The 1971 British Grand Prix was Round 6 of the 1971 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Silverstone, United Kingdom on 17 July 1971. Clay Regazzoni started on pole position for Ferrari and Jackie Stewart was the race winner in the Tyrrell Ford.
1971 British Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Jackie Stewart | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 68 | 1:31:31.500 | 1:31:31.500 | - | - | 1:19.900 | 45 | 210.000 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 18 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | March Ford | Firestone | 68 | +36.100 | 1:32:07.600 | +36.100 | +36.100 | 1:20.300 | 59 | 208.600 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 68 | +50.500 | 1:32:22.000 | +50.500 | +14.400 | 1:20.200 | 8 | 208.100 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 26 | Henri Pescarolo | France | March Ford | Goodyear | 67 | +1 lap | 1:31:41.000 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:21.100 | 64 | 206.500 | 17 | 3 |
| 5 | 24 | Rolf Stommelen | Germany | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 67 | +1 lap | 1:31:41.500 | 1 lap | +0.500 | 1:21.100 | 52 | 206.500 | 12 | 2 |
| 6 | 23 | John Surtees | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 67 | +1 lap | 1:31:58.700 | 1 lap | +17.200 | 1:21.000 | 20 | 205.900 | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | 22 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | France | Matra | Goodyear | 66 | +2 laps | 1:31:34.000 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:21.300 | 52 | 203.700 | 15 | |
| 8 | 17 | Howden Ganley | New Zealand | BRM | Firestone | 66 | +2 laps | 1:31:39.100 | 2 laps | +5.100 | 1:20.000 | 52 | 203.500 | 11 | |
| 9 | 16 | Jo Siffert | Switzerland | BRM | Firestone | 66 | +2 laps | 1:32:50.900 | 2 laps | +1:11.800 | 1:20.100 | 7 | 200.900 | 3 | |
| 10 | 14 | François Cévert | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 65 | +3 laps | 1:31:41.900 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:20.900 | 62 | 200.300 | 10 | |
| 11 | 20 | Nanni Galli | Italy | March Ford | Firestone | 65 | +3 laps | 1:32:29.200 | 3 laps | +47.300 | 1:22.300 | 6 | 198.600 | 21 | |
| 12 | 8 | Tim Schenken | Australia | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 63 | Gearbox | 1:25:24.600 | 5 laps | 2 laps | 1:20.200 | 55 | 208.500 | 7 | |
| NC | 3 | Reine Wisell | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 57 | +11 laps | 1:32:19.600 | 1:22.600 | 39 | 174.500 | 19 | |||
| NC | 19 | Andrea de Adamich | Italy | March Alfa Romeo | Firestone | 56 | +12 laps | 1:32:07.500 | 1:24.400 | 51 | 171.800 | 24 | |||
| DNF | 10 | Peter Gethin | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 53 | Engine | 1:19:31.400 | 1:21.500 | 9 | 188.400 | 14 | |||
| DNF | 4 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ferrari | Firestone | 51 | Engine | 1:10:45.700 | 1:20.200 | 40 | 203.700 | 6 | |||
| DNF | 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ferrari | Firestone | 48 | Oil pressure | 1:05:00.700 | 1:20.100 | 41 | 208.700 | 1 | |||
| DNF | 21 | Chris Amon | New Zealand | Matra | Goodyear | 35 | Engine | 48:59.200 | 1:21.600 | 33 | 201.900 | 9 | |||
| DNF | 9 | Denny Hulme | New Zealand | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 32 | Engine | 43:33.000 | 1:20.900 | 9 | 207.700 | 8 | |||
| DNF | 25 | Derek Bell | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 23 | Suspension | 32:44.400 | 1:22.400 | 21 | 198.600 | 23 | |||
| DNF | 6 | Mike Beuttler | Great Britain | March Ford | Firestone | 21 | Oil pressure | 29:28.100 | 1:22.700 | 19 | 201.400 | 20 | |||
| DNF | 2 | Dave Charlton | South Africa | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 1 | Engine | 1:53.000 | 1:53.000 | 1 | 150.100 | 13 | |||
| DNF | 7 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 0 | Accident | 22 | |||||||
| DNF | 11 | Jackie Oliver | Great Britain | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 0 | Accident | 16 |