0:25 that 4 wheel drift of the BRM as they come into view 😍

When F1 was F1, and not todays slotcar race. Rip Ronnie, you are still number one. Thanks for the upload. Regards from Sweden.

Avevo 13 anni, amavo le corse! Auto bellissime! E piloti veri! Bello vedere Margherita, la moglie del compianto Lorenzo BANDINI premiare Peter Ghetin. Mi emoziono ancora a vedere questi filmati bellissimi!

Still one of the most thrilling Grand Prix races ever…if not the greatest!

Closest finale in F1 history!! One hundred of a second to place 2, 64 hundreds of a second for first five.

I met Howden Ganley once and asked if he thought at this race he had a chance to win. He said at the beginning he did but by that last lap his brakes were shot and he was just hanging on.

l'ultimo GP a Monza senza varianti/chicanes bello l'effetto scia ed i trenini di auto tipo Indy 5:34 Gethin sprint con Peterson

The pilots of this era had balls of pure steel.

thats amazing even today

These guys were NUTS RUNNING LIKE THIS! And they were Less Nuts than when they had the Banked Track!

This is an amazing video. It's awesome that in those days, overtaking was so easy, and incertanty was the motto. This is a real treeasure!

Des formules 1 , avec un design, une architecture, un moteur, des pneus differents qui finissent dans la même seconde apres 300 km de course. Ca , c'etait la belle époque 👍👍👍

This video is so precious...don't ever delete it

Amazing duel between Peterson and Cevert, two giants of motorsport.

A career highlight for the great Peter Gethin - setting an average speed record for F1 that wouldn't be bettered until 2003 by Michael Schumacher.

Now that's a proper competition!

Best F1 finish ever.

Incrível notar que ainda participavam carros sem aerofólio (as baratinhas) e alguns com desenho bem diferente dos demais, como a própria STP March. Mas é uma corrida icônica.

01:22 WT...no chicane, no chicane! amazing.

❤ For those who don't know, this race was special for three reasons: *1.* This was the closest finish in Formula One history - for Top 2, Top 3, Top 4, and Top 5. 1 Peter Gethin (Great Britain) BRM 1:18:12.60 2 Ronnie Peterson (Sweden) March-Ford +0.01 s 3 Francois Cevert (France) Tyrrell-Ford +0.09 s 4 Mike Hailwood (Great Britain) Surtees-Ford +0.18 s 5 Howden Ganley (New Zealand) BRM +0.61 s Then there was a gap of over 31 seconds. *2.* With an average speed of 242.615 km/h (150.754 mph), this race stood as the fastest-ever Formula One race for 32 years, until the 2003 Italian Grand Prix at Monza (Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, 247.585 km/h (153.842 mph), 1:14:19.838 - also the shortest *full-distance* F1 race ever - in 2023, they only did 51 laps because of Yuki Tsunoda's engine failure, so 1:13:41.143 doesn't really count as much). *3.* In qualifying, Chris Amon got pole position (1:22.40) in his Matra by setting the (then) fastest lap of all time at 251.214 km/h (156.097 mph)! Next year, two chicanes were added for safety reasons.

those cars were sliding in every corner. Amazing skills what those drivers had in that time.

@achwhat for your info: this is the mother of all slipstreamers - fastest monza race ever on this faster track configuration.

I wish there was a camera at the Curva Grande and the Rossia Kink. There's essentially 'dead air' until they get to the first Lesmo. Classic footage to be sure though. Thanks for sharing!

Gethin there, Peter!

That's a good archived f1 video i ever seen Also anyone noticed that there's an oval in front of the grid however F1 ban them because it was too dangerous to drive

I was at the end of the strait leading into the parabolica. They were going very fast at that point so I couldn't keep track of any but the leader.I think Pererson was leading the last lap going into the parabolica, but Gethin won.

I watched that slide in the first corner 22 times and then watched the rest.

RIP Peter

In 1971 the last race without chicanes. Pure speed.

The Gang of 5 video: love it. Notably the BRM drivers. Siffert sliding through the Lesmo on lap 1 & Gethin using every inch of the track, esp. @ 4:35 starting the last lap. Thanks for posting. Bookmarked.

R.I.P Peter Gethin

Descanse en Paz Mr. Gethin. Uruguay.

It just shows that F1 is not as competitive as in those days...

this is the mother of all slipstreamers - fastest gp ever

Thanks for posting this. Amazing finish!

great fight and great victory for BRM...

Wow ! I enjoyed it. I will also indicate I own on DVD from 1070 to 1979 series, which includes this particular event. So, thank you. Bye , bye. C/O RDRT.

Too cool. This is the reason I became a race fan.

RIP P. Gethin

50 years ago

Ahhh....the Monza Oval. Gotta love those banked corners at 240 mph

I’d forgotten how wide some tracks were on the straights!

Imagine if they Brake JUST EVER so slightly at a Different point going into the Parabolica.... Massive Crash.

Contra to some other post - I thought this was a great video, partly because it lacked some screaming commentator. Loved simply watching the race... exciting enough without the screaming.

I was at threat race at the bistro section eating a panino and a Brio Chinotto- that was my best recollection!

@dralontube Especially now when you consider that at the speeds they could get at places like Monza, a high speed off usually was something you didn't walk away from.

