The 1971 Italian Grand Prix was Round 9 of the 1971 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at the Monza circuit in Italy on Sunday, 5 September 1971. Chris Amon started on pole position for Matra and Peter Gethin was the race winner for BRM.
1971 Italian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Peter Gethin | Great Britain | BRM | Firestone | 55 | 1:18:12.600 | 1:18:12.600 | - | - | 1:24.100 | 47 | 242.620 | 11 | 9 |
| 2 | 25 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | March Ford | Firestone | 55 | +0.010 | 1:18:12.610 | +0.010 | +0.010 | 1:24.100 | 38 | 242.620 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | François Cévert | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 55 | +0.090 | 1:18:12.690 | +0.090 | +0.080 | 1:24.300 | 39 | 242.610 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 | Mike Hailwood | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 55 | +0.180 | 1:18:12.780 | +0.180 | +0.090 | 1:24.100 | 9 | 242.610 | 17 | 3 |
| 5 | 19 | Howden Ganley | New Zealand | BRM | Firestone | 55 | +0.610 | 1:18:13.210 | +0.610 | +0.430 | 1:24.000 | 54 | 242.580 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | Chris Amon | New Zealand | Matra | Goodyear | 55 | +32.360 | 1:18:44.960 | +32.360 | +31.750 | 1:24.200 | 37 | 240.950 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 14 | Jackie Oliver | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 55 | +1:24.830 | 1:19:37.430 | +1:24.830 | +52.470 | 1:24.100 | 9 | 238.310 | 13 | |
| 8 | 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 54 | +1 lap | 1:18:55.170 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:25.900 | 41 | 236.060 | 18 | |
| 9 | 20 | Jo Siffert | Switzerland | BRM | Firestone | 53 | +2 laps | 1:19:45.160 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:24.200 | 28 | 229.270 | 3 | |
| 10 | 28 | Jo Bonnier | Sweden | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 51 | +4 laps | 1:18:13.880 | 4 laps | 2 laps | 1:28.300 | 4 | 224.910 | 21 | |
| DNF | 10 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 47 | Gearbox | 1:08:04.900 | 1:25.200 | 43 | 238.200 | 14 | |||
| NC | 26 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | March Ford | Goodyear | 47 | +8 laps | 1:18:52.100 | 1:30.600 | 2 | 205.600 | 24 | |||
| DNF | 24 | Mike Beuttler | Great Britain | March Ford | Firestone | 41 | Engine | 59:11.700 | 1:25.400 | 29 | 239.000 | 16 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Henri Pescarolo | France | March Ford | Goodyear | 40 | Suspension | 1:04:46.900 | 1:23.800 | 9 | 213.000 | 10 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Andrea de Adamich | Italy | March Alfa Romeo | Firestone | 33 | Engine | 50:35.200 | 1:29.800 | 21 | 225.100 | 20 | |||
| DNF | 4 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ferrari | Firestone | 17 | Engine | 24:20.200 | 1:24.900 | 14 | 241.000 | 8 | |||
| DNF | 30 | Jackie Stewart | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 15 | Engine | 21:29.500 | 1:24.800 | 15 | 240.800 | 7 | |||
| DNF | 3 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ferrari | Firestone | 15 | Engine | 21:32.200 | 1:24.800 | 14 | 240.300 | 2 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Nanni Galli | Italy | March Ford | Firestone | 11 | Electrical | 15:52.000 | 1:24.200 | 9 | 239.200 | 19 | |||
| DNF | 11 | Tim Schenken | Australia | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 5 | Suspension | 7:19.300 | 1:24.300 | 3 | 235.600 | 9 | |||
| DNF | 27 | Silvio Moser | Switzerland | Bellasi Ford | - | 5 | Suspension | 7:40.400 | 1:28.800 | 3 | 224.800 | 22 | |||
| DNF | 7 | John Surtees | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 3 | Engine | 4:26.100 | 1:25.700 | 3 | 233.400 | 15 | |||
| DNF | 21 | Helmut Marko | Austria | BRM | Firestone | 3 | Engine | 4:56.000 | 1:26.400 | 2 | 209.800 | 12 | |||
| DNS | 8 | Rolf Stommelen | Germany | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 0 | Accident | 23 |