French Grand Prix
Grand Prix de France 1971
Podium
CEVTyrrell
2
STETyrrell
1
FITLotus
3
Key facts
WinnerSTE1:46:41.680 from P1
PoleSTE1:50.710
Fastest lapSTE1:54.090 on lap 2
Finishers13 / 24classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STEJackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1 | – | 55 | 1:46:41.680 | 9 | 1:54.090 |
| 2 | CEVFrançois Cevert | Tyrrell | 7 | ▲5 | 55 | +28.120s | 6 | – |
| 3 | FITEmerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | 17 | ▲14 | 55 | +34.070s | 4 | – |
| 4 | SIFJo Siffert | BRM | 6 | ▲2 | 55 | +37.170s | 3 | – |
| 5 | AMOChris Amon | Matra | 9 | ▲4 | 55 | +41.080s | 2 | – |
| 6 | WISReine Wisell | Lotus | 15 | ▲9 | 55 | +76.020s | 1 | – |
| 7 | BELJean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 8 | ▲1 | 55 | +76.930s | – | |
| 8 | SURJohn Surtees | Surtees | 13 | ▲5 | 55 | +84.910s | – | |
| 9 | GETPeter Gethin | McLaren | 19 | ▲10 | 54 | +1 lap | – | |
| 10 | GANHowden Ganley | BRM | 16 | ▲6 | 54 | +1 lap | – | |
| 11 | STORolf Stommelen | Surtees | 10 | ▼1 | 53 | +2 laps | – | |
| 12 | SCHTim Schenken | Brabham | 14 | ▲2 | 50 | +5 laps | – | |
| 13 | MAZFrançois Mazet | March | 23 | ▲10 | 50 | +5 laps | – | |
| NC | JEAMax Jean | March | 22 | 46 | Not classified | – | ||
| DNF | PESHenri Pescarolo | March | 18 | 45 | Gearbox | – | ||
| DNF | HILGraham Hill | Brabham | 4 | 34 | Oil pipe | – | ||
| DNF | DEAAndrea De Adamich | March | 20 | 31 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | RODPedro Rodríguez | BRM | 5 | 27 | Ignition | – | ||
| DNF | REGClay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 2 | 20 | Accident | – | ||
| DNF | PETRonnie Peterson | March | 12 | 19 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | HULDenny Hulme | McLaren | 11 | 16 | Ignition | – | ||
| DNF | ICKJacky Ickx | Ferrari | 3 | 4 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | SOLAlex Soler-Roig | March | 21 | 4 | Fuel pump | – | ||
| DNS | GALNanni Galli | March | – | 0 | Engine | – |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STEJackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1:50.710 | |
| 2 | REGClay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1:51.530 | +0.820s |
| 3 | ICKJacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1:51.880 | +1.170s |
| 4 | HILGraham Hill | Brabham | 1:52.320 | +1.610s |
| 5 | RODPedro Rodríguez | BRM | 1:52.460 | +1.750s |
| 6 | SIFJo Siffert | BRM | 1:52.500 | +1.790s |
| 7 | CEVFrançois Cevert | Tyrrell | 1:52.690 | +1.980s |
| 8 | BELJean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 1:52.920 | +2.210s |
| 9 | AMOChris Amon | Matra | 1:52.940 | +2.230s |
| 10 | STORolf Stommelen | Surtees | 1:53.100 | +2.390s |
| 11 | HULDenny Hulme | McLaren | 1:53.240 | +2.530s |
| 12 | PETRonnie Peterson | March | 1:53.360 | +2.650s |
| 13 | SURJohn Surtees | Surtees | 1:53.570 | +2.860s |
| 14 | SCHTim Schenken | Brabham | 1:53.580 | +2.870s |
| 15 | WISReine Wisell | Lotus | 1:53.750 | +3.040s |
| 16 | GANHowden Ganley | BRM | 1:53.770 | +3.060s |
| 17 | FITEmerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | 1:54.220 | +3.510s |
| 18 | PESHenri Pescarolo | March | 1:54.270 | +3.560s |
| 19 | GETPeter Gethin | McLaren | 1:54.900 | +4.190s |
| 20 | GALNanni Galli | March | 1:55.520 | +4.810s |
| 21 | DEAAndrea De Adamich | March | 1:56.170 | +5.460s |
| 22 | SOLAlex Soler-Roig | March | 1:57.070 | +6.360s |
| 23 | JEAMax Jean | March | 1:59.790 | +9.080s |
| 24 | MAZFrançois Mazet | March | 2:00.510 | +9.800s |
Circuit Paul Ricard
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