Round 8 · 15 August 1971
1971 Austrian Grand Prix: results
Jo Siffert (BRM) won the 1971 Austrian Grand Prix, round 8 of the championship, held on 15 August 1971 at Red Bull Ring (Austria), starting from position 1. Emerson Fittipaldi (Lotus-Ford) and Tim Schenken (Brabham) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jo Siffert | BRM | 1 | 1:30:23.910 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 5 | +4.120 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Tim Schenken | Brabham | 7 | +19.770 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford | 10 | +31.870 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 8 | +48.430 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | 13 | +84.510 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees | 12 | +97.420 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 11 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Jackie Oliver | McLaren | 22 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 16 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 11 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 17 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Nanni Galli | March-Alfa Romeo | 15 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 13 | Mike Beuttler | March-Ford | 19 | — | — | Not classified |
| 14 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 3 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 2 | — | — | Halfshaft |
| 16 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 6 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Niki Lauda | March-Ford | 21 | — | — | Handling |
| 18 | John Surtees | Surtees | 18 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 4 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 14 | — | — | Ignition |
| 21 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 9 | — | — | Engine |
| 22 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren | 20 | — | — | Fuel leak |