This
month it is fifty years since Jo Siffert died at a
meeting I'd been really enjoying, since I was also a fan of Jackie Stewart. For this to happen at an event held to celebrate JYS's second World
Championship at the circuit where Seppi had won his first Grand Prix was especially poignant. But whilst the year 1971 will always bring to mind Jo's death
- along with that of fellow Porsche 917-great, Pedro Rodriguez – rather than dwelling on the tragedy, I wanted to establish an
upbeat record of his '71 season by writing an account of the forty one races he
contested that year prior to the Brands Hatch 'Victory' meeting. Here, too, is a selection of images from '71, and for several of these I'd like to record my thanks to Michael Keyser.
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| January: Daytona Courtesy autosportsltd.com |
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| April: With Simone at Oulton Courtesy Getty Images |
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| May: Monaco Courtesy autosportsltd.com |
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| June: Zandvoort Courtesy autosportsltd.com |
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August: Osterreichring Courtesy David Phipps/Sutton Images
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October: Edmonton (Photographer/copyright unknown)
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