Monaco Grand Prix
1971 · Round 3 · Monte Carlo, Monaco · May 23, 1971Race summary
Victory went to Stewart (from 1st on the grid), with a 25.6s margin. Fittipaldi made the biggest gain, from 17th on the grid to 5th (up 12 places). Rodríguez had a difficult race, dropping from 5th to 9th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1 | 80 | 1:52:21.300 | 9 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 6 | 80 | +25.600 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 2 | 80 | +53.300 | 4 |
| 4 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 6 | 80 | +1:06.700 | 3 |
| 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 17 | 79 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees | 16 | 79 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | John Surtees | Surtees | 10 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | 13 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 5 | 76 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Tim Schenken | Brabham | 18 | 76 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| – | Jo Siffert | BRM | 3 | 58 | Oil pipe | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 7 | 47 | Differential | 0 |
| – | Chris Amon | Matra | 4 | 45 | Differential | 0 |
| – | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 11 | 24 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Peter Gethin | McLaren | 14 | 22 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford | 12 | 21 | Wheel bearing | 0 |
| – | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 15 | 5 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Graham Hill | Brabham | 9 | 1 | Accident | 0 |