French Grand Prix
Round 5 · 4 July 1971 ·Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France
Cevert
Tyrrell
2
Stewart
Tyrrell
1
Fittipaldi
Lotus-Ford
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart |  British | Tyrrell | 55 | 1:46:42.3 | 9 |
| 2 | François Cevert |  French | Tyrrell | 55 | +28.12 | 6 |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi |  Brazilian | Lotus-Ford | 55 | +34.07 | 4 |
| 4 | Jo Siffert |  Swiss | BRM | 55 | +37.17 | 3 |
| 5 | Chris Amon |  New Zealander | Matra | 55 | +41.08 | 2 |
| 6 | Reine Wisell |  Swedish | Lotus-Ford | 55 | +1:16.02 | 1 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | French | Matra | 55 | +1:16.93 | 0 |
| 8 | John Surtees | British | Surtees | 55 | +1:24.91 | 0 |
| 9 | Peter Gethin | British | McLaren | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Howden Ganley | New Zealander | BRM | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Rolf Stommelen |  German | Surtees | 53 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Tim Schenken |  Australian | Brabham | 50 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| 13 | François Mazet | French | March-Ford | 50 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| N | Max Jean | French | March-Ford | 46 | Not classified | 0 |
| R | Henri Pescarolo | French | March-Ford | 45 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | Graham Hill | British | Brabham | 34 | Oil pipe | 0 |
| R | Andrea de Adamich |  Italian | March-Alfa Romeo | 31 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Pedro Rodríguez |  Mexican | BRM | 27 | Ignition | 0 |
| R | Clay Regazzoni | Swiss | Ferrari | 20 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Ronnie Peterson | Swedish | March-Alfa Romeo | 19 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Denny Hulme | New Zealander | McLaren | 16 | Ignition | 0 |
| R | Jacky Ickx |  Belgian | Ferrari | 4 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Alex Soler-Roig |  Spanish | March-Ford | 4 | Fuel pump | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- N
- Not classified