1971 British Grand Prix
| Date | Saturday, 17 July 1971 |
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| Circuit | Silverstone, 68 laps |
| Round | 6 of 11 |
| Race numbers | The 1971 British Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +1 |  Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 68 | 1hr 31m 31.500s | 9 |
| 2 | +3 |  Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth | 68 | +36.100s | 6 |
| 3 | +1 |  Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 68 | +50.500s | 4 |
| 4 | +13 |  Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 67 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +7 |  Rolf Stommelen | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 67 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +12 | John Surtees | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 67 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +8 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 66 | +2 laps | |
| 8 | +3 |  Howden Ganley | BRM | 66 | +2 laps | |
| 9 | -6 |  Jo Siffert | BRM | 66 | +2 laps | |
| 10 | Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 65 | +3 laps | ||
| 11 | +10 |  Nanni Galli | March-Ford Cosworth | 65 | +3 laps | |
| 12 | -5 |  Tim Schenken | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 63 | DNF | |
| NC | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Pratt & Whitney | 57 | +11 laps | ||
| NC | Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo | 56 | +12 laps | ||
| R | Peter Gethin | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 53 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 51 | DNF | ||
| R | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 48 | DNF | ||
| R | Chris Amon | Matra | 35 | DNF | ||
| R | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 32 | DNF | ||
| R | Derek Bell | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 23 | DNF | ||
| R | Mike Beuttler | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 21 | DNF | ||
| R |  Dave Charlton | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1 | DNF | ||
| R | Jackie Oliver | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Tim Schenken ended lap 63 in P3 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:18.100
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 3 | Jo Siffert | BRM |
| 4 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 6 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
| 7 | Tim Schenken | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 8 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 9 | Chris Amon | Matra |
| 10 | Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 11 | Howden Ganley | BRM |
| 12 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 13 | Dave Charlton | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 14 | Peter Gethin | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra |
| 16 | Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 17 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 18 | John Surtees | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 19 | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Pratt & Whitney |
| 20 | Mike Beuttler | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 21 | Nanni Galli | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 22 | Jackie Oliver | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 23 | Derek Bell | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 24 | Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | 42 |
| 2 | Jacky Ickx | 19 |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson | 15 |
| 4 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 10 |
| 5 |  Mario Andretti | 9 |
| 6 |  Pedro Rodriguez | 9 |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni | 8 |
| 8 | Chris Amon | 8 |
| 9 | Francois Cevert | 6 |
| 10 | Denny Hulme | 6 |
| 11 | Reine Wisell | 4 |
| = | Jo Siffert | 4 |
| 13 | Henri Pescarolo | 3 |
| 14 | John Surtees | 3 |
| = | Rolf Stommelen | 3 |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Mike Beuttler
- Wins
- 16th for Jackie Stewart (1st driver to win the British Grand Prix for Tyrrell)
- 4th for Tyrrell
- Podiums
- 28th for Jackie Stewart
- 3rd for Emerson Fittipaldi
- 2nd for Ronnie Peterson
- 71st for Lotus
- 10th for March (12th constructor to score ten podiums)
- 6th for Tyrrell
- Poles
- 2nd for Clay Regazzoni (last until 1973)
- 56th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 10th for Jackie Stewart (9th driver to set ten fastest laps, 5th British driver)
- 3rd for Tyrrell
- Front row starts
- 30th for Jackie Stewart (6th driver to achieve 30 front row starts, 4th British driver)
- 6th for Clay Regazzoni
- 3rd for Jo Siffert (first since 1968; first for BRM)
- Points finishes
- 40th and last for John Surtees
- Win & fastest lap
- 9th for Jackie Stewart