Round 5 · 1971
French Grand Prix
WinnerSTJTyrrell · from P1
PoleSTJ
Fastest lap1:54.090Stewart · L3
Biggest gain+14Fittipaldi P17→P3
Retirements10of 23 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart STJ | Tyrrell | 1 | 0 | 55 | 1:46:41.680 FL | — | 9 |
| 2 | Tyrrell | 7 | +5 | 55 | +28.120 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Team Lotus | 17 | +14 | 55 | +34.070 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Jo Siffert SIF | BRM | 6 | +2 | 55 | +37.170 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Chris Amon AMO | Matra | 9 | +4 | 55 | +41.080 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Reine Wisell WIS | Team Lotus | 15 | +9 | 55 | +1:16.020 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Matra | 8 | +1 | 55 | +1:16.930 | — | ||
| 8 | John Surtees SUE | Surtees | 13 | +5 | 55 | +1:24.910 | — | |
| 9 | Peter Gethin GET | McLaren | 19 | +10 | 54 | +1 lap | — | |
| 10 | Howden Ganley GAN | BRM | 16 | +6 | 54 | +1 lap | — | |
| 11 | Rolf Stommelen STM | Surtees | 10 | -1 | 53 | +2 laps | — | |
| 12 | Tim Schenken SCE | Brabham | 14 | +2 | 50 | +5 laps | — | |
| 13 | Francois Mazet MAZ | March | 23 | +10 | 50 | +5 laps | — | |
| — | Pedro Rodriguez ROD | BRM | 5 | 27 | DNF · L27 | — | ||
| — | Graham Hill HIG | Brabham | 4 | 34 | DNF · L34 | — | ||
| — | Denny Hulme HUM | McLaren | 11 | 16 | DNF · L16 | — | ||
| — | Jacky Ickx ICK | Ferrari | 3 | 4 | DNF · L4 | — | ||
| — | March | 20 | 31 | DNF · L31 | — | |||
| — | Henri Pescarolo PES | March | 18 | 45 | DNF · L45 | — | ||
| — | Ronnie Peterson PEO | March | 12 | 19 | DNF · L19 | — | ||
| — | Clay Regazzoni REA | Ferrari | 2 | 20 | DNF · L20 | — | ||
| — | Alex Soler-Roig SOL | March | 21 | 4 | DNF · L4 | — | ||
| — | Nanni Galli GLL | March | — | 0 | DNS | — | ||
| — | Max Jean JEA | March | 22 | 46 | NC · L46 | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 5
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart STJ | 33 | |
| 2 | Jacky Ickx ICK | 19 | |
| 3 | Mario Andretti ANI | 9 | |
| 4 | Pedro Rodriguez ROD | 9 | |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | 9 | |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni REA | 8 | |
| 7 | Chris Amon AMO | 8 | |
| 8 | 6 | ▲11 |
Running totals from published race points.