British Grand Prix
1971 · Round 6 · Silverstone, United Kingdom · Jul 17, 1971Race summary
Stewart won the race from 2nd on the grid, 36.1s ahead of Peterson. Pescarolo was the standout mover, climbing from 17th to 4th. Siffert lost the most ground, from 3rd on the grid down to 9th (down 6 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 2 | 68 | 1:31:31.500 | 9 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 5 | 68 | +36.100 | 6 |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 4 | 68 | +50.500 | 4 |
| 4 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | 17 | 67 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees | 12 | 67 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | John Surtees | Surtees | 11 | 67 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 15 | 66 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 11 | 66 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Jo Siffert | BRM | 3 | 66 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 10 | 65 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Nanni Galli | March-Ford | 21 | 65 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Tim Schenken | Brabham | 7 | 63 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Pratt & Whitney | 19 | 57 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo | 24 | 56 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Peter Gethin | McLaren | 14 | 53 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 6 | 51 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1 | 48 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| – | Chris Amon | Matra | 9 | 35 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 8 | 32 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Derek Bell | Surtees | 23 | 23 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Mike Beuttler | March-Ford | 20 | 21 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| – | Dave Charlton | Lotus-Ford | 13 | 1 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Graham Hill | Brabham | 22 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Jackie Oliver | McLaren | 16 | 0 | Accident | 0 |