1971 World Championship Victory Race

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = NC

|Country = UK

|Details ref = {{cite web|title=1971 Victory Race|url=https://chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1971&gp=Victory%20Race&r=1|work=ChicaneF1|access-date=28 February 2024}}

|Grand Prix = World Championship Victory Race

|GP_Suffix =

|Image = File:Brands Hatch 1960-1975.svg

|Official name = Rothmans World Championship Victory Race

|Location = Brands Hatch, Kent

|Date = 24 October

|Year = 1971

|Course = Permanent racing facility

|Course_mi = 2.65

|Course_km = 4.265

|Distance_laps = 40

|Distance_mi = 106

|Distance_km = 170.59

|Weather =

|Pole_Driver = Jo Siffert

|Pole_Country = Switzerland

|Pole_Team = BRM

|Pole_Time = 1:22.8

|Fast_Driver = Emerson Fittipaldi

|Fast_Team = Lotus

|Fast_Time = 1:24.0

|Fast_Country = Brazil

|First_Driver = Peter Gethin

|First_Country = UK

|First_Team = BRM

|Second_Driver = Emerson Fittipaldi

|Second_Country = Brazil

|Second_Team = Lotus

|Third_Driver = Jackie Stewart

|Third_Country = UK

|Third_Team = Tyrrell

}}

File:Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 003 Brands Hatch 1971.jpg driving the Tyrrell 003 on his way to third place]]

The Rothmans World Championship Victory Race{{cite web|title= Rothmans World Championship Victory Race |date= 24 October 1971 |publisher= British Automobile Racing Club |url= http://www.progcovers.com/motor/brands711024.jpg |access-date= 6 February 2018 }} was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 24 October 1971 at Brands Hatch, Kent. The race was to be run over 40 laps of the circuit, but was stopped on lap 15 following the fatal accident suffered by Swiss driver Jo Siffert. The result was taken from the race order after 14 laps, with Peter Gethin being declared the winner in his BRM P160. The entry included several Formula 5000 cars which were contesting Round 12 of the 1971 Rothmans European Formula 5000 Championship.

Siffert's accident led to a rapid overhaul of safety, both in-car and on circuit. In the subsequent Royal Automobile Club (the UK organising and regulatory representative of the FIA at the time) investigation, it was discovered that the crash itself caused non-fatal injuries but Siffert had rather been killed by smoke inhalation. None of the trackside fire extinguishers worked, and it was found to be impossible to reach the car and extract Siffert because of the intense fire. On-board fire extinguishers (using BCF—Bromochlorodifluoromethane, an aircraft product) became mandatory and also piped air directly into the drivers' helmets.{{cn|date=October 2019}}