Round 9 · 5 September 1971
1971 Italian Grand Prix: results
Peter Gethin (BRM) won the 1971 Italian Grand Prix, round 9 of the championship, held on 5 September 1971 at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza (Italy), starting from position 11. Ronnie Peterson (March-Ford) and François Cevert (Tyrrell) completed the podium. Pole position went to Chris Amon.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 11 | 1:18:12.600 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 6 | +0.010 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 5 | +0.090 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 17 | +0.180 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 4 | +0.610 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Chris Amon | Matra | 1 | +32.360 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Jackie Oliver | McLaren | 13 | +84.830 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Pratt & Whitney | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Jo Siffert | BRM | 3 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren | 21 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 11 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 14 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | March-Ford | 24 | — | — | Not classified |
| 13 | Mike Beuttler | March-Ford | 16 | — | — | Engine |
| 14 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | 10 | — | — | Suspension |
| 15 | Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo | 20 | — | — | Engine |
| 16 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 8 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 2 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 7 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Nanni Galli | March-Ford | 19 | — | — | Electrical |
| 20 | Tim Schenken | Brabham | 9 | — | — | Suspension |
| 21 | Silvio Moser | Bellasi | 22 | — | — | Suspension |
| 22 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 12 | — | — | Engine |
| 23 | John Surtees | Surtees | 15 | — | — | Engine |
| 24 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees | 23 | — | — | Accident |