The 1971 French Grand Prix was Round 5 of the 1971 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France on Sunday, 4 July 1971. Jackie Stewart started on pole position in the Tyrrell Ford and was the race winner.
1971 French Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Jackie Stewart | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 55 | 1:46:41.680 | 1:46:41.680 | - | - | 1:54.090 | 3 | 179.700 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | François Cévert | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 55 | +28.120 | 1:47:09.800 | +28.120 | +28.120 | 1:56.070 | 53 | 178.910 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 55 | +34.070 | 1:47:15.750 | +34.070 | +5.950 | 1:55.480 | 50 | 178.750 | 17 | 4 |
| 4 | 14 | Jo Siffert | Switzerland | BRM | Firestone | 55 | +37.170 | 1:47:18.850 | +37.170 | +3.100 | 1:55.700 | 53 | 178.660 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 20 | Chris Amon | New Zealand | Matra | Goodyear | 55 | +41.080 | 1:47:22.760 | +41.080 | +3.910 | 1:55.200 | 33 | 178.550 | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | Reine Wisell | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 55 | +1:16.020 | 1:47:57.700 | +1:16.020 | +34.940 | 1:56.070 | 55 | 177.590 | 15 | 1 |
| 7 | 21 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | France | Matra | Goodyear | 55 | +1:16.930 | 1:47:58.610 | +1:16.930 | +0.910 | 1:55.910 | 48 | 177.570 | 8 | |
| 8 | 22 | John Surtees | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 55 | +1:24.910 | 1:48:06.590 | +1:24.910 | +7.980 | 1:56.370 | 29 | 177.350 | 13 | |
| 9 | 10 | Peter Gethin | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 54 | +1 lap | 1:46:58.760 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:57.410 | 17 | 175.960 | 19 | |
| 10 | 16 | Howden Ganley | New Zealand | BRM | Firestone | 54 | +1 lap | 1:47:18.130 | 1 lap | +19.370 | 1:56.660 | 14 | 175.430 | 16 | |
| 11 | 24 | Rolf Stommelen | Germany | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 53 | +2 laps | 1:46:52.000 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:56.600 | 20 | 172.890 | 10 | |
| 12 | 8 | Tim Schenken | Australia | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 50 | Oil pressure | 1:39:23.400 | 5 laps | 3 laps | 1:55.750 | 49 | 175.370 | 14 | |
| 13 | 34 | Francois Mazet | France | March Ford | Goodyear | 50 | +5 laps | 1:48:02.600 | 5 laps | +8:39.200 | 2:05.400 | 3 | 161.320 | 23 | |
| NC | 28 | Max Jean | France | March Ford | Goodyear | 46 | +9 laps | 1:46:43.720 | 2:03.050 | 6 | 150.250 | 22 | |||
| DNF | 27 | Henri Pescarolo | France | March Ford | Goodyear | 45 | Gearbox | 1:29:11.590 | 1:57.010 | 35 | 175.880 | 18 | |||
| DNF | 7 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 34 | Oil pipe | 1:09:17.880 | 1:55.750 | 9 | 171.040 | 4 | |||
| DNF | 19 | Andrea de Adamich | Italy | March Alfa Romeo | Firestone | 31 | Engine | 1:02:40.610 | 1:59.830 | 2 | 172.420 | 20 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Pedro Rodríguez | Mexico | BRM | Firestone | 27 | Ignition | 52:28.930 | 1:55.860 | 27 | 179.340 | 5 | |||
| DNF | 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ferrari | Firestone | 20 | Accident | 38:43.660 | 1:54.810 | 4 | 180.030 | 2 | |||
| DNF | 17 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | March Alfa Romeo | Firestone | 19 | Engine | 37:34.710 | 1:57.050 | 2 | 176.260 | 12 | |||
| DNF | 9 | Denny Hulme | New Zealand | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 16 | Ignition | 36:13.120 | 1:57.200 | 3 | 154.000 | 11 | |||
| DNF | 4 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ferrari | Firestone | 4 | Engine | 7:54.800 | 1:55.550 | 2 | 176.210 | 3 | |||
| DNF | 18 | Alex Soler-Roig | Spain | March Alfa Romeo | Firestone | 4 | Fuel pump | 1:00:44.830 | 2:00.060 | 3 | 22.950 | 21 |