1971 French Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 4 July 1971 |
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| Circuit | Le Castellet, 55 laps |
| Round | 5 of 11 |
| Race numbers | The 1971 French Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 |  Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 55 | 1hr 46m 41.680s | 9 | |
| 2 | +5 |  Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 55 | +28.120s | 6 |
| 3 | +14 |  Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 55 | +34.070s | 4 |
| 4 | +2 |  Jo Siffert | BRM | 55 | +37.170s | 3 |
| 5 | +4 |  Chris Amon | Matra | 55 | +41.080s | 2 |
| 6 | +9 |  Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 55 | +1m 16.020s | 1 |
| 7 | +1 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 55 | +1m 16.930s | |
| 8 | +5 | John Surtees | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 55 | +1m 24.910s | |
| 9 | +10 | Peter Gethin | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 54 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | +6 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 54 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | -1 |  Rolf Stommelen | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 53 | +2 laps | |
| 12 | +2 |  Tim Schenken | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 50 | DNF | |
| 13 | +10 | Francois Mazet | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 50 | +5 laps | |
| NC | Max Jean | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 46 | +9 laps | ||
| R | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 45 | DNF | ||
| R | Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 34 | DNF | ||
| R |  Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo | 31 | DNF | ||
| R |  Pedro Rodriguez | BRM | 27 | DNF | ||
| R | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 20 | DNF | ||
| R | Ronnie Peterson | March-Alfa Romeo | 19 | DNF | ||
| R | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 16 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 4 | DNF | ||
| R |  Alex Soler-Roig | March-Alfa Romeo | 4 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Nanni Galli | March-Ford Cosworth | |||||
Notes
- Tim Schenken ended lap 50 in P6 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:50.710
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari |
| 3 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
| 4 | Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 5 | Pedro Rodriguez | BRM |
| 6 | Jo Siffert | BRM |
| 7 | Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra |
| 9 | Chris Amon | Matra |
| 10 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 11 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 12 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Alfa Romeo |
| 13 | John Surtees | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 14 | Tim Schenken | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 16 | Howden Ganley | BRM |
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 18 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 19 | Peter Gethin | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 20 | Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo |
| 21 | Alex Soler-Roig | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 22 | Max Jean | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 23 | Francois Mazet | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1971 French Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Jackie Stewart | 33 |
| 2 | Jacky Ickx | 19 |
| 3 |  Mario Andretti | 9 |
| 4 | Pedro Rodriguez | 9 |
| = | Ronnie Peterson | 9 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | 8 |
| 7 | Chris Amon | 8 |
| 8 | Francois Cevert | 6 |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 6 |
| 10 | Denny Hulme | 6 |
| 11 | Jo Siffert | 4 |
| = | Reine Wisell | 4 |
| 13 | John Surtees | 2 |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 1 |
| = | Rolf Stommelen | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 33 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 28 |
| 3 | BRM | 12 |
| 4 | March-Ford Cosworth | 9 |
| 5 | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 9 |
| 6 | Matra | 8 |
| 7 | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 6 |
| 8 | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 3 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Max Jean (only start), Francois Mazet (only start)
- Last start
- Pedro Rodriguez (last Mexican driver to start a race until 1977)
- Milestone race start
- 50th for McLaren (7th constructor to start 50 races)
- Wins
- 15th for Jackie Stewart
- 3rd for Tyrrell
- Race 1-2
- 1st for Tyrrell (14th different constructor to finish 1-2)
- Podiums
- 27th for Jackie Stewart, 2nd for Emerson Fittipaldi, 1st for Francois Cevert (107th different podium finisher, 8th French driver)
- 70th for Lotus (2nd constructor to score 70 podiums), 4th & 5th for Tyrrell
- Poles
- 9th for Jackie Stewart
- 4th for Tyrrell
- Fastest laps
- 9th for Jackie Stewart
- 2nd for Tyrrell
- Front row starts
- 29th for Jackie Stewart, 17th for Jacky Ickx, 5th for Clay Regazzoni
- Pole & win
- 3rd for Jackie Stewart
- Win & fastest lap
- 8th for Jackie Stewart
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 3rd for Jackie Stewart