The 1971 German Grand Prix was Round 7 of the 1971 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at the Nürburgring in Germany on Sunday, 1 August 1971. Jackie Stewart started on pole position in the Tyrrell Ford and was the race winner.
1971 German Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Jackie Stewart | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 12 | 1:29:15.700 | 1:29:15.700 | - | - | 7:20.800 | 11 | 184.191 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 3 | François Cévert | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 12 | +30.100 | 1:29:45.800 | +30.100 | +30.100 | 7:20.100 | 10 | 183.161 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ferrari | Firestone | 12 | +37.100 | 1:29:52.800 | +37.100 | +7.000 | 7:21.100 | 10 | 182.923 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | Mario Andretti | United States | Ferrari | Firestone | 12 | +2:05.000 | 1:31:20.700 | +2:05.000 | +1:27.900 | 7:32.800 | 8 | 179.990 | 11 | 3 |
| 5 | 15 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | March Ford | Firestone | 12 | +2:29.100 | 1:31:44.800 | +2:29.100 | +24.100 | 7:32.300 | 5 | 179.202 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | 25 | Tim Schenken | Australia | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 12 | +2:58.600 | 1:32:14.300 | +2:58.600 | +29.500 | 7:32.000 | 10 | 178.246 | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | John Surtees | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 12 | +3:19.000 | 1:32:34.700 | +3:19.000 | +20.400 | 7:35.000 | 10 | 177.592 | 15 | |
| 8 | 9 | Reine Wisell | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 12 | +6:31.700 | 1:35:47.400 | +6:31.700 | +3:12.700 | 7:39.800 | 12 | 171.637 | 17 | |
| 9 | 24 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 12 | +6:37.000 | 1:35:52.700 | +6:37.000 | +5.300 | 7:28.800 | 12 | 171.479 | 13 | |
| 10 | 12 | Rolf Stommelen | Germany | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 11 | +1 lap | 1:29:23.100 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 7:44.400 | 3 | 168.608 | 12 | |
| 11 | 22 | Vic Elford | Great Britain | BRM | Firestone | 11 | +1 lap | 1:34:53.700 | 1 lap | +5:30.600 | 7:39.700 | 2 | 158.818 | 18 | |
| 12 | 17 | Nanni Galli | Italy | March Alfa Romeo | Firestone | 10 | +2 laps | 1:31:02.100 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 7:49.500 | 5 | 150.502 | 21 | |
| DNF | 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 8 | Oil leak | 1:08:57.000 | 7:42.900 | 2 | 158.967 | 8 | |||
| DSQ | 21 | Jo Siffert | Switzerland | BRM | Firestone | 6 | Disqualified | 45:33.600 | 7:30.000 | 6 | 180.434 | 3 | |||
| DNF | 10 | Chris Amon | New Zealand | Matra | Goodyear | 6 | Accident | 50:04.400 | 7:47.900 | 4 | 164.171 | 16 | |||
| DNF | 14 | Henri Pescarolo | France | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 5 | Suspension | 38:52.500 | 7:36.200 | 2 | 176.218 | 10 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Peter Gethin | Great Britain | March Ford | Goodyear | 5 | Accident | 38:58.200 | 7:41.300 | 2 | 175.789 | 19 | |||
| DSQ | 28 | Mike Beuttler | Great Britain | March Ford | Firestone | 3 | Disqualified | 24:00.500 | 7:50.300 | 2 | 171.203 | 22 | |||
| DNF | 18 | Denny Hulme | New Zealand | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 3 | Fuel leak | 24:52.900 | 7:44.400 | 2 | 165.193 | 6 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Howden Ganley | New Zealand | BRM | Firestone | 2 | Engine | 15:49.600 | 7:47.200 | 2 | 173.138 | 14 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Andrea de Adamich | Italy | March Alfa Romeo | Firestone | 2 | Injection | 37:07.200 | 15:52.900 | 2 | 73.820 | 20 | |||
| DNF | 4 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ferrari | Firestone | 1 | Accident | 7:40.200 | 7:40.200 | 1 | 178.631 | 2 | |||
| DNQ | 27 | Jo Bonnier | Sweden | McLaren Ford | Goodyear |