French Grand Prix
1971 · Round 5 · Le Castellet, France · Jul 4, 1971Race summary
Victory went to Stewart (from 1st on the grid), with a 28.1s margin. Fittipaldi made the biggest gain, from 17th on the grid to 3rd (up 14 places). Stommelen had a difficult race, dropping from 10th to 11th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1 | 55 | 1:46:42.300 | 9 |
| 2 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 7 | 55 | +28.120 | 6 |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 17 | 55 | +34.070 | 4 |
| 4 | Jo Siffert | BRM | 6 | 55 | +37.170 | 3 |
| 5 | Chris Amon | Matra | 9 | 55 | +41.080 | 2 |
| 6 | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford | 15 | 55 | +1:16.020 | 1 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 8 | 55 | +1:16.930 | 0 |
| 8 | John Surtees | Surtees | 13 | 55 | +1:24.910 | 0 |
| 9 | Peter Gethin | McLaren | 19 | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 16 | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees | 10 | 53 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Tim Schenken | Brabham | 14 | 50 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| 13 | François Mazet | March-Ford | 23 | 50 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| – | Max Jean | March-Ford | 22 | 46 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | 18 | 45 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Graham Hill | Brabham | 4 | 34 | Oil pipe | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo | 20 | 31 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 5 | 27 | Ignition | 0 |
| – | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 2 | 20 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Ronnie Peterson | March-Alfa Romeo | 12 | 19 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 11 | 16 | Ignition | 0 |
| – | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 3 | 4 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Alex Soler-Roig | March-Ford | 21 | 4 | Fuel pump | 0 |