Round 5 · 4 July 1971
1971 French Grand Prix: results
Jackie Stewart (Tyrrell) won the 1971 French Grand Prix, round 5 of the championship, held on 4 July 1971 at Circuit Paul Ricard (France), starting from position 1. François Cevert (Tyrrell) and Emerson Fittipaldi (Lotus-Ford) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1 | 1:46:42.300 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 7 | +28.120 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 17 | +34.070 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Jo Siffert | BRM | 6 | +37.170 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Chris Amon | Matra | 9 | +41.080 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford | 15 | +76.020 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 8 | +76.930 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | John Surtees | Surtees | 13 | +84.910 s | — | Finished |
| 9 | Peter Gethin | McLaren | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees | 10 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Tim Schenken | Brabham | 14 | — | — | Oil pressure |
| 13 | François Mazet | March-Ford | 23 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 14 | Max Jean | March-Ford | 22 | — | — | Not classified |
| 15 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | 18 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 16 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 4 | — | — | Oil pipe |
| 17 | Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo | 20 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 5 | — | — | Ignition |
| 19 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 2 | — | — | Accident |
| 20 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Alfa Romeo | 12 | — | — | Engine |
| 21 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 11 | — | — | Ignition |
| 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 3 | — | — | Engine |
| 23 | Alex Soler-Roig | March-Ford | 21 | — | — | Fuel pump |