1971 French Grand Prix
- Date
- 4 Jul 1971
- Circuit
- Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France
- Round
- 5 of 11
- Winner
- Jackie Stewart (Tyrrell)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1 | 55 | 1:46:42.3 | 9 | |
| 2 | 12 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 7 | 55 | +28.12 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 17 | 55 | +34.07 | 4 | |
| 4 | 14 | Jo Siffert | BRM | 6 | 55 | +37.17 | 3 | |
| 5 | 20 | Chris Amon | Matra | 9 | 55 | +41.08 | 2 | |
| 6 | 2 | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford | 15 | 55 | +1:16.02 | 1 | |
| 7 | 21 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 8 | 55 | +1:16.93 | 0 | |
| 8 | 22 | John Surtees | Surtees | 13 | 55 | +1:24.91 | 0 | |
| 9 | 10 | Peter Gethin | McLaren | 19 | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 16 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 16 | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 24 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees | 10 | 53 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 8 | Tim Schenken | Brabham | 14 | 50 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| 13 | 34 | François Mazet | March-Ford | 23 | 50 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| N | 28 | Max Jean | March-Ford | 22 | 46 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 27 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | 18 | 45 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 4 | 34 | Oil pipe | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo | 20 | 31 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 5 | 27 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 2 | 20 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Alfa Romeo | 12 | 19 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 11 | 16 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 3 | 4 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Alex Soler-Roig | March-Ford | 21 | 4 | Fuel pump | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 3 | 33 |
| 2 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1 | 19 |
| 3 | Mario Andretti | 1 | 9 | |
| 4 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Alfa Romeo | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Chris Amon | Matra | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 0 | 6 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyrrell | 3 | 33 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 2 | 28 |
| 3 | BRM | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | March-Ford | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Lotus-Ford | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | Matra | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | McLaren | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Surtees | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Brabham | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | March-Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 |