There wasn't even a Variante Ascari! I thought that one was older.

🙋‍♂️🏁🏎

Dangerous days of F1.....

5:24 The closest finishes in F1 history.

The back marker is still in 1967 with that car 😂

Back when F1 cars took air and drifted around corners. Oh and had a special compartment to hold the drivers balls.

These Drivers beyond sanity today standard

Das waren noch wirkliche Rennen . Spannend von Anfang bis Ende. Heute ist die Formel 1 nur noch aus der Retorte und interessiert einen echten Racing Fans kein bischen mehr !!!!!

Monza in the early 70s was just pure speed. Very little breaking! All this won by a Brit called Peter Gethin... just!

This is absolutely wonderfully astounding :-) :-) :-) Those drivers where TRUE RACERS in a crazy era of F1. AMAZING RACE ! ! ! Wonder how many Corners wonderboy Verstappen and the rest of the drivers in F1 today would have lastet in this Race in those 1971 cars? My guess is as good as Yours ;-)

Thank you phcac, thats Formula 1, where are the great Teams BRM, Lotus, Tyrell today??

After all these years or rewatching this video, I have discovered why Peterson lost it. Look at frames 5:20 to 5:22. Peterson is losing the left rear of his car and correcting his wheel to the left due to a very loose rear end; all due to swinging across the front of Cevert to block him and missing the proper breaking point and line- without knowing that Gethin is storming through very low, out of the normal groove, but on the inside line. The correction and loose end causes him to loose speed coming out of Lesmo and on to the straight, so Gethin, totally red-lining the engine (he said he did), powers by and wins. It is, along with Monaco 1970, the greatest race I've ever seen. Totally different cars, different engines, different designs, loud engines, hug tires- all racing should be. Instead, today, we've got tires intentionally designed to loose massive grip if run at their near limit for a few laps, cars that all look the same, skinny childish looking tires, and a total package that looks like and sounds like electric slot cars on a Scalextric track. Any wonder why so many F-1 fans don't like it any more? It's become a joke.

These guys were ALL highly religious because They ALL knew within less then 2 hours they could be meeting their maker. The closest thing to Roman Glory.. Now the computers, stewards, lawyers, safety, costs. Not the same world

Quei Piloti per noi non erano solo piloti , ma Eroi

Today is very different...you just listen on the radios : " give my position back " 😂

Veri cavalieri del rischio! Che pista Monza senza chicane! Forse la vera f1 è morta con l'avvento delle chicane.

RIP Ronnie Peterson 1978 - the best ever not crowning his career with a Title in F1 !

At the start someone is still, some other is moving and the one who takes the lead was already launched.. such an irregular start

Ah the good old days before chicanes destroyed Monza

Um "show" de corrida ! Entre as melhores de todos os tempos ! Peter Gethin ganhou dando "shows", na monumental desgarrada e controlada na entrada da reta e primeira volta. E na disputa final na mesma curva, quando fez o "seu" traçado e saiu mais veloz para ganhar por centímetros. Mais abaixo, vonwegen 100. Comenta lembrando outras curiosidades interessantes da prova.

Questi Erano dei piloti con la P maiuscola!!!!😮

Talk about having some balls!

Sad thing is the drivers these days could not drive this closely for lap after lap without crashing..... Vettel only needs to try once and he takes someone out...... :D

Gethin never led a complete lap in any of his 31 F1 World Championship GP races

F1's closest ever finish There were only 0.01 seconds between Peter Gethin(The race winner) and Ronnie Peterson(2nd) This was also Peter Gethin's only Podium in Formula 1 In fact Gethin never led an entire Lap in F1 as he passed from 4th to 1st in the last Lap

Francois & Ronnie upstaged by that old baldy guy....lol....Peter was a journeyman but didn't he drive a great race

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apache202 - this video is exactly why I no longer watch formula 1, how many times did the lead change place!! they get excited about 1 car overtaking in modern F1 here its balls out driving from start to finish.... no amount of clever graphics and commentary can make up for the fact that the racing is just not that exciting anymore!

Peccato che non sono pubblicati video a colori di questo GP Monza '71 !

Dirò di più ..... Il sottofondo sonoro del video è una Sinfonia degli Eroi

that's what i call close racing

Senti che cantare questi motori....

This one looks like a home video (in 1971). Is it correct?

the hell with the average speed.. what was the top speed set that weekend by the f1 cars?

lol most of the cars wernt even stationary at the start (:

full race ?

No chicanes, no run off at the lesmos, brave men

What a shambles of a start! Most of the cars were still rolling when they were given the start flag. Was this normal back then?

Can anyone spot the Lotus Turbine car?

@DaiJonesful like bullfighting

carreron

How old was that car with no wings*? You won't get cars that outdated in the 2020s, even if they can be competitive, because the regulations will be changed and tweaked so often. *at the time

how much hp? must be colorized

Monza with no chicane

何が凄いって顎皇帝様に破られる以前のF1決勝最高速記録が普段はワキ役な面々によって成された事実!!

😮W 1971 roku nie było jeszcze kolorowej telewizji..? To jakiś żart ? 😊👎👎👎

its quite boring without commentary

240+ kph with full tanks.

It was a video here, the hole race, same quality, black and white and with a French TV commentator. Damn, can't finde it? Do you guys know where to finde it?

RIP Peter