[jcbc3]

OT:

Spoiler

 

 

 

 

Niki Lauda (March 712M)

 

 

 

Lars-Göran Sjöberg

 

Funny that Niki is sporting Erste Österreiches Spar Casse, when I usually associate him with Raffeisen Bank:

 

 

Any Austrians that know if one is (or was) a subsidiary of the other? And where did he get the famous bank loan for the BRM drive?

[Collombin]

I think they were rival banks, Raiffeisen stepping in after Lauda lost the support of the other thanks to his grandfather.

I don't think a BRM loan ever existed - Lauda negotiated payments in instalments, hoping to earn enough from his racing to pay off the first one, then to be enough of a star by the time of the second instalment that the whole thing could be forgotten, even getting paid to drive instead.

[RacingCompagniet]

BTW: The qualifying times which at the moment are still missing at OldRacingCars.com are at least partly readable here (Bilsport # 11/1971) (sample # 4 of 5).

You will find the qualifying times for this (and "all" other Swedish races) here:  .www.svenskracing.se.  Select "Tävlingar" (=races) on the menu and then select year and race.

  (I hope the link works...)

[ReWind]

Meanwhile I checked at home and found the results in Sheldon's Black Book. I wonder why Allen Brown does not have them available.

[70JesperOH]

You will find the qualifying times for this (and "all" other Swedish races) here:  .www.svenskracing.se.  Select "Tävlingar" (=races) on the menu and then select year and race.

  (I hope the link works...)

 

For historic and contemporary results of Swedish and partially other Nordic contries, this site is very much recommended indeed: https://www.svenskracing.se/

 

..it even has random race reports..

 

Jesper

[RacingCompagniet]

Bob Wollek (Brabham BT36)

 

Carlos Pace (March 712M)

 

Gerry Birrell (Lotus 69)

 

Sten Gunnarsson (March 712M)

 

 

L-G Sjöberg

[barrykm]

Such great-looking racing cars in this era of F2 

[RacingCompagniet]

John Cannon, March 712M

 

John Watson, Brabham BT36

 

Patrick Dal Bo, Pygmée MDB16

 

 

L-G Sjöberg

[RacingCompagniet]

The final ones from this race.

 

Peter Westbury (Brabham BT36)

 

Ronnie Peterson (March 712M)

 

Reine Wisell (Lotus 69)

 

Tim Schenken (Brabham BT36)

 

Tetsu Ikuzawa (Lotus 69)

 

Wilson Fittipaldi (March 712M)

 

 

Lars-Göran Sjöberg